Mr. Moorhead predicted some hardware companies that had been planning to release tablets based on the new versions of Windows may change their minds.
The FDA's warning letters notified the companies they may be subject to legal action if they do not stop manufacturing and distributing "prescription unapproved products" that include high-concentrate morphine sulfate oral solutions and immediate-release tablets containing morphine sulfate, hydromorphone or oxycodone.
Like Apple, Asus will release its tablets in two different flavors: Wi-Fi only and embedded with 3G.
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Fourth, almost all of these new tablets use Android software, but even Google is telling the tablet manufacturers not to use their current release, Froyo, for tablets, and to wait for a special tablet release next year.
To gain a foothold in this fast-moving market, Acer is preparing a number of new tablets for release, including a small, 7-inch Google Android device and Gateway-branded tablets, Forbes has learned.
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The PC giant, like rivals HP, Dell, Lenovo and Asus, is currently launching tablets and preparing a number of tablets for release later this year.
The company also plans to release an LTE clip for tablets, FORBES previously reported.
The Amazon press release touting its most advanced tablets notes that the company "takes on the high-end" with the products.
Prior to their release, the company sold 100 million tablets.
Besides an obvious move into smartphones, we think HP will quickly use WebOS as the basis for its slate tablets, and perhaps eventually release WebOS netbooks and other devices.
Sawfly Studios told the BBC it planned to release its first game - targeted at smartphones and tablets - within the next couple of months.
Deliveries of Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite will begin in Europe on 25 October, coinciding with the release of its 7in (18cm) Kindle Fire HD tablets.
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Netflix previously had an app for Android tablets, but this upgrade coincides with the release of two new devices analysts expect to perform well this holiday season: the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire.
The laptops and tablets will be updated to the official RTM (Release To Manufacturing) of Windows 8 after its release on October 26.
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Bell Mobility: An Android 4.0 release schedule was leaked this week that pertains to a handful of phones and tablets available from Bell Mobility in Canada.
And the company said it is announcing the initial release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, which includes support for managing BlackBerry phones and Playbook tablets in the enterprise.
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With the long-awaited release of Windows 8, Microsoft is making a real push into the world of touchscreens and tablets.
And the release of Microsoft's Windows 8, an operating system that works on disc-free smartphones and tablets as well as laptops and PCs, suggests that computing giant would be well positioned for such a move as well.
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