Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
tablet computerslatest news & developments
Helping your learner to use Internet wisely

Porn on pupils’ tablets is akin to a virus

"While visiting schools, I have observed one common behaviour – pupils storing porn videos on their tablets"

The cast and crew of ‘Dear White People’ at the Sundance Film Festival.

The market for transforming tablets is heating up

Devices that transform from tablets into laptops combine portability with productivity, as Asus and Mecer show, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

The gold trim of the Samsung Tab S makes it the real head-turner among the tablet forerunners.

Tablets: Samsung, Sony in hot pursuit of iPad Air

The iPad might be the benchmark for tablet design and efficiency but Samsung and Sony have released tablets that redefine the idea of a "benchmark".

The LG phablet, a phone-tablet

LG has entered the phone-tablet arena as it introduces its 5.5" G-Pro Lite, which combines a big screen and a stylus with slightly more modest specs.

Apps have made every-day tasks easier

Five apps for 2014, and one you can’t do without

Sean Bacher reviews new apps for 2014, including Tagaboom, App Stalker, Active Fitness, I’m Bored and ICEPlus – an app that no one should be without.

Twenty apps for your new tablet

Got a new Apple iPad or Android tablet for Christmas and don’t know what apps to get? Try these.

File photo

Teaching teachers technology

Teachers have been given the chance to to be behind a desk with the latest gadgets in hand – at a technology conference designed especially for them.

Microsoft plan its own mini tablet in response to Apple

Microsoft has plans for new touchscreen devices and a Windows 8 revamp as revenue rise has unexpectedly beaten analysts’ forecasts.

Acer’s B1: Here comes the tablet killer

A new entrant in the ultra-low-cost tablet market is also a global brand name at the high end. That could make all the difference.

Acer to launch cheaper Iconia B1 tablet to undercut competitors

Computer manufacturer Acer Inc has confirmed that it would offer a new mini-tablet for as little as $99 in several emerging markets.

The tablet of the year is the iPad Mini.

Mini tablet war under Christmas trees this year

A sales war could determine whether Apple, Google or Amazon will dominate the fastest-growing area of personal computing.

South Africans are clearly in love with the iPad

Android devours Apple’s lunch

Smartphones and tablets powered by Google’s Android software are eating into Apple’s turf by feeding appetites for innovation and low prices.

iPad

iPad, therefore I love computers

The tablet has revolutionised the way its enthusiastic users work, live and play.

Smartphones, tablets to drive advertising market

Deloitte says people who use smartphones, tablets and portable media players are due to become a force in the competitive 2012 electronics market.

Light my Fire: Amazon ignites tablet war

Light my Fire: Amazon ignites tablet war

Amazon.com took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire" on Wednesday, tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 price tag.

HP surrenders as post-PC era beckons

The surest sign the post-PC era is here is the announcement by the world’s top personal computer maker that it is taking steps to exit the business.

Will Intel’s Ultrabook take on the iPad?

Intel has said computer makers Lenovo, Asustek and Acer will launch its new lightweight notebook PCs — known as Ultrabooks — at the end of May.

Sony to take on Apple with launch of first tablet PCs

Sony, a laggard in the tablet market, unveiled its first tablet computers in an attempt to grab second place in the market from Apple’s iPad.

Internet usage transforms news industry

The rapid growth of smartphones and tablets is making the internet the destination of choice for consumers looking for news.

PC sales growth to be ‘hit by Apple’s iPad 2’

The overall growth in PC sales will be cut dramatically over the next two years as people in the US and Europe choose tablets.