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Article | 11/04/2013 Photos of alleged iPad 5 front panel with iPad mini-like design leaked online

Photographs of what appears to be the front panel of Apple's upcoming fifth-generation iPad have surfaced online this week, with the purported leaked ...

Article | 11/04/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 11

The Third Law of Rumors says that the less you know, the more you can say. And the iOSphere this week swelled with iPad rumors that relied heavily on ...

Article | 11/04/2013 Microsoft planning smaller Surface tablet?

Microsoft is planning to develop a 7in Surface tablet to compete with Apple's iPad mini and the Google Nexus 7, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Article | 11/04/2013 Product snapshot: ASUS Transformer AiO PC blends Windows 8 and Android

ASUS has released a triple threat of a machine that should do well to confuse lots of non-technical people (and even many techies). Its Transformer Al...

Article | 11/04/2013 Product snapshot: Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 hybrid Ultrabook

If you're in the market for a toughened, touchscreen laptop, Panasonic has you covered. The company has just released its Windows 8-based Toughbook CF...

Article | 11/04/2013 iPad 5 may be delayed until late 2013

Reports claim that a new iPad 5 will feature a thinner and lighter design that will have a thinner bezel. However, earlier claims that it will launch ...

Article | 10/04/2013 Office for iPad in 2014? Big mistake

A purported Microsoft roadmap for future releases of its Office suite showed a fall 2014 launch date for Office on Apple's iOS and Google's Android mo...

Article | 10/04/2013 Microsoft pushes yet another Surface RT update meant to fix Wi-Fi woes

The third time might be the charm for Microsoft, which just released a third update in as many months meant to fix Wi-Fi connectivity issues plaguing ...

Article | 10/04/2013 Google's Play Store gets major UI overhaul

Google has begun rolling out an updated Play Store app on Android devices, with a new design that focuses on "bigger images that jump off the page".

Article | 9/04/2013 New Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 may be a tough sell at US$399

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is Samsung's stylus-equipped answer to the iPad Mini, but it'll be a tough sell when it launches April 11 for US$399.

Article | 8/04/2013 Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 goes on sale in UK for £339

Samsung has put its Galaxy Note 8.0 phablet on sale in the UK at £339.

Article | 4/04/2013 iOgrapher turns your iPad mini into a video rig

Teacher Dave Basulto knows first hand what shrinking budgets can mean to school arts programs. His solution? Pair an inexpensive iPad mini with the iO...

Article | 4/04/2013 iOS 7 reportedly delayed due to significant UI overhaul, but iPad event still set for April

An interesting thread between various tech reporters over on discussion site Branch has hinted that Apple could be behind schedule with its significan...

Article | 3/04/2013 Dell to release new Windows tablets later this year

Dell will release Windows tablets later this year that could potentially include devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches.

Article | 3/04/2013 Nexus 7 refresh tipped for July: Is cheaper better for Google?

The Nexus 7 tablet will turn one in July, and a new report claims that Google plans on giving the popular slate a makeover to celebrate. Annual makeov...

Article | 3/04/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 3

If you don't know what the Next iPad will be like, you can at least know when it's going to be announced. This week: the iPad 5 Dating Game, iOSphere-...

Article | 3/04/2013 Second-gen Nexus 7 coming around July; it will run Qualcomm chip, sources say

The second-generation Nexus 7 tablet, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, will be launched around July, according to two unnamed sources in a ...

Article | 2/04/2013 Prices of Windows RT tablets drop, point to failure of OS

Prices of Windows RT devices have started falling, signaling an attempt by PC makers to quickly clear out stock after poor adoption of tablets and con...

Article | 27/03/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending March 26

In the iOSphere one doesn't need sources for rumours. Just unhinge one's imagination, propose a couple of untenable hypotheses, and deduce.

Article | 27/03/2013 Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch k...