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  • Apple's iPad, other tablets, clobber PC market

    Even as Apple was taking the wraps off the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9212799/iPad_owners_rush_to_dump_old_tablets_for_new_model?taxonomyName=Hardware&amp;taxonomyId=12">new iPad 2</a> , one analyst firm was reporting that tablets are wreaking havoc on the PC market.

  • AT&T launches post-paid data billing plan for iPad 2, other tablets

    AT&amp;T today introduced a new post-paid monthly data billing option for tablet computers, including <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9212639/Steve_Jobs_launches_Apple_s_iPad_2">Apple's new iPad 2</a> . The move goves AT&amp;T a slight edge over Verizon Wireless, which only offers pre-paid plans for tablets.

  • AT&T to sell Kindle 3G on March 6

    AT&amp;T will begin selling the new Kindle 3G e-reader on March 6 for $189 at its retail stores, the first time the carrier has sold a dedicated e-reader device.

  • Chevron, TD Bank Hope to Tap Tablets' Potential

    Information technology executives at Chevron Corp. and TD Bank NA are hoping that tablets like Apple Inc.'s iPad and the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209323/RIM_to_launch_LTE_HSPA_PlayBook_tablets_by_year_end">upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook</a> from Research In Motion Ltd. can significantly improve their companies' work and decision-making processes.

  • Footwear, Fashion Driving RFID Growth

    Retailers are rapidly deploying systems that support item-level <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/76682/Radio_Frequency_Identification">RFID</a> tagging of apparel and footwear, according to an <a href="http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3610">ABI Research report</a> released earlier this month.

  • What to expect in cloud-based communications in 2020

    BARCELONA -- John Donovan, AT&amp;T's chief technology officer, is making what he calls "creepy" and "spooky" -- but ultimately useful -- predictions for wireless computing and communications in the cloud in 2020.

  • Nokia CEO quashes talk of sale to Microsoft

    BARCELONA -- Microsoft won't be buying Nokia any time soon despite the despite a sweeping Windows Phone agreement announced by the vendors last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told reporters Sunday.

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