There’s not much point in having a whizzy retina display if there aren’t any apps to show it off, so it’s not surprising that Apple’s updated its key iPad apps to take advantage of the new iPad’s screen. What is surprising, though, is that the updates are free

We’ve already given you the heads-up on Amazon’s super-secret Kindle tablet and now details are starting to emerge.

The tablet that kick-started the tablet revolution is about to be replaced, but it’s still comfortably ahead of many rivals – and Apple’s ongoing software updates mean it’ll stay fresh for some considerable time to come.