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The Year Of The Tablet – But For Small Businesses?

Jan 19, 2011
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Small Business Labs: The Year Of The Tablet – But For Small Businesses?

The tablet came into its own at CES this year, with Motorola’s Zoom device winning best in show. But tablets are still not practical replacements for laptops, this blogger says.


“Thanks to the success of the iPad, there’s a frenzied rush by computer makers to release new tablets. The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) turned into a tablet-fest, with over 80 tablet computers announced, released or displayed.

Motorola’s Zoom got the most attention and was named best-of-show. It has a 10.1 inch screen (slightly larger than the iPad) and 2 cameras. It uses Google’s newest version of the Android operating system, which is optimized for tablets (the older versions targeted smartphones).”

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