By Siobhan O’Leary Once viewed as a viable alternative to Apple’s iPad, the troubled WeTab (formerly known as the WePad) may now be on the last of its nine lives. The creator of the WeTab, Neofonie, announced this past weekend that co-founder and managing director Helmut Hoffer von Ankershoffen has resigned from the company after he posted a series of …
WePad Becomes WeTab, Delayed to September
By Siobhan O’Leary The tablet-formerly-known-as-WePad is facing a few challenges in the run-up to its launch. Firstly, Neofonie, the Berlin-based creator of the iPad rival has just announced that the launch of the WeTab will be pushed back three months to September. Pre-ordering will continue via amazon.de. As Buchreport points out, the WeTab is not the first much-hyped device to …
Pre-order Your WePad on Amazon.de
By Siobhan O’Leary The Financial Times Deutschland reports that Germany’s WePad is now available online for pre-order exclusively via Amazon.de — at least until the official launch of the device, which is still scheduled for August. The agreement was confirmed both by Amazon and Berlin-based WePad creator Neofonie. There are plans for the device to be available in stores after …
Germany’s WePad to Rival iPad
By Siobhan O’Leary Hot on the heels of the release of Apple’s iPad, Berlin-based firm Neofonie has introduced its own tablet PC, aptly called the WePad. According to BuchMarkt, the “We” is meant to represent the openness of the product and of the company to partnerships with technology and media companies. The WePad is a joint venture of Neofonie and …