Thinner, lighter, more powerful than ever. Then there’s the iPad 2…
APPLE today unveiled a thinner, lighter, more powerful version of 2010’s runaway success, the iPad, but all the focus was on its ailing chief executive.
Tablets
Jobs gets off his sickbed to launch iPad2
IT’S faster, thinner and lighter. It can even take photos. But Apple’s second tablet won’t be available in Australia for weeks.
Apple likely to launch iPad 2 in March
APPLE will hold a much-anticipated event March 2, where the tech giant seems poised to unveil a new version of its iPad.
HTC’s tablet light, but no lightweight
TECH-SAVVY Australians will have their pick of tablets this year after another two were unveiled at Mobile World Congress.
Apple forcing newspapers to use iTunes
PUBLISHERS told all iPad newspaper subscriptions must now be sold through iTunes – with a 30 per cent cut to go to Apple.
iPad for Valentine’s Day? That’s a bit rich
THIN. Beautiful. Magical. Is there anything the iPad isn’t? Now they say it’s a Valentine’s gift.
Rupert Murdoch unveils The Daily for iPad
“NO paper, no presses, no trucks.” And with that, the world’s first newspaper for the iPad was launched.
Show me the honey – Google tackles iPad
GOOGLE has provided a glimpse at tablet computer software crafted to dethrone the iPad and courted developers key to the success of Apple gadgets.
Is Apple the same overlord as 1984’s IBM?
THERE’S a trend developing in the world of tablets.
Alright, who snuck the iPad 2 into CES?
APPLE fans are all in a lather over whether footage claimed to be that of an iPad 2 is of the real thing.
Top 10 iPad apps
GAMES, movies, comic books and a little bit of work. Stephen Fenech lists his favourite apps for the iPad.
3D you can reach out and touch
THE two hottest technology trends – tablet computers and 3D – collided at the world’s largest gadget event.
Tablet computers come of age in 2010
APPLE “nailed” the must-have device of the year with the iPad, as analysts expect sales to pass the 10 million mark this month.
Branson launches new magazine for iPad
BRITISH tycoon Richard Branson has unveiled a digital magazine for Apple’s popular iPad tablet computer.
Acer jumps on tablet train with new devices
COMPUTER giant unveils range of tablet computers as well as a new cloud service and app store.
New iPad rumoured to be released in April
THE technology world is abuzz over one analyst’s prediction that Apple’s next iPad will hit retail shelves in April 2011.
iPad update gives multitasking and folders
APPLE says iOS 4.2 for the iPad turns the tablet into a “completely new product”. What do you think?
Lovestruck bosses demand right to iPads
WHAT’S worse than hipster bosses who want to work on their iPads? Bosses who own Android tablets.
BlackBerry tablet – more for less than iPad
IT’S smaller and has features you won’t find on an iPad. Now RIM says its PlayBook will be cheaper than Apple’s magical device.
Telstra’s iPad rival in stores within week
TELSTRA has unveiled its touchscreen tablet that the telco giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple’s iPad in Australia.
Samsung plans to sell a million iPad rivals
SAMSUNG says it plans to sell more than a million Galaxy Tabs worldwide by Christmas.
PlayBook is BlackBerry maker’s iPad rival
COMPANY that created the dominant phone in corporate circle hopes its clientele will take the PlayBook just as seriously.
Seven inches is enough, RIM tells Jobs
STEVE Jobs says iPad sales have slowed because rival tablets are rubbish. RIM isn’t standing for it.
iPad rival boss resigns over phony reviews
CHIEF executive of company that makes iPad rival steps down after writing phony reviews on Amazon.
iPad is now the fastest selling gadget ever
THE iPad has become the fastest selling gadget in history, but its success isn’t cutting into personal computer sales.
iPhones and iPads to form school subjects
I-PHONES will now be the focus of a NSW Higher School Certificate technology subject.
Julia Gillard not one to judge Angry Birds
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard is the second world leader to publicly show a penchant for Angry Birds.
iPad owners ‘over-achieving selfish elites’
IPAD owners are self-centred, power-hungry workaholics, survey finds. But what about its critics?
New York mayor shrugs off iPad email leak
NEW York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was among those exposed because of a security vulnerability.
iPad too big to fit in your bag? Just roll it up
AUSTRALIAN researchers work on technology to allow iPads and TVs to be rolled up like newspapers.
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