Tablet market disappoints in Q1

Sam Trendall
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IDC figures reveal mobile devices lag behind the hype for the first time

Tablet PC vendors have been urged to eschew mobile network operators as a route to market after a first quarter in which sales of the devices fell well short of expectations. Figures from IDC fi...

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