Apple iPad Dominates Tablet Web Traffic with 84% Share
An analysis of which tablets are being used to access web sites in N. America has found that the Apple iPad is the predominant platform by a huge margin. This[...] Read full article
Exec In Charge of the BlackBerry PlayBook Has Resigned
There's another nail in the coffin of the PlayBook II: the person at BlackBerry who was responsible for the first version is leaving the company. Read full article
Analysts: Inexpensive Tablets are the Cause of Dropping Desktop and Laptop Sales
The second quarter of this year saw a continuation in the decline of sales of all PCs, which analysts from Gartner say was brought about by increasing interest in low-cost[...] Read full article
PlayBook Tablet Not Getting an Upgrade to BlackBerry 10 After All
In January, the CEO of BlackBerry said his company's tablet would be getting an upgrade to the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Today he rescinded that promise. Read full article
FAA Expected To Relax Rules for Using Tablets on Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tasked an advisory panel of industry, pilot-union and government representatives to take a look at the guidelines regarding electronic use during various phases of[...] Read full article
BlackBerry and Nokia Both Considering Tablets
While neither BlackBerry or Nokia have actually announced plans to bring out a tablet, executives from both of these smartphone companies have hinted that it's a possibility. Read full article
BlackBerry Messenger Headed for iPad and Android
An announcement was made today that fans of BlackBerry Messenger have been hoping for for years: a version of BBM is going to be introduced for devices running iOS and[...] Read full article
BlackBerry CEO Says Tablets Will Be Gone in Five Years
With BlackBerry in the process of remaking itself, there have been questions about whether there will be a successor to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. A recent interview with CEO Thorsten[...] Read full article
BlackBerry PlayBook 2 Might Be Coming This Year
Executives at BlackBerry need to get their stories straight. This week, the company CEO seemed to indicate that a tablet is a remote possibility, while another exec said a PlayBook[...] Read full article
Smaller Tablets Selling Better Than Expected; IDC Pushes Up 2013 Estimate by 10%
Smaller, cheaper tablets are doing well. So well, that the Market-analysis firm IDC has raised its estimates for how many tablets will ship this year by 10%. Read full article