According to a new report from research firm IDC, tablets running Google's Android operating system are poised to overtake the iPad during the course of 2013. A surge of low cost Android-based tablets has prompted IDC to forecast worldwide tablet shipments of 190.9 million, an increase from its previous estimate of 172.4 million. 48.8% of those are expected to run Google's operating system, giving Android the plurality of the tablet marketshare by the end of the year. In comparison, Apple is expected to retain just 46% of the tablet market, while Windows and Windows RT will make up 4.7% of overall tablet shipments. In 2012, Apple's share of the market was 51% while Android's was just 41.5%."One in every two ta
