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News: Marvell speeding up its release for a $99 Tablet for Education within months.

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http://www.raiden.net – According to this press release, Marvell is announcing the $99 Moby Tablet for Education. You've seen my video of Marvell's 4.3? Tablet prototype shown at CES based on the Marvell Armada 600 processor. The Moby tablet is based on the same Armada 600 platform but comes with a larger screen-pr ... (Distributions)

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