Google tablet will indeed be co-branded with ASUS and will target Amazon, says insider

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We already [suspected as much][3] -- not least from the [FCC filing][4] above -- but an unnamed executive at Asustek Computer Inc has reportedly just confirmed that Google's much-rumored new tablet will be co-branded with ASUS. According to _Reuters_, the employee said the tablet will help Google to "target Amazon" and the Kindle range of tablets and e-readers. Despite the existence of [Google Play Books][5], which are available on any Android tablet, the insider said that Google "doesn't have anything like Amazon's service" -- a quote which may not make a ton of sense, but which does support the general notion of a $199 rival to the [Kindle Fire][6].

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