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• Motorola Android tablet may be coming soon

  Motorola's Droid may soon have a plus-sized cousin.

• Why Microsoft should never make a Windows 7 tablet

  Microsoft had planned to enter the tablet market, but recently pulled the plug on its Courier prototype. Now, critics are claiming that Microsoft must develop something to challenge the Apple iPad and stake a claim in the tablet arena, or else. On the contrary, Microsoft should avoid the tablet frenzy and focus on its core strengths.

• Dell Streak tablet coming this summer

  Dell on Tuesday announced launch plans for its Android-based Dell Streak handheld tablet, while also confirming that the device will get an upgrade to the Flash-capable Android 2.2. later this year. The Streak will launch in the U.K. in early June and the U.S. later this summer, but the company did not provide specific launch dates for either country's launch. No pricing or U.S. carrier details were announced.

• Dell looks at larger screens for handheld devices

  Dell on Tuesday announced it would ship its first handheld device, called Streak, in June, but it is also looking to develop devices with larger screen sizes as it tries to establish a foothold in the competitive mobile market.

• iPad 'halo' effect pushes Mac sales, use, ChangeWave says

  Experts used different data today to conclude that strong iPad sales have created a "halo" effect for Apple, boosting the number of Mac computers the company has sold.

• 1-in-5 U.S. consumers plan to buy Apple's iPad

  Positive press and word of mouth from very satisfied owners has convinced one-in-five U.S. consumers to buy an Apple iPad, a survey published today said.

• Tablets, real and rumored

  With more than a million units sold in less than a month, it's pretty clear that Apple's iPad touchscreen tablet has been a success so far. But Apple isn't the only company out there to develop a tablet, as there are several iPad alternatives on the market or in the works right now that could give the iPad a run for its money.

• Rumor: BlackBerry tablet coming this year?

  The news is buzzing as a leak from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (via IntoMobile) states that it has received an order from Research in Motion for an 8.9-inch tablet.

• Report: Verizon and Google working on a tablet

  Google and Verizon are working on a tablet computer in hopes of competing with Apple's iPad, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

• Intel CEO Otellini says netbook market on the rise

  Demand for netbooks is stabilizing and is poised for growth as consumers start purchasing the devices as primary PCs, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday.

• HP's WebOS-based Hurricane tablet coming, report says

  More rumors have surfaced suggesting that Hewlett Packard is dumping its Windows 7-based tablet prototype in favor of a one-panel slate running Palm's WebOS.

• Archos launches 7in Google Android tablet

  Archos has launched what it claims is the first large-screen tablet running Google's Android operating system. The Archos 7 is now available for pre-order through a number of retailers in the UK for £130.

• WePad name change precedes iPad's Europe invasion

  On the day Apple announced the availability of the iPad in some Western European countries, rival German company WeTab changed the name of its tablet computing product and company from WePad to WeTab.

• Australian iPad coming 28 May, iBooks in tow

  Apple has announced that both the Wi-Fi only and 3G versions of its iPad will reach Australian shores on 28 May.

• Intel digs deeper into tablet market with Moorestown

  Intel has set its sights on the burgeoning tablet computing market with its latest Moorestown chips, which the company believes will help break rival Arm's dominant position in the handheld device market.