German court rules Motorola Xoom doesn't violate Apple's iPad patents The Motorola Xoom tablet doesn't infringe on Apple's patented design for the iPad, a German court ruled on Tuesday. Slash Lane 13 years ago 34
Motorola posts $80M quarterly loss, sells only 200K tablets Motorola Mobility's fiscal year ended on a sour note with poor tablet and smartphone sales leading to a Q4 2011 loss of $80 million, which was further exacerbated by merger costs associated with a planned Google takeover. Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 50
Motorola Mobility loses $32 million as Xoom sales collapse in Q3 Motorola Mobility announced revenues of $3.3 billion in the third quarter on sales of 4.8 million smartphones and just 100,000 Xoom tablets that resulted in an operating loss of $32 million. Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 51
Delta Airlines now testing Apple iPad as electronic flight bag Delta Airlines has started testing iPads as electronic flight bags domestically, in order to evaluate the viability of replacing printed on-board manuals and other information with digital versions and custom iOS applications. Chris Smith 14 years ago 27
Non-iPad tablet makers expected to slash prices to move inventory overstock Faced with growing inventory due to sluggish sales, the makers of tablets competing with Apple's iPad are said to continue to cut prices in order to reduce losses, potentially sparking an industry-wide price war, according to a new report. Josh Ong 14 years ago 46
Motorola Xoom also targeted in Apple lawsuit in Europe Just after Apple won an initial ruling barring the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe, it has been revealed that the iPad maker has filed a similar lawsuit against Motorola regarding its Xoom tablet. AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 67
iPad competitors still can't match Apple's design efficiencies As hardware makers struggle to compete with the iPad in terms of sales, they also can't match Apple's design efficiency, which helps to keep the iPad's costs down, one analysis has found. AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 78
Motorola beats expectations but guidance disappoints as Xoom fails to match iPad Motorola Mobility posted better revenues than expected, but lost $56 million in the quarter and provided disappointing guidance that sent its shares down 6 percent. Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 40
Apple's iPad commands 1% of all web traffic after just one year A new report indicates the iPad now holds a 1 percent share of global web browsing, more than 50 times greater than its closest competitor. Blake Steven 14 years ago 21
Previous-gen Apple iPad, iPhone 3GS often outsell new Android devices Older Apple iOS products sold at a discounted price, like the iPhone 3GS and first-generation iPad, are often more popular than newer devices running the Google Android operating system, a new report claims. Neil Hughes 15 years ago 155
82% of US tablet market owned by Apple's iPad, The Daily loses $10M A new survey of U.S. tablet owners found that 82 percent of users have Apple's iPad. Also, the heavily hyped iPad-only publication The Daily generated 800,000 downloads and lost $10 million in its first quarter. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 61
Competitors to Apple's iPad risk issues with excess inventory A large number of companies hope to take on Apple's iPad with their own tablets later this year, but the sheer number of options and limited consumer interest may lead to excess inventory. Katie Marsal 15 years ago 60
RIM, Motorola post dismal figures for their iPhone, iPad competitors RIM and Motorola both published sales figures for their iPhone and iPad competitors that establish a huge gulf between demand for Apple's products and competitors'. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 78
Lower-than-expected Xoom sales prompt Apple iPad competitors to delay tablets A slow start for the Motorola Xoom tablet has reportedly convinced manufacturers to delay the release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb-based tablets as they hope to compete with Apple's iPad. Katie Marsal 15 years ago 102
'Unstable performance' of Android 3.0 seen as benefit to Apple's iPad Tablet makers who craft their own mobile operating system — particularly Apple and its iOS — stand to gain from the "unstable performance" of Google's tablet-centric Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb. Slash Lane 15 years ago 106
Motorola's iPad-rival "Xoom" tablet sales slashed to 100,000 units Google's flagship Android 3.0 Honeycomb competitor to Apple's iPad appears to have failed at launch, with Motorola Xoom sales estimated by Deutsche Bank to have reached just 100,000 units, a figure far lower than initial projections of failure from Morgan Stanley and RBC. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 172
Consumer Reports ranks Apple's iPad 2 best tablet on the market In a comparison of 10 tablet devices, Consumer Reports ranked Apple's iPad 2 the best product available, in contrast to its controversial refusal to endorse the iPhone 4. Slash Lane 15 years ago 45
iPad 2 beats Android 3.0 Honeycomb Xoom, Galaxy Tab in HTML5 savvy Web development tools vendor Sencha examined Apple's iPad 2 and Motorola's Xoom running Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb, crediting Apple with "a top rate, no compromises HTML5 browser" while calling Android "not ready for primetime, even for HTML4." Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 105
