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Tablet PCs to make its debut in India during November

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DQC Bureau
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Microsoft’s much talked about Tablet PC, dubbed by the software company as

the next generation laptop, is expected to make its debut in India during

November 2002. Microsoft showcased it for the first time in the country during

its annual developer event, Tech Ed, as part of its range of mobile devices for

accessing its .Net services. In the meanwhile, HP and Acer too have announced

that thier tablet PCs will see the light of day in November.

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"Tablet

PC would be formally launched on November 8 by hardware vendors in India,"

says Sanjay Mirchandani, President, Microsoft South Asia. Sources reveal that

HP, Acer and Toshiba are the key hardware vendors most likely to release the

Tablet PC in the country.

Tablet PC will run on an exclusive version of Windows XP - Win XP Tablet

edition. Tablet PCs are part of the devices such as Smart PCs, laptops,

workstations, phones, handheld computers, game consoles, able to access XML web

services. The Tablet PC would boast of applications such as handwriting

recognition, speech recognition, touch screen capabilities, wireless

connectivity, amongst others.

Recently, Microsoft also announced its alliance with China´s largest PC

maker, Legend, to manufacture Tablet PCs with Chinese language recognition

capabilities.

CYBER NEWS SERVICE

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