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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 24 Jun 2011 11:22 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> More Android 3.2 and Amazon tablet details emerge
>>
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>>| More details have surfaced about Android 3.2,
>>| including support for seven-inch screens and
>>| Qualcomm processors. The release may appear on
>>| Amazon.com's Android tablets, which are rumored
>>| to be arriving in August bearing Texas Instruments
>>| processors and could hasten the fall of the monochrome Kindle.
>>|
>>| Google and its Android tablet vendor partners face a
>>| double-edged sword in their epic struggle against the
>>| almighty Apple iPad. Android 2.x is both functionally
>>| and aesthetically lacking on larger screens, especially
>>| beyond seven inches. Meanwhile, Android 3.0 solves this
>>| problem and introduces some cool features not found on
>>| the iPad, but is widely criticized for being buggy and complex.
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>> http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Android-32-and-Amazon-tablet/?kc=rss
>
> Quite a lot of ferment in the "tablet" arena!
>
> I note they mention the NookColor. I like that device even better with
> CyanogenMod installed (unrooted in my case, on a microSD chip), except that
> the B&N Nook-for-Android app doesn't work completely (fap!) But FBReader on
> it is awesome.
>
> One other note:
>
> The In-Stat report, meanwhile, is said to break down the U.S. tablet
> market by operating system. There's no peep out of them now, however, as
> to Android's chances against the iPad, let alone the prospects for
> Windows tablets, HP's WebOS, MeeGo, or RIM's PlayBooks.
>
> The 43-page In-Stat report entitled, "Tablet and e-reader market
> analysis: E-Readers make way for tablets as worldwide shipments take
> off," is available for $2,995."
We need to guard tablets like XOOM and Nook from Microsoft's patent extortion.
Increasingly, the disgusting company known as "Apple" does the same.
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