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  • Apple iPad looks like a holiday hit

    Consumer tablets, particularly Apple's iPad, will be a favorite among gift-givers this holiday season. That's according to Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn, who announced today that the consumer electronics giant is expanding iPad sales to all of its U.S. stores starting Sept. 26.

    Written by Jeff Bertolucci15 Sept. 10 23:10
  • iPad due for front-facing camera?

    The redesigned iPod Touch stole the show at Apple's fall music event, but the Cupertino company may have a bigger trick up its sleeve in the coming months: an updated iPad.

    Written by Paul Suarez13 Sept. 10 00:13
  • Apple lifts App Store approval shroud for developers

    Apple's App Store approval policy has dumbfounded mobile app developers for years, but that's about to change. On Thursday, Apple handed mobile developers a fig leaf in the form of a surprise statement that promised it would be more transparent about its App Store approval process. Apple also said it would loosen restrictions on tools used by developers to build apps for its mobile devices -- the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

    Written by Tom Spring10 Sept. 10 02:30
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab makes its intriguing debut

    Samsung's latest addition to its Galaxy series, the Galaxy Tab Android tablet made its very first appearance today at IFA in Berlin. The Tab will initially launch in Europe in mid-September and makes its way to the U.S. and Asia in coming months.

    Written by Ginny Mies03 Sept. 10 00:33
  • Samsung launches Galaxy Tab

    Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in October in Europe. A launch date for the U.S. was not revealed. The tablet can be used to surf the Web, watch movies, read e-books, navigate using GPS -- and even make phone calls, according to Samsung.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs02 Sept. 10 23:39
  • HP tablet hobbled by lack of WebOS apps

    Now that Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to release a webOS tablet early next year, its next big goal--in addition to building the device--is to persuade software developers to write apps for the mobile gadget.

    Written by Jeff Bertolucci21 Aug. 10 08:08
  • iPad gets HTML5 mail via Yahoo

    Yahoo walked into the footsteps of Google, and is releasing an HTML5 version of its Mail service for iPad users. The new Yahoo Mail for iPad is now available to all users of the service through the built-in Safari browser. You can try it for yourself from an iPad here.

    Written by Daniel Ionescu19 Aug. 10 00:21
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