Google to take on Apple and Microsoft with own-brand tablet

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Quad core devices will cost $199/£199

Google is planning to trump Microsoft and Amazon by launching its own low-cost, branded tablet computer on Wednesday. The machines will run the latest version of the Android operating system and...

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