e American McDonald Additions iPad free of charge to the customer

After buying food packaging in the United States, this popular kingdom of walking, eating, fast food restaurants, a business purchase some small things to let customers stay this practice seems a bit tricky. However, this super large global chain of fast food restaurants do.
In Virginia Beach, McDonald's decided to allow the guests to use free of charge, to allow them to sell more Big Macs in their stores Additions iPad. Do not guess, the iPad certainly are fixed in the table above, but this way, then to sit down and play with the iPad you buy food, estimated that there will be "fixed" in the chair. The store manager Hugh Fard got the idea to participate in the annual McDonald's exchange held in Florida. Although the use of these new technology products to see such a large restaurant really feel is a big step forward, but the thought of these beautiful iPad with Retina retina screen with Ronald McDonald, and day and night just holding the spicy chicken wings, fingers, can is conceivable that they will become and how "bright".

ABI: iPad sales of 17 million units in the second quarter market share of 69%

Apple Tablet PC sales set a new record according to ABI Research's latest report on the first quarter, Apple is also natural to maintain its lead in market share. Mobile devices at ABI Research senior business executives Jeff Orr said, from April to June this year, the Tablet PC manufacturers to sell 25 million units, and is expected to achieve the target of 102 million -1.1 billion sales in 2012 most of the equipment will be Apple's iPad.

Jeff Orr is calculated these figures by conversations with manufacturers and suppliers and sales channels.

Jeff Orr said, Windows8 Tablet PC will be available in October Andrews Tablet PC market share impact may be greater than the impact of Apple Computer. Because as a new product, Windows8 Tablet PC this year has come too late. Jeff • Orr expects all Windows Tablet PC (including Windows 8 devices and market existing Windows 7 Tablet PC) market share of 1.5%.

Apple in the second quarter of this year, total sales of 17 million units of tablet PCs, market share reached 69%. The single-season sales of 17 million almost the whole year of 2010 iPad sales quite.

If Apple's growth decline, that is: the previous quarter total sold to American students nearly 100 million units iPad devices at slightly lower prices, which pulled down the average selling price of the whole iPad.

But also do not have to worry about. These students after graduation, they may choose to buy similar equipment, and to the company. Therefore, to allow students to use a device "is a wise long-term strategy.

The report also good news for Samsung. Samsung with Apple patent infringement means that the company can not sell its tablet computer in some markets. But Samsung has 8% of the Tablet PC market share, ranking second (Amazon ranked third with 8% market share).


Report, another interesting fact: Tablet PC sold by three-quarters of all the Wi-Fi version, only less than 27% of the equipment built-in 3G or 4G wireless, which showed that most Tablet PC buyers emphasis on cost savings, or if they plan to use these devices at home or office.

Rumor: 'iPad mini' manufacture to hit 4M units per month in September ahead of October launch

Although details on Apple much-rumored smaller iPad are scarce, fresh rumors say supply volume of the device are estimated to reach four million units per month beginning in September, giving the company enough time to prepare for the lucrative holiday season.

According to inside sources from the sometimes-reliable DigiTimes, Apple's suppliers are gearing up for a manufacturing blitz expected to start in September which will ramp-up production to four million units per month.

The same sources say the tablet will launch in October with a screen resolution similar to that of the iPad 2.

Insiders have also reported that the supply chain has been producing small batches of the smaller iPad since June, with a monthly unit yield in the hundreds of thousands. It was reported in July that Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn was taking on "summer hires" in preparation of large orders for the tablet.

Speculation abounds as to what the device might look like, and mockups based on supposed parts leaks show the tablet could be as thin as the current iPod touch and may take on the small multimedia player's look with a thinner bezel in portrait orientation.

The rumors are in line with previous analyst estimates that point to a debut sometime after the anticipated next-generation iPhone launches this fall. Apple is widely expected to unveil the handset at an as-yet-unannounced special event on Sept. 12.

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