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I think you're right Beerman. Tablets are still niche products. But if they start to become more mainstream, and Android starts taking large chunks of global market share because it caters to the needs of media owners in smaller countries (read: runs Flash) - then maybe Flash will appear in the...

Apparently the iPad isn't selling very well over here. "Ipad Key reasons seem to be price and a lack of local video content availability (apparently the web player versions of the local TV channels require Flash). And local magazines are pulling iPad editions. Could be that Flash...

It'll come. iTunes bills every week or so. It's a way of reducing their bank and credit card transaction charges. The banks charge for every transaction so Apple leaves it for a week or so before processing purchases in the hope that you'll buy more stuff during that time and they can process a...

Digital magazines have been a bit of a flop so far. Speak to any of the large publishers. They generally use services like Zinio for their own use - mainly for their sales people when they're on the road so they don't need to carry a heavy bundle of paper copies around. They sell very few copies...

I agree, but I'm not holding my breath. OSX hasn't made any quantum leaps forward in the past 10 years. And a major change of iOS to accommodate the larger screen of the iPad would mean that Apple would effectively end up having to support 3 OS's. One of them for what is still really a...

I have a friend who does serious writing (screenplays/scripts) on his iPad to prove a point. But we all know he sneaks off to his MacBook Pro for 99% of his actual writing. As a scribbler myself I'd go MBA. Actually, if writing was my main activity I'd go cheap and cheerful lightweight PC with...

Give us the short version then

Basically a thinner MacBook Air with a convertible touchscreen and possibility to switch between OSX and iOS

Because the hardware is too weak to handle it.

The advantage of each browser varies by the type of Flash content you want to view. I found that Puffin worked best for my own online digital magazine site. It isn't perfect, but it works. It's the scrolling that's the main problem with these Flash enabled browsers. Hopefully they'll improve...

I guess they could attach a thin keyboard to the next version to make them feel a bit more substantial (and protect the screen, and hold it in a good position for viewing). Apple will then follow up with an upgraded, even thinner and lighter MacBook Air/iPad3 cross breed with touchscreen...

Here's an idea for anyone thinking about upgrading from 1 to 2. Buy an Android pad instead now and then upgrade to 3 whenever that appears. That way you have every base covered.

Give it a convertible touchscreen and a gyro and you could wave bye bye to the iPad (and any other tablet for that matter)

7 inches is too small when you have a colour screen. The iPad is a media consumption device, and most colour media - anything with pictures - needs plenty of screen real estate (magazines, films, picture books, the web). And given that most people are using their iPad at home it just doesn't...