Tablet History: 14 Devices That Laid the Groundwork for the iPad

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TRENDING STORIES IN MOBILE Steve Jobs Mocked in Ad for Android Tablet [VIDEO] Apple Employee's iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO] Apple Is Now the World's Third Biggest Phone Manufacturer [REPORT] ALL STORIES IN MOBILE Tablet History: 14 Devices That Laid the Groundwork for the iPad 8:41:36 AM Rob Lammle For many people, Apple's iPad is a magical device that appeared out of thin air. The iPad, however, is the culmination of decades of advancements in a variety of technologies. Come along as we take a look at some of the milestones in the... You Can Now Pre-Order the Nokia Lumia 900 at Microsoft Retail Stores 4:07:40 AM Stan Schroeder If you live near a Microsoft retail store, you can now pre-order a Nokia Lumia 900 with a $25 down payment, the Verge reports. Unfortunately, even if you do that, you still won't know how much the device will cost when it finally arrives,... Google's Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door 12:12:21 AM Kate Freeman Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog. With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect... 8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:49 PM Seth Porges App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just a small investment of time and cash, it's not hard for would-be mobile moguls to turn a concept... ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO] Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:12 PM Mashable Video Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand of smartphone out of a solid block of organic bamboo. The 23-year-old design student at Middlesex University in... Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT] Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:42 PM Peter Pachal Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything's going to change. An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it... Apple Employee's iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO] Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:06 PM Alissa Skelton A glitch with an Apple store employee's iPhone SIM card has allowed his personal life to be spied on by tech bloggers. The incident happened after the employee inserted his personal SIM card into a customer's broken iPhone to repair it. The... Steve Jobs Mocked in Ad for Android Tablet [VIDEO] Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:41 PM Todd Wasserman Steve Jobs, sporting a halo and wings, extols the virtues of an Android tablet in a Taiwanese ad that's getting attention in the U.S. for its disrespectful treatment of the late Apple cofounder. The 20-second ad, which hit YouTube this week,... HTC Confirms Wi-Fi Security Bug; Some Updates Already Available Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:30 PM Pocketnow Besides don't download apps from sketchy sources, one of the big rules of keeping your Android device safe is think carefully about approving app requests for system permissions. That latter one can be tricky to encourage, since it requires the... iPhone 4 Voice Control: Commands, Tips and Tricks Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:34 AM Amy-Mae Elliott iPhone 4S owners may get to listen to the dulcet tones of Siri, but users of earlier iPhone models can also enjoy similar high-tech wonders through Apple's "Voice Control" functionality. It's a limited tool, especially compared to Siri, but a...		TOP STORIES TODAY You Can Now Pre-Order the Nokia Lumia 900 at Microsoft Retail Stores 8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App Google's Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO] Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT] TOP TOPICS Trending 3,921 followers Business 30,507 followers Media 2,490 followers Facebook IPO 70 followers US 593 followers Mobile 4,216 followers Apps And Software 627 followers Marketing 7,463 followers Google 46,432 followers Entertainment 2,787 followers
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