Tablet ownership in U.S. jumps 19% over X-masJanuary 23, 2012 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Roughly ten percent of Americans got a tablet for Christmas, according to figures published by the Pew Research Center. In mid-December, 10% of U.S adults owned a tablet computer. Now, that figure has jumped to 19%, which suggests that ownership doubled in a month. Almost exactly the same numbers were also reported for e-readers. The Kindle likely has a lot to do with this. The Kindle Fire is the first non-iPad tablet that has sold in meaningful quantities (Amazon hasn’t broken out individual numbers, but says it was selling a million Kindles of all kinds per week throughout December). And then there’s the iPad, the sales numbers for which will be revealed at tomorrow’s earnings call. These new tablets are surely cutting into low-end PC sales, with people realizing that a tablet can do pretty much everything they need a computer for, and also let them read books and watch movies all day long, without plugging in, Wired.com reported. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |