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• In pictures: Apple iOS 5 previewed

  Apple’s new mobile OS won’t hit your iPhone or iPad until the Spring, but the company unveiled many of the new features at its recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)

• Apple's iPad owns tablet market, but competitors abound

  Apple's iPad owns the tablet market, according to a new study of Internet traffic in the U.S., but that doesn't mean the competition is going away.

• CIOs have lost the battle against 'bring your own technology'

  CIOs have lost the battle to control the consumerisation of IT, with an increase in bring-your-own-technology schemes (BYOT) cropping up around Australia.

• Apple recall could affect iPad supplies

  A recall of some Apple iPads could further constrain supplies of the popular tablet device at a time when the company is already struggling to meet demand.

• iOS 5 may feature app auto-downloads

  Sure, WWDC is just around the corner, but that doesn't mean that the Apple rumor mill stops churning.

• 5 fixes for the biggest iPhone and iPad headaches

  No question, the iPad and iPhone are amazing devices. But the iOS operating system isn't perfect. For example: How come AT&T rebills customers every month for cellular data service without asking? Do you really have to buy a AirPrint-compatible printer to print via your iPad? Can you get a refund from Apple on an iTunes purchase?

• Amazon tablet: Why it's a big deal

  Slowly but surely, the Amazon tablet is becoming one of the biggest tech rumors of 2011.

• Analyst: Foxconn explosion could lead to iPad shortages

  The tech world is abuzz again with worries about shortages of popular products, this time because of an explosion at a Chinese factory that killed two people.

• iPads used more in bed than in bathroom: Study

  Users of Apple's iPad and other tablets prefer to spend more time fiddling with their devices in bed than in the bathroom.

• Playboy unloads wares on the iPad

  Playboy managed to bypass Apple's puritan rule over the App Store and launch a Web app containing all the back issues of the adult magazine.

• Apple uses iPad to promote other products in stores

  Apple is tweaking the look of its retail stores in what could be another marketing coup for the consumer electronics powerhouse.

• Two die in Foxconn assembly plant explosion

  Foxconn Technology Group, manufacturer of popular consumer tech products such as the Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad, as well as Dell computers, had a large explosion and fire at one of its manufacturing plants in southwestern China Friday night.

• App roundup: Remote access apps for tablets

  Tablets -- Apple's iPad in particular -- have found many fans among IT managers, developers and CIOs.

• Apple sued again over iOS location and data sharing

  Apple is in the hot seat again in a new lawsuit that says iPad and iPhone user location data and other personal information is being shared with third-party advertisers. Apple is accused of aiding and abetting the "intentional taking and transmitting" of user data to third parties. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, also names Pandora Media and The Weather Channel, but leaves the door open to name more defendants at a later date.

• Adobe Photoshop iPad apps arrive

  Adobe's Photoshop companion apps for Apple's iPad are now available in the App Store. The three apps, Color Lava, Eazel and Nav, were first announced last month and follow an update for Adobe Photoshop CS5, which is required in order to use the companion apps. The apps work with Photoshop for PCs and Macs.