Vendors grapple with excess channel inventory as tablet and PC struggles continue
The worldwide PC market experienced its fourth consecutive quarter of negative growth.
"tablets" news, interviews, and features
Features about tablets
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BYOD is as entrenched (and complicated) as ever
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend has been around for years now, and even though it's become a fixture at many companies, some IT shops are still grappling with how to make it work.
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Hands on: The LG G Pad II 10.1 is a pretty big, regular tablet
Nothing special to see here, though it does have stereo speakers.
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Android 6.0 M Marshmallow -- will it finally kill off Apple iOS?
Google has confirmed the name of Android M -- Marshmallow. The new version will first make it to the expected new Nexus devices due for release later this year. Soon after, it'll be available for OTA upgrades for older pure-Android shinies. But after that, who knows?
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All signs point to the demise of Microsoft's Surface tablet
Microsoft seems to be within a whisker of calling it quits on its failed experiment with the Surface tablet, the device powered by the ARM architecture and Windows RT, an offshoot of Windows 8.
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Is the ASUS X205 Microsoft's Chromebook killer?
The ASUS X205 is one of three Windows 8.1 notebooks, all released in November, designed to halt the encroachment of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2290210/wireless/119373-8-reasons-why-Chromebooks-aren-t-going-away.html">Chromebooks</a> into the low-end Windows notebook market. (The other two are the HP Stream 11 and HP Stream 13.)
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Review: iPad Air 2 is the best tablet ever (until next year)
It's a little thinner. It's a little lighter. It's a whole lot faster. All of this makes the iPad Air 2 both more of the same and better than ever.
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Three things to consider before ditching your laptop for a tablet
For a few years now I've been watching tablets develop into ever more potent machines, with an eye towards making the jump from a laptop to a slate for my mobile workstation. Sure, people have been working on iPads for years, but until recently it's always seemed like a bit of a hack to me.
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How to choose between the iPhone 6, Plus, and iPad
Like a great many people, I'm planning to pre-order one of the new iPhones, but I'm still on the fence about whether to order an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus.
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Apple's 12-inch iPad makes no sense at all!
Apple intends introducing a <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2599404/tablets/big-ipad-pro-q1-release-date-itbwcw.html">12.9-inch iPad model</a>, and there's some who may think doing so makes no sense at all. They're wrong. Here's why:
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The 6 best tablets for getting work done in 2014
A few years ago, it was easy to scoff at the idea of using tablets for productivity. The hardware was too weak, and the software was too limited, so turning a tablet into a work device made sense only for a few fringe users.
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Long replacement cycle drags down iPad sales
Apple announced it sold 13.3 million iPads in the second quarter, a year-over-year drop of 9%, the second straight quarter of declining numbers, and blamed a slowdown in developed markets.
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Technology leapfrogging: How the Cloud, tablets and phablets advance tech adoption
There's something to be said for traditions. After all, they're proven entities that have worked for decades. But while that standard Sinatra song may still find an audience at the weekend cookout, the same can't be said for standard technologies.
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Why Samsung needs to move beyond Android - and Google
Samsung depends on Google's Android OS, but needs to find a way to differentiate itself from rivals who also use Android if it's to grow and thrive.
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Ten years after: HP's primordial Windows XP tablet versus Surface Pro 3
The HP Compaq TC1100 is only 10 years old, but in mobile computing years, it's laughably archaic.
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