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LG tablet development is "on the back burner", says report

LG tablet development is "on the back burner", says report

LG Electronics is slowing down its tablet development in favour of its mobile devices, according to a report by Bloomberg.com.

It quotes Ken Hong from LG as saying “we’ve decided to put all new tablet development on the back burner for the time being in order to focus on smartphones”.

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Intel buys around 1,700 mobile-related patents and applications from InterDigital

Intel buys around 1,700 mobile-related patents and applications from InterDigital

Computing company Intel has agreed to buy around 1,700 patents and patent applications from wireless technology business InterDigital.

The deal, worth $375 million, involves patents related to 3G, LTE and 802.11 technologies.

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Microsoft reveals new Surface tablet devices for Windows

Microsoft reveals new Surface tablet devices for Windows

Own-brand rival to Apple iPad

Microsoft has revealed a range of own-brand tablet computers called Surface.

At an event a few hours ago it demonstrated two Windows tablets:  one with an ARM processor running the forthcoming Windows RT platform and another with an Intel Core processor featuring Windows 8 Pro. The Windows RT model will be available in the US when Window 8 is launched later this year, while the Windows 8 Pro model will follow around three months later. There’s no mention of UK availability at the moment.

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