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  • Intel pushing subscription model for tablet app store

    Intel hopes to make it easier for developers to make money by pushing a subscription model to sell applications through its tablet and netbook application store, a company executive said this week.

    Written by Agam Shah25 June 11 05:47
  • Cisco's Cius tablet to ship next month

    After delays, Cisco's Cius tablet will start shipping in volume next month, and the device will be one of the first available running Intel's latest Atom chip code-named Moorestown.

    Written by Agam Shah24 June 11 07:02
  • HP announces app discovery resource for TouchPad

    A downloadable application discovery resource for Hewlett-Packard's upcoming TouchPad tablet will help grow the webOS developer community, the company said Thursday.

    Written by Agam Shah24 June 11 00:29
  • Elpida develops thin memory device for tablets, phones

    Elpida Memory and subsidiary Akita Elpida Memory said Wednesday that they have developed technology to mass-manufacture a four-layer DRAM package just 0.8 millimeters thick that can be used to pack more memory into thinner mobile phones and tablets.

    Written by John Ribeiro22 June 11 19:17
  • IN PICTURES: 15 Ways iPad goes to work

    Apple's iconic iPad reports for work in all sorts of strange places, from archaeological digs in Pompeii to movie sets in Hollywood to cockpits in the sky.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige17 June 11 10:07
  • Huawei in Aussie telco talks for Android tablet

    Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has announced its first Android-powered tablet, the MediaPad, at a conference in Singapore, but won’t say when it’s coming to Australia or which telcos will offer the device.

    Written by Rodney Gedda21 June 11 11:30
  • Huawei unveils 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2

    Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei unveiled a 7-inch tablet running version 3.2 of Google's Android mobile OS on Monday. It plans to sell the device in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and some European countries in the third quarter.

    Written by Michael Kan20 June 11 21:27
  • Optus starts selling Motorola Xoom Android tablet

    Optus has announced it is now offering the Motorola Xoom Android ‘Honeycomb’ tablet little more than a month after Telstra launched the device in Australia.

    Written by Rodney Gedda17 June 11 16:08
  • Chinese court sentences three to prison for iPad design leak

    A Chinese court sentenced three persons to prison for stealing information on Apple's iPad 2 design, which was used to make protective cases for the device months before the hit tablet was even launched.

    Written by Michael Kan16 June 11 15:42
  • Smartphones and tablets create huge corporate security challenge

    Adapting security and management for the new generation of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/041811-smartphone-malware-history.html">mobile devices</a> -- everything from the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a> <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> to Google <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> devices to name a few -- is turning out to be a huge <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/053111-andreas.html">corporate challenge</a>.

    Written by Ellen Messmer15 June 11 20:43
  • Apple recall could affect iPad supplies

    A recall of some Apple iPads could further constrain supplies of the popular tablet device at a time when the company is already struggling to meet demand.

    Written by Keir Thomas14 June 11 01:19
  • PlayBook OS updated after Adobe Flash security issue

    A new version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS will soon be available to all BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users, to address a security issue raised by Adobe about its Flash Player, Research In Motion said Sunday.

    Written by John Ribeiro13 June 11 15:44
  • Forrester's iPad Security Tips

    Market researcher Forrester has some unpleasant news for those of you running iPad apps in your enterprise. Forrester's iPad take: Chances are good that commercial apps don't protect sensitive data on an iPad or iPhone.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige11 June 11 04:25
  • Security Shootout: PlayBook, iPad, Android

    By now, CIOs everywhere have felt at least a little pressure to bring new-fangled tablets to the enterprise: Apple iPads, BlackBerry PlayBooks, even Android machines. But many claim security on tablets remains woefully immature--or is it?

    Written by Tom Kaneshige11 June 11 06:37
  • Reports: Apple halts delivery of some Verizon iPads

    Apple has halted the delivery of a small number of iPad 2s designed to work on the Verizon Wireless network because of a manufacturing glitch, according to news reports Friday.

    Written by James Niccolai11 June 11 11:55
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