Verizon Wireless said Tuesday that it’s working with Google on a new tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad, whose early success has sent rival tech companies scrambling to catch the next big wave in mobile computing.
Dell and Toshiba have also said they’re working on tablets that would run on Google’s Android software. Hewlett-Packard, meanwhile, recently announced plans to buy Palm and use that smart-phone maker’s software in its own line of tablets and similar devices.
Full story: Verizon developing tablet on Google’s Android platform