Tablets & eBook readers - Features

Android 3.0 tablet: Five key features

Tablet application developers can rejoice now that Google has released its software development kit for Android 3.0, the new edition of the platform designed specifically for tablets.

Tablets: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. PlayBook vs. WebOS slates

It may seem like 2010 was the year of the tablet, but the reality is that 2010 was really just the year of the iPad with 15 million units sold and no real competitors for the Apple tablet. However, 2011 will be very different with a diverse variety o...

Telstra T-Touch Tab vs Optus MyTab: tablet showdown

The Telstra T-Touch Tab and the Optus MyTab are two of the first low cost tablet devices launched in Australia that attempt to provide an alternative to the Apple iPad. Both of these Android tablets are smaller than the iPad, sitting somewhere betwee...

More WebOS rumors: What we know so far

The leaked details on HP and Palm's WebOS tablet keep on coming, though HP has said we haven't seen everything yet.

Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?

Stop me if you've heard this one: Steve Jobs is taking another medical leave from Apple.

Tablet revolution reality check

With so much chatter about tablets this year, you might think that the handheld, rectangular devices being unveiled represent a significant innovation. The reality is that so much of what we're seeing is not a whole lot different than what we saw in ...

In crowded tablet market, brand identity will matter

When it comes to the bevy of new tablet computers coming to market, a tablet maker's brand will take on more significance than ever.

How HP and Palm's WebOS tablet could 'blow away' iPad

We haven't seen HP hype a tablet since last year's flirtation with Windows 7, but that could change after February 9, when the company has all but confirmed that it will introduce its first WebOS tablet.

CES 2011: Where tablet PCs and 3D TVs ruled

My pockets are stuffed full of business cards from people I do not remember meeting, my head is thumping like a flamenco dancer, there's margarita salt on my laptop, and I can't seem to locate my pants. That can mean only one thing: I just returned f...

CES Concept Tech: 16 Gizmos Worth Waiting For

One of the funnest parts of the Consumer Electronics Show are the cool, the crazy, and just-around-the-corner products.

Android: The next generation

CES 2011 was a sea of Android smartphones and tablets, but only a few stand out as the technology innovators

How useful are tablets for business?

Last week's CES brought forward a huge number of tablets. It doesn't take a genius to realize we're entering the era of tablet computing. Either that or there will soon be a lot of red-faced manufacturers. (Don't laugh; it happens regularly in the wo...

Is the Microsoft-Intel marriage finally over?

Cringely here, reporting from CES in Vegas, where rude beasts walk the earth (at least, the ones that don't crawl or slither), impeded in their forward progress only by hip-deep mounds of tablet PCs. Everyone appears to be tapping, swiping, and gestu...

The Best of CES 2011

Great looking tablets, superfast phones and the return of the boom box. Here's what we loved at this year's show.

The 5 coolest things to come out of CES

Anyone who's attended tech conventions over the past five years has heard plenty about 4G wireless networks, but this year the hype has become a reality.