14 DAY TRIAL // Even though it has yet to establish a strong presence on the IT market, Intel is not about to start slacking off any time soon, and Computex might just be the occasion it needs to really let loose.
The tablet market could be seen as the land of missed opportunities, so to speak, at least as far as some platforms are concerned.
While Apple's iPad was a success because of the vast availability of apps for it, Android and x86 ones weren't so lucky.
There was also the fact that netbook specifications on a tablet isn't exactly what users look for, especially with the lack of a physical keyboard.
Last year, Intel could have powered the main rival tablet collection to the iPad if it had possessed a suitably low-power but competent processor.
Granted, the outfit does have such a chip now, the Atom Z670 Oak Trail, but it came out this year and slates based on it are just now being made.
This is not particularly favorable for the company, since the time coincides with the rapid popularity rise of ARM-based Android 3.0 slates which have the habit of selling out within minutes.
Still, Intel hasn't been working on its low-power Atom chip for nothing, and reports now say that this year's Computex will see a strong push of x86 slates.
More specifically, even if their availability probably won't come right away, more than ten new tablets will be presented.
Not only that but, by the end of the year, there should be at least 35 models out and about, or at least on their way to stores.
The tablets will not be restricted to the Windows OS (which is still not really that fit for them), as Android and MeeGo will be featured as well. All in all, with Computex starting on May 31, prospective buyers have to wait just a little over ten days.