MacBook Pro to 'look like MacBook Air'
The MacBook Pro is set to get a redesign, slimming it down so it looks more like the hugely popular MacBook Air, according to rumours.
The whole range is set to get a new look, Apple Insider reports. One person familiar with the new MacBook Pro redesign said of the new models: "They're all going to look like MacBook Airs." Continue reading...
Analyst: Amazon prepping a 9-inch Kindle Fire
Amazon is working on a larger Kindle Fire. At least, that's what one analyst reckons, CNET reports.
Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley told investors this week that a 9-inch Kindle Fire could launch by the middle of the year. (The current Fire has a 7-inch screen.) And what does Bartley cite as his evidence? Well, he carried out his own checks with Amazon component suppliers. Not definitive by any stretch of the imagination, but it comes off the back of a number of other rumours concerning a larger Fire. Continue reading...
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Apple sues Motorola over Qualcomm licensing deal
Apple has gone to court again, this time with Motorola. It's claiming Moto's patent infringement cases against Apple in Germany breach Motorola's licensing agreement with chip-maker Qualcomm, Reuters reports.
This is starting to feel a bit like a game of chess. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N cleared as Apple loses case
Things have swung Samsung's way again in its ongoing court battle with Apple. A German court has ruled Samsung's redesigned Galaxy Tab doesn't infringe any of Apple's patents, meaning the tablet is cleared for sale, Reuters reports.
The ruling affirms a preliminary assessment, and states there are "clear differences" between the redesigned tablet (known as the Galaxy Tab 10.1N) and the iPad 2.
Apple accused Samsung of "slavishly copying" its iPhone and iPad, and sued the Korean company in countries all over the world, succeeding in imposing a ban in Germany. (Though that was overturned, then subsequently upheld. Come on, keep up.) The Tab was also banned in Australia.
Samsung redesigned the Galaxy Tab in November, giving it a new metal band around the edge that bleeds into the front of the device. And it seems that's done the trick, with Apple's patent claims rejected in a preliminary hearing. And now this. Continue reading...
iPad 2S a possibility as source casts doubt on iPad 3
Just a day after we heard the iPad 3 will touch down in the first week of March comes word of what we can expect. The new iPad will look the same as the iPad 2, according to a source quoted by the New York Times, who cast doubt on whether it will be called the iPad 3 after all. iPad 2S, perhaps?
The next-gen slate will have seriously beefed up specs, however. The screen, for example, will be "truly amazing", according to a leak-happy Apple employee. Could that be the much-rumoured retina display we've heard a lot about? We think it could. Continue reading...
iPad 3 launch in first week of March, says report
The iPad 3 will launch at the beginning of March, AllThingsD is reporting.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the publication tips the first week of next month for iPad redux -- and reckons the iPad 3 could go on sale as soon as one week later, as the iPad 2 did. Continue reading...
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Windows 8 beta could star at preview event on 29 February
29 February only comes round every four years, but new operating systems from Microsoft are becoming more frequent than our intercalary correction mechanism. This year on our extra day, Microsoft is planning a consumer preview for Windows 8, its new desktop OS, which could well signal the start of the public beta.
Being in beta means Windows 8 will be pretty much ready to use as your main OS, without many bugs. You can't expect a total absence of niggles, and we'd advise against installing it unless you're happy with the prospect of reinstalling your OS from scratch. Continue reading...
iPad 3 casing snaps hint at better battery, improved camera
Photos of what is reportedly the back casing of the iPad 3 have appeared, hinting at an improved battery and superior snapper in Apple's next tablet.
The images first arrived via the Repair Labs blog, which says it can confirm hardware changes in the third iPad via industry insiders in China. The pictures above compare the back of the iPad 2 to that of the next iPad. Continue reading...
iPad 3 in pictures: Our favourite concept designs 
The iPad 3 is rocketing its way towards us, it seems, ready to provide us with all the swiping action we could want. But what might it look like? We've collated the wisdom of the Internet hive mind and put together a bunch of our favourite concept designs for your viewing delight.
Nearly a year on from the iPad 2 launch and with the sequel surely just around the corner, everyone with an ounce of skill with a graphics programme is busy concocting pictures of what they think the new slate will be like. Continue reading...
Motorola Xoom tablets sold with previous owners' data
Moto has made a boo-boo. It recently provided 6,200 refurbished Xoom tablets to a discount website to sell on cheap. Except, err, some of them weren't really refurbished.
