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updated 10:50 pm EST, Tue January 5, 2010  HP dual-screen tablet
may show mid-2010  Microsoft may hope to undermine the widely
anticipated Apple tablet by releasing one of its own at its
keynote on Wednesday, a late rumor maintains. CEO Steve Ballmer
is believed by sources for the New York Times to be using his
presentation to unveil an HP tablet based on Microsoft's dual-
screen Courier concept and would show the device at the event.
How close it follows this design isn't stated, but e-book
reading and multi-touch are claimed to be part of HP's feature
set.  The tablet could be ready to ship by mid-2010 if the
insiders are accurate.  Unveiling a tablet so soon into the year
is already seen as a conscious attempt to undermine Apple, which
could release its own tablet hardware on January 27th and could
overshadow any Courier-based tablet if the latter is only
revealed afterwards.  By Electronista Staff     1. aplman
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