Of course, mobile devices have been a game-changer for Apple (AAPL). And perhaps the sleeper hit is its iPad, which is growing at a torrid rate. Hey, it will be in China soon.
Google (GOOG), which is trying to break out of its online advertising focus, is working aggressively to get a piece of the mobile action. As seen with its Android operating system, there has certainly been lots of traction. In fact, there are roughly 200,000 activations per day.
But Google also wants to enter the table market. For example, a new device is expected to hit Verizon (VZ) stores on the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday. The handset maker will be HTC, which has already seen lots of growth from its Android offerings.
However, the Google tablet will be based on the Chrome operating system. Essentially, this is a desktop platform like Windows. However, it is not as bulky and has been built for the Web.
As for tablet's features, they will definitely be powerful. There will be 32GB of storage and 2GB of RAM. What's more, the screen will be multitouch (1280 by 720).
However, there will not be an app store (at least not now). And the Google Tablet will not have the dazzling graphics of the iPad. So, to be successful, the tablet will need to be dirt cheap.
Tom Taulli is also the author of several books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and also develops iPhone apps for finance.
Source: Tom Paulli - bloggingstocks.com
Link: http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/19/google-tablet-in-stores-by-november/
No comments:
Post a Comment