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San Francisco – Computer accessories supplier Elgato has begun offering a dongle that turns iPads, iPhones and iPod touches into TV screens for viewing free live mobile-DTV broadcasts transmitted by local stations under the Dyle Mobile TV brand.
The $99 EyeTV Mobile accessory must be used in conjunction with a free EyeTV app, which is available in Apple’s iTunes store. The accessory itself is available at www.elgato.com, Amazon and other retail locations.
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New York – The 4G LTE versions of the iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad have begun to trickle into the U.S. market for activation on the AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless networks.
When it unveiled the two tablets in October, Apple had said the Wi-Fi+ Cellular versions would ship in the U.S. “about a week” after the Nov. 2 launch of the Wi-Fi models.
Dallas – AT&T will begin offering the first Windows RT tablet with 4G LTE when the Asus VivoTab RT becomes available on Nov. 16 for as low as $499.
AT&T said it would be the only carrier offering an LTE version of the 10.1-inch Windows 8 tablet during the holiday season.
The quad-core VivoTab RT will be available Nov. 16 through direct and indirect channels.
Bedminster, N.J. — Verizon Wireless will offer the next generation of its Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere with LTE and slide-out QWERTY keyboard in the coming weeks.
The Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II, priced at $129 through carrier stores after $50 mail-in rebate, will feature multiple enhancements over the current keyboard-equipped Galaxy Stratosphere, which is currently retailing for free on the carrier’s website.
Including the current Stratosphere, Verizon offers three LTE Android smartphones with slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Barcelona, Spain – Gartner is forecasting that 821 million smartphones and tablets will be sold in 2012 worldwide, rising to 1.2 billion the following year.
The research firm pointed to the “consumerization” of IT devices as the primary reason for the increase. Smartphones and tablets will not replace PCs, but they will force small and large businesses to create new purchasing strategies.
Barcelona, Spain – Gartner is forecasting that 821 million smartphones and tablets will be sold in 2012 worldwide, rising to 1.2 billion the following year.
The research firm pointed to the “consumerization” of IT devices as the primary reason for the increase. Smartphones and tablets will not replace PCs, but they will force small and large businesses to create new purchasing strategies.
Framingham, Mass.—Apple’s share of worldwide tablet shipments slipped sequentially and year-over-year in the third quarter because of rising competition and consumers who postponed Apple purchases while waiting for the company to launch its latest iPads, IDC said.
Englewood, Colo. –Microsoft’s opening-price 10.6-inch Surface RT tablet is more profitable on a percentage gross-margin basis than the opening-price 9.7-inch iPad or 7.9-inch iPad mini, IHS iSuppli said.
Los Angeles – Startup Wikipad has postponed the launch of its gaming-optimized 10.1-inch Android tablet and hasn’t announced a new delivery date.
The $499 Wikipad tablet was to be available Oct. 31 in 1,600 GameStop stores with November sales through additional brick-and-mortar and online retailers.
New York – Barnes & Noble yesterday dropped the prices on two carryover tablets as it readies Nov. 8 availability of its first two HD-resolution tablets, the 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch Nook HD+.
The company reduced the price of its year-old 7-inch Nook Tablet by $20 to $159 for the 8GB model and $179 for the 16GB model. The two-year-old 7-inch Nook Color goes to $139 from $149.
The 8GB Nook Tablet now matches the $159 price on Amazon’s 7-inch 8GB Kindle Fire, an upgraded version of which became available Sept. 14.
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