[Chart] Nook Beats Kindle In Black Friday Tablet Sales

One of the more shocking figures from IBM’s data release on Black Friday shopping via tablet computers was the comparison between the Nook and the Kindle tablet.  The figures show that the Nook actually generated more retail sales during Black Friday than the Kindle. When I asked the author of the report from IBM, Jay...

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Use Ingress AR game to work out after holiday pig-out

The holidays are all about giving, and there is something every Holiday season will give you: a few extra pounds. Smartphones have become a great tool for everything, and that includes working out. We have already recommended a slew of good apps for burning off all those Thanksgiving calories, but what if you want to make it a little more interactive? A good augmented reality game would do the trick, and Ingress is the most popular one right...

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iPad Dominates Mobile Shopping (IBM Analytics Graph)

Posting this from my iPhone so it’s a bit brief, but couldn’t wait share. IBM ecommerce figures are in and show the iPad dominating thetablet ecommerce activity. Here’s the breakdown of Black Friday shopping on tablet devices: • iPad – 88.3% • Kindle – 2.4% •. Nook – 3.1% •. Galaxy Tab – 1.8% And I’m assuming that...

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GTA: Vice City Heads to Nexus Tablets

One for the gamers this, but Grand Theft Auto Vice City is set for release on the Android platform on December 6th. Rockstar announced today that a special 10th Anniversary Edition of the open world Scarface / Miami Vice inspired world will be hitting the two popular mobile platforms on December 6th The good news for Google fans is that the game will be compatible with both the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, as well as the Nexus 4 phone. The new...

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Microsoft Patents… Google Project Glass?

The patent wars never cease to push forward into realms previously thought too ignorant to explore. While tech companies blindly register for thousands of patents ranging from painfully general to weird and obscure, the US Patent and Trademark Office seems to approve said patents at an equally alarming rate. The most recent? A patent filed 2 days ago by Microsoft, in an apparent attempt to secure exclusive rights to a product Google already has...

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How To Fix iPhone / iPad Stuck in Recovery Loop After iOS 6 Upgrade

One thing I always love to do here at Tablet Crunch is basically log issues that people are having with their mobile devices, and then write out the solutions I’ve been able to provide.  The solutions I’ve provided in the past, according to readers here at Tablet Crunch, have helped them get out of some nasty situations...

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Nexus 4 Review

The Nexus 4 — a smartphone that needs no introduction. Subject of many’s desires, frustrations, and even anger. I was super excited (and a little intimidated) at having the opportunity to review the next iteration of the Google superphone. Was I worthy of even giving my opinion on a phone so elusive, only a handful of people in the world have been lucky enough to hold one in their hands? I’m not going to lie to you, when I first received...

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