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Barnes & Noble has captured one-quarter of the e-reader market with its Nook, but associated costs have left the company in the red.

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The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
Barnes & Noble has captured one-quarter of the e-reader market with its Nook, but associated costs have left the company in the red.

Should Barnes & Noble spin-off the Nook?

Posted on January 6, 2012, at 5:19 PM

With its promising but costly e-reader business dragging down its bottom line, the bookstore chain is considering a separation

5 Comments
The Tablet Race : The List
With the TouchPad, HP proved the conventional wisdom that it's become almost impossible to challenge giants Apple and Google.

H.P.'s 'dismal' TouchPad failure: 3 lessons

Posted on January 3, 2012, at 5:51 PM

The tech giant's attempt to enter the tablet market was one of 2011's biggest gadget flops. How did it go so wrong?

8 Comments
The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
RIM is unloading its 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB Playbooks all for the same reduced price, which critics say could boost sales but not profits.

RIM's PlayBook 'fire sale'

Posted on January 3, 2012, at 1:40 PM

The Canadian company is dramatically slashing prices for every model of its "beleaguered" tablet. Will it help?

6 Comments
The Tablet Race : Burning Question
The new Nook Tablet debuts at a New York Barnes & Noble store: The look of the Nook may not have changed drastically, but its innards resemble the iPad's, critics say.

Barnes & Noble's new Nook Tablet: 'Better' than the Kindle Fire?

Posted on November 7, 2011, at 2:37 PM

The tablet race is heating up as B&N drops a 7-incher that's reportedly as fast as the iPad 2

The Tablet Race : Instant Guide
Students display Aakash, the $35 tablet that developers hope will help India's poor and middle class cross the digital divide.

Can a $35 tablet help India's poor?

Posted on October 6, 2011, at 5:30 AM

The world's largest democracy is hoping that the world's cheapest tablet will help bridge the digital divide in a nation with a massive wealth gap

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The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
For the average consumer, the cheaper Kindle Fire may be a better deal than the pricey iPad, which could mean serious sales competition for Apple.

Will the Kindle Fire dethrone the iPad?

Posted on September 30, 2011, at 2:03 PM

Amazon's eagerly awaited new tablet boasts a color touchscreen and costs less than half as much as the cheapest Apple offering

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The Tablet Race : Controversy
The HP TouchPad: A recent fire sale of the iPad-rival tablet was such a success that HP is resurrecting it for one last bite at the Apple.

Should HP resurrect the TouchPad?

Posted on August 31, 2011, at 1:48 PM

HP shocked the tech world when it discontinued its struggling tablet, but now the computing giant says the TouchPad isn't quite dead yet

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The Tablet Race : Analysis
In this Kindle commercial, a woman enjoys her e-reader by the pool, while a man uses his iPad. In real life, the gender divide is much the same.

E-readers vs. tablets: The gender divide

Posted on August 29, 2011, at 6:55 AM

Women prefer e-readers, men prefer tablets, and everyone loves the iPhone (duh)

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The Tablet Race : Forecast
The drastic discount of the HP TouchPad over the weekend sent consumers into a frenzy, and might help Apple take even more control of the market.

HP's TouchPad fire sale: 4 effects

Posted on August 22, 2011, at 6:09 PM

Bargain hunters snatched up hundreds of thousands of the discontinued tablets when they were discounted to $99. What does that mean for the iPad?

7 Comments
The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
Amazon steps on Apple's toes with a web-based app that allows Kindle readers to purchase e-books for their iPads without going through the Apple App Store.

The Kindle Cloud Reader vs. the Apple App Store

Posted on August 12, 2011, at 6:25 AM

Amazon's new web-based app allows users to buy and read Kindle e-books on their iPads — without giving a dime to Apple

6 Comments
The Tablet Race : Instant Guide
The Vinci tablet is made of durable tempered glass, and is encased in a rubberized ring so babies can play without harming themselves or the tablet.

The tablet just for infants and toddlers

Posted on August 2, 2011, at 2:02 PM

At last, there's a tablet designed specifically for those 4 years and under... but with a very adult price tag

The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
HP's first webOS tablet, the TouchPad, has left some techies disappointed. Others say it's the best alternative to Apple's iPad.

HP TouchPad: Just another inferior iPad imitator?

Posted on July 5, 2011, at 6:40 AM

Yet another new tablet is challenging Apple's dominance — but this one may be the most worthy competitor yet

The Tablet Race : Only in America
Following a new trend of amped-up consolation prizes, fired corporate executives may be cozying up home with their parting gift - the iPad.

Only in America: Free iPads for fired bosses

Posted on June 24, 2011, at 6:25 AM

A new trend in managers' contracts gives pink-slipped executives more than just a cash bonus

The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch shows off the touchscreen Nook e-reader, featuring a battery with a two-month charge potential.

Is Barnes & Noble's touchscreen Nook a 'Kindle killer'?

Posted on May 25, 2011, at 11:22 AM

A new $139 touchscreen version of the Nook e-reader is smaller, lighter... and boasts a two-month battery life. Does Amazon's Kindle finally have real competition?

8 Comments
The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
Customers wait in line to buy the iPad 2 last month: Apple seems to be untouchable in the tablet market, but some say the company can't stay on top forever.

Can anything topple the iPad?

Posted on May 3, 2011, at 1:41 PM

Apple's earnings report proves there is unprecedented demand for iPads, and commentators note the many challenges of developing a new "iPad killer"

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The Tablet Race : Opinion Brief
The Nook Color has been straddling the line between e-reader and tablet since its launch, but major upgrades may now put it firmly in the tablet category.

Is the Nook Color a tablet or an e-reader?

Posted on April 26, 2011, at 12:27 PM

The Barnes & Noble gadget gets a major upgrade, and tech analysts ponder whether it now belongs in the same category as the iPad

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