Delivery Delays for Notion Ink's Adam Tablet

Growing Pains continue for Notion Ink.  Customers that pre-ordered the Adam will see delays of their shipment going into mid-Feb (2/14).  Apparently, there was damage to the touch screen (5% of the shipment) when shipped so shipments were canceled in order to rectify the problem.  A potential issue was that Chinese New Year is coming up and most businesses close for a few days.  This would cause...

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RIM Demos PlayBook Sync With BlackBerry

RIM released a video demonstrating how the Playbook syncs effortlessly with a BlackBerry.  For example when you read an email on the PlayBook, the BlackBerry will show the email unread immediately.  This allows an easy adaptation by IT folks since no additional configuration or additional data lines are required.  See video after the break:This would not matter to the non-corporate BlackBerry...

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Motorola's Xoom Tablet Coming Next Month

Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha announced on the company's earnings call that the 3G version for Verizon of Xoom will arrive at "the end of February."  In addition, a LTE Xoom will arrive at "the end of the second quarter" as previously promised.  This is great if they deliver on their promise.  This seems to confirm a Best Buy rumor that the Xoom will launch on February 17th.  Apparently, the selling...

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Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC; Shipping Starts Wednesday

One of the most anticipated Android tablets is by a small company in India - Notion Ink.  We reported why we are excited about this tablet back in Dec.  After some delays and no "proof" of actual existence, multiple videos and photos plus an appearance at CES 2011, those who preordered it should start receiving them next week as shipping is reported to start this Wednesday.  According to the...

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Verizon to Sell CDMA iPad

Verizon Wireless will soon be selling Apple's iPad that connects directly to its CDMA network.  Currently, the only way someone can connect to a Verizon network is through the use of a MiFi device.  However, the iPad will connect directly to the network without the need of an additional device.  This competes against AT&T which the iPad does connect directly to their network.  AT&T's relations...

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Motorola Xoom Is Introduced At CES

The long awaited Motorola Android tablet, known as Xoom, was revealed at the CES in Las Vegas.  So what does Xoom have under its hood?The spec sheet is showing the following:Android Honeycomb (3.0)1GHz Tegra 2 dual processors10.1" capacitive screen1280 x 800 resolution5MP rear camera2MP front camera720p recording & 1080p video playback32GB onboard storage1GB RAM3G connectivity with...

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Archos 70 Tablet Review

Back in September 2010,  TabletConnect reported that Archos will be introducing five Android tablets in the fall.  Of course like almost every other vendor, there were delays and the tablets did not start selling until December.  These five tablets ranged from 2.8” (not a tablet) to 10.1 inches.  Archos is a consumer electronics company based in France.  They have been in the portable media...

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Verizon To Reduce Samung Galaxy Tab Price To $499

According to Droid-Life, Verizon will be reducing the price of the Galaxy Tab to $499 (with no contract).  In addition, Verizon will be throwing in $60 worth of movie rentals through Blockbuster or Media Hub.  In order to ease concerns for those who already bought a Galaxy Tab before the price drop, Verizon will issue a credit to those who purchased one 14 days before the price drop.  At $499,...

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