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Motorola Xoom review
As we put rubber to road on our Motorola Xoom review, it’s important to note that it was only a matter of time before the Android army delivered a proper iPad competitor. Moto’s partnership with Google (and use of the 3.0 version of its mobile operating system, Honeycomb), has made that assumed inevitability a very [...]
HTC Flyer joins the tablet wars
With Apple, Samsung, LG, and Motorola all entering the tablet space, you had to know HTC would join them sooner or later, so we can’t say we were completely surprised when the Taiwanese handset manufacturer unveiled its first tablet today at Mobile World Congress 2011. Everyone, meet the HTC Flyer. This Android 2.4-based tablet features [...]
LG G-Slate: A Dual-Core, Honeycomb Tablet With a 3D Display
Here’s the first look at LG’s G-Slate tablet, gunning to be the best Android tablet by equipping a dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, 8.9-inch 3D display, 3D camera, and of course, Honeycomb. It also runs on T-Mobile’s 21mbps HSPA+ network. The 1GHz Tegra 2 chipset enables 720p HD and 3D content on the tablet, and the [...]
Flyer rumored to be first of three HTC Android tablets
DigiTimes is back again, adding fuel to a fire that doesn’t want to die. According to the site’s sources, HTC is said to be readying not one, but three Android tablets for the first part of the year. The first device, the Flyer, may begin shipping in the United States in March, with the other [...]
ASUS tablets already delayed, may not get Android 3.0
ASUS’ Eee Pads and Eee Slates using Android have not only been delayed but might ship without Android 3.0, company marketing specialist John Swatton said Wednesday. The announcements, which mentioned a spring shipping window and the new OS across the board, were a “mistake,” he told the Inquirer. They would instead ship in summer and [...]
CES: MSI shows WinPad 100A
MSI was fairly coy about sending out pics of its Android-based tablet, the WinPad 100A. Luckily, the device was on display at the company’s CES booth. The WinPad 100A has a 10.1-inch capacitive touch screen and runs on Android 2.3. It wasn’t clear whether the device will be upgradable to Honeycomb when the new OS [...]
ViewPad 4 Tablet Is Really a 4.1″ Android-Based Smartphone
What’s the definition of a tablet these days? Generally, most tablets are between 7″ and 12″, but ViewSonic has us wondering if that’s the case. The company has just introduced what they’re calling a new tablet at CES. The ViewPad 4 is joining the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10. You could probably guess, but the [...]
Lenovo: Android Tablet by Summer 2011
If you’re itching for Lenovo’s Android-based Le Phone in the U.S., don’t’ hold your breath. But if you want a Lenovo Android-based tablet, you could get your wish as early as summer 2011. In a wide-ranging conversation with a small group of journalists at Lenovo’s Raleigh, North Carolina headquarters, Lenovo president and chief operating officer [...]
Sample Android 3.0 tablets rumored for CES 2011
With less than eighty days to go before the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas, the tech rumor mill already is in high gear. Building off of the momentum created this year, I expect to see Android take on a major role at the electronics conference. A big part of the platform’s [...]
Advent Vega Android-powered tablet lacks Android Market
Remember the Advent Vega tablet that we skimmed over a couple of weeks ago? Well, here’s more word on it – this budget Android-powered tablet will retail for a mere £250, making it more affordable than Apple’s offering (the iPad), while running on Android 2.2 Froyo right out of the box to keep up with [...]