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The company is planning to make the announcement next week at a Microsoft developers conference in California, reports <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576557512985751024.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews" ><i>The Wall Street Journal</i></a>. Samsung released its first tablet, the <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-2/">Galaxy Tab</a>, in September 2010. Though the product had positive reviews when it launched, more than one in 10 purchasers <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/02/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-returns/">returned the device</a> within a month. Samsung remade the device as the <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/galaxy-tabs/">Galaxy Tab 10.1</a>. 

That product, which <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/06/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-nyc/">hit U.S. stores in June</a>, has been the subject of an Apple patent infringement lawsuit in <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/08/09/samsung-galaxy-tab-europe/">Europe</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/08/01/apple-samsung-australia/">Australia</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/08/apple-samsung-patent-war-japan/">Japan</a>. After some back and forth with Dusseldorf District Court in Germany, the device was <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20103827-17/samsung-galaxy-tab-10.1-banned-from-sale-in-germany/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" >banned for sale in Germany</a>, but is still available in the rest of Europe.

Microsoft is expected to show off a new version of Windows for tablet PCs at the conference next week, according to <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-microsoft-tablets-idUSTRE78708X20110908" >Reuters</a>. So far, the tablet market has been especially frustrating for Microsoft. The company has been showing off tablet PC OSes for about a decade but is yet to make serious traction. Meanwhile, Apple has been so successful with the iPad that it's being <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/blame-the-ipad-for-slow-pc-sales/?ref=technology" >blamed for the slowdown in PC sales</a>.

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Check out our gallery comparing Apple and Samsung's products involved in the patent cases. 

      <br/>
      <h4>The Original iPhone</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17161The-Original-iPhone"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="The Original iPhone" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/iphone1.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Apple released the first iPhone in June 2007.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Samsung BlackJack 2 </h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17201Samsung-BlackJack-2"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Samsung BlackJack 2 " src="http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/blackjack-2-att.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>This is the smartphone Samsung was selling in 2007, the BlackJack 2.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Samsung Galaxy S</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17177Samsung-Galaxy-S"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Samsung Galaxy S" src="http://4.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/i9000.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>This is the Samsung Galaxy S, which debuted in 2010.</p>
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      <h4>The iPhone 3G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17159The-iPhone-3G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="The iPhone 3G" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/iphone-3g.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Released in 2008, the iPhone 3G differed only slightly from its predecessor but had a slightly different back/side-housing.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Samsung Showcase i500</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17183Samsung-Showcase-i500"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Samsung Showcase i500" src="http://7.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/showcase-i500.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>The Samsung Showcase i500 was released in 2011 and shares similarities with the form factor and aesthetic of the iPhone 3G.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>The iPhone 3GS</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17163The-iPhone-3GS"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="The iPhone 3GS" src="http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/iphone3gs-front-back.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Released in 2009, the iPhone 3GS looks identical to the iPhone 3G, but was significantly faster under the hood.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Verizon Droid Charge</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17169Verizon-Droid-Charge"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Verizon Droid Charge" src="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/droid-charge.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Apple amended its lawsuit against Samsung to include the recently released Droid Charge in the list of infringing devices.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Sprint Epic 4G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17171Sprint-Epic-4G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Sprint Epic 4G" src="http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/epic-4g.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Sprint's version of the Galaxy S was the only version to include a slide-out keyboard. Nevertheless, Apple still included the Epic 4G in its list of infringing devices.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>The Nexus S 4G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17179The-Nexus-S-4G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="The Nexus S 4G" src="http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/nexus.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Google's Nexus S and Nexus S 4G devices have a curved glass screen but also share a similar shape and icon layout as the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS series.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy S Captivate</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17187Galaxy-S-Captivate"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy S Captivate" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/captivate.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>The application bar in the TouchWiz interface in the Galaxy S Captivate from AT&T resembles Apple's iOS.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy S 4G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17173Galaxy-S-4G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy S 4G" src="http://8.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/galaxy-s-4g.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>T-Mobile's Galaxy S 4G shares similarities with earlier iPhone devices.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy S Vibrant</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17185Galaxy-S-Vibrant"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy S Vibrant" src="http://4.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/vibrant.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>T-Mobile's first Galaxy S device, the Vibrant, also shares a similar body style as the iPhone 3GS.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>iPhone 4</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17165iPhone-4"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="iPhone 4" src="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/iphone4_2.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Apple released the iPhone 4 in June 2010.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy S II</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17181Galaxy-S-II"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy S II" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/samsung-galaxy-s-ii.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>The well-reviewed Galaxy S II is starting to hit stores in Europe and Asia.</p> </p>      <br/>
      <h4>AT&T Infuse 4G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17205ATT-Infuse-4G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="AT&amp;T Infuse 4G" src="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/infuse-4g.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>AT&T's Infuse 4G looks similar to the body style and button layout as the iPhone 4.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>The iPad</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17153The-iPad"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="The iPad" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/apple-ipad1.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>The iPad was first released in March 2010 and managed to reboot the entire tablet PC market.</p>

<p>The design, which many criticized as simply being an oversized iPod touch, was unlike any other tablet computer on the market.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy Tab 4G</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17167Galaxy-Tab-4G"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy Tab 4G" src="http://7.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/4g-lte-galaxy-tab.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 4G was originally released in a 7" form factor.</p>

<p>Slower than expected sales convinced Samsung to reconsider its size strategy.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>iPad 2</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17157iPad-2"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="iPad 2" src="http://7.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/ipad2.png" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>The iPad 2 was released in March 2011 and has managed to sell out in every market.</p>

<p>Thinner than its predecessor, while still retaining the same beautiful screen, the devices is dominating the tablet market.</p></p>      <br/>
      <h4>Galaxy Tab 10.1</h4>
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              <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/09/09/samsung-tablet-windows/#17175Galaxy-Tab-101"><img width="400" style="border:none;" title="Galaxy Tab 10.1" src="http://4.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/applesamsung-lawsuit-products/galaxy-tab-10-1.jpg" /></a><br/><br/>
      <p><p>Samsung went back to the drawing board and re-designed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 after showing it off at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2011.</p>

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