Toshiba News

Toshiba today unveiled its upcoming Android-based tablet, called the "Tablet," which plays upon the lack of Flash on Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad.

Tablet sales are expected to more than double this year, according to research firm Forrester, as a spate of new products from rivals challenge the hugely successful iPad.

Toshiba is set to unveil its own entry into the emerging tablet market, in a move to challenge the dominance of Apple's iPad.

Toshiba will release new tablets in the U.S. and Japan early next year, a top engineer at the company said.

Toshiba today unveiled the Folio 100, a larger Android tablet with a 10.1-inch screen, entering the fray of products looking to challenge Apple's iPad.

Microsoft is teaming up with about 20 hardware makers to release tablet computers running its Windows 7 operating system, underscoring the software giant's eagerness to counter the explosion of interest in Apple's popular iPad.