Kobo Readies Three New Tablets For October Release, Complete With Android 4.2 And The Google Play Store

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 Nearly all the attention for reader-tablet hybrids goes to Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but today the Toronto-based Kobo is making a compelling case for their share of the market. The company announced three new tablets: the Arc 7, Arc 7HD, and Arc 10HD, set for release on October 16th. The three models are roughly analogous to the latest Kindle Fire, Fire HD, and Fire HD 8.9, but they’ve got two distinct advantages: they run Android 4.2.2, and they’ve got access to the Google Play Store.

Read more at Android Police.