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Free iPads in Japan

Dec 27, 2010
Softbank is the exclusive carrier of iPhone in Japan and is a big carrier of iPads as well. Now they're giving away free 16 gig iPads when you sign...

More iPad 2 rumors

Dec 23, 2010
This isn't what you'd call great journalism. Or even, arguably, journalism. Nonetheless, welcome to the internet. Here we go: an anonymous source...

Microsoft to launch new OS for tablets and mobile

Dec 22, 2010
It always seemed a little odd to me that Microsoft was said to be launching new tablets that ran on the same year-old operating system that they...

Army wants to give out free smart phones to soldiers

Dec 14, 2010
Yeah, it's one of those things. You get your choice of an iPhone or an Android free and your monthly bill is paid. The catch: you have to fight in...

Reuters gets four anonymous sources on iPad 2

Dec 10, 2010
I'll keep saying it to make sure everyone hears me: if you buy an iPad right now, you are a sucker. If you're happy with being a sucker, great,...

iPad 2 to ship in February

Dec 7, 2010
This according to the Chinese news site Digi Times, which cites sources at Foxconn. They say that Foxconn has been told to start shipping within...

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E-reader race has two horses. One horse is faster.

Dec 1, 2010
According to a new survey of 2800 holiday shoppers, the e-reader race comes down to iPad and Kindle. Nobody else matters. Nook doesn't matter. Kobo...

Susan Orlean helps you get it on the calendar

Nov 23, 2010
Last spring, back when I was just getting ready to take over hosting the show that would become Marketplace Tech Report, I was talking to Susan O...

iPad production cranks up at Foxconn

Nov 23, 2010
DigiTimes reports that Foxconn production lines in Chengdu are ramping up dramatically in order to satisfy both demands for the current iPad model...