Would it keep investing in a loss -
making Tablet division?
Not exact matches
The
Division of Student Assessment & School Improvement is working with the test provider and hardware manufacturers to
make it possible to administer Standards of Learning (SOL) tests on
tablet computers.
Since HP is spinning off their PC
division and yesterday's news on 500 + webOS employees being let go, a
tablet could be the least the company can do to try and
make good.
Or maybe Amazon could use its new tie - up with Google's Android
division to
make a combo e - reader / mobile multimedia
tablet.
Internally, executives at Lab 126, the
division of Amazon which
makes the Kindle e-reader line, debated the pros and cons of an Amazon
tablet running Android versus Amazon building its own operating system based on the existing Kindle platform.
Daniel Winner, formerly responsible for Vodafone's multimedia
division, predicted a multi-device future, with
tablets as the principal reading device, but with smartphones occupying a supporting role: an entirely plausible scenario, and one which goes some way to answering those tedious questions as to whether anyone would ever really read the entirety of War and Peace on a smartphone — of course they won't, but if you're reading it already, you might well want to
make a start on chapter XXI on your phone while you're waiting for a bus.
The decision could mark another setback for the South Korean company, which is seeking to bolster its loss -
making handset
division with attractive new devices, as its
tablet may come too late to a suddenly congested market led by Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) successful iPad.
Last year, Microsoft invested $ 300 million in the Nook
division — which
makes the Nook
tablet and e-reader — which was split off from money - losing parent company.
«The
tablet is becoming a popular personal viewing device for enjoying content, which
makes the quality of the display a critical feature,» said JK Shin, CEO and president of Samsung Electronics» IT & Mobile
Division.