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divdiv class=postBody txtWrap section=txt readability=25div class=cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none readability=1img class=cnet-image src=http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/11/06/35781417_Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_3_8-inch-7490_620x433.jpg alt=Samsungamp;#39;s Galaxy Tab 3. width=620 height=433/p class=image-captionSamsung's Galaxy Tab 3./pspan class=image-credit(Credit:CNET)/span/divpSamsung has overpowered Apple in the smartphone market and now it has its sights set on the tablet arena./ppIn an Analysts Day event held Wednesday in Seoul, Korea, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile division, said that the company a href=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-aims-topple-apple-no-071558087.htmlwants to steal the No. 1 tablet crown from Apple/a, according to the Associated Press. The executive didn't reveal a specific deadline for this goal, but did add that Samsung aims to be the most beloved company in mobile./ppShin said that Samsung'sa href=http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/ section=luke_topic tablet/a sales are expected to shoot past 40 million this year, doubling the amount in 2012. /ppSamsung tablet shipments started to grow remarkably since the second half of last year, Shin said, according to the AP./ppSamsung does have its work cut out if it expects to outshine Apple anytime soon./ppApple has sold 48.2 million iPads in the first three quarters of 2013, and analysts predict sales of anywhere from 24 million to 27 million for the holiday quarter. Even at the low end, that would add up to more than 72 million iPads sold this year. In 2012, Apple sold 65.7 million tablets./ppBut Apple's firm grip among tablet buyers has been slipping. Still the top player, it continues to shed market share to itsa href=http://www.cnet.com/android-atlas/ section=luke_topic Android/a rivals, most notably Samsung. Last quarter, a title=Apple still tops in tablets, despite dwindling market share -- Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 href=/8301-13579_3-57609981-37/apple-still-tops-in-tablets-despite-dwindling-market-share/Apple's slice of the market fell to 29.7 percent/a, from 33.5 percent in the prior year's quarter, according to research firm IHS. Over the same time, Samsung's share rose from 19.9 percent to 22.2 percent./pp/p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center