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• Windows tablet growth puts shine on Microsoft's enterprise prospects

  Enterprises will increasingly look to Windows and Android as the number of workers equipped with tablets grows over the next three years.

• Laptops, tablets could pack more DDR4 memory with Samsung breakthrough

  Samsung wants to cram faster and more power-efficient DDR4 DRAM in laptops and hybrids with new memory chips it introduced on Monday.

• Tablet shipments down, but detachables catch on

  The saving grace for the declining tablet market is detachable devices, also called 2-in-1s, that can serve as both a laptop and a separate slate-style tablet.

• HP exits low-cost tablet market in product shakeup

  HP is scrapping its low-end tablet lineup to focus on detachables, hybrids and business tablets.

• Older Dell devices also affected by dangerous eDellRoot certificate

  Users who have Dell Windows-based laptops, desktops, tablets and other devices that were bought before August should check if their systems have the self-signed eDellRoot certificate that can compromise their private communications.

• Business wearables a juicy target market for HP Inc.

  HP Inc. is shying away from the consumer wearable market, but sees an untapped opportunity in wearables for businesses

• Tablet sales drop in 2015

  Tablet sales in Australia dropped 16 per cent during the first half of 2015 with 1.5 million units sold according to a new Telsyte study.

• New Telstra app turns mobile devices into landline handsets

  A new app launched by Telstra allows calls to be made over a landline service while using a compatible mobile device instead of a standard home phone handset.

• Surface, Surface 2 to get Start tweak next month

  Microsoft today revealed small tidbits about what next month's update to the defunct Windows RT tablet operating system will include, saying that an enhanced Start menu will be part of the deal.

• Apple's revised iPad strategy to stress more, not less, PC

  Longer-than-expected tablet lifespans have led to a sluggish market for Apple's iPad, but the company seems poised to pivot by pitching the iconic device as more, not less, like a personal computer, an analyst said today.

• Microsoft updates some Surface tablets ahead of Windows 10's launch

  Microsoft has pushed out a new firmware update for its Surface tablets that improves how the devices work with Windows 10.

• US govt guide aims to bolster security of mobile devices used in health care

  Health care providers are increasingly using smartphones and tablets for tasks such as accessing and transferring medical records, and submitting prescriptions, but these devices may not be secure enough to protect sensitive medical information from hackers.

• The iPad pie shrinks as its revenue contribution shrivels to record low

  Apple sold just 10.9 million iPads in the June quarter, a drop of 18 per cent compared to the same period the year before, marking double-digit declines that now stretch back to January 2014.

• Samsung's Galaxy Tab S2 focuses on thin and light profile

  Samsung Electronics' newest Android tablets might as well be called "the Galaxy Air" series. They are the company's thinnest and lightest yet, and could offer an attractive alternative to Apple's iPad Air 2.

• There's a silver lining in the Cloudy tablet forecast: Workplace tablets

  With global tablet sales flat, or even falling in some cases, there is a bright spot for hardware manufacturers: Company purchases of tablets for workers in jobs such as retail sales or field work.