Dell to Introduce 7" tablet

Dell Greater China President Amit Midha has reported that Dell will be introducing a 7" tablet in the "next few weeks" and a 10" tablet within 6 - 12 months.  Dell Chief Executive Michael Dell briefly flashed a seven-inch device at an Oracle Corp. conference in the U.S. a week ago but didn't provide a release date. Dell is also planning on introducing smaller versions of 3" and 4".  (Why?  We...

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Sharp to Release 2 Tablets Plus an e-bookstore

Seems that another company is throwing their hat into the tablet ring.  Sharp Electronics is planning on introducing 2 tablets plus an e-bookstore in December... but for the Japanese market.  According to Sharp, the e-bookstore will offer approximately 30,000 newspapers, magazines, and books.  In addition, it will also include a "Automatic Schedule Delivery Service" for periodicals, which will...

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Research In Motion (RIM) Announces its Tablet - The Blackberry PlayBook

Yesterday, Research In Motion (RIM) introduced its long awaited tablet - the PlayBook. Guess the BlackPad name was not in their game plan which is fine by us.  Like some other tablets, the specs appear to be impressive but we want to see actual performance.  The PlayBook will have Flash 10.1 as well as Adobe AIR apps.  RIM is aiming the PlayBook towards professionals as noted by RIM's CEO Mike...

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Research In Motion (RIM) May Announce Tablet Next Week

Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the so-called BlackPad could be unveiled as early next week at RIM's developer conference in San Francisco.  Initially, RIM's tablet was to be called the BlackPad but now appears to be "SurfBook."  No official confirmation from RIM but they applied for a trademark on that name.  Rumors abound that the device may be...

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Cruz Reader: First Impressions

The Cruz Reader is one of the first "US-based" company to release an Android 2.0 tablet.  We will be doing a full review on the Cruz Tablet when it is released as the specs appear to make it a better tablet.  I did manage to play around with the Reader at a Borders store.  The overall quality and feel is good.  The Cruz Market is very poor.  There were probably 20 - 30 apps in that "store."  The...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Updates

Just some updates regarding the yet to be released Samsung Galaxy Tab.  First, there will be no telephone capability which the European version will have.  There are some points for and against this.  However, we cannot really see people using this as a phone even with a Bluetooth earpiece.  Imagine making a call on a tablet.  Its not as easy as pulling out a phone.  Second update, a WiFi vers...

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HTC to Release tablet with Android 3.0 in First Quarter 2011

Another Digitimes report is stating that HTC will be releasing an Android 3.0 tablet in first quarter 2011.  We just posted another report from Digitimes that Acer will be releasing three Android 3.0 tablets in first quarter 2011.  Coincidence??  We do not like reporting rumors or unconfirmed reports but if we do not, others will.  This is the quote from the article: "For marketing tablet PCs,...

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Acer Rumored to Launch 3 tablets in First Quarter 2011

According to Digitimes, Acer is going to launch three tablets in the first quarter of 2011.  These tablets will have Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) and come in three different sizes: 5"; 7"; and 10".  Acer is reportedly deciding between Chinese manufacturers Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer.  In addition, Acer is still evaluating whether to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon or Nvidia's Tegra 2 proces...

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Release Dates – Tablets

This article has been moved to this page.  We decided to create a page which would be easier to access this information plus allow us to update more efficiently. We also added a line showing the date last updated. &nb...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab to Come to Verizon, AT&T and Sprint

According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has cut deals with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint to carry its Galaxy Tab tablet.  If Samsung really intends to take on Apple's iPad, they are smart to leverage the three largest wireless providers.  Price is still unknown but should vary depending on the subsidies that the cellular providers will offer.  Samsung product executive Hankil Yoon said in an...

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Enso No Longer Selling ZenPad 4 to Consumers

Enso has noted on their blog that they "will switch soon business model and sell no more on the retail market, for doing that [they] need investments, which at the moment [they] cannot find."  What??  Instead of selling to individual consumers, they will only be selling to... other resellers.  Sure you can still buy their products but only in lots of a minimum of 25 units.  So you have...

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UPDATE: StreamTV Elocity A7 Now Available for Pre-order through Amazon

We reported back on August 29th that StreamTV was launching an Android tablet to be sold through Amazon. It was suppose to be available for pre-order on 9/3 but never materialized. Now, the Elocity A7 is available for pre-order through Amazon. The initial price that we were communicated was $399 but actually it is listed for $369.99.  No release date is mentioned.  We will be reviewing this...

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Archos to release 5 Android Tablets This Fall

While most companies are releasing their first and only tablet, Archos is hitting the market hard by introducing five (5) Android Tablets in the next month or so.  These five range in size from a tiny 2.8" screen to a large 10.1".  Our belief is 7" - 10" is the sweet spot in screen size so we will be focusing on these large tablets.  What is interesting and impressive is that all five will...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab: News Update

Boy Genius Report is reporting that the Galaxy Tab could be coming to Sprint this November.  This would be available in both 3G & 4G.  Since Sprint & Verizon both use CDMA, this should not be a surprised to see both carriers carry the Galaxy Tab.Based on the specs and some initial videos of the Galaxy Tab, it looks like a winner.  We could have our first top tier Android tablet.  However, th...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Press Release

Update (09/05/10) - Wall Street Journal has stated that "Samsung product executive Hankil Yoon said it would likely retail for between $200 and $300, although the final price would vary depending on wireless-carrier subsidies."Samsung has released additional information on its long awaited Galaxy Tab.  Key information like price and availability in the US, of course, is missing.  However,...

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Viewsonic shows off its ViewPad 7

Viewsonic has shown off its ViewPad 7 tablet on Thursday.  The ViewPad is nothing more than a rebranded OlivePad.  So what will the ViewPad 7 offer?  Well a 600MHz Snapdragon processor (unfortunately), Android 2.2, 800x480 resolution, dual cameras, 3G, 7" capacitive multi-touch screen, and accelerometer. For the moment, this is to go on sale in Europe.  No word on availability in the US nor...

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