Android This Week: Tablets on Display at Computex; LTE Phone?

Android is making huge strides in the tablet space, as demonstrated by the devices on display at this week’s Computex Show in Taipei. Among them was a 10-inch tablet from Viliv, the Korean handheld computer maker’s first Android-based device. The 10-inch Viliv X10 from the company, which already has a number of tablets running Windows under its belt, is expected to hit the market later this year.

Also of note was the Wind Pad 110, from MSI of Taiwan. The Wind Pad 110 is a 10-inch slate model that should handle high-resolution video with ease, thanks to the Tegra chipset running inside. MSI declined to offer a release date or pricing information for this Android tablet, however.

In the meantime, a new superphone running Android 2.2 and using a Snapdragon 1.5 GHz processor is rumored to be on its way to Verizon this year. The HTC Scorpion is also thought to be compatible with 4G, which on Verizon means LTE, Big Red’s next-generation network. And if this rumor did prove to be true, it would be the fastest phone to ever hit the market. One thing is certain, Android is the platform of choice for superphone makers like HTC.

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