Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Apple Store Ginza applaud to celebrate the man (C) who was the first to buy Apple Inc.'s iPad Air tablet computer at the store in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

Microsoft tablet

Microsoft tablet

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold Microsoft Corp.'s first tablet computer, the Surface, during an event in Tokyo on March 1, 2013. Microsoft said it will launch the device in Japan on March 15, 2013.

Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

LOS ANGELES, United States - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveils Surface, the company's first tablet computer., in Los Angeles on June 18, 2012.

Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo taken in Los Angeles on June 18, 2012, shows Microsoft Co.'s Surface, the company's first tablet computer.

Smartphone-only TV channels

Smartphone-only TV channels

TOKYO, Japan - Harunari Futatsugi (C), president of mmbi inc., a subsidiary of Japan's top cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., smiles during a ceremony in Tokyo's Roppongi district on April 1, 2012, to mark the launch of its Nottv service, Japan's first TV channels aimed exclusively at smartphone and tablet computer users.

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold the S1 type (L) and the S2 type (R) of tablet computer by Sony Corp. on April 26, 2011. The company announced a plan to launch around the world in the fall the tablet, its first such device, aiming to take the second-largest share in the global market after Apple Inc., maker of the popular iPad.

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. announced on April 26, 2011, its plan to launch the S1 type (L) and the S2 type (R) of tablet computer around the world in the fall, its first such device, aiming to take the second-largest share in the global market after Apple Inc., maker of the popular iPad.

Apple unveils iPad2

Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on March 2, 2011, shows the iPad2 unveiled the same day by Apple Inc. The new version of the company's popular iPad tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models, will be released worldwide later in March.

Apple unveils iPad2

Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a media event on March 2, 2011, in San Francisco to unveil the iPad2, a new version of the company's popular tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models.

Panasonic's 1st Let's note series 'tablet'

Panasonic's 1st Let's note series 'tablet'

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Panasonic Corp.'s CF-C1 laptop, the first product in its Let's note series that can be used as a tablet computer. Panasonic plans to release the model June 25.

Sharp to release its first product combining tablet, TV functions

Sharp to release its first product combining tablet, TV functions

Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off a new home-use tablet computer with a built-in TV tuner on Sept. 25, 2015. The Japanese consumer electronics giant will release the Aquos Famiredo, its first tablet-cum-TV model, in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panasonic's 1st Let's note series 'tablet'

Panasonic's 1st Let's note series 'tablet'

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Panasonic Corp.'s CF-C1 laptop, the first product in its Let's note series that can be used as a tablet computer. Panasonic plans to release the model June 25. (Kyodo)

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold the S1 type (L) and the S2 type (R) of tablet computer by Sony Corp. on April 26, 2011. The company announced a plan to launch around the world in the fall the tablet, its first such device, aiming to take the second-largest share in the global market after Apple Inc., maker of the popular iPad. (Kyodo)

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

Sony to launch its 1st tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. announced on April 26, 2011, its plan to launch the S1 type (L) and the S2 type (R) of tablet computer around the world in the fall, its first such device, aiming to take the second-largest share in the global market after Apple Inc., maker of the popular iPad. (Kyodo)

Smartphone-only TV channels

Smartphone-only TV channels

TOKYO, Japan - Harunari Futatsugi (C), president of mmbi inc., a subsidiary of Japan's top cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., smiles during a ceremony in Tokyo's Roppongi district on April 1, 2012, to mark the launch of its Nottv service, Japan's first TV channels aimed exclusively at smartphone and tablet computer users. (Kyodo)

Apple unveils iPad2

Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a media event on March 2, 2011, in San Francisco to unveil the iPad2, a new version of the company's popular tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models. (Kyodo)

Apple unveils iPad2

Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on March 2, 2011, shows the iPad2 unveiled the same day by Apple Inc. The new version of the company's popular iPad tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models, will be released worldwide later in March. (Kyodo)