On the endless list of tablets birthed at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier in the month, the Motorola Xoom stands out as one of the more impressive. It’s the first Android tablet to run Google’s tablet-specific “Honeycomb” operating system, according to Motorola, and packs a whole lot of power into its 10-inch form …
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It’s Not Going to Be Easy to Make Interesting Tablets
My new TIME.com Technologizer column–now a Thursday feature at the site rather than a Tuesday one–is a recap of the state of the tablet wars as of last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show. There were dozens of upcoming models at the show–new Android models, RIM’s still-a-work-in-progress BlackBerry PlayBook, dark horses …
Google Exec Shows Off Next Generation Android Tablet
The prototype Android tablet made by Motorola that Google’s Andy Rubin showed off at All Things Digital’s mobile conference yesterday sure looks nice. It won’t be available until some time next year, but it runs Google’s tablet-specific operation system, Android 3.0—also known as “Honeycomb”—and sports a 3D graphics chip by …
Samsung Galaxy Tab Review: Best 7-inch Tablet, But It’s Pricey
Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is not an iPad killer. Nothing needs to die, as far as gadgets are concerned, and the iPad and Galaxy Tab aren’t really even in the same category.
The Galaxy Tab is a very portable tablet, which is one of its selling points over the iPad. If you’re dead set on having it with you at all …
Acer Outs New Tablets, 4.8-inch Phone, Dual Screen Laptop
It’s official. Acer’s getting into the tablet game. That’s a good thing for consumers because Acer is one of the most aggressive companies out there when it comes to pricing, so it may be able to drive the costs of tablets down in general. We won’t see anything until next year, but here’s what’s coming.
For starters, the company plans …
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Tab Due November 21 for $650
Recent murmurs of a November 21 ship date and $650 price tag for Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab have officially been confirmed by AT&T.
AT&T will sell the Galaxy Tab for $650 with no contract on November 21st. The company currently offers two data plans: $15 per month for 200MB, and $25 per month for 2GB.
Let’s update the Samsung …
Galaxy Tab Torn Apart, Shows It’s Mostly Battery
Ever wondered what the inside of a tablet looks like? The fine folks at iFixit recently tore the new Samsung Galaxy Tab apart to reveal a big, fat battery surrounded by a C-shaped logic board that handles everything else.
As computer components get exponentially smaller and faster all the time, gadgets’ weight and thickness are still …
ViewSonic: ViewPad 7 Android Tablet, ViewPad 10 Hybrid Tablet
ViewSonic will be bringing its 7- and 10-inch tablets to the U.S. in the coming months.
The 7-inch ViewPad 7 features "3.5G capable data technology," which seems like a tip-off that it’ll work with T-Mobile’s HSPA+ (faster-than-3G-but- we-can’t-officially-call-it-4G) network. It’ll have Android Market access, too.
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Best Buy to Sell Samsung Galaxy Tab, Wi-Fi Model at $499
Retail giant Best Buy is getting in on the 7-inch Android tablet action that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is promising this holiday season.
The iPads and Tablets section of Best Buy’s website links to the Verizon and Sprint versions of the 3G-enabled Galaxy Tab, which are both priced at $650. That’s a bit curious, as Verizon will be …
Samsung and Verizon Price Galaxy Tab at $600
Our long wait for US pricing on Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is now over. Samsung and Verizon have announced that it’ll cost $600 out the door with no contract. Data plans using Verizon’s 3G network can be added on a month-to-month basis starting at $20 per month for 1GB of data.
Verizon will be selling the Galaxy …
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 …