Tablet Wars of 2011: The Battle Looms

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Tablet Wars of 2011: The Battle Looms The Apple iPad rules the tablet world right now, but an Android army has begun its attack. Soon to join the fray are even more tablets, equipped with the Windows, WebOS, and Sugar operating systems. Here's what to expect in the year ahead. - Ian Paul, PCWorld More Mobile Computing Gear More Than 60 Tablet Computers Debuted This Year Most of the tablets have been introduced in the last 75 days, and many aren't branded by names most consumers would recognize. Share: Best Smartphones by Carrier Thinking of getting a new phone? Check out the best mobile phones for AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. Share: Google CR-48: First Look at the First Chrome OS Laptop Google?s prototype Chrome OS computer delivers little more than the company?s browser in a box. 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