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• Dell, Asus, Motorola offer previews of tablets

  Companies have turned to Internet videos to leap ahead of rivals in announcing their new products at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, or at least to create buzz around their launches.

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  Asus targets double digit tablet share, 20M laptops in 2011

  Asustek Computer, the Taiwanese computer maker that pioneered netbooks, believes it can take a double digit share of the global tablet PC market next year and ship as many as 20 million laptop PCs.

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  Asustek unveils low-cost Eee Note e-reader, notepad

  Asustek Computer on Monday unveiled the Eee Note EA-800, an e-reader with a stylus for taking notes on its 8-inch touchscreen. The device will be available in Taiwan later this week for the suggested retail price of $NT6,999 ($US228), Asustek executi...

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  Acer and Asus take a stab at iPad killers

  A flood of computer tablets is scheduled to hit the market in the next few months, but can any of them cut into iPad's market share?

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  Report: Microsoft targeting Acer, Asustek over Android

  Microsoft may be looking to add to its existing patent infringement case related to the use of Google's Android mobile phone software by targeting phone makers in Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language news report.

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  PC market strengthens in Western Europe, Gartner says

  PC shipments increased in Western Europe by 19.6 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2009, quickly recovering from the economic slowdown, according to analyst Gartner.

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  Asus to release Eee Tablet with Linux in October

  Asustek Computer plans to launch its long awaited Eee Tablet with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen in October for around US$300, though prices vary by market.

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  Laptop PSU standard in the works

  The days of having to use a different power supply unit (PSU) for every laptop could be drawing to a close with reports that the IEEE industry body is looking at the possibility of a universal standard.

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  Will 3D laptops take off?

  As PC makers expand their lines to include 3D laptops, analysts say these offerings are likely to interest mostly gamers, with broad adoption stymied by a dearth of content, hardware limitations and hefty prices.