TABLET PC

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced that it will finally support Research In Motion Ltd.'s (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry Bridge for the PlayBook. While access to information of a BlackBerry will come at no extra cost, AT&T plans to charge $20 per month for tethering to access web content.

The iPad 3 is scheduled to arrive in October, making it one of Apple's most anticipated products of the year, alongside iPhone 5. The possible early release could be good news for Apple fans. For rivals and challengers in the tablet market, the iPhone 5 launch could put huge dents into sales.

There are now more than 100,000 applications made for the iPad. To be more specific, there are 100,159 iPad apps as of Thursday afternoon.

A slideshow which showcases the top 8 tablets which iPad 3 will have to contend with when it arrives in September.

There are now more than 100,000 applications made for the iPad. To be more specific, there are 100,159 iPad apps as of Thursday afternoon.

HP is about to release their new webOS tablet known as HP TouchPad, a 9.7-inch form factor to catch up with the other tablets like Apple iPad.

Apple Inc. has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google Inc., Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. Apple's iCloud service are intended to be used by 76 percent of iPhone users, according to a RBC Capital Markets survey.

A 7-inch Android-based tablet PC, the MediaPad was unveiled by China Huawei technologies in Singapore on Monday.

Apple's iPad 2 challenger Samsung's thinner and lighter Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now available with retailers in theU.S.

Research In Motion(RIM) once dominant of smartphone space has seen its shares drop by 20 per cent, taking it to the lowest level in almost five years, as the consumers shift their attention to sleeker phones from competitors like Apple.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is set to hit US retailers tomorrow is expected to be the next big thing in tablet PC world.

Blackberry maker RIM’s first tablet PC, the PlayBook is officially launched on Thursday in UK, which may give a tough competition to Apple’s iPad 2, especially over the starting price tag.

Tablet PCs are the frenzy currently and you might be bombarded with the shiny displays of latest and greatest tablets, but if you do not have any business purpose, how useful is the gadget to you?

Caris & Co. said Kindle is a multi-billion dollar opportunity for Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Kindle can generate revenue in excess of $5.48 billion and $1.20 billion in gross profit in 2011, while the brokerage expects at least $8.64 billion in revenue and $2.11 billion in gross profit by 2012.

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Microsoft may launch its own tablet along with its Windows 8 in late 2012, in what would be a significant move for the software giant which is yet to make a mark in the smartphone and tablet market.

The software innovations announced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) are laying the foundation for the next round of share gains in mobile phones, tablets and computers, especially with 4G connectivity going mainstream next year, Barclays Capital said.

Diehard fans of Google will have to wait if they are planning to own a Chrome OS run tablet PC. At the Computex PC show in Taipei on Tuesday, Google announced its plans to stick to Notebook computers for Chrome OS while mobile devices and tablets will be in queue.

Taiwan's Asustek Computer demoed an interesting concept of a smartphone which docks into a tablet at the Computex IT trade fair in Taipei.

Wedbush Securities views recent weakness likely due to concerns and confusion over the AT&T (NYSE: T) renewal, as an opportunistic entry point in shares of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR). The brokerage reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Synchronoss with a price target of $36.

The days of Android-ARM exclusive partnership are under threat as Acer is due to launch Android 3.0 or Honeycomb-based 10.1-inch tablet powered by Intel's Oak trail chip.