Motorola Xoom gets launch date and pricing on Verizon courtesy of Best Buy ad

Perhaps one of the most anticipated tablet PCs in the horizon is the Motorola Xoom. It is going to be running on Android 3.0 or codename Honeycomb and is set to go head to head with other tablet devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, LG Optimus Pad and Apple iPad when it comes out. [...]

Nokia E7: Is it a Tablet, Smartphone or both?

Nokia has unveiled the successor to the original Nokia N9000 communicator  – the Nokia E7 communicator. It boasts a huge 4-inch capacitive display, a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and a sleek stainless steel case. Anssi Vanjoki is calling it the best business smartphone till date.

The Nokia E7 features full Microsoft Exchange integration, Office Document viewers and OVI apps, including OVI Maps. Unfortunately, it does not runs Meego and instead comes with Symbian v3 which is optimized for touchscreen devices. It measures 13.8mm thick and sports a nice 8MP camera capable of shooting 720 video. You also get 16GB of flash storage to store your content. As expected from a high-end device, you get HDMI out and Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound support.

ZTE V9 coming to US, Europe

Chinese Telecom giant, ZTE will be launching its new V9 tablet with side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. The Tablet sports 7-inch display and runs Android OS, mostly likely 2.1. It is also likely feature 3G radio.

The company also mentions that it will be launched in Asia, Europe as-well-as America in the coming months and its price will be 50 percent lower than the smartphones around. We have no idea what that means – hard facts is what we want!

Dell Streak Kernel Source now Available

After half of the community moved to the Samsung Galaxy S smartphones, Dell has finally released the source for the streak. What does this mean to you? You will now be able to enjoy some decent ROMs. In other words, your Dell Streak will soon be running on steroids!

webOS 2.0 pushed to developers

Palm, HP subsidiary has rolled-out developer beta of the v2 of webOS. The new features are chiefly meant for the developers that in turn would lead to better overall user experience in the upcoming Palm Pad.

Nokia N900 runs Android Perfectly. Almost.

Looks like someone has found a way of getting Google Android 2.2 OS to act properly on the Nokia’s flagship smartphone – Nokia N900. It does not just runs Android, it runs it really well. Everything works, except camera and there is no card reader support. Hats off to this filthy pig trying to run every single mobile OS on the most hackable device.

Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Froyo gets OpenGL 3D Acceleration

Archos 5 Internet Tablet ships with Android 1.6 OS (Donut), but OpenAOS team has been working diligently from the past few months to get the latest Android 2.2 on the MID. They have finally been able to get OpenGL 3D Acceleration in Android 2.2 OS which was not possible, until now.

That said, it is still not possible to run advanced 3D games on the device.

Dell Streak Community files Petition

The Streak Community has asked the Dell to release the kernel source used in their MID-phone, Dell Streak. The community is asking for the kernel source to “speed-up” the app development. The goal of the petition is to get at least 1000 signatures. If you are a Dell Streak owner, you may sign the petition by clicking [here]

Samsung Galaxy Tab Release Date

There have been countless rumors about the possible tablet coming from Samsung called the Samsung Galaxy S Tab. Guess what, Samsung just made it official via Twitter that the company will be unveiling the tablet coming September 2, 2010.

Detailed specs are not out yet, but we do know that it will be running Android 2.2 OS and will be equipped with a 7-inch capacitive display. It will also have video calling, Swype, HD movie playback, Flash support, GPS navigation and an e-reader app.

SmartQ V3 – New Sub-100 dollar tablet

SmartDevices has unveiled a new Android MID called V3. The SmartQ V3 features an ARM11 600MHz processor, 4.3-inch 800×480 resistive touchscreen, 256MB DDR2 RAM and Android 2.1 OS.

It will retail at around 100 dollars, making it one of the cheapest SmartQ MIDs ever made. There is no word on when it will be released.