Category Archives: Tablets

Appaholics Anonymous – The Twelve Step Program

Let us start this post with a tacit understanding. We are addicted to the our apps- be it on our phones or our tablets. And the problem is only going to get worse- the Mac ecosystem is slowly getting appized as is the Windows 8 eco-system. We are now expecting to see an app for …

March 22, 2013 – 8:49 pm | By rangaprabhu | Posted in Android, Blackberry OS, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Tablets, Tools, Web Application Development, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Microsoft Surface tablet: The Good and the not so good.

Almost five months after the launch of the Surface tablet, I finally had a chance to spend quality time with it. In the past, my time with the device was limited to less than 30 minutes which didnt constitute enough to write about it. I have had a device with me for a few hours …

February 26, 2013 – 11:38 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Marketing, microsoft mobile platform, Mobile OS, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Windows 8- The good, the not so good and the bad

Having experienced Windows 8 across multiple form factors and having digested opinions, articles and what not, here is what I think, a little over a month since the “8″ paradigm formally launched. First off, one of the most unique things to have ever happened is that there were more people who knew and were excited …

December 10, 2012 – 11:34 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

The iPad Mini and the (new) new iPad

Apple announced a bunch of product refreshes today and one completely new product at a special event at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA. Coming very shortly in the heels of the annual September event where they announced the new iPhone 5, updates to iPod Touch and iPod Nano, this event was expected to be all …

October 23, 2012 – 11:43 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Education, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Microsoft’s pricing strategy for Surface tablet

When Microsoft announced its Surface tablet, it caught the technorati by surprise. And Microsoft appeared to bring its A game to the table. The tablet looked interesting especially with the keyboard cover. Windows 8 itself looked promising on the tablet form factor and there was a good deal of expectation on Microsoft to deliver a …

October 16, 2012 – 11:19 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

The Nexus 7 and the iPad 7

The Nexus 7 I just got my hands on a Google Nexus 7 and wanted to share my thoughts on it right away. The unboxing was a pleasant experience. Apple has definitely taught the entire industry a thing or two in making simple and cool packages for their products. The Nexus 7 booted up pretty …

July 25, 2012 – 11:05 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Android, iphone OS, Next Big Thing, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Google and Apple- A tale of two keynotes

This not a flame bait post. I have stayed away from writing this post because I didnt want to sound partisan, one way or the other. I love Apple products. I cant live without Google’s awesome services. I have never worked for either of them. So consider this an unbiased opinion. Until about 9 months …

June 28, 2012 – 11:34 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Android, Design, Google+, iphone OS, Marketing, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Product Development, Search, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Microsoft Surface and Tablet Wars: Part Deux

Before I start my post, I definitely wanted to get out a couple of “I told you so’s”. I dont get to do them too often. So bear with me. Earlier this year, I wrote a post on 2012 being the year of Microsoft. While there is a lot of 2012 left, Microsoft definitely is …

June 20, 2012 – 11:54 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Marketing, microsoft mobile platform, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

The new iPad

I had a speculative post on the next iPad last week and turns out, much of it was true. And one of the suggested pricing options ended up being the chosen one. Obviously, much of it was writing on the wall. Nevertheless, Apple delivered on much of what was expected. Without further ado, here is …

March 7, 2012 – 6:14 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Android, Design, iphone OS, microsoft mobile platform, Mobile OS, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)

The next iPad

It is that time of the year again. Apple is all set to announce the next version of its incredibly popular tablet, the iPad. As usual, mass media is in mass hysteria in speculating about what the tablet will look like, what it will do now that it didnt before and how long it will …

February 28, 2012 – 11:24 pm | By prabhu | Posted in iphone OS, Product Development, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off