Google tablet almost ready to ship: Report
Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 23:17 IST   |    2 Comments
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Google tablet almost ready to ship: Report
Bangalore: While the world has been in awe about Apple's latest invention iPad, Google has been secretly developing its own Android tablet. In fact, a recent report from a daily suggests that Google is all set to launch its tablet for sale. The device, according to the New York Times, will be "an e-reader that would function like a computer." So close is it that Eric Schmidt, CEO at Google, was describing it to friends at "a recent party in Los Angeles." The choice of Android seems odd, given that Google is committed to the Chrome OS on the netbook platform. But Chrome will be an almost non-existent operating system, offering just enough software to load a browser and access Google's online services. Android, on the other hand, is already well-developed and full-featured enough to offer all that you get from Apple's iPad. It is also designed to be used on a touchscreen device, something that can't be said for a skinned desktop OS like Windows 7, reports Wired. Google's commitment to open platform might also attract lot of customers and developers. Google Tablet might be able to truly challenge the iPad supremacy in tablet market as it is has features like Google books, the Google Reader and Google Voice, which will give Google an edge over iPad.

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