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Article | 21/06/2011 Ready or not, here come the business tablets

OK, we all know that people want to bring their consumer technology into the office. In particular, though, people really want to use tablets in the w...

Article | 21/06/2011 Huawei unveils first Android Honeycomb 3.2 tablet

Manufacturer Huawei claims the title for the first Android Honeycomb 3.2 tablet, with its 7-inch MediaPad announced on Monday.

Article | 21/06/2011 Four reasons Facebook needs an iPad app

There is mounting speculation that a Facebook app for the iPad is imminent. Despite Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that the "iPad isn't mobile", the dema...

Article | 18/06/2011 Facebook crafts an iPad app

Facebook plans to release an iPad app in the coming weeks featuring a "slick design," new Facebook Chat and Groups functionality, and an "amazing" pho...

Article | 18/06/2011 Panasonic reveals ruggedised Android tablet

Panasonic joins the long list of notebook manufacturers getting into the tablet game. The company announced it would release its Toughbook Android tab...

Article | 17/06/2011 Optus undercuts Telstra on Motorola Xoom pricing

Optus has announced that it is now selling Motorola's Xoom Android tablet, and has priced the tablet device considerably lower than rival Telstra.

Article | 16/06/2011 More evidence of higher-resolution iPad 3 emerges

Further evidence that Apple is planning to increase the display resolution of the iPad 3 has emerged.

Article | 14/06/2011 ASUS may put Win 8 in next Eee Pad Transformer tablet

Let the Windows 8 hardware rumors begin.

Article | 10/06/2011 HP TouchPad coming to Australia 'later this year'

HP has announced that its TouchPad tablet will be launched in Australia 'later this year', after previously stressing it would be focussing on markets...

Article | 8/06/2011 BlackBerry PlayBook landing down under on 20 June

Research in Motion (RIM) has today announced that its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will launch in Australia on Monday 20 June, and will start at $579.

Article | 6/06/2011 Telstra activating Motorola Xoom's microSD card slot in July

Motorola's Xoom Android tablet launched in Australia with a disabled microSD card slot, but Telstra has today confirmed that a software update in July...

Article | 2/06/2011 Apple updates iOS versions of GarageBand, iMovie

Mobile movie- and music-makers can add a few new tools to their toolbelts: On Wednesday, Apple released updates for both GarageBand and iMovie for iPa...

Article | 24/05/2011 ASUS Eee Pad Transformer to cost $599

ASUS has today announced local pricing details for its Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet, pricing it significantly higher in Australia than in the US...

Article | 21/05/2011 Honeycomb 101: Getting to know your Android tablet

So you're the proud possessor of a shiny new Android tablet. Now what?

Article | 21/05/2011 First look at the HTC Flyer

The HTC Flyer 7in Android tablet is already available overseas, but U.S. shoppers will be able to find it at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile starting May...

Article | 22/05/2011 iPads used more in bed than in bathroom: Study

Users of Apple's iPad and other tablets prefer to spend more time fiddling with their devices in bed than in the bathroom.

Article | 21/05/2011 Two die in Foxconn assembly plant explosion

Foxconn Technology Group, manufacturer of popular consumer tech products such as the Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad, as well as Dell computers, had a la...

Article | 21/05/2011 Playboy unloads wares on the iPad

Playboy managed to bypass Apple's puritan rule over the App Store and launch a Web app containing all the back issues of the adult magazine.

Article | 21/05/2011 iPad 2 supply constraints ease

Component supply issues that left Apple unable to produce as many iPad 2 units as it had planned have reportedly eased.

Article | 23/05/2011 Apple uses iPad to promote other products in stores

Apple is tweaking the look of its retail stores in what could be another marketing coup for the consumer electronics powerhouse.