Chinese tech giant steps up presence in tablet products

Huawei Technologies Co on Monday made a big push in the internet of things sector with a new premium tablet that can boost productivity of consumers.

The move came as Huawei outgrew Apple Inc to become the largest vendor of tablets in China in the third quarter of this year.

Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, said the company is leveraging technological revolution to inject bigger value into tablets, which are increasingly used by enterprises and students to help with their work and studies.