Tablets taking over from PCs?
The big change is happening. Latest Gartner data revises downwards the shipment volumes for PCs. Plugging the gap, the explosive growth of tablets. But have they got it right?
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Right to reply: 7 Features That Would Encourage iPad Owners to Upgrade to the iPad 2
With the iPad 2 set to go on sale later this month, how can the tablet PC stand out from the burgeoning competition? Jennifer Jacobson at Retrevo.com lists seven features lacking from its previous version that Apple could improve upon.
EU antitrust watchdog raids e-book publishers
EU antitrust regulators investigating e-book publishers have raided several companies on suspicion of price-fixing.
Top 5 Hot Topics at Mobile World Congress 2011
As Mobile World Congress gets underway in Barcelona, widely regarded as one of the biggest mobile events in the calendar, Juniper Research reveals the hot topics at this year’s show.
Apple’s iPad 2 ‘already in production’
Apple is reportedly in the production phase for its next-generation iPad 2, following the success of the tablet computer last year.
BBC launches free iPlayer app for iPad and Android
The BBC has released free, standalone iPlayer apps for iPad and Android, with plans to launch a subscription-based version in the US in April.
Right to reply: News Corp financial muscle is The Daily’s main advantage
News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch has launched a digital newspaper for the iPad called the Daily, which he said he hoped it would be an “indispensable source of news” in the tablet era. But will it catch on? Adrian Drury, analyst at Ovum, takes a closer look…
Time Warner to stream channels to US Comcast viewers
Time Warner has struck a deal with US cable provider Comcast to stream its major channels to Comcast’s internet subscribers.
Apple blocks Sony’s e-reader from iPhone
Apple has blocked Sony’s e-reader iPhone app as it allows people to read books bought through Sony’s store, rather than Apple’s “in-app purchase” payment system.
British holiday-planners ‘drowning in sea of online research’
Two thirds of online Brits (67%) are now using the Internet to research, source and plan their holidays both here in the UK and abroad, according to the latest research from Memonic, the free web based note-taking software company, and YouGov.