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28 Feb 2011

Feb 28th - Docomo to launch tablet computer in late March to counter iPad

Docomo to launch tablet computer in late March to counter iPad
The Optimus Pad L-06C


TOKYO —
NTT Docomo Inc said Thursday it will offer a multifunction tablet computer in Japan next month to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad.
The Optimus Pad, made by South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc, will use the latest operating system that Internet search giant Google Inc has developed for tablet computers.
The tablet with an 8.9-inch display weighs 620 grams. It cannot be used as a phone. Its retail price is estimated at between 30,000 and 35,000 yen.
NTT Docomo, the largest Japanese mobile phone service provider, also said it will put on sale two new smartphones selling for between 25,000 and 30,000 yen in Japan in March.
One of them is the 7.7-millimeter Medias made by NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd, which NTT Docomo said is the world’s thinnest smartphone. The other is the Xperia arc by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

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