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Media outlets which throw their lot in with Apple's mobile news app will see plenty of traffic but little in terms of revenue as a result, a report claims.

The 1st generation, 9.7” touch iPad was released in April 2010 – until then tablets were big, clunky, chunky, x86 based, touchable, Windows devices. Little wonder that the ensuing six generations of iPad really had the market mostly to itself.

Ok, so Fujitsu actually calls this a 'slate' rather than a tablet, and has aimed it squarely at the enterprise/business user rather than the larger consumer market that 'modern' tablets target, but if you need a Windows 7 tablet to run Windows 7 apps, this is one tab you might take a stab at.

N-Trig, the company behind capacitive multitouch screen technology that works with fingers and also a stylus, has released two videos which show the practical applications of how its technology 'enhances the multi-touch experience by giving people more options and ways of connecting with their computers'.

Research firm Strategy Analytics says Apple took 95% of the 4.4 million unit worldwide tablet market, while another firm finds unusually high satisfaction ratings among iPad owners.

Dell's attempt to launch an Android tablet-cum-phone to do battle with the iPad has potentially left a streak in its underpants as plans for a July launch in the US go AWOL, the unlocked price goes up and the crustily ancient Android 1.6 is confirmed for launch, with 2.2 coming 'later'.

With Toshiba launching dozens of new notebooks for the consumer and business spaces for virtually any kind of user, along with new TVs, HD camcorders, a 'cloud companion' PC and the book like dual-screen Libretto, the announcement that Toshiba would be launching its own slate with either the Android OS installed, Windows 7 or potentially even both this October arguably stole the show!

According to a leaked document, HP's Slate device addresses many of the supposed iPad shortcomings.

The first iPads have landed in the hands of various US reviewers, and a couple of days (US time) before the iPad itself officially launches, the first, 'first look' reviews of the iPad have already hit US publications.