As Microsoft, Google, HP, and others react to Apple's iPad, most are missing the point: The real tablet war is about the future of computing. The tech media restarted a "tablet wars" frenzy last week when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Microsoft was going to -- honest! -- get serious about tablet computing and come after the iPad. He also promised Windows 7-based tablets "soon."
Read more on infoworld.comIt's raining tablet computers. The latest to join the tablet war is leading Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung which is planning to launch a tablet style computer rumored to be called Samsung Galaxy Tab in the month of September. Samsung plans to design the tablet PC on the lines is its successful and latest smartphone Galaxy S and is holding a special event on August 11 to unveil the details and feature list of the device.
Read more on ic-technews.comIn the never ending tablet war, the versatile Dell streak is geared up to take on the smartphones and tablets all at once. This perfectly sized, larger than a phone and smaller than a tablet mashup device is making the wave with its pre sale launch and is almost ready for shipping.
Read more on blogote.comMicrosoft is taking on the iPad in the battle of the tablets as it announced plans to launch it own version later this year. It is working in partnership with Hewlett-Packard whose executive vice president Todd Bradley said: "Slates are going to be an enormous category.
Read more on news.sky.comMicrosoft finds itself in a rather interesting position. The software company that once told the world that it would be partnering with HP on a computer tablet that would compete with Apple's iPad is now being forced to face off with that same hardware vendor.
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