Samsung Galaxy Tab Release Dates, Carriers & Pricing

With multiple carriers releasing the Samsung Galaxy Tab, I think it would be helpful to consumers to have a cheat sheet of who is offering what. See further below:

 Carrier, Price & Release Date:

Sprint: $400 with 2-year data plan, available November 14
Verizon: $600 outright (no data plan required), November 11
Best Buy: $500 outright (Wi-Fi only), no announced release date
T-Mobile: $400

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Archos 101 and 7o Tablets Will Ship... In Europe

The long awaited Archos 101 and 7o tablets will begin shipping... in Europe.  No word on shipments in the USA.  There are delays in the shipment for the US market.  No additional information is available but we will provide as we hear something.  Unfortunately, delays in the release of these tablets are the norm.  Maintaining our Release Date page becomes a challenge.  

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Flat Computing Disappoints Again with A10T

After the Flatpad problem (Cortex A8 that was falsely promoted although from the manufacturer) and initial failure to address the problem (reducing the price & giving refunds to those who already ordered), Flat Computing again disappoints with its newer A10T tablet, a Tegra 2 tablet with capacitive screen. The blame is again placed on the manufacturer. The excuse is hard to swallow.

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Asus Eee Pad to Rock Tegra 2 Processor

DigiTimes has reported that Nvidia has received orders for Tegra 2 processors from Asus. Plans are to use the processors on the Eee Pad which is due in March 2011. In addition, the processors will be integrated into smartphones. Besides Asus, Dell, Samsung, Micro-Star and Toshiba will also be using Nvidia's Tegra 2 processors in future tablets.

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RIM Shows Off its Blackberry Playbook At Adobe's MAX

We have videos of Blackberry Playbook that was demonstrated at Adobe's MAX show.  It looks really impressive especially the multi-tasking capabilities.  Apps can run not only in the background but you can see a thumbview of app still running.  Anyhow, check out the video after the break.

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Borders Giving $25 Gift Card With Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet Pre-orders

Image via CrunchBasePC Magazine is reporting that Borders is offering discounts on the Kobo reader plus giving a $25 gift card with the pre-order of Velocity Micro's Cruz Tablet.  This is in preparation for the competitive holiday season.

Borders is also selling the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader for $169.99 which is $30 off the regular price of $199.99.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab: First Impressions

I had the rare opportunity to actually play around with a Samsung Galaxy Tab at an Engadget Reader Meetup (which is like a mini-tech expo) last Thursday night.  Samsung had a table there showcasing their Galaxy S phones plus their Galaxy Tab.  It was the most popular table at the expo.  Samsung was limiting the usuage to about 2-3 minutes per person so my first impressions are only based on the

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HP To Launch Slate 500 For Business

After much waiting, HP finally announces that it is launching the Slate 500... for enterprise.  It will run Windows 7 Professional so this is not a loss for consumers.  In addition, the price tag will be a staggering $800.  The HP Slate will sport an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive touchscreen display. It will sport a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 64GB solid state

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Android 3.0 Sample To Be Ready in December

DigiTimes has reported that Google has notified its partners that Android 3.0 will be soon completed and engineer samples available in December.  However, consumers will not likely see Android 3.0 tablets until after the new year.  Google is planning on launching Android 4.0 in the second half of 2011. 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Goes On Sale Nov. 11 at Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless and Samsung have announced that the Galaxy Tab will go on sale November 11 for $599.99.  Unfortunately, no subsidized pricing will be available.  Rumors had it that carriers will offered a subsidized pricing of about $300 with a 2 year contract.  Verizon will offer a data plan starting at $20/month for 1GB.  Press Release after the break.

Image via Wikipedia
In addition to

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MSI WindPad Update

Blogeee has reported that MSI has showned off renderings of the WindPad.  Unfortunately, no specs were included with the pictures.  The last that was reported is that the WindPad will have a 10.1" display with 1.66GHz Atom Z530, 2GB of RAM and 32GB solid-state drive.  It will run Windows 7, unfortunately.  However, an Android version will be available and may use a NVIDIA Tegra 2. 

From the

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Advent Vega Tablet To Go On Sale November 1st?

Electricpig is reporting that the Advent Vega Tablet will go on sale November 1st for £250 (about $399).  Normally, we do not report on tablets released in other countries but this tablet has peaked our interest.  So what does $399 buy?  The 10" Advent Vega runs Android 2.2 with a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor.  It has front facing camera, HDMI output, USB dock and microSD slot.  The company claims

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Verizon Wireless To Sell Ipad

Probably not the news that most people are waiting to hear that involves Verizon and Apple but nonetheless it is news.  Verizon Wireless will be selling Apple's iPad later this month.  Unconfirmed reports still are going around that Verizon will offer the iPhone early next year but again its unconfirmed by either parties.
Although the 3G version of the iPad is not compatible with Verizon's CDMA

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CTL Introduces 2goPad with Windows 7

Another day, another manufacturer launches a tablet.  This time, CTL has launched a 10" tablet running Microsoft Windows 7.  The 2goPad SL10 features a multi-touch capacitive screen running an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor with 2GB of memory, front facing VGA camera, accelerometer and a 250GB hard drive.  Currently on sale for $499 through CTL's website.

It runs all Windows compatible

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Rumors Regarding Samsung Galaxy Tab's Pricing

TmoNews is reporting that they received a screenshot of an ad that shows that the Galaxy Tab will cost $399 with a 2 year contract.  We have been hearing many things about the Galaxy Tab except for pricing and release date.  Now, it appears that the pricing will be $399 after $50 MIR & 2 year contract or $650 without a contract.  This appears to fall within range of an earlier rumor that Sprint

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Augen to Release 6 Different Flavors of Android Tablets

The tablet PC announcements do not stop.  Augen has stated that they will introduce 6 different Android tablets this fall ranging from $199 to $599.  As you may recall, Augen introduced its Gentouch 78 through Kmart.  Its quality was poor and had to be "recalled" since the tablet contained unlicensed Google apps.  Anyhow, Augen is bringing two classes of Android tablets under the Latte and

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CherryPal launches CherryPad for under $200

CherryPal Corporation a Palo Alto, California-based manufacturer of high quality, low-energy consuming and affordable personal computers, today announced the availability of its new sub $200 tablet PC, the CherryPad America.  "The CherryPad was designed for consumers who are looking for an affordable, powerful, high quality, and low energy-consuming tablet computer with the ability to run the

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LG will not release tablet based on Android 2.2

Reuters has reported that LG Electronics Inc has stated that they will not release a tablet based on Android 2.2.  Therefore, the hopes of seeing one release by the end of the year will not happen.  "We plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version ... We are in talks with Google to decide on the most suitable version for our tablet and that is not Froyo 2.2," said

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