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The number of tablet computers being shipped to markets around the world each year will reach almost 250 million before the end of 2015, according to the latest predictions from IHS iSuppli researchers.

Devices like the iPad from Apple and first-generation Android offerings like the Galaxy Tab from Samsung have been selling well in recent months but the latest forecasts on the future of the sector suggest 2010′s figures will be dwarfed in years to come.

A new report on how computers are being used in British schools has revealed the extent of what is being referred to as a ‘digital divide’ within the country.

More than a quarter of teachers polled by the e-Learning Foundation and the Times recently suggested that the role of computers in British classrooms has become so strong that textbooks could soon be obsolete.

Thousands of British children are apparently hoping to see a shiny new tablet PC in their stockings on Christmas morning as the popularity of Apple products in particular continues to rise.

Rather than have a more traditional toy, young people around the UK are begging their parents for iPads, iPods and iPhones as their tastes become a little more electronic and considerably more expensive.

Tablet PC markets around the world are in their infancy and while the devices are proving popular, it is not entirely clear how these devices are being used on a day-to-day basis. A new analysis report has looked to offer some early insights.

As perhaps is to be expected, devices like the Apple iPad are consolidating the ways in which people consume all manner of different media, but there are some surprising findings revealed in the new study carried out by the Nielsen research group – not the least of which is that roughly a third of iPad users are yet to download a single app to their tablet PCs.

The Chinese Telecoms giant ZTE has joined the competition to win over consumers shifting their everyday computer use from traditional to tablet PCs.

A new device designed to rival the Apple iPad among other industry pace-setters has been unveiled by the company at P&T/Expo Comm China event, which got under way earlier this week.

The success of tablet PCs in major telecoms markets around the world has prompted a range of new releases along the lines of the ZTE Light from rival developers and many more are expected as consumer demand continues to increase.

Anyone who has used a tablet PC knows that, unlike traditional desktops computer and laptops, fingerprints can be a an issue. When using touch interaction, it’s inevitable the screen is going to pick up smudges and fingerprints.

So, is Brasso Gadget Care the perfect way to bring your tablet PC back to a mirror shine?

Despite the new boom of tablet computers, there are still some things a traditional laptop can do better. One thing that’s undoubtedly easier to do, on an old school laptop, is typing.

Dell, though, have come up with a new solution, in the shape of the Dell Duo. But what makes it so special?