If you have resisted buying an iPad or Android tablet in favor of waiting for a Windows 8-powered tablet then your wait is almost over.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is now available to pre-order from various retailers. Pricing and specs have consequently also been revealed.

The iPad can now be considered a gateway drug into the Apple ecosystem. Somewhat stealing “the halo effect” from the iPod, the device formerly regarded as the first product likely to pique consumer’s interest in the company.

Judging purely by the name the Toshiba Excite 13 is meant to excite me. It doesn’t. I prefer my tablets small and thin. 13.3-inches is just too large.

It appears Apple does indeed have a smaller iPad in development. But whether it will ever see the light of day is still up for debate.

Hasbro has failed in its bid to kill the Transformer Prime, the tablet from Asus that bears the same moniker as the leader of the Autobots. And rightly so.

Lenovo is planning to be the first manufacturer to ship a tablet running Windows 8, Microsoft’s new mobile-friendly operating system. If it succeeds it will beat the likes of Nokia, Dell, and Asus to the achievement.

Who needs an iPad 3 when there is, in all probability, a Google Nexus tablet arriving shortly?

Apple has unveiled ‘the new iPad’, or ‘iPad (third-generation)’ to give the tablet its full title. And it’s a mixed bag.

Apple will be unveiling the iPad 3 (or possibly the iPad 2S or iPad HD) on March 7. But what should we expect to see announced on that day?