LG Says Android is Not Tablet-Ready...Yet

Electronics manufacturer LG has scrapped plans for its upcoming Android-based tablet computer, saying that the current version of the Google Android mobile operating system (version 2.2, code-named "Froyo") isn't ready for tablets.

According to a Reuters report, an unnamed LG exec said "we plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version...and that is not Froyo 2.2."

The report notes that the delay may cause a setback for the company whose mobile handset division is already suffering - its smartphone sales have yet to reach the 1 million unit mark as of yet. LG hopes the introduction of Android smartphones will help it recover in this area.

Meanwhile, competitor Samsung, makers of the popular Galaxy S Android smartphones, plans to launch its own Android 2.2-based tablet called the "Galaxy Tab" next month.

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