TOKYO — Japan’s top mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, is looking to launch a tablet computer that will be produced by LG Electronics and run on software developed by Google, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. The device, which is scheduled to be …
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John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
2011: The Year of the Tablet-Apple’s Tablet (And Analyst Notes About It) — Much as they were in 2010, tablet sales will be a high point of 2011-but even more so. According to Caris & Co. analyst Robert Cihra, tablet sales will more than triple, rising 226 percent to 54 million units.
Evan Blass / PocketNow:
“HTC Scribe” Is HTC’s Upcoming Android Tablet? — HTC has just filed a trademark application for “HTC Scribe,” suggesting that this will be the name of its upcoming Android tablet. As if the name alone wasn’t suggestive enough, HTC has listed the good seeking protection as a “handheld wireless device, namely, a tablet computer.”
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Listen To Steve Jobs Rip Into Android And The Upcoming Tablet Competition [Audio] — Clearly the most interesting part of Apple’s Q4 earnings call today was a surprise visit by CEO Steve Jobs. Just prior to the Q&A portion of the call, Jobs went into a 5-minute rant about the state of both the smartphone and tablet markets.