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New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 14 at 6:02 pm PT

The new iPad offers dramatically increased cellular speed and one of the most spectacular displays ever seen in a mobile device.

Mobile Device That’s Better for a Jotter Than a Talker

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 15 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt tests the Samsung Galaxy Note, a phone-tablet hybrid with a large screen that uses a stylus as well as your fingers.

Former Apple Designer Launches Digital Book Start-Up Push Pop Press

Liz Gannes in Social on February 1, 2011 at 7:21 pm PT

Mike Matas, the designer known for joining Apple at age 19 after creating the media management tool Delicious Library, today launched a new start-up called Push Pop Press.

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Apple: Where Are The TV Apps, Asks Kaufman

Tiernan Ray, Blogger, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on December 22, 2010 at 9:46 am PT

Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu this morning responds to Apple’s (AAPL) announcement yesterday it was closing in on one million units sold of the Apple TV, writing that the company should add support for its iOS apps on the device.

Apple iPad Production Bottleneck Miraculously Cleared! Tablet Ships April 3, Pre-Orders Begin March 12.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 5, 2010 at 5:29 am PT

So much for those rumored iPad delays and production bottlenecks. Apple said this morning that its new tablet device will arrive at market on Saturday, April 3, with pre-orders beginning March 12. Initially, only Wi-Fi models will be available, with their 3G counterparts to follow later in the month.

Weekend Update 01.30.10–The Padophile Edition

Drake Martinet in News on January 30, 2010 at 2:58 am PT

Okay, so maybe that headline was a bad joke, but plenty have been made at the expense of the name of Apple’s newest wunder-device. Maybe people are jealous. Maybe it’s too sexy. Maybe it’s too useful. And maybe they needed more women on the branding team. What’s not to love? By weight the iPad should be exactly five times as awesome as the iPhone.

First Impressions of the New Apple iPad

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on January 27, 2010 at 6:49 pm PT

Walt Mossberg provides his first impressions on Apple’s new iPad tablet computer.

Microsoft's Ballmer Will Not Be Showing "Courier" Slate PC at CES Opening Tonight

Kara Swisher in News on January 6, 2010 at 10:55 am PT

As much as BoomTown likes a good computer tablet faceoff, sources with knowledge of the situation said that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will not be whipping out the secret slate PC called “Courier,” which the company has been noodling on, in his keynote speech opening the Consumer Electronics Show tonight. Last night, the New York Times reported, in a blog post titled “Microsoft and H.P. to Reveal Slate PC Ahead of Apple,” that the software giant’s boss would do so. Except he will not.