E-readers appeal to a different market segment than tablets. While you can read novels, or technical texts, on either, the difference is likened to that of buying a hardcover or paperback edition.

So you bought a new Android phone and don’t see that new app you wanted? Chances are your new phone is running an older version of Android. This article includes a list of Android versions and the phones running them.

Jorge Sosa touched a nerve with his recent dismissal of the iPad as a costly Etch-a-Sketch alternative, and received more reader responses to that article than anything else he’s ever written for this publication.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

If you aren’t convinced about the iPad, there are a number of competitors available. This article provides some information on four competing tablets.

Apple is now accepting pre-orders for the iPad. You can either have it delivered or held at a local Apple store for pickup.

The MZH-1200 iPhone power station is a solar-powered battery charger for the iPhone, iPod, and Nano devices. It’s designed to last for 4 years with daily use.

Some ISPs are resisting the Federal government’s inquiries into broadband speed and coverage so the FCC has set up an on-line test site to gather information. This article includes a link to the test site.

The Google Apps Marketplace is now offering cloud-based applications that can share data with your Gmail or Docs accounts. So far the offerings are skewed to business and education.

In this book Alasdair Allan leads you through building sample applications using Xcode tools, the Objective-C programming language, and the core frameworks.

Freescale’s i.MX51 tablet is the latest tablet prototype to propose a $200 price tag though, with only a 7-inch display, it’s not much larger than the average e-reader.