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Google borgs Steve Jobs refugees for ‘tablet’ smarts
From PA Semi to Apple to the GPad Google has acquired a chip maker staffed by former Apple engineers, with an apparent interest in using their chip smarts to move the Chrome and Android OSes onto things like iPad-chasing tablets and TV set-top boxes.…

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Intel sceptical about tablet PC market
Exec says jury is still out on slate PCs Netbooks have become a big business for Intel, but company executives seem less bullish on tablet PCs even as Apple’s iPad boosts interest in the device category.

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Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad

April 13, 2010

Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company is developing a tablet device based on the Android operating system, according to friends that spoke to the executive at a recent event in Los Angeles. The New York Times reports that Google has “been working with several hardware manufacturers,” [...]

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Tablet, low-capacity SSD seen as boost to NAND flash market

March 18, 2010

Tablet, low-capacity SSD seen as boost to NAND flash market
The market for NAND flash memory, which is mainly used to store data in mobile handsets, portable music players and other consumer electronic devices, will likely be ignited by demand from tablet computing devices and low-capacity solid-state drives (SSD) designed for low-cost netbooks and dual-drive desktop [...]

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iPad Could See 50 Tablet Rivals This Year

March 12, 2010

iPad Could See 50 Tablet Rivals This Year
Microprocessor company ARM says there will be more than 50 new tablets launching worldwide to compete with the iPad.
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JooJoo Tablet Release Delayed

February 28, 2010

JooJoo Tablet Release Delayed
If anyone pre-ordered Fusion Garage’s JooJoo tablet (formerly known as the CrunchPad), be warned that the device’s ship date has been delayed until March 25, due to a “manufacturing error.”
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Apple, HP Rumors Indicate Tablet Price War Brewing

February 18, 2010

Apple, HP Rumors Indicate Tablet Price War Brewing
Hewlett-Packard may set the price of its upcoming tablet PC in order to undercut the price of the Apple iPad, according to new reports, heralding a price war among manufacturers looking to gain early advantage in the burgeoning tablet PC segment.
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JooJoo Tablet Faces Uphill Battle Against iPad

February 12, 2010

JooJoo Tablet Faces Uphill Battle Against iPad
Apple’s iPad could sound the death knell for JooJoo, a tablet from an an unknown Singapore-based startup that was once the talk of gadget blogs.
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Disney – Disney To Treat Ipad Tablet As A Game Changer

February 10, 2010

Disney – Disney To Treat Ipad Tablet As A Game Changer
Disney chief Robert Iger said Tuesday that he believes Apple’s new iPad device will be a media “game changer.” Speaking during a conference call to discuss Disney’s…
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Is Apple’s iEmpire in Danger as Google’s Chrome OS Tablet Prepares to Face the iPad?

February 6, 2010

Is Apple’s iEmpire in Danger as Google’s Chrome OS Tablet Prepares to Face the iPad?
It may be easy to get lost in the hype about the iPad, but many other companies have prototype tablet PCs in the works, and this year CES was a crawling with them . Unlike the unveiling of the iPod when [...]

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