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T-Mobile Sells More Tablets on iPad Air Launch Day Than Entire Previous Quarter

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T-Mobile has announced that it sold more tablets on iPad Air launch day than it did the entire previous quarter. Alongside the arrival of the iPad on its network, T-Mobile announced that it would give those purchasing the device 200MB of free data each month. Unfortunately, the launch ran into some glitches where some customers were told they would be charged for the data. … [Read more...] about T-Mobile Sells More Tablets on iPad Air Launch Day Than Entire Previous Quarter

DisplayMate Reveals iPad Air Has New IGZO Display But It's Bested By the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX

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DisplayMate has released its tablet shootout comparing the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, iPad Air, and Nexus 10 displays. A new generation of full-size Flagship Tablets has just started with the near simultaneous launch of the Apple iPad Air and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. They both have top-of-the-line and state-of-the-art displays that have been significantly improved (in … [Read more...] about DisplayMate Reveals iPad Air Has New IGZO Display But It's Bested By the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX

AT&T Says iPad Air Activations Increased More Than 200% Compared to Last Year's Launch

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AT&T has released a statement on iPad Air launch activations attributed to CEO Ralph de la Vega. “iPad activations on AT&T increased more than 200% over the past three days compared to last year’s launch weekend, driven by consumer excitement around the new iPad Air and the popularity of AT&T Mobile Share, which lets customers add an iPad to their existing data … [Read more...] about AT&T Says iPad Air Activations Increased More Than 200% Compared to Last Year's Launch

The iPad Air Costs Apple Less to Make Than Previous iPads

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IHS has performed its teardown analysis of the iPad Air and found that it costs less to make that previous iPads. The firm said that the iPad Air costs between $274 and $361 to build depending on the model. Apple sells the device for $499 to $929. Andrew Rassweiler, the analyst who oversees the teardown work at IHS’s lab in Los Angeles, said “What I expected to see inside … [Read more...] about The iPad Air Costs Apple Less to Make Than Previous iPads

iPad Air Sees 5x the Usage of the iPad 4 Two Days After Launch

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The iPad Air is seeing five times the usage the iPad 4 did two days after launch and more than 3 times that of the iPad mini, according to a report from Fiksu. After the opening weekend a year ago, the iPad 4 had just 0.14% of activity, and the iPad mini had 0.21%. Combined the iPad 4 and iPad mini saw 0.35% of usage after the launch weekend; whereas, the iPad Air is now … [Read more...] about iPad Air Sees 5x the Usage of the iPad 4 Two Days After Launch

Analyst: 75% of Early iPad Air Buyers Already Own an iPad

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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has released the results of his iPad Air launch day survey finding that 75% of buyers already own an iPad. Munster surveyed 71 iPad buyers and determined that the early-adopter upgrade cycle is 23 months, 7 months shorter than the general public's upgrade cycle of 30 months. He also found that the average capacity purchased was 59.7GB versus … [Read more...] about Analyst: 75% of Early iPad Air Buyers Already Own an iPad