Motorola and Verizon team up for tablet launch

US mobile manufacturer Motorola and TV and broadband supplier Verizon are set to release a tablet device to compete with Apple's iPad, according to today's Financial Times.

Motorola: rumours of tablet launch
Motorola: rumours of tablet launch

Motorola refused to comment this morning on , which revealed a number of details about the device, due to be unveiled as early as the autumn.

The tablet will operate on the Verizon wireless network and feature a 10-inch screen. It will run on Google’s Android operating system with a key advantage being its ability for users to watch Verizon’s digital TV service.

Motorola, which manufactures the set-top boxes for Verizon’s pay television service, i, compared with the same period last year, with the Google operating system outstripping that of Apple's iPhone OS.

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