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• Dell to bring 10-inch tablet to China first, U.S. on hold

  Dell will first launch its Streak 10 Pro tablet in China, putting other markets like the U.S. and Europe on hold in order to give developers more time to create the necessary apps.

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Slim and sexy

  In the realm of Android tablets, standing out from the pack is becoming an increasingly challenging task for manufacturers. With its new Galaxy Tab 10.1 device, Samsung has managed to set itself apart with a quality few have achieved: sexiness.

• Analyst: Price cuts needed to compete with Apple's iPad

  Tablet makers who want to compete with Apple have to cut the prices of their products, Richard Windsor, global technology specialist at Nomura Securities, said during a presentation at the Open Mobile Summit in London on Thursday.

• As iPad sales boom, Gartner downgrades PC forecast

  Apple's iPad and other tablets are causing consumers to delay laptop purchases, Gartner said Wednesday as it downgraded PC shipment projections.

• White-box tablets gaining share as iPad alternatives

  Shipments of inexpensive tablets from little-known vendors are growing as customers avoid the price of premium tablets such as Apple's iPad, DisplaySearch said in research released on Tuesday.

• BlackBerry PlayBook launches 20 June in Australia

  CIOs and IT managers trying to wrap their heads around how to manage consumer devices in the enterprise -- and let’s face it, that’s everybody -- will be pleased to hear that Research in Motion (RIM) has finally announced its BlackBerry Playbook tablet will go on sale in Australia on June 20.

• First tablets with Intel's Oak Trail processor ship

  The first tablets based on Intel's processor code-named Oak Trail started shipping late last week, with the initial models targeted at businesses.

• Can the iPad cure what ails us?

  A neurology patient at a Texas hospital may soon find doctors handing him an iPad with game-like apps on it to test his motor skills. Nurses will be able to roam bedsides while remotely checking electrocardiograms, or EKGs, on their iPads. Doctors are already sharing medical records on iPads with their peers, in order to discuss patient care.

• How Windows 8 will challenge enterprise IT

  Microsoft has presented the Windows 8 user interface and displayed various devices on which the next version of Windows will run.

• Nokia not ready for a tablet -- yet

  If cell phone maker Nokia rolls out a tablet device one day, it will be late to a game where its competitors have a big head start.

• Microsoft awarded $70,000 in Handii court case

  Microsoft has been successful in its court action against tablet PC company Handii, after a number of Handii's tablets were found to contain unlicensed copies of Windows 7 Professional. Handii is required to pay Microsoft $70,000.

• Foxconn reopens polishing facilities, other than Chengdu

  Foxconn has reopened all its polishing workshops, other than the one at Chengdu in China, which <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/228387/three_dead_after_foxconn_factory_blast_apple_investigating.html">was shut down</a> after a blast there on May 20 killed three persons, the company said.

• Netbooks not dead as PC makers show off new models

  Tablets may be the hottest gadgets on display at this year's Computex. But netbooks still have a presence at the trade show, and vendors are coming out with several new models that will hit the market this year. Their low cost will continue to drive sales, analysts said.

• Tablets getting quad-core chips, face slow adoption

  Tablets with low power dual-core chips have just started reaching the market, but some chip makers expect the devices to be further supercharged later this year with quad-core chips which were in the spotlight at the Computex trade show in Taipei.

• TI tunes latest tablet chip for upcoming Windows OS

  Texas Instruments on Thursday announced a quad-core chip for tablets with features to boost application and graphics performance in Microsoft's upcoming Windows OS.