![]() ![]() ![]() "This is a huge win for Kobo," wrote chief executive Michael Serbinis on the company's blog on Thursday. Kobo makes its own e-ink reader device, but also sells e-books through an app that is available for Apple products, Android devices and BlackBerry phones. Kobo is a joint venture between a number of book chains worldwide, including Borders in the United States, that is majority owned by Indigo Books & Music. Samsung's device will also come with the Kobo e-reading application pre-installed, according to the Toronto-based company. The Tab has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G wireless connectivity. The device also has a three-megapixel camera that can shoot video as well as a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera that will allow for video chatting, both of which are features the iPad lacks. Unlike Apple's iPad and related products, the Galaxy is able to display websites that use Flash for multimedia features. The Galaxy Tab features a seven-inch touch-screen display and runs Google's Android 2.2 operating system. Shin, president and head of mobile communications at Samsung, in a statement. The device "is pushing the market in new directions and Samsung believes this is only the beginning of its innovations as pioneers in smart media devices." "The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been designed to enable consumers to maximize their online experience wherever that may be," said J.K. The South Korean company introduced the device on Thursday at IFA, the annual consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, and said it will be available in Europe in the next two weeks. A spokesperson for Samsung Canada said it will available here this year. Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab, a competitor tablet computer to Apple's hit iPad, and it is shipping with some Canadian content: the Kobo e-reading application. ![]()
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