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Apple iPad 2 Release Date: Wednesday March 2, 2011

Well, we've got a date (March 2) and a theme ("Come see what the year 2011 will the year of"), so the only question remaining is what the new iPad 2 will officially look and feel like. Here is some of what is almost inevitably included:

Chinese Computer Trumps US One as World's Fastest

A Chinese scientific research center has built the fastest supercomputer ever made, replacing the United States as maker of the swiftest machine, and giving China bragging rights as a technology superpower.

New computers will ‘boot up in seconds’

Claudine Beaumont Telegraph 10/04/2010

India unveils $35 computer for students

Harmeet Shah Singh CNN 07/24/2010
New computers will ‘boot up in seconds’

Wave goodbye to BIOS, say hello to UEFI, a new technology that will drastically reduce start-up times.

India unveils $35 computer for students

India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices.

Toshiba launches dual touch-screen laptop

Claudine Beaumont Telegraph 06/21/2010
Toshiba launches dual touch-screen laptop

Toshiba has unveiled a new dual-screen, touch-screen mini laptop designed for surfing the internet, sending and receiving emails and keeping up to speed with social networking sites on the move.

Chinese Supercomputer Is Ranked World’s Second-Fastest, Challenging U.S. Dominance

A Chinese supercomputer has been ranked as the world’s second-fastest machine, surpassing European and Japanese systems and underscoring China’s aggressive commitment to science and technology.

Rival tablets ready to bite into iPad lead

Chris Nuttall Financial Times 05/30/2010
 
Rival tablets ready to bite into iPad lead

The international launch of the iPad at the weekend is set to be swiftly followed by the release of a raft of rival tablet PCs, costing a fraction of Apple’s $500 device.