After months of leaks and speculation, Microsoft’s alleged iPad killer is on sale: the Surface RT tablet is available in the UK from Microsoft’s website www.microsoftstore.com

According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the Kindle Fire HD is the best tablet “at any price”. Is it? Now that the device is in the hands of independent reviewers, the verdicts are in – and it’s safe to say they’re a mixed bunch.

Could the new Gen10 XS tablet line, which Archos says creates “a new standard of thin for tablets”, make the world take it more seriously?

After months of hype, reviewers are getting their hands on RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook – and to say the reviews are mixed would be something of an understatement.

Rumours of a multi-touch tablet from Amazon have been kicking around for more than a year: back in February 2010 Gizmodo reported that Amazon had bought multi-touch technology firm Touchco and was advertising jobs for display experts.