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06 April 2011
News: Canonical commits to netbooks over tablets for Ubuntu

Canonical has not yet built an Ubuntu Linux distribution for tablets and will continue development of the OS for PCs and netbooks, company executives said.
News: Motorola Xoom 'goes on sale in UK'

UK customers can apparently now buy the Motorola Xoom, with a website called Simply Electronics offering the Android 3.0 tablet for £489.95. But it seems rather dubious whether customers will actually get hold of their Xoom any earlier than those who wait and buy them from other shops.
News: Apple patent for hybrid connector granted

The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new patent to Apple concerning a hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 connector.
05 April 2011
News: Remains of the Day: The iPad is on fire

The iPad 2 is selling so quick, you can't even get a paper mock-up. Elsewhere, Asus and Toyota get smacked down for bad decisions in marketing, and Apple makes a move to cut down on conflict. It's the remainders for Tuesday, April 5, 2011--peace out!
News: iPad rivals not up to snuff, says Consumer Reports

Any device manufacturer looking to "kill" the iPad has work cut out for it, according to Consumer Reports.
News: iPad rivals not up to snuff, says Consumer Reports

Any device manufacturer looking to "kill" the iPad has work cut out for it, according to Consumer Reports.
News: Africa banking on mobile to be first post-PC continent

A convergence of historical circumstance and an increase in innovative mobile applications may make Africa the first post-PC continent.
News: iPad 2 UK supply shortages ease

Here's some good news for UK customers eager to get their hands on the Apple iPad 2: supply shortages seem to be easing.
News: iPad 2 UK availability improves

Apple's shortages of the iPad 2 seem to have eased, with shipping times in the online Apple Store now listed as two to three weeks.
News: Wozniak: Tablet is the PC for 'normal people'

Tablets are the culmination of what Steve Jobs wanted to create at Apple from the beginning, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said Monday.
04 April 2011
News: Windows 8 rumor mill heats up as Microsoft eyes tablet market

Rumors suggest Microsoft is shipping an early build of Windows 8 to hardware makers.
News: Four Features the BlackBerry PlayBook Should Have

Many positive and negative things have been written about the BlackBerry PlayBook ahead of its launch April 19. But so far, I have not seen any evidence that the PlayBook will offer small or home office users anything that might revolutionize how they work.
News: Intel Oak Trail tablets to ship in May

Intel expects tablets running its power-efficient chip code-named Oak Trail to become available next month, the company said on Friday.
News: iPad 2 sales pocket eBay resellers large profits

Resellers are making hundreds by listing Apple's iPad 2 on eBay, where the selling prices have averaged as high as 53 percent above retail, the auction giant said today.
31 March 2011
News: O2 offers free tethering to Pay Monthly customers

O2 has launched a new range of Pay Monthly contracts that offer free internet tethering, which is bound to please customers who own both an iPhone 4 and the iPad or iPad 2.
30 March 2011
News: Asus Eee Pad Transformer undercuts iPad 2

Asus has announced UK shipping dates for its first two tablet PCs. The 16GB Google Android Honeycomb-based Asus Eee Pad Transformer will cost from £379 - £20 cheaper than the asking price for the 16GB Apple iPad 2.
News: Dell: iPad 2 will fail in enterprise market

Despite the iPad's big head start in the enterprise - or large-business - market, Apple's tablet PC won't prosper there, according to an increasingly bullish Dell.
29 March 2011
News: Motorola confirms Xoom Android tablet onsale in UK next week

Motorola has just confirmed to PC Advisor that it will start selling the 10.1in Xoom Android Honeycomb-based tablet in the UK from next week. Motorola is the launch partner for the Google Android Honeycomb platform – the first version the Google Android operating system written specifically for tablet devices.
25 March 2011
News: iPad 2 UK launch day - views from the queues

Queues of people waiting to buy the iPad 2 are rapidly growing all over the country. Here are some views from the queues.
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