LG to launch Honeycomb tablet?

05:55 AM Nov 05, 2010

LG Electronics, the world's No 3 handset vendor, plans to launch an 8.9-inch tablet device based on an upcoming version of Google's Android operating system, said a source yesterday.

The device, to run on Google's upcoming "Honeycomb" operating system tailored for tablet PCs, will be rolled out in South Korea and overseas early next year, the source said, who asked not to be identified as the new Google system has not been announced yet.

With the rollout, LG seeks to jump into the fast-growing tablet PC market that is becoming increasingly crowded with the likes of Samsung Electronics, Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

Handset vendors and PC makers are rushing into the new category of devices, which Apple jump-started this year with its hot-selling iPad.

The upcoming LG device will be the first tablet PC for the company, after it dropped a plan to introduce tablets based on the Android 2.2 operating system, also known as "Froyo", citing the need for "the most reliable and suitable Android version" for tablets.

The delay by LG could land a further blow to the South Korean electronics firm, which is grappling to turn around its loss-making mobile unit due to a lack of smartphone models to compete with Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry and Samsung's Galaxy S. REUTERS

Source: www.todayonline.com