2010 has already been dubbed the "year of the tablet." And while the tablet PC concept is not new, the hype surrounding Apple's imminent iSlate--and the craze for touchscreens--has put the slab-form computer front and center. Every ...READ MORE›
Acer, sensing the end of the netbook phenomenon, is to release its own tablet PC, app store, and e-reader sometime this year. Leaping aboard these crowded tech bandwagons will certainly diversify Acer's business, but might be a bad ...READ MORE›
Over the weekend a huge number of leaked images gave away what some of the first tranche of iPad apps will look like. Guess what? Everything we guessed about how exciting iPad will be has just been proved true--this thing's apps will ...READ MORE›
Will laptops become irrelevant in the brave new world of tablets? Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn doesn't think so -- and corrects the record on a supposed slump in notebook PC sales. Or does he?READ MORE›
Wondering how to undertake the dangerous yet futuristic task of hooking your new iPad up to your car? Ford's Sync might be the best option so far.READ MORE›
A bastion of old-media newspaper publishing cozying up to the big bad digital publishing-business-overturning newbie Apple? Well, kinda: The Wall Street Journal has revealed its iPad subscription plans and profiled Apple's board of ...READ MORE›
We've heard a lot on the iPad's potentially transformational powers for publishing, and we've seen some custom-built magazines and newspapers already. Now WoodWing has a tool that makes turning a mag into a PadMag almost ...READ MORE›
Intel's execs have just been bad-mouthing tablet PCs and voice-control on cellphones--neither is particularly promising tech, say the boys from the big chip-maker. What's their motivation for saying this? Sour grapes it would seem. ...READ MORE›
Wired magazine's efforts at producing an iPad imprint aren't going to be stifled by the spat between Adobe and Apple over Flash, apparently. The e-mag is plowing ahead--on a path paved with cash, apparently. We're all familiar with ...READ MORE›
Forget sales of the Apple tablet itself or even the predicted $8 billion apps industry it'll bolster. A whole new tertiary market is already springing up around "free" iPads.READ MORE›
A new survey says the Apple machine is an "incremental" purchase for most consumers -- meaning they're not replacing old laptops. But once they cuddle up with an iPad at bedtime, all bets are off.READ MORE›
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Apple's history of eliminating apps that compete with its own is as old as the App Store ...READ MORE›
Microsoft's own data, released as part of its recent financial disclosure, reveals something we suggested a while back: The netbook phenomenon is winding to a close. As the recession ends, people want more powerful PCs. The statistics ...READ MORE›
The United States government, or at least the governments of a few of its states, aren't about to let the launch of the iPad pass them by. Five so-called "eGovernment" apps launched alongside the tablet on Saturday.READ MORE›
HP's slate is one of the most promising of this new brand of tablet computers--and though most of its details have been kept under wraps, a new leak may point to a price point that could beat the iPad.READ MORE›
On the one side: The iPad. On the other: The upcoming HP, LG and BlackBerry tablets, each having its praises sung loudly, and each to a different tune.READ MORE›
Apple’s iPad is undoubtedly a revolutionary device. Nothing comparable has come before it, yet we anticipate — as with the iPhone and iPod — it will be an industry benchmark. How could it be a game-changer? The first...READ MORE›
And now we have what could be the iPad's first killer app: Netflix, including Instant Watch. It's the start of Netflix on mobile devices, and a big coup for the iPad.READ MORE›
The iPad is going to sell even more units in 2010 than we'd previously thought, and in 2011 it'll outsell Macs, unit for unit. So says a prominent industry analyst. He's probably right, and it bodes well for Apple's shareholders (as well as changing the entire PC business).READ MORE›
When pre-ordering an iPad, buyers had the option of standard or rush shipping, for an extra $12. The only problem? There was nothing "rush" about it.READ MORE›
Ever since Apple discontinued its 12-inch PowerBook notebook PC in favor of larger widescreen units, many a computer fan has pleaded for its return. Now rumors are again popping up about a smaller MacBook Air revision ... it may be the machine everyone wants.READ MORE›
Apple popped the iPad's apps into the App Store today, a couple days ahead of the actual product's release--let's call it a preview (of how expensive iPad apps will be).READ MORE›
We knew the iPad was going to be transformational mostly due to its app experiences and had heard opinions to that effect. Now Flurry finds developers flocking to the iPad at the expense of other platforms ... even the iPhone.Flurry ...READ MORE›
Inside: reports from the floor, celebrity sightings, unboxings, items iPad buyers say they would buy if Apple made them, and most importantly, sales predictions.READ MORE›
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