IDC reports slow quarter for tablet market

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Users may be holding out for the next batch of upgraded devices

The demand for tablet devices may be levelling out as global shipments of the devices fell by more than 28 per cent during the first quarter of 2011, according to research firm IDC. Shipments du...

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