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Article | 31/03/2011 Mobile battles take PC founding father back to early wars

One of the founding fathers of the original IBM PC, Mark Dean, says competition in the smartphone and tablet markets today is as wild as the early mic...

Article | 31/03/2011 Dell draws derision for dissing iPad

Woe is the rival company that predicts failure Apple and its products, particularly the iPad.

Article | 31/03/2011 10 signs you can bring an iPad to work

Can you bring your iPad to work? Or will you get in big trouble? With a nod to David Letterman's Top Ten list Signs You've Purchased a Bad iPhone, her...

Article | 31/03/2011 Tablets present new mobile cost management challenges

With tablets invading the enterprise, IT departments are facing new challenges around controlling mobile connectivity expenses.

Article | 30/03/2011 Here comes another iPad 2 rival: Acer unveils Iconia A500 tablet

In an event in Sydney today, Acer unveiled its iPad 2 competitor: the Iconia A500 Android tablet. It's set to hit Australian retailers in mid-April.

Article | 29/03/2011 Demand for tablets, smartphones creates jobs in Taiwan

Semiconductor companies in Taiwan plan to hire thousands of new employees on the island this year to meet the fast-growing global consumer demand for ...

Article | 29/03/2011 Lenovo launches LePad tablet in China

Chinese PC maker Lenovo said it launched its first tablet computer, the LePad, in China on Monday, marking the company's entrance into one of the hott...

Article | 25/03/2011 Asustek to hold netbook shipments flat as tablet sales grow

Asustek Computer will hold production of netbooks at last year's levels as sales of tablets eat into the market for portable PCs, a company product sp...

Article | 25/03/2011 Google: Android 3.0 needs more work to be smartphone ready

Google will not release the source code for Honeycomb, the version of its Android mobile OS optimized for tablets, until it completes work to make the...

Article | 25/03/2011 Ordering an iPad 2 online? That will be a four week wait, thanks.

Apple's iPad 2 may have only been available for order online this morning, but you'll already be waiting up to a month for the second-generation table...

Article | 25/03/2011 Kingston launches Class 10 microSDHC cards

Kingston today announced it has started shipping 4GB and 8GB Class 10 microSDHC cards, offering a minimum sustained write rate of 10 megabytes per sec...

Article | 25/03/2011 Optus updates iPad 2 plans

Optus has updated its micro SIM 3G data plans for the iPad, as Apple's latest iPad 2 launches in Australia this afternoon.

Article | 25/03/2011 RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook

Research In Motion announced on Thursday that users of its PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android and Java applications.

Article | 25/03/2011 PlayBook will need BlackBerry tethering, to start

BlackBerry PlayBook users won't initially be able to get their BlackBerry e-mail directly on the tablet, but will have to tether a BlackBerry phone wi...

Article | 24/03/2011 iPad 2 resource centre: All you need to know

Apple's hotly anticipated iPad 2 will launch this Friday in Australia, with prices starting at $579 for the entry level 16GB Wi-Fi version. We've roun...

Article | 24/03/2011 iPad 2 launch means cheap iPads!

Apple's hotly anticipated iPad 2 is launching tomorrow in Australia, but if you're not interested in dual-cameras, and a slightly revamped design, why...

Article | 24/03/2011 Android tablets get first remote security and AV app

AVG has launched AVG Mobilation for Android which the company is promoting as the world's first security app specifically designed for Android tablets...

Article | 24/03/2011 Emerging iPhone, iPad 2 app enables remote surveillance

An iPad app that may soon play a pivotal role connecting soldiers on the street with airplanes hovering high above will be shown for the first time ne...

Article | 24/03/2011 Another iPad 2 problem: Glitchy Facetime

Some iPad 2 users who expected a flawless product are instead finding a handful of problems with their shiny new tablets. The latest is a freezing iss...

Article | 23/03/2011 Samsung unveils 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab

ORLANDO -- Samsung Tuesday expanded its Galaxy Tab tablet line-up with a new device that has an 8.9-inch screen.