Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive unveiled the touchscreen device at the Yerba Buena Centre in San Francisco. Mr Jobs unveiled the device to described the tablet as a "third category" between smartphones and laptops. Read more
A digital astronomy textbook could incorporate typically static content with much more. Students could subscribe to various feeds, including Mars Rover videos on YouTube or astronomical Twitter accounts. Students from the same class could connect from a single Facebook group where to study and collaborate on research -- all within context of the astronomy textbook. Read more
Hours ahead of Apple's top secret product launch of what's believed to be its revolutionary tablet computer, a publishing boss in America has spilled the beans about the product. In an interview on American business network CNBC, the chairman of publishing giant McGraw-Hill has let slip a handful of previously unknown facts about the computer, which he refers to as the 'tablet' and the 'tabloid'. Read more