Motorola reckons 100 of the total batch "may not have been completely cleared of the original owner's data prior to resale," it said in a statement, meaning whatever the previous owner had on there was still on there when they were sold on. Whoops. Continue reading...
Amazon Kindle Touch now available internationally, not in UK
Great news -- the Amazon Kindle Touch is now available to buy outside the US. And the inevitable bad news? You still can't buy it in the UK.
That's right, so while customers almost everywhere else in the world -- including Togo, Suriname, Aruba and Belarus -- will be able to enjoy the touchscreen e-reader, us in Blighty will have to wait. Harrumph. Continue reading...
Apple banned in Germany, quickly overturns it
How quickly these things happen. Motorola succeeded yesterday in forcing Apple to pull several of its iPad and iPhone models from sale in Germany, following a patent dispute. But just a few hours later, Apple had succeeded in overturning the ban, the BBC reports.
Though Germans may still lose push email in iCloud, following a separate ruling. Can't we all just get along? Continue reading...
iPad 3 coming in March, February event something 'unusual'
The iPad 3 could be just around the corner, as new reports from sources in Japan indicate a March launch date, as well as a "strange" or "unusual" Apple event to take place later this month.
The news came via Japanese blog Macotakara, who had previously spoken of a February release but has corrected the report with a March date, claiming tips from "inside sources". The event this month is something else entirely.
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iPad 3 to sport quad-core A6 chip, photos suggest
Images purportedly showing iPad 3 diagnostic info suggest that Apple's next tablet will sport a quad-core A6 processor.
Boy Genius Report cites a source who claims to have an iPad 3 prototype in his possession, and sent the site some sneaky snaps from a diagnostic tool called iBoot. Continue reading...
Asus Transformer Prime pulled by Clove, Asus says it's fine
Online retailer Clove has pulled the Asus Transformer Prime from its digital shelves due to apparent doubts over the tablet's Wi-Fi and GPS, but Asus remains adamant the Prime has undergone "rigorous testing" and is fine and dandy.
The Prime may have been one of the few iPad rivals to genuinely offer any excitement, with its handy detachable keyboard, but it's been plagued with reported bugs. Clove is the first to pull the device from its shelves, however. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hops aboard the London Eye in video 
If you've ever floated above our nation's capital in one of the London Eye's great glass baubles, you may have gazed out over the famous urban landscape and wondered what exactly, beyond Big Ben and the BT Tower, you were looking at.
Wonder no more, for Samsung has stepped in to give a helping hand to tourists and ignorant Londoners alike in the svelte form of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet. Each of the Eye's 32 elliptical capsules is now kitted out with six Tabs, all of which feature bespoke content detailing the intricacies of London's skyline. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 11.6-inch tablet incoming?
Samsung could be gluing together a new Galaxy Tab, with online navel-gazers theorising that the company's next tablet will sport an 11.6-inch screen and a 2GHz processor, making it bigger and faster than the existing Tab 10.1 -- pictured above.
Androidandme has been putting the pieces together, and reckons it spotted a prototype Galaxy Tab during the CES trade show earlier this month. Continue reading...
iPad 3 rumours: Release date, specs and more
Not since Moses ambled down a mountain brandishing 10 commandments has a tablet generated as much excitement as Apple's iPad. After two years of living in the 'post-PC era' -- and with competitors scrambling to keep up -- Apple's CEO Tim Cook is fighting to keep the iPad's third incarnation in his magic hat before the big reveal next year.
Despite Apple's inherently secretive nature, the iPad 3 rumour mill has been grinding since before the second version was even released last spring. But with so many tidbits flying about, it can be difficult to know who or what to believe. Continue reading...
BBC News app arrives on Android tablets
The BBC News app is now on your Android tablet. As of today, you can get your fix of licence fee-funded news and sport on tablets such as the Asus Transformer Prime, Motorola Xoom 2 and Sony Tablet S.
The BBC News app for Android phones has been downloaded more than 3 million times so far. That works on tablets with screens smaller than 7 inches, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The new tablet version works on slates running Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich, the most recent versions of Android and the first versions designed with tablets in mind. Continue reading...
iPad 3 retina display hinted at by iBooks 2 code
The third iPad could arrive boasting an eye-treating retina display, if hi-res imagery hidden within the iBooks 2 app is to be believed.
iBooks 2 -- the new version of Apple's ebook store that introduces interactive textbooks -- was only announced yesterday, but already its code is being enthusiastically dissected. 9to5Mac has found image assets with a '2x' label at the end, suggesting that the pictures are designed to look good on a device with a pumped-up resolution. Continue reading...
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