Tablets
Tablets
Tablet sales up 50% in 2013
12:17pm Global sales of tablets surged 50.6 per cent in 203, with Apple clinging to the top spot, a survey shows.
Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 review: 'drippin' gadget cuts across the age barrier
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KATIE CINCOTTA Samsung has released the Tab 3, which is squarely aimed at little people with frenetic fingers.
Mobiles
Phablet fine on holiday
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BLEEDING EDGE Like relationships, holidaying with technology can deepen attraction or expose tensions.
Review
Tablet styluses: TruGlide Pro v Adonit Jot Pro
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ADAM TURNER If you need to write or draw on your tablet, a stylus could be just the tool for the job.
Tech
Android sales to pass 1 billion in 2014
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Paul Sandle The number of Android smartphones and tablets shipped will break the 1 billion barrier this year, according to Gartner.
Apps
The best apps to download for your new smartphone or tablet
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Salvador Rodriguez The must-have apps to make the most of your new smartphone or tablet.
Tablets
Apple may release 13-inch iPad in 2014
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Adario Strange, Salvador Rodriguez Apple has a larger sized iPad in the works for 2014, according to a source from the company's Asia supply chain.
Tablets
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet v Kindle Paperwhite e-reader
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Paddy Wood Tablets and e-readers are very different beasts, and deciding which to get depends entirely on your needs.
Mobiles
Sony Xperia Z Ultra is slim and gorgeous, but a real handful
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KATIE CINCOTTA Pulling this big unit out of the box elicited gasps of disbelief from most of those I showed it to.
Tablets
Apple's new iPad mini with Retina display goes on sale
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Chris O'Brien In a surprise move, Apple has announced the iPad mini with Retina display is now available for purchase.
Tablets
iPad Air v iPad mini with Retina display
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ADAM TURNER With the new full-sized iPad's dramatic weight loss, you might think twice about purchasing the tiny iPad mini.
Mobiles
Is the stylus making a comeback in mobile gadgets?
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Jenneth Orantia Once destined to become a relic of the '90s, could the stylus be making a comeback?
Tablets
North Korean version of the iPad, the Samjiyon, has Gone With the Wind
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Andrea Peterson There's almost no internet access in North Korea, but that hasn't stopped the isolated nation from producing its version of an iPad.
Tablets
Barnes & Noble releases new Nook e-reader
Barnes & Noble is releasing a new Nook e-book reader for the Christmas holidays while it evaluates the future of tablet computers.
Tablets
Why Apple refuses to put a keyboard on the iPad
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Will Oremus If tablets are really replacing computers, why doesn't the iPad have a keyboard?
Mobile
Apple still managed improvements despite stiffer competition
![An Apple employee shows off the new iPad Air at a satellite launch event in central London on October 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/10/23/4853365/th-apple-ipad-air-7456-90x60.jpg)
MACMAN Apple's relatively low-expectation launch event in San Francisco on Tuesday still managed to produce improvements to its hardware and software line up.
Tablets
Apple iPad Air, iPad mini priced at a premium
![Apple employees show off the new iPad Air (R) and iPad Mini at a satellite launch event in central London on October 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/10/23/4852058/th-Apple-ipad-air-ipad-mini-70831-90x60.jpg)
JAMES W MANNING Apple has confirmed it is not competing on price but on reputation with consumers facing higher prices for many of its new devices, making them more expensive than many Android and Windows alternatives.
Tablets
Nokia launches first tablet with Lumia 2520, new Windows phones
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Anick Jesdanun Nokia is expanding its line-up of Windows phones and introducing its first tablet computer.
Tablets
Apple unveils new iPad Air, iPad mini
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Adam Satariano Apple has unveiled a thinner, lighter iPad Air and an updated iPad mini with a high-definition screen as it battles to stay ahead in the increasingly crowded tablet market.
Tablets
New iPad mini sees Apple fans queueing already
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MACMAN The punters have begun queuing for what is expected to be a spiffy new version of the most successful iPad so far, the iPad mini.
Review
iPad mini cases: STM v Targus
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ADAM TURNER Doubling as a protective case and a stand, these iPad mini covers aim to keep your little tablet computer safe on the go.
Tablets
New iPads expected at Apple event
![SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 23: The new iPad mini (C) and two fourth generation iPads are displayed after they were unveiled during an Apple special event at the historic California Theater on October 23, 2012 in San Jose, California. The iPad mini is Apple's smaller 7.9 inch version of the iPad tablet. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/10/09/4815016/th-ipad44-90x60.jpg)
Apple is holding an event in San Francisco next week to announce new products - likely updated iPads.
Review
Hands on: Microsoft Surface 2
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Adam Turner It's a major overhaul, but can Microsoft's second-gen tablet succeed where the original Surface RT failed?
Tablets
Apple to unveil new iPads October 22: report
![SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 23: The new iPad mini (C) and two fourth generation iPads are displayed after they were unveiled during an Apple special event at the historic California Theater on October 23, 2012 in San Jose, California. The iPad mini is Apple's smaller 7.9 inch version of the iPad tablet. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/10/09/4815016/th-ipad44-90x60.jpg)
Apple will reveal its latest line-up of iPads on October 22, according to a report citing sources familiar with the plans.
Mobiles
Windows Phone gains in Europe, Apple up in US
![A man uses the camera of a Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone as he poses in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013. Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia, which will continue as a maker of networking equipment and holder of patents, was once the world's dominant handset manufacturer but was long since overtaken by Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive market for more powerful smartphones. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/10/02/4794530/th-763967469-90x60.jpg)
Windows smartphones are making significant inroads in Europe, while Apple's iPhone is strengthening its position in the US.
Tablets
Microsoft unveils Surface 2 tablets
![The Microsoft Corp. Surface Pro 2 tablet computer and color type pads sit on display during an event in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Microsoft Corp. introduced two new versions of its Surface tablet, the software maker?s latest bid to challenge Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the hardware market after its first devices fell flat. Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/09/24/4773116/th-769832151-90x60.jpg)
Sinead Carew and Bill Rigby Microsoft has unveiled faster, more powerful versions of its Surface tablet in an effort to boost poor sales and mount a stronger challenge to Apple's iPad.
Mobiles
Why get a new iPhone when you can download most of the new software features for free?
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BEN GRUBB You don't need to buy the iPhone 5S to experience some of its new features. From next Thursday, Apple's latest operating system, iOS 7, will be available as a free download.
Review
Hands on: Asus Nexus 7 2013
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Adam Turner The best little Android tablet just keeps getting better with Google's second generation Nexus 7.
Tablets
Microsoft plans tablet computer event
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Microsoft has sent out invitations to a September 23 event at which it is expected to unveil new Surface tablets to challenge iPads and Android devices dominating the market.
Phablet
Samsung Galaxy Note 3: hands on review
![A model displays the new Samsung Galaxy Gear, left, which is connected ivy Gear Watch with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3, right, after the presentation in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated digital wristwatch well ahead of a similar product expected from rival Apple. The so-called smartwatch is what some technology analysts believe could become this year's must-have holiday gift. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Gear on Wednesday in Berlin ahead of the annual IFA consumer electronics show. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)](http://web.archive.org./web/20140130151602im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2013/09/05/4720497/th-764350445-90x60.jpg)
Pete Pachal The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is more of an evolutionary upgrade than a revolutionary one.