Category: Tablet

Surface Vs iPad (Video)

This “surface”d the other day. It’s a humorous parody of the difference between the advertising for Microsoft’s Surface and Apple’s iPad. It basically combines the two ads into one mega ad where they interact. It’s a funny video, but it does bring a real point. Apple’s ad strategy has won awards and acclaim for being some of the best in history. What many wonder...

iPad Mini Case Study: Price Above All

The new iPad Mini’s high price has left questions of whether people will buy its’ cheaper competitors instead, and while I can’t answer those questions in the broadest sense yet of whether it will sell, I can relay one story of a consumer I spoke to. Yesterday I met a woman, in her early twenties, who was very techincally savvy. While you couldn’t classify...

Google Kills Horrible Nexus Device

Google has killed one of their Nexus devices after only four months. Google’s awful nexus Q media player which we wrote about here seemed unfinished from the get-go, and finally Google has pulled it. Google didn’t officially announce the end of this ill fated product, but the link to this product’s page was removed when the new Nexus line was added (as you can see...

Microsoft: “We’re Back” with Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Surface

We’ve done a lot of polling lately, and one of the things we asked you was “What do you think of Windows 8?” The split was pretty even for whether people liked it now, but 29% of you said that you believed Windows 8 is a step in the right direction. That’s just one step though; Microsoft has worked hard recently to reimagine their...

Why Windows 8 Sucks And Rules at The Same Time #Windows8

Windows 8 is garnering more attention than any Windows release since perhaps the original OS came out 26 years ago. Critics say Windows 8 is not built for computing, not powerful enough, and not easy to use. Fans love the new metro User interface, redesigned apps, and app store. Me? I agree with the both of them, and here’s why. As a non-touch operating...