MWC 2016
A Windows tablet with Apple-level elegance
Peter Wells Chinese company sets out to fill a market gap with its 'beautiful Windows tablet', which can transform into a laptop.
Apple Recall
Apple slammed over power adapter recall, 'incidents' may be under-reported
![Peter Neumeister's broken Apple wall adapter caused an electric spark.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/i/o/j/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmioeu.png/1454404698664.jpg)
Hannah Francis Consumer group Choice calls for more information on the 'incidents' exposing consumers to electric shock, as more customers come forward detailing problems.
Apple recalls power adapters for MacBook, iPad, iPhone and iPod
![Australian wall adaptors for iPads and Macs have been recalled.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/g/m/f/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmgkkw.png/1461217008247.jpg)
Hannah Francis Tech giant instigates massive international recall of power point adapters due to risk of electric shock.
Microsoft recalls 285,000 Surface tablet power cord sets
![About 285,000 power cord sets sold with Microsoft's Surface tablets have been recalled.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/c/3/a/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmc37v.png/1453439979627.jpg)
Larissa Ham Microsoft has recalled 285,000 power cord sets sold with its Surface branded tablets, with users warned to stop using them immediately because of the risk of electric shock or fire.
Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is a very different Android tablet
![The Yoga Tab 3 Pro has a built-in projector.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/4/u/8/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm4kmx.png/1452651956623.jpg)
Claire Connelly With a brilliant screen and a built-in projector, Lenovo touts its latest as the 'ultimate video tablet'. But is it good for anything else?
Tablets
Google Pixel C Android tablet review
![Amazingly constructed from anodised aluminium, the Pixel C and its sold-separately keyboard feel great.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/0/7/9/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gm068t.png/1452046638984.jpg)
Campbell Simpson Google's home-brand Android tablet is the best-built and most impressively constructed of its kind.
Tablet games not so bad after all
![New research shows that learning on a tablet may be just as effective as traditional learning techniques.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/s/5/8/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gls3vt.png/1450634107669.jpg)
Francesca Wallace It is the modern parent's dilemma: to give in to the allure of the iPad, or endure the screams of a bored child.
Hands on: is Apple's iPad Pro a PC and laptop killer?
![The iPad Pro is Apple's first effort at a more powerful tablet-laptop hybrid.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/j/7/8/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkxvht.png/1447402501205.jpg)
Tim Biggs It's not hard to imagine that for some the iPad Pro is all they need besides a phone.
iPad Pro won't be the nail in PC's coffin
![Apple CEO Tim Cook. While Apple has never confirmed it's developing a car, the iPhone maker has been building a team, ...](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/j/4/j/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkweqr.png/1461098287728.jpg)
Adam Turner Comment: Apple's new chief has clearly discovered Steve Jobs' private kool-aid stash.
Apple
Mac sales at all-time high as iPads dip
![The iPad Pro is Apple's first effort at a more powerful tablet-laptop hybrid.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/j/7/8/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gklkpe.png/1447402501205.jpg)
Tim Biggs Macs will outsell iPads some time next year if trends continue.
Encounters with Androids
![These two tablets are boosting Android's standing in the tablet market.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/1/8/v/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gk19sq.png/1444881508422.jpg)
Peter Wells Two new devices from Samsung and Sony are worthy challengers to Apple's iPad.
Sony Xperia Z4 tablet review
![At 6.1mm, the Xperia Z4 is a very thin tablet.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/4/8/i/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gk3379.png/1444278955480.jpg)
Tim Biggs Review: This is the best Android tablet currently on the market
Tablets
iPad Mini 4 review: Apple's smaller tablet finally measures up again
![The official case for the Mini no longer comes with a flap for the front attached. The case is also now silicon and has ...](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/y/x/z/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjyn38.png/1443770005169.jpg)
Tim Biggs Forgotten though it may have been by Apple during its last press conference, the iPad Mini 4 is great news for those who prefer a smaller form factor but don't want to miss out on the latest features.
Tablets
Amazon planning to release $50 tablet this year, report says
![The Kindle Fire HD 6, which sells for $US114. Amazon is said to be planning a similarly-sized tablet for less than half ...](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/i/5/u/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gji5nm.png/1441749753465.jpg)
Tracey Lien E-commerce giant reportedly set to release a low-priced Android tablet with a 6-inch screen in time for Christmas.
Tablets
Lenovo's new tablet features a 70-inch projector
![An idea of the Lenovo Tab Pro 3's picture quality over a short distance.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/e/w/6/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gjeviw.png/1442258761500.jpg)
Adam Turner With a built-in 70-inch projector, Lenovo's Yoga Tab 3 Pro aims to be more flexible than ever.
Review
Windows Surface 3 v Apple iPad Air 2: which one should I buy?
![The Surface 3, left, with its larger sibling the Surface Pro 3 and the Surface Pen.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/a/x/y/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.ghapwz.png/1432847199154.png)
Hannah Francis Windows' latest tablet is versatile but lacking in content, while the iPad is still the go-to for reliability and portability.
Microsoft introduces Surface 3, a cheaper tablet starting at $699
![Microsoft's Surface 3 tablet.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/c/j/a/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mcif4.png/1427848276146.jpg)
Andrea Chang Microsoft has announced the Surface 3, a new, cheaper tablet.
iPads ruining people's sleep
![iPad reading.](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/c/g/z/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.12duw3.png/1419550684941.jpg)
Brady Dennis Basking in the blue glow of tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up our sleep patterns more profoundly than we realise, study finds.
Nokia introduces Android tablet in return to mobile devices
![Sebastian Nystrom, head of Product Business at Nokia Technologies, presents Nokia's new N1 Android tablet at the Slush ...](/web/20160625075252im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/p/c/f/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.11pcff.png/1416335127092.jpg)
Adam Ewing Nokia has unveiled a tablet running Google's Android software, marking a return by the former smartphone-market leader into mobile devices just months after it sold its handset business to Microsoft.