Core Group slashes iPad prices
Core Group, which distributes Apple products in SA, has slashed the price of the first-generation iPad. The price cuts are in line with reduced prices internationally following the announcement
Core Group, which distributes Apple products in SA, has slashed the price of the first-generation iPad. The price cuts are in line with reduced prices internationally following the announcement
With Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, set to debut this week and Richard Branson’s iPad magazine, Project, already on its second edition, SA media houses are revving up to provide their own tablet editions
The must-have gadget of the past year, Apple’s iPad tablet computer, is finally going on sale in SA. Core Group, Apple’s distributor, has confirmed the machine will be available from Friday, starting at R4 399
Motorola this week unveiled its iPad rival, the Xoom, at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. The new tablet, which is the first to use the Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” operating system
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been hailed as the only serious competitor to Apple’s popular iPad currently available in SA. And, although the iPad is still the tablet of choice for most people, Samsung has created a device that does
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Apple’s iPad could go on sale in SA within a matter of weeks. Core Group, Apple’s sole local distributor, has confirmed it is in talks with the US company about bringing the tablet computer to the country.
Core Group executive director Rutger-Jan van Spaandonk says the company has held “lengthy discussions” with Apple and that Core will distribute both versions of the iPad – the cellular-ready product and the Wi-Fi-only configuration – exclusively to the SA market.
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US e-retailer Amazon.com has slashed the international price of its Kindle 2 e-book reader as competition hots up. The price has been cut from US$279 at its international launch last October, to $189 (about R1 400) now. With shipping and other costs, the new price works out to about R1 800 for SA shoppers. The [...]
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