Toshiba reportedly has abandoned ideas for developing Windows 7-based tablet PCs and Chromebooks as the two devices have already disappeared from Toshiba's latest product roadmap.

Toshiba is already set to launch its Android 3.0-based tablet PC in June, featuring Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor and a 10.1-inch panel, and the device is already available for pre-order in the US market.

Toshiba displayed its Windows 7-based tablet PC first at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US in early 2011, but Toshiba's change of strategy may delay the model's launch schedule or even eliminate its chance of appearing in the retail channel.

As for the Chromebook, the sources pointed out that due to Toshiba achieving lower-than-expected performance in 2010 for its smartbook products, which feature a similar industrial design as a netbook but adopt the Android operating system, the company is taking a conservative approach toward the newly formed market segment.

Toshiba's Android 3.0-based tablet PC is manufactured by Taiwan-based Pegatron Technology and will start shipping in May with official launch in June, according to the previous reports.

By: DocMemory
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