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Apple vs Microsoft: Tablet Market Clash between iPad and Windows 8

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Besides Google Android, the tablet king Apple iPad is about to get a taut rival in Windows 8. A row of Windows 8-based tablets are to enter to the scene later this 2012. Microsoft has already previewed its ARM compatible Windows 8 and a dedicated app store called the Windows Store for it. New iPad Vs Windows 8 tablets.

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T-Commerce And The Rise Of Tablet Shopping

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Tablets (in particular, the iPad - which is the dominant player) are changing online shopping and it's forcing the physical store experience to evolve as well. Look no further than Microsoft 's leap back in hardware production with their upcoming tablet, Surface. connected devices. consumer sales journey. desktop computer. media habit.

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From Atoms To Bits To Atoms

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Anderson's latest book, Makers - The New Industrial Revolution ( Crown Business , October 2012) tells the amazing story of how 3-D printing coupled with open source design and the entrepreneurial spirit is beginning to take hold. With smartphones, iPads and laptops, we have computers coming out of every nook and cranny of our lives.

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50 Amazing Mobile Marketing Statistics That Will Move You to Action

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Revenue from mobile content will reach $40 billion in 2012, and $65 billion by 2016. 61% of US mobile subscribers own a smartphone, a 10% increase over 2012. Worldwide, mobile traffic doubled between 2012 and 2013. Worldwide, mobile traffic doubled between 2012 and 2013. Source: Microsoft ). Source: Nielson ).

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This Week in Social Media – 5/22/2013

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Industry News Google is demanding that Microsoft remove the YouTube app from Windows phones , as it allows users to view the videos without ads and to download videos directly, both violations of the terms of service. In 2011, it was at 56%, with 57% using it in 2012 and back down to 56% this year. Not so fast.

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The New Electricity

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It's hard to imagine that the iPhone is only five years old and that three years ago, there was no iPad. In the past few weeks, we've seen both Microsoft and Google come forward with their own tablets in an attempt to dethrone the iPad. In looking at a myriad of data points, it's clear that the iPad is the dominant player.

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Social Pros Podcast – Justin Levy, Citrix Online

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I have the application on my iPad, I just haven’t done it much. We’re seeing a lot of downloads and usage of GoToMeeting and GoToMyPC, especially on the iPad and on the iPhone. You could be at a meeting or in a hotel room with just your iPad and be able to jump on a meeting and see the slides and everything.