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Microsoft plans to restrict the number of computer hardware makers that initially can make tablets using its Windows operating system, requiring five select chip makers to pair up with one development partner each.

Acer Iconia Dual-Screen Touchbook is now available and will be shipped in the U.S. Market from April. It is a baffling and compelling device. It has Core i5 chip, Windows 7 and two 14-inch screens made of high-strength Gorilla Glass which allows us for typing, multi-touch, and gestures.

Remember that disappointing HP tablet with Windows 7 from January everyone thought it was scrapped? Well, it's called the HP Slate and it's out now for a whopping $799. Before you get click-happy on HP's website, though, you might want to have a look at this: put alongside other tablets, the HP Slate could disappoint you, again.

In an effort to counter Apple's iPad-fueled momentum in the personal computing market, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company plans to introduce a full range of Windows 7-based slate PCs "over the course of the next several months."