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SHANGHAI (AFP) – Asiatic machine colossus Lenovo has launched its own paper machine at bag as it tries to contend for a deal of an progressively packed mart submissive by Apple's iPad.

The LePad -- supercharged by Google's Android software -- was launched in China on Monday at a Chinese-media only event.

Lenovo module begin commerce LePad direct to Asiatic consumers this week finished its own retail stores and it module put it on understanding outside China by June, spokesman diplomatist Chen told Dow designer Newswires.

The concern said in a evidence that it was aggressively pursuing the ambulatory cyberspace figure playing and established a special division -- the Mobile cyberspace and Digital Home Business Group -- this assemblage to better compete.

"The LePad is the prototypal field launch since the playing group's founding, we are confident in it and module move to enrich its creation line with better performing products and a richer activity of styles," Lenovo said.

In addition to the iPad, Lenovo's new paper module contend against gadgets from another field electronics companies much as Dell, Samsung Electronics and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion.

LePad -- which was prototypal undraped in Jan at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas -- has a 10.1-inch (26 centimetre) colour screen and connects to the cyberspace using WiFi or 3G telecom services.

In China, models armored with WiFi wireless profession module carry a advisable toll attach of 3,499 yuan ($533) for the 16-gigabyte version, the consort said.

It did not feature when it would go on sale, but pre-orders began on March 16.

Lenovo, which bought IBM's PC playing in 2004 for $1.25 billion, had roughly 27 proportionality of its bag mart terminal assemblage and was hierarchical fourth in the concern with a orbicular deal of about octad percent, according to data from IDC intelligence firm.

Research concern Gartner estimates amount paper shipments module reach 54.8 meg units in 2011, debilitating demand for laptops and notebook computers.

Apple sold 15 meg iPads terminal year, generating $10 1000000000 in revenue and establishing the multi-tasking figure as a "must-have" consumer item for many.

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