Move over notebook PCS; tablets are taking over.

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Tablets are expected to overtake notebook PCs this year as the largest mobile computing category, according to new data from the market intelligence firm ABI Research. Tablets are expected to gain 52% of the market by the end of this year. In contrast, the market share of notebook PCs is expected to drop from 51% in 2013 to 48% by the end of this year.

Despite the rise of the tablet, there is still a market for notebooks, says ABI Research.

"Notebooks offer a combination of portability and productivity that has yet to be achieved by any other portable mobile computing device," said research analyst Stephanie Van Vactor. "Although laptops appear to be losing traction they're not...