iPhone devsugar: Working with tablet resolutions

by Erica Sadun (Jan 4th 2010 4:30PM)

Rumors are hitting the ground hard and strong about exactly what to expect in the upcoming (yeah, yeah, possibly mythical) Apple tablet device. And the most important of those rumors, the fact most consistently cited, is the introduction of extra pi...

The Guardian: Apple probably already top tablet supplier

by Dave Caolo (Apr 6th 2010 1:30PM)

There's a great article at The Guardian today that compares the iPad's introduction to that of the iPod and iPhone, and offers interesting numbers regarding Apple's share of the tablet market. Last January, IDC analyst David Daoud projected that s...

Live chat tomorrow: Application Development for the (mythical) Apple Tablet

by Erica Sadun (Dec 17th 2009 5:30PM)

From a developer's point of view, what do these rumors mean? Is it enough to assume that App Store products will "just work" out of the box on a new device class? Will adherence to Apple's resolution independence design principles allow well-built iP...

Publishing different: What the tablet brings to the table

by Erica Sadun (Jan 21st 2010 9:00PM)

Like newspapers before them, traditional book publishers are facing the reality of the new digital world. With Apple's much anticipated tablet expected to debut within the next few months, they're under more pressure than ever before to "Think Differ...

Tablet apps to be a $8 billion dollar industry?

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 25th 2010 5:00PM)

Michael Wolf at GigaOm has put together an interesting report in which he believes that the tablet app market will grow to $8 billion annually by 2015. That's a far cry from the $183 million tablet app market he predicts for 2010. Wolf believes that ...

We're dreaming of a TUAW tablet...

by Erica Sadun (Jan 7th 2010 3:00PM)

We're dreaming of a TUAW tablet Just like the Newton we used to own... Where the touch pad glistens, And the sensors listen To hear accelerometer events, and so... We're dreaming of a TUAW tablet With every blog post that we write, May yo...

Research: 19 percent of Americans own a tablet

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 23rd 2012 10:00AM)

Pew Research Center has found that the number of Americans owning tablets shot up by 10 percent to 19 percent between mid-December and early January, nearly doubling the number of tablet owners during the holiday season. The number of people owning...

MS exec says tablet computing may not be 'persistent'

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 31st 2011 10:00AM)

Microsoft's view of computing in the post-pc era is quite different than Apple's. Apple anticipates the tablet will temporarily fill the void between the smartphone and the computer. Eventually, it will replace the computer for many users. Micro...

A Mac tablet? Not just yes, but 'heck yes'

by Erica Sadun (Jul 23rd 2008 12:30PM)

Apple's Q3 Financial call may or may not have pointed to a new Mac tablet offering but that doesn't really matter. The Mac tablet isn't a rumor any more, Robert. It's right here sitting in my pocket. If the iPhone isn't a Mac tablet, I don't know wha...

Rumors and speculation: No Intel in the tablet, no Flash either

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th 2010 7:30PM)

(TUAW Tablet concept, designed by reader Juan Secin) Scott Moritz over at The Street has new rumors about the tablet today (though be warned, Moritz isn't first in the hearts of Apple crystal-ball gazers): he says that the tablet does not include a...