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Apple iPad 2 Revealed, 33% Thinner, in Black and White, Starting at $499, in Stores March 11

The wait is over: Steve Jobs just strolled on stage and revealed the second generation iPad, the iPad 2. Here's all you need to know about it.READ»

Bigger Than Windows: Apple iPad Has 95% Market Share. Can Anyone Catch Up?

The Apple iPad is the definitive leader in the tablet market, clobbering the competition with 95.5% of all tablets sold this past summer, according to a new report. Can the competition ever catch up?READ»

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HP Announces an Android-Based Tablet, More or Less

HP's mythical Slate won't be the first tablet from the company to hit the market, but maybe it should be.READ»

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Google Docs Coming to iPad in "the Next Few Weeks" to Slap iWork Around

Google very casually announced today that iPad-compatible versions of Google Docs will be heading to Android and iPad soon. Could Docs upstage Apple's own iWork and make the iPad a true work machine?READ»

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iOS 4.2: The iPad Is a Real Computer Now

The newest beta version of the iPad software, version 4.2, just came out today, bringing everything iPad owners have wanted: multitasking, homescreen folders, wireless printing, and more.READ»

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Survey: Those With E-book Readers Read 40% More Than Physical Book Readers

The numbers are in: E-book readers might be the best thing to happen to reading in this country since Levar Burton.READ»

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Don't Underestimate the Barnes & Noble Nook

Barnes & Noble's quarterly earnings reveal that the Nook reader and store are anything but an also-ran.READ»

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WANTED: Amazon Kindle, 3rd Generation

Amazon's newest Kindle is the best digital reading experience on the market.READ»

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Rumor: Verizon Launching Google Chrome OS Tablet on Black Friday

According to a rumor making the circuits today, a Google Chrome OS tablet is set to debut on Verizon on Black Friday, just a few months off. READ»

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Why Nobody Will Buy a Color E-Ink E-book Reader

E-Ink's CEO said that the company will be releasing both color and touchscreen e-ink displays for e-book readers within a year. It's too bad nobody will want one.READ»

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Is HP's Windows-7-Powered Slate Still Alive?

The much-buzzed-about HP Slate was, according to reports, killed some weeks ago. But a device matching the Slate just showed up on HP's site.READ»

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Flipboard iPad App Pretties Up, Declutters Your Social Web Life Into Magazine Form

Flipboard, like Pulse before it, looks to take advantage of the iPad's power and size to show certain information in a new and fun way. This time, it's Facebook and Twitter feeds.READ»

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iPad and Record Mac Sales Boost Apple's Quarterly Revenue to Highest Ever

Thanks to the sales of both the iPad and, interestingly, record sales of the Mac line, Apple's third quarter earnings rose 78% from last year. READ»

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Cisco Cius: A Business-Focused Android Tablet for Teleconferencing on the Go

Cisco today announced the Cius, a 7-inch Android tablet with some pretty advanced teleconferencing capabilities. It could well become indispensable to business users.READ»

RIM Rumored to Have New BlackBerry Touchscreen Smartphone and Tablet in the Works

According to the Wall Street Journal, RIM has a couple of interesting new BlackBerry products in the works, including a vertical slider with a touchscreen interface and a companion tablet.READ»

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AT&T Defends iPad Email Address Hack

After the disastrous (though perhaps unfair) PR of the iPad user email address security breach, AT&T finally responded last night. Their explanation is, understandably, very defensive.READ»

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Apple Pulls, Then Reinstates Pulse RSS Reader Due to Objection From New York Times

The iPad app Pulse, a slick-looking RSS reader, has achieved some impressive success and was even mentioned by Steve Jobs at Monday's keynote. The New York Times forced Apple to pull the app for bizarre reasons.READ»

Steve Jobs on Google TV, PC's Demise, Theft, Extortion, Sex, and More at D8

Steve Jobs gave an interview at this year's D8 conference, and spoke with trademark candor on his competition, what he sees in Apple's future, and why Google TV might be doomed.READ»

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Apple Makes It Easier for Self-Published Authors to Sell E-Books in the iBookstore

Well, this is one way to increase the size of the iBookstore's catalog: throw open the doors to self-published writers. But will those writers choose the young iBookstore over competitors like Kindle and Barnes & Noble?READ»

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Barnes & Noble's iPad App Joins Fight for Tablet E-Book Supremacy

With Kindle's massive library and now the benefits of Barnes & Noble's brick-and-mortar retail stores both on the iPad, we're left to wonder: can the iBookstore survive on its own platform?READ»