Amazon says Kindle Fire is its best-selling product, but won't reveal numbers

Amazon on Monday touted the success of its newly launched Kindle Fire, revealing it is the retailer's best-selling product, though it still won't disclose any actual sales figures.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 82

Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas will feature an iPad in every cabin

Travelers who cruise on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas ship starting in early 2012 will have access to an iPad in their cabin, with more ships set to gain Apple's tablet in the coming years.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 53

75% of Apple stores sold out of iPhone 4S on Black Friday, iPad sales up 68%

Apple's Black Friday sales were a resounding success according to two separate accounts, which revealed that most of the company's retail stores sold out of the iPhone 4S on the biggest shopping day of the year.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 85

Combined Mac, iPad sales to make Apple largest global PC vendor in 2012

Apple is poised to become the largest seller of PCs in the world before the second half of 2012, if the iPad is categorized as a PC.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 262

Tablet demand soars 130% on back of Apple's iPad, new Amazon Kindle Fire

Between Apple's iPad and the newly launched Amazon Kindle Fire, tablet sales in North America are set to reach record heights, rising 130 percent during the holidays of 2011.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 50

Major PC makers plan to concede tablet market to Apple, Amazon in 2012

Traditional PC makers like Dell and HP believe they have no advantages in the tablet market, and plan to phase out from competing with Apple's iPad, along with low-end tablets from content providers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, in 2012.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 133

Apple reportedly reduced iPad 2 orders because it bought 16M last quarter

An overabundance of iPad 2 components purchased by Apple last quarter has allowed the company to actually draw down its orders ahead of the holidays due to an excess of parts, which will allow it to build between 4 million and 5 million units.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 46

Samsung modifies, rebrands & relaunches Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany

In an attempt to bypass claims of patent infringement from Apple, Samsung has modified the design of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 touchscreen tablet, slightly renamed it, and re-released it in Germany.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 33

Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 with fix for iPhone battery life bugs

Apple on Thursday issued iOS 5.0.1, an incremental update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that addresses a well-publicized bug that resulted in shorter battery life.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 127

26% of Amazon Kindle Fire buyers delaying purchase of Apple's iPad

A new survey of customers who plan to buy Amazon's Kindle Fire touchscreen tablet found that 26 percent of those said the product has prompted them to delay or put on hold a purchase of Apple's iPad.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 72

Barnes & Noble to take on Kindle Fire, iPad with new $250 Nook Tablet

Barnes & Noble on Monday unveiled its next-generation Nook Tablet, a new 7-inch touchscreen device with a color screen that's a direct competitor to Amazon's new Kindle Fire.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 65

Apple testing second beta of iOS battery fix for iPhone users

Apple is apparently working quickly to publicly release iOS 5.0.1, as evidenced by the company's second beta in two days released on Friday.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 11

Apple leverages deep pockets to gain supply chain edge over rivals - report

A close look at Apple's supply chain has revealed that the company wields upfront cash payments and a highly-focused logistics ecosystem, largely credited to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, as "strategic weapons" to secure a significant advantage over its rivals.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 38

Lawsuit accuses Apple's iPhone 4S of violating VPN patent

Apple is the target of a new lawsuit that asserts a number of the company's products, including the newly released iPhone 4S, infringe on a virtual private network patent.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 24

Schools expect to have more iPads than computers in next 5 years

A new survey of technology directors in U.S. school districts found that all of them are testing or deploying the iPad in schools, and they expect tablets to outnumber computers in the next five years.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 50

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