Consumer services

News, stats, reviews, how-to, case studies, apps and accessories to help you use iPad and other tablets for consumer services.

A short sentence from a new consumer says a lot about how television viewing is changing: “Consumers can’t just watch TV anymore.”

When it comes to tablets, hospitality companies know they need two strategies: one for inside the company, the other customer-facing. La Quinta is moving ahead with both.

I started cooking when I was a child and my kitchens habits are by now ingrained. So I was surprised when my teenage son – who’s not a cook – recently changed the way I do it.

London, England -- With market researchers and app developers long since convinced that the tablet is becoming the preferred second screen for TV viewers, TabTimes attended the TV Connect summit in London today to find out how tablets and television are meshing together one user experience.

The city of Austin’s Convention Center waves goodbye to over-sized, overstuffed paper binders by deploying iPads and developing custom apps with FileMaker Go.

CES 2012 proved to be yet another blockbuster show, and highlighted just how seriously manufacturers are beginning to take tablet devices.

These days, you don't have to look very hard to find examples of businesses embracing tablet computing in their own ways.

Increasingly the answer is 'engagement', and it's forcing advertisers and marketers to step way out of their comfort zones

DisplaySearch's Stephen Baker said that most of the Black Friday tablet discounts were for cheap, third-tier tablets, and expects Windows 8 models to have a significant impact on next year's sales.