Australia to get tablet in April but there is no word on when it will reach Kiwi shores.

It may have US$40 billion in the vault, but Apple still faces serious challenges in the marketplace.

The war of words between Apple and Adobe around Flash has continued to heat up thanks to statements made by Apple's CEO at a recent iPad demonstration to Wall Street executives.

Do you really need a device that isn't quite a PC and isn't quite a smartphone?

Apple brings out its iPad tablet computer in late March, but other companies are already preparing a new batch of tablets running Windows.

What could Apple have launched that would have lived up to the iPad hype?

Adobe Systems, which is trying to get its Flash software on to Apple devices, said the iPhone risks losing market share because it's the only smartphone that doesn't support Adobe's Flash video software.

Apple's just-announced iPad looks like a giant iPhone, but it's a lot more than that.

nzherald.co.nz Technology Editor Matt Greenop gives his assessment of the iPad launched by Apple today

Apple's iPad is somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop, combining applications, e-reader functionality and internet abilities.

Apple will unveil a new tablet-style computer which could revolutionise the publishing industry, but Kiwis face a wait before it is available here.

Tomorrow, when Steve Jobs walks out on stage to announce his company's latest super-gadget, millions of technophiles will watch with excitement bordering on religious fervour.

You have to hand it to Apple's marketing machine: it has become so powerful that the company no longer has to do any of the work in hyping up its launches.