BYD unit makes H-P tablet as Chinese suppliers gain ground

For years there was a clear divide: Taiwanese contract manufacturers made all the world's well-known tablets like Apple Inc.'s iPad, while Chinese firms made imitations for little-known brands. But with Hewlett-Packard Co.'s newest device, the line is blurring.

H-P, the world's largest personal computer maker by shipments, chose Chinese firm BYD