Apple reasserts tablet dominance despite slump in global sales

Charlee Gothard
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Apple continues to rule but competition could be about to get stiffer

Global tablet sales dropped by 38.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 to 17.4 million units, from a total of 28.2 million units in Q4 2011, although Apple's iPad sales bucked the trend by remai...

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