If you search around twitter as I do you will pick up all sorts of gems of information and the latest that I came across was from none other than Microsoft whose hardware division created a Twitter account on 26th July and have never made any secret of the fact that it wants to go head to head with the Apple iPad. It came as no surprise to find that it has begun a series of tantalising pictures of a forthcoming product, which some have speculated could be a tablet computer. It’s surely only a matter of time before Microsoft unleashes its iPad killer on the world, whether it can truly challenge Apple’s device remains to be seen.

They are not the only company showing interest in manufacturing product to compete with the iPad, BlackBerry, is working on a tablet computer of its own, and is expected to be om sale by Christmas. Hot on the heels of the Samsung Galaxy S could come the Galaxy Tab, a tablet-style computer from the Korean manufacturer that runs the Google Android operating system. Given Samsung’s computing pedigree, the Tab could turn out to be a real gem.  I understand that Dell is in the market as well with android based tablet is little bigger than a Smartphone, but is designed for mobile data consumption rather than making calls on the move. Not to be left out dear old BT is working on its own tablet-style computer, likely to be a cross between a mini PC and “the telephone of the future”.