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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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Sony's tablet computers

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai presents two types of tablet computers in Berlin on Aug. 31, 2011, ahead of the opening there of a trade show for consumer electronics and appliances. The company's first such devices come in two models, one with a 9.4-inch display and the other having two 5.5-inch folding displays, will be launched in Europe, the United States and Japan from this fall.

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines.

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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Sony's tablet computers

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai presents two types of tablet computers in Berlin on Aug. 31, 2011, ahead of the opening there of a trade show for consumer electronics and appliances. The company's first such devices come in two models, one with a 9.4-inch display and the other having two 5.5-inch folding displays, will be launched in Europe, the United States and Japan from this fall. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines. (Kyodo)