Apple Inc has sold 450,000 iPads since its debut on Saturday, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said, setting a fairly torrid pace for a device expected to power the electronics giant's future growth.
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Apple's iPad tablet computer hasn't been out a week yet but there are already over 830 video games that have been developed to suit the large format, high definition, multi-touch screen.
Apple Inc sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer's first day in stores, a strong showing that roughly matched Wall Street forecasts and mirrored the iPhone's debut in 2007.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd should beat its record first-quarter profit in the coming two periods as the world's largest semiconductor and flat-screen TV maker rides a broad global technology recovery.
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, pushing the Dow near the 11,000 level, as signs of a turnaround in the U.S. labor market bolstered hopes the economy is strengthening and the profit outlook is brightening.
If you worry that Apple Inc's new iPad will slow down Web surfing on AT&T Inc's mobile network or cause even more dropped cellphone calls, analysts say you should rest easy.
Apple Inc said it had sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer's first day in stores, surpassing some forecasts, but leaving questions about whether the product can be its next big hit.
Wall Street analysts on Monday joined the masses in terming Apple Inc's iPad launch as rock-solid, with some pegging sales of the tablet computer at about 5 million units in the first 12 months.
Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher this week as earnings season approaches.
Apple Inc's iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.
Apple Inc's iPad hit store shelves on Saturday after months of breathless buildup, kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.
Luke Soules was one of the first on the planet to get his hands on an iPad. And he wasted no time taking it apart.
Apple Inc's new iPad includes chips from Samsung Electronics, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments, a teardown of the tablet computer revealed on Saturday.
Apple's iPad, the subject of frenzied industry speculation since its unveiling in January, has so far not drawn the hordes that ushered in the iPhone three years ago.
Apple Inc's iPad scored well on battery life and ease of use in its first reviews, but it will not obliterate the laptop computer market yet, according to The New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
Walt Disney Co on Thursday said it will offer applications from all of its businesses on Apple Inc's new iPad electronic tablet, offering popular TV shows, video games and interactive books.
Apple Inc's iPad scored very well on ease of use and battery life in its first reviews, but it will not obliterate the laptop computer market just yet, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
The iPad will not hit stores until Saturday, but the race to unlock its mysteries started several weeks ago in San Luis Obispo, a picturesque college town roughly 200 miles south of Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters.
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc has struck deals with two publishers on the pricing of electronic books, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Publishers are placing big bets that Apple Inc's iPad will kick-start a commercially viable transition to digital magazines and newspapers -- even though few executives have laid hands on the tablet ahead of launch.
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is doubling the size of its fund for iPhone application developers, as it eyes new opportunities with the forthcoming launch of Apple's iPad.
As Apple Inc gears up for the crush of customers expected for Saturday's iPad launch, employees who staff its retail stores are just as curious about the tablet as the fans who will line up outside.
