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Bill Gates: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Finger in Tablet Computing

You may think Apple's runaway success with the iPad, the rich and user-loved touch UI on the iPhone, and Apple's barrage of future-facing patents had really given finger-control a future in tablet PCs. But dear Bill Gates has a ...READ»

iPad Sales Officially Rocket Past One Million

Apple's announced the sale of its one millionth iPad since the launch of the device on April 3, and according to some estimates 300,000 iPad 3G units slipped off shelves this past weekend. These are big numbers, with big implications ...READ»

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Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project

According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft has cancelled Courier, the folding, two-screen prototype tablet that was first uncovered by Gizmodo. We're told that on Wednesday, Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer execs informed ...READ»

Microsoft's Courier Is Already Doomed: A Simple iPad App Shows Why

The tech world was surprised when leaks about Microsoft's Courier tablet concept surfaced, because it seemed MS had something really clever for once. But the Courier faces Appley doom. And not by the iPad directly, but iPad ...READ»

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What Did Microsoft's CES Keynote Reveal? Not the Courier Slate PC

Steve Ballmer had a lot to say about Windows 7 during his keynote address at the start of CES 2010, and gave a sneak peek at the swanky machines it is--and will be--running on. And that's about all he did. From a techy-consumer's ...READ»

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CES's Preemptive iSlate Competitors

The Consumer Electronics Show doesn't really kick off until tomorrow, but already there's a host of new stuff out. Today there's a mystifyingly wonderful crop of new gear that seems to be preemptive competition for Apple's ...READ»

Plastic Logic Finally Unwraps Its Que E-Reader

Plastic Logic has been in and out of the news for months with its supposed Kindle-killing e-reader, but we really haven't seen much other than prototype tech. That's just changed, as the Que's been given a teaser unveiling. Turns out, ...READ»

Apple Tablet Timeline

The excitement in the tech world about Apple's rumored iTablet (iPad?) is getting close to fever pitch, culminating with an article in the New York today. But all the evidence suggests that the seeds of the iTablet were planted decades ago--so we've made a timeline for you.READ»

Tablet Madness: More Courier and iTablet Rumors

After stirring up the tech world last week with leaks on Microsoft's Courier tablet PC, Gizmodo's done it again with new info on the device. Simultaneously, another source reveals the most precise details yet on Apple's iTablet.This ...READ»

Screw Microsoft's Courier: Apple Had Better Ideas 22 Years Ago

The Web's been buzzing since Gizmodo leaked Microsoft's Courier tablet PC, and rightly so--it looks amazing. However, what we've seen of Courier is a mere concept rendering. Apple, of course, has been playing that game too. For 22 ...READ»

Microsoft's Courier And Norhtec's Tablet: The Impossible And The Possible?

"Forget Apple's Tablet!" That's what gearheads are shouting from the rooftops after Gizmodo's leak of a new Microsoft product--"The Courier"--appeared last night during the opening of the Gizmodo Gallery. READ»