‘iPad killers’ unveiled

BERLIN – COMPETITION to Apple’s highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant’s thunder. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, presented at the IFA electronics trade fair in Berlin, Germany, has a seven-inch (17.8cm) touchscreen, slightly smaller than the iPad’s 9.7 inches, and uses Google’s Android 2.2 …
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Toshiba to launch iPad rival in Europe, Africa

Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it will start marketing its iPad-rivaling Folio 100 touch-display tablet in Europe, the Middle East and Africa between October and December. Like Apple Inc.’s iPad, the Folio 100 has a wide range of online functions, including music downloads and storage, and doubles as an e-book reader.
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Twitter App for iPad Puts New Focus on Design

Twitter has a new app for the iPad — and along with it, a new approach to design and usability.
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iPad dictionary app Terminology comes to the iPhone

Agile Tortoise’s dictionary app, Terminology, enjoyed success on the iPad, at one point hitting the number one spot on the iPad Reference charts and placing twenty-fifth on the overall iPad Top 100 Paid Apps. Now, the company is hoping for similar success with its newly released Terminology Ph for the iPhone.
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Twitter for iPad brings clever UI elements

Twitter tonight posted its long awaited iPad update (free, App Store). The now universal app borrows the side navigation bar of Tweetie for Mac but has its own unique interface elements rarely or never seen in an iPad app, including slide-out panes. Tapping an update not only provides full information about the user but will show any relevant content to the tweet in-line, such as a website or an …
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How Samsung’s Galaxy Tab compares to Apple’s iPad

Tablet computers to rival Apple’s iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe’s largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin.
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