PC market losing more ground to tablets

PC market losing more ground to tablets

Sales of traditional desktop and mobile personal computers are expected to drop 7.6 percent this year as consumers shift to tablets and other devices.
Can India make a usable $35 tablet?

Can India make a usable $35 tablet?

After missteps, the Aakash2 looks to find out.
Google ramps up competition in hot tablet market

Google ramps up competition in hot tablet market

The Google Nexus 7 heightens competition in the red-hot market for tablet computers, which is dominated by the Apple iPad but has a number of other players.
Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know

Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know

Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language.
HP merges computer and printer units

HP merges computer and printer units

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it is combining its computer and printer units to free up more cash for innovation in the rapidly evolving technology market.
Amazon launches iPad rival, the Kindle Fire

Amazon launches iPad rival, the Kindle Fire

US online retail giant Amazon launched a touchscreen tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, on Wednesday that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.
US tablet users paid $53 for apps: study

US tablet users paid $53 for apps: study

More than 90 per cent of US tablet computer users have downloaded applications and most have bought apps, spending over $50 on average during the past 12 months, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Google's Android stars at electronics show

Google's Android stars at electronics show

Google may not have had any gadgets on display at the Consumer Electronics Show which closed here Sunday but the Internet giant made its presence felt.
Apple's iPad has real Xmas rival in Samsung's Galaxy tablet

Apple's iPad has real Xmas rival in Samsung's Galaxy tablet

Last Christmas anybody asked if they wanted a "tablet" probably thought they were being offered a pill to ease indigestion caused by a little bit of festive over-indulgence.