When Apple released their iPad, it was a big deal. It was sleek, it was cool, and it was relatively inexpensive. I say relatively, and I stress relatively because that’s what it was — compared to Apple’s other portable devices at the time, at just $500 for the base model it was a steal. And then...
Amazon recently unleashed the tablet behemoth that is the Kindle Fire. Ooohhh, scary, I know. At $200, it’s also one of the cheapest tablets to hit the market. And as of right now, it costs 40% as much as the Apple iPad, is super quick and is being supported by Amazon’s (relatively) successful streaming services...
With Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MM), there has been much speculation as to the purpose behind their bold, and extremely expensive purchase of Motorola’s spin-0ff. Most of the talk surrounding the acquisition paints it as a patent acquisition. Which, in light of the recent Microsoft and Apple’s recent approved purchase of Nortel, is probably a...