Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Sony launches two digital tablets

The Japanese electronics giant Sony launches, Tuesday, April 26, in the market for digital tablets. Sony introduced two devices that will work with version 3 operating system from Google Android (called Honeycomb) said Kunimasa Suzuki, deputy chairman of the consumer product division and group services.

These tablets should be available in the fall. Model S1 has a screen about 10 inches (about 25 cm) diagonally, two cameras, and compatible with Wi-Fi Larger than a smartphone but more like a tablet iPad, the S2 has its part of two touch screens. With these devices, Sony wants to try to take advantage of a market increasingly competitive.

Samsung Electronics with its tablet Galaxy, Motorola, LG Electronics and HTC have recently launched their own Android models competing with Apple iPad. To stand out, Sony is leveraging its content: as the XPERIA Play, the "PlayStation Phone" from Sony, shelves S1 and S2 will play video games available on the PlayStation game consoles electronics giant.

SONY IS THE SECOND PLACE MARKET The world market for digital tablets is expected to quadruple between 2011 and 2015, according to the statistical institute Gartner, which expects a sales volume of almost 294 million models, almost half running Android. Kunimasa Suzuki had surprised the congregation at the World Exhibition of electronic Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show last January when he announced to the press that Sony was the number two position in the market this year to come.

The title of Sony, which will report its results on May 26, ended down 2.1% on Tuesday the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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