RIM’s tablet problems are beginning to have a ripple effect on the industry. The Canadian company has decided to scale back production of the slow-selling PlayBook. Quanta Computer, the Taiwanese firm that manufactures the devices, has had to lay off about 1,000 workers and reports are that 800,000 PlayBooks are simply “gathering dust.” READ MORE
First came a $50 discount. Then, $100 spot discounts at various outlets like Costco. Then the $100 discounts became permanent. It’s been abundantly clear that Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad released last month isn’t selling too well, but no one has known the extent of the damage. Until now. READ MORE
If you’re looking to get your hands on an HP Touchpad, know that AT&T will be providing the broadband: HP announced on Thursday that the Touchpad will be available exclusively on AT&T’s network in the United States. READ MORE
Wired’s Mike Isaac recently compared some of the front-runners in the tablet market: HP TouchPad, Motorola Xoom, Apple iPad, Apple iPad 2, RIM BlackBerry PlayBook and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Here’s a synopsis of his summary broken down by categories. READ MORE
