Will HP's TouchPad truly be "better than number one"? That's what HP European head Eric Cador says, following a press conference in Cannes.

Announced last February, the TouchPad uses Palm's WebOS, the last entry in the tablet wars dominated by Apple and Google.

Building up to the device's eventual launch this year, HP also announces its flagship UK apps partners-- Last.fm, Sky and the Guardian, all of whom will have Touchpad apps on launch (alongside "thousands" others).

HP hopes its experience in the PC sector will prove key to its tablet success-- success analysts are somewhat uncertain about. We'll see about that success once the TouchPad actually starts hitting the market.

Go HP: "TouchPad Will Be Better Than Number One" Tablet

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Intel will unveil more than 10 Intel chip carrying tablets at Taiwan's Computex later this month, as it plays catch up with Arm's processor range.

The show will also host the launch of the company's tablet processor range, Oak Trail, the Wall Street Journal reports. Intel also says more than 35 Intel chip-based tablets will ship this year.

The tablet race will be far from easy for Intel though-- analysts say Intel will be limping its way through, thanks to the combination of lack of strong partnerships and simply being the latest arrival.

Meanwhile Intel Asia-Pacific GM Navin Shenoy says the company expects no impact on its supply chain following March's Japan earthquake-- meaning Intel's tablet entry won't be delayed even further...

Go Intel Steps Into Tablet Market (WSJ)

Devices with screens users can fold to store in their pockets? Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology presents a prototype of an AMOLED display it says does exactly that, while bearing no visible crease.

The prototype in question consists of x2 AMOLED panels with silicone rubber (a hyperelastic material), a protective glass cover and a module case. The display's folding radios is of just 1mm-- meaning the panels nearly touch each other when folded at a 180° angle.

The glass cover not only protects the panels from scratches, but can also serve as a touchscreen.

On testing Samsung's researchers folded the device for 100000 times, with surprising results. They say the brightness at the folding crease decreases by just -6%-- virtually invisible to the human eye.

There definitely is a market for portable touchscreen devices, so we imagine (if not hope) Samsung use this technology for future devices fairly soon.

Go Foldable Display Shows No Crease after 100000 Folding Cycles

Yarvik takes on the tablet market with a lightweight 7" Android, the TAB210.

It comes with Android 2.1, a resistive touch screen (800 x 480 resolution) and, rather unusually, a scroll wheel allowing users to scroll through their files. It comes with 4GB of memory (expandable via Micro-SD card) as well as a 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM.

Meanwhile internet connections come via wifi.

The company claims its battery has a life of up to 4 hours for video (or up to 14 hours for music).

Go Yarvik