Apple's announcement on Thursday that it would be introducing a new iPad textbook experience and iBooks authoring tool presents huge opportunities for technology in classrooms.
Quick, name the last revolutionary consumer electronic device.
You may have just unwrapped your new iPad 2, but rumors are already swirling about the iPad 3.
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Can't justify buying a $500 tablet simply for entertainment? Then take it seriously: Make an investment in these add-ons and get down to business.
Although it has been on the U. S. market for just three weeks, Amazon's Kindle Fire is expected to become the second-most popular tablet in the world by the end of this year, according to the research firm IHS.
Comcast is on track to begin offering live television to subscribers' iPads as long as they stay near their home cable boxes, executives for the cable giant said in interviews.
If you view a tablet as a guilty pleasure, like I do, then buying the Kindle Fire should make you feel a little less guilty.
In the halls of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice facility, players can be seen carrying iPads everywhere they go.
The iPad is one of the most disruptive technologies of the past 5 years. Along with the iPhone, it birthed a new era of touch computing that does away with the mouse and keyboard altogether. And yet the iPad's undisputed dominance of the blossoming tablet market may not last forever. In fact, the iPad is about to get some stiff competition -- finally.
Smaller tablet computers that are significantly more affordable and portable than the iPad are finally starting to hit the United States -- and they could hit a crucial sweet spot in the consumer market.
2011 was supposed to be the year of the tablet. After the 2010 launch of the iPad demonstrated there was a lucrative market for consumer-class slates, all the key consumer electronics manufacturers strapped Android to their would-be iPad killers, hoping to catch up to Apple's massive lead.
CNN's Maggie Lake takes a look at the Amazon's latest tablet - the Kindle Fire.
One year, six months, and seven days after the iPad first went on sale, Facebook has at last released its app for Apple's tablet.
With Amazon unveiling its much-anticipated Kindle Fire tablet computer Wednesday, we may finally have a real tablet war on our hands.
After months of speculation, it's here: Amazon's tablet, the $199 Kindle Fire, was unveiled Wednesday.
MoboTap, the creator of the popular Dolphin Browser for Android and iPhone, has unleashed a browser for the iPad.
Need proof that the iPad and other tablets are geared toward playing games? Now they've got their own joystick.
United Airlines announced Tuesday that it is replacing its pilots' flight decks with iPads.
In the pre-iPad world, skeptics predicted that consumers would have no need for tablets. Then Apple unleashed the iPad -- and immediately sold millions of them.
For gamers, the urge to conquer and pillage dates back to time immemorial. Tabletop amusements like chess and its numerous variants have enthralled players for centuries.
After a false start late Monday, Skype has officially landed on the iPad.
Make sure you know how much money you'll really need to retire comfortably by using these three tools.
Facebook's iPad app could be a lot closer to launch than we thought. A full-sized, fully-functional version of the iPad app is hidden inside the current iPhone app.
Shipments of personal computers in the United States tumbled in the second quarter as manufacturers, retailers and consumers shift their focus to tablets.
Tech blogs are never short on Apple rumors.
Being a tech dad is a curse. We are always chasing the latest and greatest that tech minds are producing despite our economic status, how many kids we have or whether or not the CFO at home (the wife) will approve.
Buyers from around the world explain way they're willing to wait hours outside Apple's London store to get their iPad.
Ads touting Apple's iPad seem to be everywhere, but e-readers such as Amazon.com's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook are actually more popular with consumers, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
HP's iPad rival now has a launch date: The HP TouchPad tablet will go on sale July 1 starting at $499, the same price as the iPad.
There are no two ways about it: E-books are here to stay. Unless something as remarkable as Japan's reversion to the sword occurs, digital books are the 21st century successor to print.
The tablet computer market is about to get a whole lot more crowded.
There's a learning curve for every new consumer technology -- both for people who use the device and for makers of software or services that run on it. This has definitely been the case for Apple's iPad, which hit the market just over a year ago.
