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With all the buzz surrounding the HP and Palm Topaz Tablet, it's easy to forget the Slate 500, HP's previous tablet offering.

AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.

AT&T Inc set a disappointing profit target after adding fewer wireless subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, hinting at the troubles it may face once Verizon Wireless starts selling Apple Inc's iPhone.

The tablet which is expected to feature webOS is planned to be made in a way as to make it highly competitive with iPad in terms hardware as well as software. The prototype snapshot mentions a “Slate (Keyboardless “tablet”).

Apple is due to take gesture-based navigation to the next level, as a recently awarded patent to Apple illustrates a technology that can interpret real-world gestures on touch and hover sensitive devices.

AT&T Inc posted a quarterly profit slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations but its wireless subscriber growth missed analyst estimates in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone.

AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.

The much hyped Google Android 3.0 platform expected to be launched Motorola Xoom and other tablets gets introduced with exciting features for users and developers.

Sony Corp unveiled a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off competition from smartphones including Apple Inc's iPhone.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc is already feeling pressure from the next Apple Inc iPhone and forecast a steeper than usual drop in sales this quarter as a result, sending its shares down 6.8 percent.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc sold slightly fewer smartphones than expected in the fourth quarter and said it was already feeling pressure from new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone, sending its shares down 6 percent.

Microsoft Corp sold more than 2 million units of its new Windows Phone 7 software to handset makers last quarter, a strong start for the new software launched in October, but still far behind Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android system.

Even though more people are adopting the Android OS, Google says it isn't seeing enough returns in the app store.

A survey on Tuesday showed that developer interest in Google’s Android mobile phone platform rose, narrowing the gap with Apple’s iOS.

Worldwide mobile application store revenue is projected to triple to more than $15.1 billion this year and reach $58 billion in three years, according to Gartner Inc.

A Tennessee school is joining the wave of educational institutions enamored by the possibilities of Apple's latest device, which it plans on introducing to students this fall.

Mobile industry's service to consumers is getting better with time. A new report shows that Apple is planning to enable a feature in iPhone and iPad to facilitate purchases directly through these devices.

Verizon Communications expects revenue to rise as much as 8 percent this year as customers rush to buy more smartphones, particularly Apple Inc's iPhone.

(Corrects references to reflect 2011 EPS growth target of 5-8 percent forecasts overall growth, including items other than iPhone, in headline, second bullet point, paragraphs three, seven, eight and nine)

Verizon Communications expects revenue to rise as much as 8 percent this year as customers rush to buy more smartphones, particularly Apple Inc's iPhone.

The iPad is not good for business; at least according to Microsoft.