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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review: Samsung's Apple (AAPL) iPad mini rebuttal is ...

23.05.13

NEW YORK -- If the iPad mini was Apple's response to the small tablet craze, then the Galaxy Note 8.0 is Samsung's rebuttal.

The light, slim tablet sports some impressive specifications that slightly edge out the iPad mini: a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor, 2 gigabytes of RAM and a 1280x800 pixel display.

It's not the impressive specs that make the Galaxy Note 8.0 stand out, however. The big sell is productivity, with Samsung pushing its pressure-sensitive "S-Pen" stylus and dual-window support, allowing you to run two apps simultaneously. With a stylus and multiple apps running at the same time, Samsung believes you can regain some of speed and efficiency you get from a laptop.

That's what Samsung thinks, anyway.

The S-Pen stylus is definitely a solid piece of hardware that works as advertised. The pressure-sensitive pen is extremely accurate and responsive. All of the apps render input quite well. It also has a "hover view" function which can detect your stylus without actually touching the screen, letting you preview certain content in some apps.

But does using a stylus improve the tablet experience in any meaningful way? Not really.

Source: WPTV

Apple gets denied the iPad Mini trademark

23.05.13

The rejection letter was sent to Apple back in January 24th. The reviewer stated that the term Mini just described “something that is distinctively smaller than other members of its type or class.” The reviewer referred to other products with the term Mini slapped onto their descriptions as well, and stated that the word is so common, and that Apple’s use of it only describes “a small sized handheld tablet computer.

Apple needs to find a better way to distinguish the iPad Mini from the regular iPad in order to obtain the trademark. Alongside these grounds for refusal, the reviewer also stated that Apple is not allowed to submit images from its product webpages in its trademark applications. Something strange about that refusal is that it’s actually common for Apple to use images from its product webpages, and that this is the first time that USPTO has had a problem with it.

Apple has until July 24th to appeal its trademark application with the appropriate amendments, but Apple should already be well on its way to solving the issue. Apple’s iPad Mini has gained a lot of popularity in the past 6 months , with consumer interest in the device almost doubling from what it was before. You can check out our iPad Mini review in order to see if its a tablet you should get.

Source: SlashGear