Google planning Nexus-style tablet
You didn't really think Google was going to let Amazon hog all the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> tablet glory, did you?
You didn't really think Google was going to let Amazon hog all the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> tablet glory, did you?
With the increasing popularity of tablets in both the home and enterprise, many companies have released their own version of the handheld device; with the exception of Hewlett-Packard, who recently bowed out of the competition by discontinuing its TouchPad range. However, with so many options available, how does one find a tablet that is suitable to their needs?
If travel is part of your work agenda, then it’s vital that you explore the available tablets that are on the market today. Comparing specs is one thing, but finding relevance to your own specific needs is worth considering. Apple was the first “tab off the rank” with its ingenious iPad, but since then a bloom of competitors has emerged with new innovations. In February 2011, Motorola brought out the Xoom -- which has since given Apple a run for its money.
Nearly two months after it announced the first Xoom tablet to the Australian market, Motorola has followed it up with the release of a Wi-Fi-only version running Android 3.1 'Honeycomb'.
Optus has announced it is now offering the Motorola Xoom Android ‘Honeycomb’ tablet little more than a month after Telstra launched the device in Australia.
Tablet fans who don't want to sign up with Telstra when the Motorola Xoom tablet comes to Australia in May have another choice of provider if they are prepared to wait another month.
Telstra and Motorola Mobility have teamed up to launch the much-anticipated Xoom tablet and Atrix smartphone, giving consumers more options for Andorid-based devices, including PC apps and functions.
Telstra will be the mobile carrier to launch Motorola's much-hyped iPad competitor, the Xoom tablet, one of the first to run Google's Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' operating system.
The Motorola Xoom tablet ships with version 3.0 of Google's Android operating system (Honeycomb). Honeycomb is the first version of Android that has been designed to run on large-screened tablets instead of smartphones. In Australia, the Xoom will launch on Telstra in May. The telco is yet to reveal pricing details.
Seven ways the iPad 2 is better than Motorola Xoom
After rushing its tablet to market ahead of Apple's iPad 2 announcement, Motorola is updating its Xoom tablet's software with Flash support. Is it a coincidence it's on the same day Apple's iPad 2 goes on sale? I think not.
The launch of the first Android Honeycomb tablet is becoming a disaster, as Adobe runs damage control on the news that Motorola's Xoom tablet will ship without Flash support.