Verizon, the communication carrier and Google are coming together to offer a tablet category device. They expect it to compete head to head with the hugely popular iPad by Apple and AT &T. What's interesting is that the device will have Android, the operating system from Google. Another interesting part is that Google is actually getting into device hardware making.
I had talked about elsewhere how the tablet may the evolution of the personal computer. This may be the form our personal computing is shaping into instead of a laptop or even a netbook. The competition is going to be tough. The iPad reportedly sold a million units over the first 28 days of its availability. That is a tough challenge to catch up with. So the value offered in the device plus communications access will have to be really good to appeal to customers in general. there's the Apple glamor factor to contend with. I'll be trying to find out what processor is going to go into it. I would not be surprised if it's another avatar of ARM that turns up in the device again. having conquered the mobile phone space ARM has been moving into other spaces too. The iPad itself is built on A4 processor that is a customized version of the ARM!
Read the announcement here.
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