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Google tablet: an admission of failure against the Apple iPad

Google is expected to unveil an own-brand, 7-inch, $199 “Nexus” tablet today at its developer conference in California, in an admission that Android has failed to make an impact on Apple’s iPad.

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An array of manufacturers have already introduced Android tablets but had little impact

By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent

10:34AM BST 27 Jun 2012

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Google tablet: an admission of failure against the Apple iPad

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