TABLET PC

Barclays Capital said Apple Inc.'s iPad 2, which began shipping in the U.S. on March 11, remains sold out across retailers with limited sporadic availability at Apple stores themselves and 4-5 week wait times via Apple.com.

Tablet thinness factor, a new parameter to judge the tablets, was introduced by Apple earlier this month when it launched its ultra thin tablet iPad 2.

Samsung followed Apple's thinner, lighter and faster mantra to the hilt to deliver two new super thin and light, Android 3.0 tablets to take on iPad 2.

Intel is said to join hands with Taiwan-based notebook makers to push in to Android tablet PC market, a move after Microsoft said its Windows operating system will add support for ARM-based platforms.

Nearly half of all Americans are getting their news from mobile devices according to a recent survey.

Analysts say Apple's tablet dominance will remain strong in 2011.

A comparison between Apple iPad 2 and LG's Android 3.0-based 3D capablet tablet G-Slate.

Jefferies & Co. believes that Google Inc., Apple Inc., Adobe Systems, Microsoft Corp., and the large advertising agencies are potential acquirers of Velti Plc (NASDAQ: VELT).

Adobe takes its publishing software into the age of the tablet with its upcoming enterprise publishing suite release.

Apple iPad 2 launch caught its rival's off-guard, as it upped the ante with a slimmer, faster and lighter rendition while retaining the virtues of the older iPad.

Apple iPad 2 will not face competition from Microsoft as the Windows OS maker will not release its tablet specific OS until 2012.

Apple unveiled its lighter, thinner and faster rendition of iPad, the iPad 2 with upgrades sufficient enough to give a tough fight to the current breed of Android, webOS and QNX-based tablets.

The possible factors that could lead to the cannibalization of the PC by tablets are classified into consumer growth and enterprise growth. Tablets may ultimately cannibalize around 15 percent of the total PC market through 2014, which while material, doesn't deter the PC markets from seeing sustained growth over the next 5-years, according to RBC Capital Markets.

The decline of the mobile PC, or laptop, is going to happen at a much faster rate according to recent research from Gartner.

RBC Capital Markets estimates that tablets may ultimately cannibalize around 15 percent of the total PC market through 2014, which while material, doesn't deter the PC markets from seeing sustained growth over the next 5-years.

Apple unveiled the next version of its game-changer tablet iPad, the iPad 2, and the sequel is certainly tantalizing with a slimmer and a lighter frame.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled iPad's new avatar, the iPad 2, an evolution rather than a revolution -- slimmer, lighter and faster.

Steve Jobs said the difference between Apple and its competitors is in its DNA.

Apple could be a victim of its own hype, created by its muted response to media prodding for details about the upcoming iPad 2.

The iPhone 5 is expected to be released this summer, contrary to rumors of delay in the market.

A list of top 5 tablets in the 7-inch category that Apple's iPad 2 has to fend with when it arrives on March 2.