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"I didn't completely see that coming," the 46-year-old founder has said of the tablet's rapid rise among consumers.

Dell Inc. Lowers Its Sights for Gadgets, Consumers Justin Scheck 2011

Amid slow sales in late 2010, Dell cut the tablet's price by as much as $180.

How Dell's Streak Missed Its Mark 2011

Unlike Apple, which takes a broader view of the tablet's potential, Sony sees its tablet as primarily an entertainment-consumption device.

Sony Designs Tablet That's Not an iPad Wannabe Walter S. Mossberg 2011

The agreement, if accepted by Apple, could see the tablet's launch next week, Samsung's attorney David Catterns told Dow Jones Newswires after a hearing at the country's Federal Court in Sydney.

Samsung Offers Deal to Put Off Apple Dispute David Fickling 2011

But RIM hadn't settled on what the tablet's marketing message should be.

BlackBerry Maker's Issue: Gadgets for Work or Play? Phred Dvorak 2011

It will also feature live video feeds from CNN and a tablet version of iReport, a CNN feature that lets consumers upload photos and videos which they've presumably shot with their tablet's camera of news events.

Google ups the Android ante with Honeycomb, Web app market 2011

And while most border on gushing, the tablet's Achilles heel seems to be it's much-awaited dual cameras.

Faster Forward: How is Facetime on the iPad 2? 2011

Executives said Thursday the tablet's rollout wouldn't be affected by the quake in Japan.

Under Pressure, RIM Adds Google Apps to New Tablet Stuart Weinberg 2011

Engadget's Joshua Topolsky is blunt about the tablet's cameras, saying, "Let's just put this out there: the iPad 2 cameras are really pretty bad."

iPad 2 review roundup 2011

Those costs could offset whatever the company might have saved from cutting back on the tablet's hardware, he said.

Amazon Cloud Boosts Fire Stu Woo 2011