RIM has confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook would support Java apps but was very elusive on Android support. It wouldn’t flatly deny supporting apps for Google’s OS but instead said company officials have not made any statements yet reguarding Android. Earlier rumors have pointed to RIM using a custom implementation of Java that would let […]
Apple today introduced the iPad 2, its second-generation tablet. The device uses a new dual-core processor called the A5, said to be twice as fast as the A4. Graphics processing is said to be nine times faster, and the device has both front- and rear-facing cameras. The device is a third thinner than the original […]
Fujitsu plans on bringing out a new tablet, Sylistic Q550, running Windows 7 Professional and an Intel Atom Oak Trail processor. The device will be aimed at the enterprise market and may even sport a fingerprint reader. It will also have an SD card slot and a trusted platform module (TPM) for corporate buyers worried […]
Adobe in an blog post now expects the Xoom and other Android 3.0 tablets to get Flash 10.2 within “a few weeks” of the OS being available. Some will get it pre-installed, while the Xoom and others will have to wait for an over-the-air update, team member Matt Rozen said. Matt also repeated Adobe’s confidence in […]
Verizon today confirmed the contract pricing for the Motorola Xoom. the Motorola Xoom will be available for purchase from Verizon Wireless for $599.99 with a new two-year customer agreement or $799.99 without a contract. Wireless 3G data service for the Motorola Xoom will begin at $20 monthly access for 1GB. The Zoom on a 2 […]
The Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 tablet can now be pre-ordered in-store at Best Buy for Thursday, February 24 release. Also listed are its accessories, which includes the Porfolio Case ($40), the Dock ($50), HD Speaker Dock ($130), and the Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard ($70). The tablet will be the first shipping tablet to feature Android 3.0 […]
Motorola leader Sanjay Jha on Wednesday confirmed to Reuters prices for the Xoom. The Android 3.0 slate will cost $800 with Verizon contract-free, while a Wi-Fi version will still cost $600. Jha justified the prices by noting that mounting a challenge to the iPad demanded high prices. “Competing with Apple you have to deliver premium products,” he said. He […]
Qualcomm might have announced its manufacturers partners wil be launching quad-core Snapdragon devices at the start of 2012, but NVIDIA has trumped the folks in San Diego by saying they not only have a working prototype already, but that we’ll see the first commercial tablets in August and the first phones before the end of […]
During a press conference at the Mobile World Congress on Monday, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said the second half of 2011 will see the launch of both an HSPA+ and LTE-compatible version of its yet-to-be-launched PlayBook tablet. The Financial Post story says the release of the first two versions, a WiMAX and Wi-Fi model, […]
HTC is reentering game today at Mobile Word Congress. The firm was once one of the more enthusiastic Windows tablet supporters and had crossover devices like the Windows Vista-based Shift but is going with Android this time around. The Flyer revolves around a fast 1.5GHz processor and a seven-inch, 1024×600 display. It’s also the first […]
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