Google's Executive Chairman on the battle between the iPad OS and Android. CNN's Fareed Zakaria reports.
Smartphone air travel apps have been designed with all phases of your trip in mind. From finding a flight to finding a good cup of coffee during your layover, Budget Travel has selected five top apps to help make the most of your time in the sky -- or on the ground.
Tech and media companies are in a race to sap the serendipity from news consumption and distill readers' interests into an algorithm.
Politics is serious business -- but not all the time.
Electronics manufacturers have all the pieces they need to create a great competitor to the iPad.
Apple's iPad is just one year old, and more than 15 million customers have voted with their wallets. The tablet is officially mainstream.
The new iPads have landed -- and the throngs turned out to greet them.
The 2nd incarnation of the iPad -- the gadget that's become practically synonymous with tablet computing -- goes on sale Friday.
If you're looking to upgrade your car this year, you can ignore fuel injection, turbo charging, power steering and a streamlined chassis -- the new breakthrough that will improve your ride is an iPad.
On Friday March 11, Apple's iPad 2 will become available for purchase online and in retail stores. Early trade-in activity surrounding the original iPad suggests that that the iPad 2 will be in high demand.
It seems impossible for Apple to put a decent camera into anything but the iPhone, and despite many hopes, both cameras in the iPad 2 are about as rudimentary as you could get without having to load a roll of film in there.
With the iPad 2 going on sale in a week, Apple appears to be working to unload its remaining inventory of the tablet computer's first generation.
Tablets aren't killing personal computers yet, but they're making consumers think twice before buying a laptop.
It was a magical performance from a consummate performer, on that we can all agree.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at a company event in San Francisco on Wednesday to present the second generation of the iPad tablet.
You wouldn't think that Apple, the largest and most hyped-up tech company on the planet, would have anything left to prove. But Wednesday's iPad 2 announcement will be an important test for the company.
Before Apple released its iPad last April, skeptics loudly protested that consumers didn't want or need tablets.
From the earliest days of aviation, pilots have relied upon paper maps to help find their way. Even in an era of GPS and advanced avionics, you still see pilots lugging around 20 pounds or more of charts.
It's pretty much official: After months of anticipation, Apple on Wednesday sent out invitations to a March 2 press event where the company is expected to unveil the new version of its iPad tablet computer.
As Sly Stone said, the nicer the nice, the higher the price.The question is, is the more expensive Xoom nicer than the comparable iPad?
Apple will announce the iPad 2 next Wednesday, as made rather obvious by invites sent out to press this morning.
Motorola Mobility's Xoom, a tablet running Google's newest Android software, will go on sale at Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday, the cellular carrier announced.
HP on Wednesday unveiled the TouchPad, a tablet device that will go on sale this summer and compete with Apple's iPad.
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad last January, the biggest surprise wasn't the actual product. (Many shrugged and called the iPad a "bigger iPhone.") It was the price: Just $500.
Looking for new ways to package its growing crop of content, Yahoo is developing an application for the iPad and Android tablets called Livestand.
Wall Street Journal's tech columnist Walt Mossberg explains the competitions among tablets and tech trends.
Apple's production partners are already hard at work on the new model of iPad, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Media companies are making big bets on tablet-friendly newspapers and magazines -- even as they bleed cash chasing a still-tiny audience.
Amidst reports that the Samsung may be touting inflated numbers for sales of its Galaxy Tab tablet -- and reports that those that do buy the device are returning it at an alarming rate -- one might jump to the conclusion that Apple has little to be worried about in the way of competitors to its iPad.
The Daily, the iPad-only tablet "newspaper" thet launched Wednesday, has an odd relationship with the web: It allows both subscribers and non-subscribers to view web-based versions of all of its articles for free, but it doesn't offer a convenient index (a.k.a. homepage) for perusing them.
With its glossy touch screen and adaptable content, Apple's iPad is reviving longer-form reading, according to a recent report.
