Tablets

Ochocinco has a Xoom? Say what?

Ochocinco has a Xoom? Say what? It's not everyday a professional football player makes Android headlines, but when he has his hands on a Motorola Xoom, well now that's a different story. Just last night, Chad Johnson, AKA Ochocinco, sent out a Tweet saying "I just received the new Motorola Xoom Tablet and its pretty awesome, thank you @Motorola but you won't be getting this back!!!!" Sure... Read more »

T-Mobile announces Dell Streak 7: $199 on 02/02/11

T-Mobile announces Dell Streak 7: $199 on 02/02/11 It went out via a tweet this morning: Dell's 7 inch tablet, the Streak7, will launch on February 2nd at $199 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. So the price point turned out to be lower than the $300+ that was rumored, but the launch date leaked by TMoNews was right on the nose. Check out T-Mobile's product page here where the Streak7... Read more »

Video: Another glimpse of the LG G-Slate 3D camera

Video: Another glimpse of the LG G-Slate 3D camera MysteryGuitarMan is considering starting a semi-daily vlog content stream in addition to his music videos, and in the first test, he talks quite a bit about 3D video. Near the end of that video, he shows of a couple off pieces of gear he has for producing 3D content and one of them seems to be T-Mobile's upcoming LG G-Slate. The Honeycomb-rocking tablet isn't due... Read more »

Video: Motorola Xoom Super Bowl promotion

Screen shot 2011-01-31 at 2.33.55 PM Motorola hasn't been one to take advertising lightly in recent years, and their newest Super Bowl related promotion is a testament to that. The spot, shown below, doesn't feature much more than some specs and some incredibly obvious rips on Apple -- "2011 looks a lot like 1984," "ONE AUTHORITY, ONE DESIGN, ONE WAY TO WORK. . ." -- but it certainly gets the job... Read more »

Release dates confirmed for LG G-Slate, Dell Streak 7, and Vibrant 4G

Release dates confirmed for LG G-Slate, Dell Streak 7, and Vibrant 4G It looks as though David from TMoNews was right on the money once again with his tipped release dates for T-Mobile's upcoming Android tablet, the LG G-Slate, the HSPA+ enhanced Vibrant 4G, and Dell's super-sized Streak, the Streak 7, as the internal training material above confirms. T-Mobile's first 4G tablet, the Dell Streak 7 will be launching on... Read more »

Possible HTC Flyer specs leaked, perhaps a bargain over Xoom

Possible HTC Flyer specs leaked, perhaps a bargain over Xoom (This may or may not be HTC's Flyer.) Norwegian site amobil has apparently been tipped off regarding some of the specs of HTC's upcoming tablet, Flyer. Word is that a 7" version is likely headed for T-Mobile while Verizon could get the 10" LTE counterpart. The 7" version will apparently feature a 1024 X 600 resolution display, like the Galaxy Tab. The processor... Read more »

Motorola Europe product director says Blur coming to Xoom

Motorola Europe product director says Blur coming to Xoom Frightening image via Gizmodo Yikes, here's an awkward moment in daily tech news. CNET is reporting that Motorola's director of Android product management in Europe, Jonathan Nattrass, stated that Motorola's socially obsessed UI, Blur, will come to the Xoom tablet in an update. Wait...an update? So, if this story is correct, consumers will take home their... Read more »

More rumors surface regarding HTC Android tablet

More rumors surface regarding HTC Android tablet (Mock-up via HTCSource) Rumors and so called leaks regarding an Android tablet by HTC have been flung back and forth for months with little to no evidence to substantiate claims. And considering DigiTimes' hit-or-miss history on insider info, it isn't prudent to put much stake in their latest contribution to the hubbub, which states that HTC has an Android tablet... Read more »

Will T-Mobile’s G-Slate rock 3D features?

3 Information on T-Mobile's upcoming Honeycomb tablet, the LG G-Slate, has been scarce. T-Mobile and LG gave us very little to go on with their announcement at CES. We're all expecting the gadget to be launched to soe fanfare at MWC in Barcelona in a few weeks, but what will make this tablet stand out amongst the sizable crowd of Android tablets currently on, or on... Read more »

Apple’s looking for a fight with the bulky and the bizarre

boxing_gloves In a recent earnings call with acting COO of Apple Tim Cook, a lot more than Apple's incredibly massive profits were discussed. Among talks of a 26.74 billion dollar quarter, were also talks of the iPad and its competitors - the bulky and the bizarre. According to Cook, Windows tablets come off as heavy and expensive, and Android tablets come off as bizarre,... Read more »