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Sony unveils two Android 3.0 tablets
Sony introduces a pair of tablet designs that feature Google’s “Honeycomb” operating system in Tokyo. Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog

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iPad 2 to Blame for BlackBerry PlayBook Delays? [Tablets]
According to Digitimes , the PlayBook shipments has been postponed by a month due to the heavy strain factories in Taiwan were/are facing thanks to the iPad 2. Digitimes wrote that “sources from touch screen panel makers also pointed out that PlayBook shipments were postponed for about a month from the original schedule due to a delay in software testing as well as shortage of touch panels …

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RIM adds 4G options to Playbook tablets
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is stepping up its efforts to take a share of the computer tablet market with the announcement of two additional PlayBook tablets for faster, advanced wireless networks.

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Microsoft says tablets a “bit of a drag” on PCs
Microsoft in its the call for its fiscal results acknowledged that tablets like the iPad were having an effect on the computer market. The company saw some of the PC sales volume being replaced with tablets and sometimes ultraportables. As tablets were secondary devices that weren’t direct computers, they had created a “little bit of a drag” on the market, the company said….

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Firms to buy 10 million tablets in 2011: Deloitte
Companies will buy more than 10 million tablet computers this year, consultancy Deloitte said on Tuesday supporting recent research from Gartner which sees the global market for Apple’s iPad, rising to 55 million devices this year from 19.5 million in 2010.

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CES 2011: The Best Tablets
For months, we’ve known that this year’s CES would be overrun with tablets from a myriad of manufacturers. Now that we’ve seen the collective industry response to the iPad, it’s easier to see which companies are on the right track, and which are still struggling.

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11 tablets worth watching
More than 80 tablet computers were shown at the four-day International Consumer Electronics Show, and one expert predicted some wouldn’t last beyond the event.

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A sea of tablets at CES but no obvious iPad killer
Apple rivals show off dozens of tablets, including those by Motorola and RIM, which were well received; others fall flat

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Lenovo to show first tablets at CES
Two tablets launching this week Lenovo will show its first tablets this week as it moves to make a mark in the fast-growing market led by Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab.

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PalmPad Tablets To Be Unveiled At CES 2010: REPORT
What’s Your Reaction? This year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, pundits predict that manufacturers will unveil a host of tablet-style devices to compete with Apple’s funky iPad.

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