Folks over at Android Central have come across a set of pictures that look like internal Verizon documents with pricing details of a bunch of smartphones and the Motorola’s recently announced Xoom tablet.
The Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) powered tablet was first seen in December when Google VP Andy Rubin showed off the device as a prototype. It then appeared in a teaser video from Motorola. The video touted the then unnamed tablet to be “the next (more…)

It looks like PlayBook will be able to connect to wireless networks through a BlackBerry smartphone, which could be one of the killer features that is missing in the iPad. RIM also plans to offer 3G and 4G version of Playbook in the future.
RIM has not disclosed the pricing yet.
killer? Based on the specifications, it looks very impressive. If they price it right, they might give Apple ’s iPad a run for its money but they should have launched (more…)

has now revealed that Google is among the companies working on an iPad rival. In a recently published report, the newspaper claims that the Mountain View based company is presently working in ”
” with select publishers to explore the delivery of books and magazines to the Android OS based tablet.
“Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, told friends at a recent party in Los Angeles about the new device, which would exclusively run the Android (more…)

, Sony's tablet is expected to replicate the
, which includes applications to read ebooks, play games, watch movies and surf the internet. The report also claims that Sony's new smartphone could be capable of downloading and playing video games.
The new line of handheld devices are expected to be connected to Sony's new online media platform, tentatively named the Sony Online Service. This platform is similar to Apple 's iTunes (more…)

Condé Nast, the publisher of some of the top selling magazines has revealed that the company is confident of consumers embracing the new format and so is committing the necessary resources to bring their publications to the iPad. The New York City based media house is expected to make their foray with iPad versions of Wired, GQ and Vanity Fair with The New Yorker and Glamour expected to launch at a later date. GQ's
has already sold over 15,000 (more…)

New tablet shall come with a much larger display – as high as 15.4″
are true, it raises several important questions about Apple 's strategy with respect to the Tablet market. One of the primary reasons for the
is to provide Cupertino the control over the software that users can install on the device.
That being the case, why would Apple want to launch another Tablet? It could possibly be because the closed nature of the iPad also makes it (more…)

The rumor mills got this one right. While a lot of names like iSlate, iGuide and iTablet did the rounds initially, we nearly
name later. Kudos to folks at
for pulling this one off.
9.7″ diagonal display:
, especially after it was confirmed by Kaifu Lee, ex-President of Google China. Turned out to be slightly wrong.
. Though this was later officially retracted, it was believed to have been an indication. Turned out to be incorrect.
. They (more…)

The information available so far has been pretty sketchy at best. However, an iTunes book section is only one possibility. It is also likely that the B&N app, which is already present on the
, will be made available as a ”
” that would come pre-installed on the Tablet.
Either way, this could be a major scoop for the book retailer whose major competitor in the recent past has been Amazon. While a deal with Apple could cannibalize the sale of (more…)

While no pictures of the Tablet were offered, a lot of interesting insights were shared. Here are some of the key points that Jason shared with his followers
Jason Calacanis claims that the device shall be available on both AT&T and Verizon and shall be priced at $599, $699 and $799 depending on size and memory.
These are some nifty revelations that we have got to learn about the Tablet in the eleventh hour. However, nothing is absolutely confirmed (more…)

The device seems to be running the map application like the one available on the iPhone .
The black cloaking is consistent with Apple ’s security measures for a new device.
It looks like a giant iPhone .
Engadget has also got tips from a trusted source on the specifications of the Apple Tablet. According to their source:
The source has also told them that iPhone is coming to Verizon and that Apple will demo iLife 10 at Wednesday’s media event. (more…)