It’s the end of the working week, but there’s one more thing to do before you leave your desk: chomp down on all the latest headlines from this afternoon. Ready? Let’s do this thing.

First up, let’s talk tablets. News Corp has been serving up some interesting data on its litmus testing The Daily subscription iPad mag, claiming many more customers than we expected. Samsung meanwhile appears to be evaluating the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Honeycomb tablet in light of the iPad 2 – could a price cut lie ahead?

Elsewhere, we’re witnessing the death of one landmark bit of tech, Internet Explorer 6, with Microsoft itself now officially urging everyone to stop using it and upgrade already. But we’re welcoming the birth of something new too, with NFC: Verifone says it’s going large on the contactless payment tech, and soon.

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