Buyers, young and old alike, braved long lines at Apple stores and other retail outlets on Friday as the iPad finally started selling on the international market.

Long time rivals Apple and Microsoft have been battling out as the biggest technology in terms of market capitalization in the United States for as long as anybody can remember. The makers of the popular device iPad overtook the crown from the developers of the Windows OS.

Planning to bring your precious iPad gadget to watch a game in Yankee Stadium? Well you should forget about it as the stadium has included the very well sought after device in its list of banned “laptops”.

Verizon Wireless, the largest US wireless carrier by subscribers, announced Tuesday, May 11, that it has partnered up with Google to develop a tablet that will compete with the latest and much-hyped gadget of Apple. AT&T is the current partner of Apple for iPad.

Undaunted by the high success of iPad, bookstore Borders announced that it will start pre-order for the electronic book reader Kobo. It will start arriving to consumers on June 17; thus, it is currently being marketed as an ideal Father’s Day gift.

Apple announced from its website the release date of iPad for the first set of countries outside the United States.

Finland’s Nokia has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple on Friday, saying that the iPhone and iPad were made using the Finnish company’s patented technology.

The third beta version of iPhone OS 4 for developers has been released. Checking the code shows some new features that have not been previously announced.

Google is entering one market to another. Their latest target is the electronic books arena.

Almost a week after Hewlett Packard (HP) agreed to buy struggling palm top device maker Palm, the company is reported to have dropped the Windows 7 operating system for its upcoming tablet computer Slate.