New Intel tablets could slow iPad enterprise appeal
Tablets with Intel’s Oak Trail chips could find a niche in companies using the Wintel platform
Agam Shah is a reporter for the IDG News Service in New York. He covers hardware including PCs, servers, tablets, chips, semiconductors, consumer electronics and peripherals.
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