Tablets

Microsoft Surface RT

Microsoft Surface 2: Top 7 features we want to see

News 15 May, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Better battery life, variable screen sizes and a lower price are just some of the improvements on our list.

Texting while driving

Text-driving fine to rise to £90

News 9 May, 2013 Jane McCallion

Transport secretary compares use of mobile devices while driving to drink-driving.

Google Play now available on NOOK tablets

News 3 May, 2013 Jane McCallion

Deal gives users access to over 700,000 Android apps and games

BlackBerry PlayBook

BlackBerry CEO: Tablets will be dead in five years

News 30 Apr, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Thorsten Heins casts doubts over prospect of a Playbook successor.

Investors prepare for more stock volatility on Apple earnings

News 22 Apr, 2013 Reuters

Share prices dip below the $400 mark, causing nervousness in the markets

Samsung Windows 8

Microsoft confirms release of smaller Windows 8 tablets

News 19 Apr, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Software giant to launch smaller devices with help of OEMs, confirms outgoing CFO.

Wifi

Ruckus Wireless hails new era of public Wi-Fi connectivity

News 17 Apr, 2013 Jane McCallion

Next wave of technology will transform the way we consume Wi-Fi, company claims.

Microsoft Surface RT

7-inch Microsoft Surface in the works, claim sources

News 11 Apr, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Microsoft looks set to follow Google, Amazon and Apple's lead with release of 7-inch device, report claims.

BBC laptop thefts treble in three years

News 10 Apr, 2013 Rene Millman

Over £750,000 of equipment lost or stolen from BBC staff.

Google Nexus 7

Nexus 7 second-gen tablet to go on sale from July: sources

News 3 Apr, 2013 Reuters

New version will reportedly be released exactly one year after original tablet

4

Apple iPad 4 review

Reviews 22 Mar, 2013 Richard Goodwin

Updated: We take an in-depth look at the 4G iPad - is it worth getting a contract?

Cambridge boffins invent “Red Dwarf”-style virtual assistant

News 22 Mar, 2013 Rene Millman

Hollyoaks actress lends face to messaging app

Kindle Fire HD vs Google Nexus 7 - Homescreen

Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD head-to-head review

Reviews 14 Mar, 2013 Khidr Suleman

UPDATED: With identical 7in displays and £159 starting prices, we put these Android-based devices to the test.

Surface Pro

Microsoft Surface Pro gets first software update ahead of UK release

News 13 Mar, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Microsoft activates Windows To Go and fixes Wi-Fi issues with first Surface Pro patch.

iPad shipments to be overtaken by Android tablets later this year

News 13 Mar, 2013 Reuters

IDC research suggests Apple's time at the top of the tablet market could be coming to an end.

Tablets

iPads should be counted in PC market trackers, claims analyst

News 5 Mar, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Tablet devices have earned their place in the PC market, claims Canalys.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review: First look

Reviews 4 Mar, 2013 Bertan Budak Jonathan Bray

The Korean firm debuts an 8in monster with calling capabilities.

Apple iPad Mini launch prompts crash in 9.7in iPad sales, claims analyst

News 1 Mar, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

LCD market watcher claims launch of smaller iPad has harmed sales of larger device.

Surface Pro

Microsoft blasted over lack of Surface Pro UK release info

News 1 Mar, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Updated: Hybrid device likely to be dead-on-arrival with its sky-high price.

Surface Pro

Microsoft Surface Pro to be released in UK "soon"

News 1 Mar, 2013 Caroline Donnelly

Updated: Software giant claims UK users will be able to get hands on tablet "in the coming months".

Pages