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Avoid getting burned by Java

Aug 31, 2012
Oracle announces a new patch for its Java software.

Microsoft announces Surface tablet with few details

Jun 19, 2012
Microsoft's new tablet computer, the Surface, looks kind of like an iPad, but it runs Windows and has a keyboard. It was unveiled yesterday at a very Apple-esque event.

Microsoft unveils new Surface tablet

Jun 19, 2012
There's a new tablet in town. It's called the Surface, and it's Microsoft's answer to the iPad. But will the new product, complete with a keyboard and running Windows, be able to compete in the tablet market?

Electronics withstand consumer confidence dip

Mar 27, 2012
Since the recession hit, we just haven't been shopping like we used to -- unless we're talking about electronics.
Apple employees carry boxes of new iPads that went on sale for the first time around the world on March 16, 2012 in New York City.
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Android tablet, you know, for kids

Nov 11, 2011
You knew it had to happen, right? Toys R Us has come out with the Nabi, a tablet computer designed just for kids. It comes pre-loaded with...

"We'll have Netflix and Pandora too, you guys, just like Nook Tablet" - Amazon.com

Nov 9, 2011
That might not be a verbatim quote but it's the basic message of a statement put out yesterday by Amazon, presumably in response to the...

Bye-bye Braille

Oct 13, 2011
Tablets. Wave of the future. Heck, wave of NOW, right? Well, what if you're blind? How's that flat, keyboard-less screen going to help you?...

For public good, not for profit.

What's a couple percentage points?

Sep 28, 2011
Big bucks, if you're a retailer trying to peddle your goods online. And a new Forrester Research report shows that shoppers using tablets are more...

Amazon holding event on Wednesday

Sep 26, 2011
The company is expected to unveil a new version of the Kindle. What everyone's looking for is whether the new device will more closely resemble the...