The tablet will cost 399 to 499 euros in Europe when it goes on sale later this year. Here's a hands-on look at it and Toshiba's AC100 Android Netbook.
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Toshiba has gone all in for Android. At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, it displayed its Folio tablet and its AC 100 Netbook. Here's how they looked.LG to Launch Android-Powered Tablet
Yet another electronics manufacturer has announced plans to launch a tablet computer powered by Google’s Android operating system: LG. According to The Wall Street Journal, the device will launch in the fourth quarter of this year, though no other details were immediately available.Seemingly everyone is now racing to get into the tablet game in the wake of iPad (and its strong early sales numbers) and a computer market that some analysts see shifting dramatically over the next few years.Just last week saw the introduction of the Cisco Cius, which runs on Android, with other recent headlines suggesting we’ll soon see tablets from HP (running on webOS) and RIM, in addition to Windows 7-powered tablets (LG showed one off last month).Dell Streak Tablet Says Yes to Android Froyo, No to T-Mobile
Dell has confirmed that its Streak tablet will get the Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) later this year, but it will not run on T-Mobile’s 3G network.The device, which features a 5-inch screen, dual cameras, an Android operating system, $500 price point and 3G data access via AT&T, has been much discussed in the tech sphere. The company recently announced that the Streak is “the most successful pre-sale [it has] ever offered.”While the device will indeed get the Android 2.2 operating system later this year via an over-the-air update, it will run Android 1.6 at launch.Dell Streak Tablet Arrives This Summer
The Dell Streak, a miniature tablet computer that runs a version of the Google Android smartphone operating system, launches in the UK early next month, followed by releases in the U.S. and the rest of the Europe later in the summer.Apple broke the dam by launching the iPad, so now we’re seeing lots of competing tablets show up. We’ve known that a Dell tablet has been coming for some months now.These devices should be easier to use on the go in your busy lifestyle than laptops with keyboards — in theory, anyway. The Streak will run Android 2.2 later this year, and with that upgrade will come Adobe Flash 10.1 support.HP Axes Plans for Android Tablet
HP’s anticipated Android-flavored tablet may not end up seeing the light of day, sources close to the matter have revealed to AllThingsD. More specifically, it is “delayed and won’t ship before the end of the year as planned.” The news is not terribly surprising considering the clues we’ve been given so far. Although Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off an HP tablet prototype running Windows 7 earlier this year, a more recent tablet-related announcement from Ballmer didn’t include HP in the list of hardware partners. That omission may have tacitly confirmed earlier rumors that the HP Slate project had been shelved.Building Killer Android Tablet Apps: Design and Development Tips
Android tablets are coming. Luckily, many design principles for writing great Android tablet apps really apply to all device targets.Android Tablet Prototype Running Flash Spotted in the Wild
Now that Adobe and Apple have officially parted ways — at least when it comes to Flash on Apple’s mobile devices — Adobe is strengthening its partnership with Google’s Android, whose next version (2.2) will support Flash.It’s therefore no surprise that Adobe’s stand at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco is showcasing Android-based phones, but an unexpected guest has appeared, as well — an Android-based, multi-touch tablet prototype.Blog Zedomax has a hands-on review (embedded below), and while technical details about the device are scarce, it appears to be running Flash and Air flawlessly.
