Reuters RIM answers Apple iPad with…The BlackPad*RegisterBlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company's plans. Bloomberg reports that the RIM...

Reuters RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad"Ars TechnicaCorroborating a rumor from The Wall Street Journal earlier this summer, a new Bloomberg report cited "two people familiar with the company's plans" to build an iPad-like touchscreen device and …RIM...

New York Daily News Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, MicrosoftPC WorldMicrosoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in "not a heck of a long time," CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday. …Ballmer...

TrustedReviews Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica"The operating system is called Windows," claimed Steve Ballmer when asked about Microsoft's plans for the tablet/slate/pad form factor at the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday....

New York Daily News Four reasons Steve Ballmer may be obsessed with killing the iPadInfoWorldFor reasons that aren't immediately evident, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has declared that his "job-one urgency" is killing the iPad instead of building an even better operating system in Windows...

BBC News (blog) Amazon offers new look UK KindleBBC NewsAmazon is releasing a slimmed-down Kindle e-reader with a beefed-up selection of books for the UK market. It comes as the book giant predicts that digital reading will go mass market with the majority of books being sold in digital format "in...

CNET (blog) Microsoft argues for "neighborhood watch" approach to securityArs TechnicaAt the Black Hat security conference today, Microsoft championed a new approach to addressing security issues. The new emphasis is on collaboration between software vendors and security researchers …Adobe...

Geeky gadgets Apple Releases Safari 5.0.1, Introduces Extensions GalleryPC WorldExtensions fans, rejoice! On Wednesday, Apple released Safari 5.0.1, which officially enables Safari Extensions by default, and introduced the Safari Extensions Gallery. The gallery, located on a page on Apple's site,...

UberGizmo (blog) Apple adds "Extensions" to Safari browserTG DailyApple today put out the latest version of its Safari Web browser, version 5.0.1, which adds a new feature allowing users to customize their Internet experience with sophisticated new features. Namely, the new update to the...

Sydney Morning Herald Copyright law changes spring iPhone usersSan Francisco ChronicleOwners of Apple's iPhone and other smart phones who unlock the devices to run unauthorized applications are not violating copyright laws, a federal agency ruled Monday. The decision on a practice known as "jailbreaking"...