Next year, European tablet share will reach 20%

September 3 news, according to foreign media reports, Toshiba said that the company's Folio 100 Tablet PC will land in Europe by the end of October, the market share will reach 20% next year.

Gianluca Dianese, head of marketing for Toshiba’s EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East) digital products and services division, said in an interview that the Folio 100 is equipped with a 10.1-inch display and that the first product is WiFi-ready On the Internet, "a European market share of 15% to 20% by the end of next year is a reasonable estimate."

The success of the Apple iPad prompted other companies to launch tablets. Two sources revealed that RIM plans to release a tablet computer in November with a 9.7-inch display and integrated WiFi technology; Verizon Wireless and Google intend to release Android tablets; Dell released a 5-inch price of 299.99 US dollars last month. Streak Tablet PC.

Dianeis said that the basic model of the Folio 100 integrated WiFi and Bluetooth technology, storage capacity of 16GB, European suggested retail price of about 399 euros (about 511 US dollars).

In Germany, the WiFi version of the Folio 100 will be 429 euros ($549), and the 3G Folio 100, which will be available for sale later this year or early next year, will sell for 529 euros (about 678 US dollars).