Although this gap did not apply to those children who used tablet computers or e-readers.
The battle between tablet computers and regular PCs appears to be picking some early winners.
It adds that the software will be tailored towards battery-powered devices (think tablet computers).
During the next few years, tablet computers could replace many corporate desktop and laptop personal computers.
Amazon.com Inc. does just that in modifying Android to run its Kindle tablet computers.
But, laptops now outsell desktops, and the market for e-readers and tablet computers is surging, too.
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Those agents may also complicate efforts to sell digital newspapers on e-readers and tablet computers.
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Other computer makers are also presenting tablet computers, none of which look too promising.
According to CyberMedia Research, Samsung has an 84% market share of tablet computers in India.
Newer devices like tablet computers, netbooks and notebooks are further expected to aid mobile data growth.
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In some ways, smartphones and tablet computers are picking up where network computers left off.
Tech tracker IDC estimates 2.5 million tablet computers will be sold in China this year.
In one room 12 residents sit around a big table silently staring at their tablet computers.
Microsoft has started shipping its first Surface tablet computers ahead of their official launch on Friday.
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But people also have shifted their attention to games on Facebook, tablet computers and mobile phones.
Ballmer and Asdourian briefly showed off Windows-running tablet computers from HP, Pegatron and Asus.
Intel has formally launched its Oak Trail processor, designed for use in tablet computers.
Therefore the increasing popularity of tablet computers should add to the expected surge in the SSD space.
Tablet computers have proven themselves to be a new computer category, as opposed to just oversized smartphones.
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Expect as many as 80 tablet computers to be on display at CES this week, said Shapiro.
We also think sales of hard disk drives will be hurt by the emergence of tablet computers.
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Vizio , the maker of flat-screen TVs, is leaping into the world of smartphones and tablet computers.
Apple could sell more than 600, 000 tablet computers this weekend, according to analysts cited by Bloomberg Friday.
Apple is by far the dominant producer of tablet computers, while Samsung is the distant number two.
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In particular the current generation of iPad tablet computers support 64 GB or less of storage capacity.
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Nvidia is revealing more details about its next-generation quad core chips that will power upcoming tablet computers.
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But it is also expanding into other areas, from mobile broadband dongles to smartphones and tablet computers.
About a third were reading fiction on screen, with higher levels for those using tablet computers or e-readers.
While not idiotproof, PCs, smartphones and tablet computers can now really connect directly to printers via the Web.
Huawei has picked the UK as the launch point for its international roll-out of smartphones and tablet computers.
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