Top 5 The Best Tablets of 2014

Top 5 The Best Tablets of 2014

By some estimates, as many as seven million Australians currently use a tablet. And tablets could make up half of first-time computer purchases by 2017, according to recent Gartner research. But the real question is: what shiny new tablet will you be streaming 2014’s World Cup on? Let’s preview upcoming tablets — known and rumored — along with the processor, display and operating system technologies that will drive them.

2013 was a landmark year for tablets. We saw the iPad Mini with Retina display, the iPad Air set a new standard in terms of slate design, and the new Nexus 7 proved you don't have to spend big to get a great device.Tablets also became cheaper than ever, with every supermarket under the sun launching their own cut-price model.

But what does 2014 hold in store? Let's take a look and see what's rumored, what's likely, and what we are just plain hoping to see.

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