South Korea's Samsung Electronics ha teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by the US software giant's latest operating system, according to report the Korea Economic Daily, citing an industry source , said the new tab based on the Windows 8 system would be unveiled at Microsoft's BUILD developer's conference in California form September 13-16.
This new product manufactured by Samsung will be the company first collaboration with Microsoft in it's hardware devices' " it quoted the source as saying . A Samsung electronics spokesman declined to comment . the company is the world's second biggest mobile phone maker after Finland's Nokia .Analysts say Samsung is trying to diversify the operating systems of it's smartphone and tablet PCs beyond Google's android system on which it currently relies heavily . Google last month bought mobile device maker Motorola mobility, making it's dedut in hardware and becoming a potential competitor to companies such as Samsung .
Samsung is promoting it's Galaxy Tab Computer to compete against Apple's market leading iPhone and i pad. it is tying to strengthen its relativity weak software business.
Microsoft launched its Windows Phone 7 smartphone in November 2010 on handsets built by manufactures including Taiwan's HTC, Samsung and fellow South Korean conglomerate LG.
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