Microsoft, Google to test Apple’s dominanceMay 30, 2011 - 12:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s attempts to loosen Apple Inc.’s grip on the booming tablet- computer market will be put to the test this week as PC makers unveil new models at the Computex trade show in Taipei. Investors and analysts will be looking to see if Google’s Android operating system can match the popularity of the iPad, while Microsoft may preview its next Windows platform for tablets a year after Apple’s first offering hit store shelves. “Investors want to know which tablet is better, which has the best price-performance, and when the non-iPad camp is going to get going,” said Angela Hsiang, an analyst at KGI Securities Co. in Taipei. “Previously, people couldn’t actually see the products. At Computex, we’ll be able to touch and use them.” Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc., which upended the computer market when they showed low-cost netbooks at Computex in 2007 and 2008, will demonstrate new tablets featuring Google’s Android this week. The operator of the world’s most popular search engine and Microsoft will both send executives to the event to meet with reporters and update companies on their plans. Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, and ARM Holdings Plc., whose chip designs are used by Qualcomm Inc. and Nvidia Corp. to run tablets, will also try to convince manufacturers that their products are the best as the desktop and notebook markets slow, Bloomberg reported. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |