Tablet News

Details of Samsung's tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, have surfaced on Vodafone's internal system, giving a glimpse of the company's plans to take on Apple's iPad.

Dell today began selling the Streak, its new touch screen tablet, similar to Apple's iPad, for $550 or $300 with a two-year contract from AT&T.

Budget retailer Kmart is selling a 7.0-inch Android tablet for $150, about a third of the price of Apple's popular iPad device.

Hewlett-Packard said it is on track to release tablet computers running Windows 7 from Microsoft and WebOS from Palm later this fall, as the computer giant looks to challenge Apple's iPad in the nascent market.

Apple plans to start selling the iPad in nine more countries this Friday, making the popular tablet available in a total of 19 countries.

Hewlett-Packard is pushing back the release of its Android tablet to the end of the year, in an attempt to focus resources on its upcoming WebOS project.

Microsoft is teaming up with about 20 hardware makers to release tablet computers running its Windows 7 operating system, underscoring the software giant's eagerness to counter the explosion of interest in Apple's popular iPad.

LG said it plans to launch an Android-based tablet computer at the end of this year, a move the company hopes help it gain ground in mobile devices and compete against market leader Apple.

Samsung plans to launch a tablet device in coming months, a move the company hopes will gain ground in its competition with Apple and help it transition away from conventional phones.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is developing a slate of new products, including a touch screen tablet, to keep from losing more ground to rival Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Apple said that iPad sales have topped two million units in less than 60 days since its launch in early April, boosted by strong demand for the touch-screen tablet in domestic and international markets.

PC maker Dell plans to sell an Android-based tablet computer, dubbed the Streak, in the U.S. later this summer, joining the increasing number of tech firms offering iPad-like devices.

Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton said it will begin selling a case for the Apple iPad at its Fifth Avenue Madison store this Friday, with additional stores carrying the products in June.

Verizon and Google are working on a tablet computer, in an attempt to catch up with rivals AT&T and Apple, the exclusive carrier and maker of the iPad and iPhone, for devices that connect to wireless networks.

Hewlett-Packard is developing a new tablet computer, code-named "Hurricane," running newly acquired handset maker Palm's WebOS mobile operating system, people familiar with the matter said.

Apple said its iPad tablet computer will launch in nine more international markets, including Australia, Canada and the U.K., on May 28 -- with pre-orders starting tomorrow -- following a strong debut in the U.S. last month.

Google has acquired Agnilux, a mysterious early-stage start-up run by members of a semiconductor design company that computer giant Apple bought in 2008.

Apple said the high-speed model of its iPad, which can run on AT&T's 3G network, will hit store shelves on April 30, and international pricing for the tablet computer will be announced on May 10.

Apple today unveiled its much-anticipated iPad, a tablet computer with a touch screen display to show movies, play video games and even view e-books, that could fuel its next leg of growth beyond the iPhone.