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Samsung Electronics launched its new Galaxy Note tablet in three major markets on Thursday, hoping that a stylus-type pen and split-screen function will stand the new device apart from rival Apple's iPad. The company, facing accusations that it copied the design and some features of Apple's iPad and iPhone, said the Galaxy Note 10.1 would be a "game changer" from rival tablets, on which users usually only view one application at a time. The device can have two apps active on a split-screen, while an 'S-Pen' seeks to solve tablet and smartphones' sometimes clunky keyboard and input functions by allowing users to write and...

Few things can make you feel clumsier faster than trying to write or draw with your finger on a tablet screen. You quickly realize that tablets weren't designed to receive finger-based instructions any more precise than scrolling, swiping, or clicking a virtual button. That's where the stylus comes in.