Oh boy. Consider this a shot across AT&T’s bow. Not only have Apple and Verizon partnered to allow Verizon to sell iPads in its retail locations, but Verizon will offer a month-to-month data plan with one gigabyte of 3G service for $20 per month. That sits in between AT&T’s iPad service plans, which are $15 per month for 250 megabytes or …
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Windows Phone 7 Ushers In Zune Support For Macs
The head of marketing for Windows Phone in the UK has unofficially confirmed via Twitter that support for Zune on the Mac is coming. The update has since been removed but Microsoft has confirmed that a public beta will be out this year allowing Windows Phone 7 users to sync “select content” with their Macs. Whether or not that means …
Rumor: Galaxy Tab to Cost $399 With Contract, $599 Without
Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet will cost $399 with a two-year data contract through Sprint, according to the Boy Genius Report. That’s according to one of BGR’s unnamed “Sprint sources,” so take the information with a grain of salt—the site’s nailed plenty of rumors in the past, though.
Apparently the full, …
CherryPad Tablet Costs $188, Apparently Has Android Market
One of the more confusing aspects about buying an off-brand Android device is trying to figure out whether or not it has full access to Google-sanctioned software—a built-in Gmail app, the Android Market, the YouTube player, etc.
The 7-inch CherryPad America (what a strong, patriotic name!) promises full Android Market access and …
HP: Phones with Palm’s webOS Interface Due ‘Early Next Year’
In the realm of mobile phones, Hewlett-Packard will be making use of the $1.2 billion it recently paid to acquire Palm by launching new phones with Palm’s "webOS" interface "early next year," according to HP’s Eric Cador.
And wouldn’t you know it, those webOS phones will probably go quite nicely with the webOS tablet that HP’s Todd
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Ballmer on Microsoft Tablets: ‘You’ll See Them This Christmas’
Reuters reports that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a crowd at the London School of Economics yesterday, "You’ll see new slates with Windows on them. You’ll see them this Christmas."
There’s some speculation that Microsoft’s official unveiling of Windows Phone 7, which is scheduled for next Monday, may contain some information about
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OnLive Cloud Gaming Service Kills Monthly Fees Permanently
File this one under “smart business decisions.” Cloud gaming service, OnLive, has announced that there will be no monthly fees moving forward.
Company CEO Steve Perlman said in a recent blog post that OnLive had hoped not to have to charge a monthly fee to begin with—fees were waived for the first year while the service got off the …
Is Apple TV Just One Big App That’s Destined for the iPad?
Funny thing about the Apple TV box that just came out. It appears that the underlying interface is just one big application called “Lowtide,” according to The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):
“Apple TV seems to run Lowtide, an application responsible for all user interactions, which is derived from the previous Front Row application.
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Dell Launching 7-inch Tablet ‘Within the Next Few Weeks’
Dell will be launching a 7-inch Android tablet "very, very soon—within the next few weeks," according to Dell Greater China President Amit Midha. The company will follow the 7-inch version up with a 10-inch version, but we won’t see that one for at least six months according to the Wall Street Journal.
That seems to jive with rumors
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Two Minute Video: How the BlackBerry PlayBook is Different
The recently-announced BlackBerry PlayBook tablet features a few key differences from other tablets. Here’s a look at what makes it stand apart from the crowd—for better or for worse.
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Amazon App Store and Android Tablet in the Works?
This information is all still in the early rumor phase, so take it with a grain of salt. There some loose talk that Amazon is working on its own version of an Android app store which has, in turn, led to speculation that Amazon may even be working its own Android tablet.
The app store rumor contains far more details: a 70/30 royalty …
What the PlayBook Means for RIM
Where do I even begin?
Earlier today RIM revealed its tablet and throughout co-CEO Mike Lazaridis’ presentation I couldn’t help but wonder how many catchphrases or buzz words would be thrown out. I lost count minutes after the PlayBook was officially unveiled.
The PlayBook seems impressive with “features” like Flash, a …