News Corporation owns several publications that are more than a century old. On Wednesday, the company will announce and then begin distributing its brand-new take on a news outfit built for the 21st century.
News Corp.'s iPad-exclusive newspaper, The Daily, will launch next week at an event in New York City.
When online media first arose, one of the common complaints about it was that it wasn't very portable. Unlike books or magazines, you couldn't easily read your desktop or laptop on the bus or in the bathroom.
Educator Steve Perry explains why the iPad will 'transform' the educational landscape.
The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC.
The next generation of the iPhone and iPad will sport a new version of Apple's A4 chip with a dual-core graphics processing unit that should enable even higher resolutions on these devices, as well as support for HD (1080p) video playback, AppleInsider reports citing sources familiar with the matter.
Along with hearing the announcement about the Verizon iPhone Tuesday, we've learned that Apple's iPad -- which has been marketed by Verizon for some time -- will now actually be able to connect directly to the Verizon network.
Tech-heads are drooling over the prospect of a second-generation iPad, widely expected to be unveiled in the next month or so.
Did the tech news ever stop this year?
When this year began, we were feverishly speculating about an Apple tablet, looking forward to 3-D TV sets, and optimistically waiting for the end of the cable companies' cruel grip on our wallets.
This was another crazy year for technology, full of cool new products, scandals, clashes and upsets. It was a big year for Facebook, WikiLeaks, the iPad and Google's Android system.
Apple's loose-lipped overseas partners are exchanging whispers about the next-generation iPad, claiming it will come in three different versions, one of which would work with Verizon's network.
What do the Gulf oil spill, the FIFA World Cup and Christopher Nolan's "Inception" all have in common?
Apparently the naughty bits on Chatroulette didn't deter Web surfers so much this year. And whether people agreed or differed with Steve Jobs about Apple's "magical" iPad, they still wanted to learn more about it.
This year in technology has been packed with surprises: From the rise of the iPad to Facebook's global domination.
Less than a year ago, some technology pundits questioned whether Apple's "iTablet" would find any buyers.
CNN app for iPad
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Check out the new CNN app for iPad featuring three new ways to explore the news.
CNN released its news app for the iPad on Tuesday, promising what execs say will be an "immersive and visual news experience."
Apple's iPad tablet computer -- one of the hottest items of the holiday shopping season -- got a price cut on the company's website Friday.
Every holiday shopper has at least one uber-elitist gadget nerd on their list -- and this is perhaps the most stressful stereotype to shop for.
Just in time for holiday shopping, CNN.com tech writer John Sutter shows off the latest gadgets and technology.
Some technology prognosticators see the success of touch-screen tablets as an eventual death knell for the computer mouse.
Hoping to improve its footing in the burgeoning tablet wars, RIM on Tuesday released a video that it says shows its forthcoming BlackBerry PlayBook outperforming Apple's iPad.
Gadget Lab editor Dylan Tweney is posing the question: What is the perfect phone to tether an iPad?
IPhone and iPad users' long wait for an app that allows them to view Flash videos is about to be over.
HP has at last revealed its long-awaited Slate, an 8.9-inch tablet with capacitive multi-touch and running Windows 7.
Sharpen up your hoes, Apple fans. "FarmVille" has cropped up on the iPad.
CNN's Errol Barnett shows us a tech analyst's demo of the iPad and discusses the device's pros and cons.
Some people still doubt the iPad's chances for success, but current sales rates suggest that the device could rank among top consumer electronics categories within a year.
Don't have a friend who will watch TV with you?
Amazon's new commercial for its Kindle e-reader is using some exposure to go after Apple's iPad -- and not just the bikini-clad actress in the ad.
While PC makers are running full-speed to chase the iPad's success, it's notable that just as quickly they've stopped talking about Netbooks.
Apple's iPad may finally have some competition.
Richard Quest talks to Samsung's Simon Stanford about the company's Android powered tablet set to compete with the iPad.
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