Competitors to Apple iPad

Not just Asus and Toshiba, which plans to release tablet PCs Android. Google, owner of the operating system Android, and HTC will work together to release a tablet computer competing with Apple iPad.

HTC Google-Tablet PC is said to be pinning the operating system, Google Chrome and will be marketed starting November 2010, possibly the day after Thanksgiving Day in the United States when electronic devices are trimmed its price.

According to technology blog Downloadsquad, Friday, August 20, 2010, the inaugural Google tablets will be available in Verizon Wireless network in the United States. In the blog, Google said that the tablets will be subsidized by Verizon, so the price will be much cheaper than Apple iPad.

Although the blog pages are not presented in detail what Google-HTC tablets specs, but expect the device will be based Downloadsquad Nvidia Tegra platform 2, the same as Toshiba. In addition, there is a possibility on the tablet is immersed solid-state drive (SSD) with a capacity of 32GB plus a built-in webcam.

Rumors about this tablet makes sense. Because, Google and HTC's cooperation has been established long enough. Proven product for Android phones, the Internet giant's Mountain View home took Taiwanese smart phone manufacturer, and gave birth to a product called Google Nexus One.

"Chrome OS is one of the future operating system that has thousands of current applications," said Sundar Pinchai, vice president of product management of Google. "You do not need to reinstall Gmail on the Chrome. Facebook too."

Unfortunately, Google and HTC has not issued an official statement related to the launch of this new tablet. Google even reluctant to comment and speculate about this product warmly discussed.