Bill Gates and others first envisioned that tablet computers would be the future of computing for everyone. So far, they have only caught on in niches, such as with e-readers or in specialized ...

In 2005, Nokia began releasing devices known as Internet Tablets. In the three years since, the world has yet to understand just what the heck these things are meant for. Essentially, the products — ...

Last summer, Google introduced a content hub for select Android tablets called Kids Space to help children and their parents find age-appropriate books, games, and videos. Now the company is doing the ...

As Apple ships 3.27 million iPads in launch quarter, rivals are scrambling to catch up Expect a lot of media tablets to ship this year - some 11 million - according to analyst house ABI Research, ...

El Segundo, Calif. – Media-type tablets like the Apple iPad and Galaxy Tab will outsell traditional tablet PCs around the world by 10:1 from 2010 to 2015, research company IHS iSuppli forecasts.

Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to total 118.9 million units in 2012, a 98 percent increase from 2011 sales of 60 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. According to the ...

Apple and its iPad dominate the tablet market now - and will still be the dominant player in five years' time, analyst house Gartner is predicting. Despite mounting competition from other operating ...

Shipments of media tablets, a la Apple's iPad, are expected to hit 46 million units in 2014, jumping from the 7.6 million forecast to ship this year, says IDC. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...