The California trial between Samsung and Apple is now headed for a scheduled start in late June, after the companies could find "no clear agreement," a Samsung official told The Korea Times. Both companies reportedly held firm in their respective beliefs, as Samsung believes Apple should pay royalties for using wireless transmission technology, while Apple believes Samsung copied the design of its iPhone and iPad.

If there's one thing that's getting old already, it's rumors of a new, smaller iPad. Much like the fabled Apple television set, talk of the mini iPad doesn't seem to be dying. Though many speculated that it would be unveiled with the third iPad in March, no such announcement was made or hinted at by Apple. Now, a new rumor is pointing toward an October unveiling, right about the same time that Apple is supposed to unveil its next iPhone.

Apple announced Monday that it has sold three million of the new iPad since its launch on March 16.

Samsung was dealt another blow in its patent battle against Apple this week after a court in the Netherlands ruled that Samsung is not allowed to pursue injunctions on "essential" patents if Cupertino is willing to negotiate a licensing deal.

"The contract is expected to rise to US$11 billion by the end of this year as Apple is planning to release a smaller iPad, probably with a 7.85-inch screen, and to sell more of its MacBook Air PCs using Samsung's faster SSD storage," said a Samsung official.

Apple is famous for relying on low-cost Asian manufacturers to both source and assemble its popular gadgets, but the consumer device giant recently started receiving a critical component in its iPad and iPhones from closer to home - Texas.

Apple's iPad is the bane of computer-memory makers, worsening the industry's losses as consumers choose the hand-held device that uses about 75% fewer of the chips than a typical laptop.

Apple Inc. is adding Sharp Corp. as a maker of screens used in the next-generation iPad, people familiar with the situation said Thursday, as the U.S. consumer electronics company moves to diversify component suppliers for its products.

Apple's move to standardize on Qualcomm baseband chips will be helpful in bringing LTE to the iPhone and iPad in 2012 thanks to Qualcomm's next-generation mobile device modem chips. The company announced recently that updated chips with integrated LTE and 3G support will offer greater power efficiency for mobile devices, a sticking point that has so far kept Apple from offering compatibility with high-speed LTE networks.

It gives users a similar tactile experience as typing on a physical keyboard, while still letting them perform swipe gestures on the display.

Reports that Apple would ditch Samsung and look instead to TSMC for the Apple A6 processor expected to feature in the next-gen iPad 3 and iPhone 5 are premature, a Samsung exec has insisted, claiming that the two companies will continue to collaborate on chipset design and manufacture.

A prophetic video from Apple's pre-smart-phone days showed a futuristic tablet computer with a touchscreen - foretelling the iPad more than 20 years before its creation.

A touchscreen gets dirty which is less of a problem when it is a back-lit device such as the iPad, but is a major annoyance on a reflective E-Ink display.

The big announcement came this morning when Amazon founder and CEO announced not only the new design for their Kindle e-reader but the new touchscreen version, Kindle Fire, to go head to head with Apple's iPad.

Yes, as a matter of fact, that is a 70-inch iPad screen you're seeing, and while the option to expand your iPad viewing experience doesn't come from Apple, judging from the upcoming video, it works just fine.

After the iPhone and the iPad, Apple may be working on a full-size TV (possibly with no-glasses 3D) which could also give American customers the option of a cheaper service than the present expensive cable TV offerings.

Witness testimony from a former Samsung manager during an insider trading trial has revealed that he leaked early information on the iPad to representatives from an "expert network" firm and a hedge fund.

Epson has launched a pair of new projectors that are aimed at the users of Apple iOS gear like the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. The new projectors are both in the MegaPlex line and there are two models.

Sony's two recently unveiled tablets, the Tablet S and Tablet P, are rumoured to become the first real competitors to Apple's iPad and iPad 2.

The HP TouchPad saw massive consumer frenzy as soon as the device's price was lowered to $99. HP itself was shocked by the want that was generated during the fire sale.