Sony has slashed $100 off of its Tablet S, undercutting the iPad with the Android-powered slate in an attempt to better bite into Apple's segment dominance. Described at Sony's online store as an "instant saving" - but to betanews as a permanent price reduction - the $100 cut makes the 16GB Tablet S $399.99 and the 32GB model $499.99.
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Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2 Review
This week we’ve seen two Motorola tablets, both of them with essentially the same name DROID XYBOARD, this the smaller of the two at 8.2-inches in screen size. While the 10.1-inch display sized iteration costs a bit more and does afford you a bit more screen real-estate, what you’re about to see is an account that’ll let you know how little you’re missing when you go with the slightly more convenient sized 8.2. That and we’ve got a couple of accessories to peek at as well. Also note that if you’re looking for the 10.1-inch version, you’ve only to check out the timeline after the second paragraph to head on down the rabbit hole.
ASUS Transformer Prime hits UK preorder, ships January
ASUS has thrown open UK pre-orders for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, offering the Tegra 3 based Android tablet for £449 ahead of shipments beginning in January 2012. Only the 32GB WiFi model will be sold in the UK, bundled with the battery-toting keyboard dock, while those unwilling to wait for a quadcore can also get a discounted original Transformer to tide them over.
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ASUS: ICS for Transformer Prime due Jan 2012
ASUS has announced that Italian would-be buyers of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime will have to wait until the end of January 2012 before they can pick up the Tegra 3 tablet; however, it will likely be released running Ice Cream Sandwich as standard. The OS news lends further weight to the rumors that ASUS will have the Android 4.0 upgrade ready next month, with previous comments from the company only outlining a vague Q1 2012 window for its release.
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Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and XYBOARD 8.2 hands-on
Motorola’s first-gen XOOM launched with plenty of promise at the beginning of the year, but Honeycomb – and some expensive data plans from Verizon – left the Android alternative to the iPad looking less than appealing. Now Motorola’s second attempt at the segment, the XYBOARD 10.1 and XYBOARD 8.2, have arrived, fresh to the SlashGear test bench with new angular styling, faster processors and some special features that might at least give new tablet shoppers an idea what exactly to use big-screen slates for. Read on for our first impressions.
Toshiba Excite Android tablet gets release date
When the first Toshiba Android tablet was released, it seemed like a really big deal - at one point it was even rumored that they'd be the ones to host the tablet-centric Android 3.0 Honeycomb as a hero - alas that did not happen, and now that the first iteration (call the Toshiba Thrive, just so you know) is both too fat and unwieldily to sell as a top dog, the big T is sending out a new generation called Toshiba Excite. This tablet was revealed a few weeks ago as a contender for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with its dual-core 1.2Ghz Texas Instruments OMAP4 processor and its 10.1-inch display at 1280 x 800 resolution - and today Mobile Syrup relays Toshiba information that it'll be on sale come February 2012.
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Verizon DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1 official
Verizon has made the DROID XYBOARD Android tablets official, the 4G LTE versions of Motorola’s XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition slates. The 10.1-inch and 8.2-inch tablets each have a 1280 x 800 IPS display, 5-megapixel main camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, along with WiFi a/b/g/n and that all important EVDO Rev.A/LTE. An upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich is expected in the new year.
ASUS Transformer Prime vs iPad 2, benchmark tests
There’s so very much to say about a couple of devices when you’re comparing them, especially two titans like the iPad 2 and the Asus Transformer Prime, but what we’re going to do here is get down to some basics – namely some benchmark tests that work just as well on both iOS and Android – so that we can have a clear view of how the two work in relation to one another. We’ve got a few tests lined up here, first of all SunSpider, an internet browser-based JavaScript benchmark which tests how well your internet is going to work based on the machine more than your connection. Next there’s Rightware’s BrowserMark, another test that sits in the internet browser. Finally there’s GLBenchmark 2.1 which is one of the only apps that works on both iOS and Android outside of the browser, and frames per second across the screen is what it works with.
ASUS Transformer Prime Hands-on and Unboxing
The newest Android tablet by the name of ASUS Transformer Prime is also the first place on earth you’ll be able to work with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core mobile processor, and today we’re going to have a peek at it’s power for the very first time. We’ve got both the tablet itself and the keyboard dock that when connected allows this lovely slate a second life as a laptop, and what we’re going to do here is give you our first impressions and a full hands-on treatment with the hardware. We’ll also have a full review up for you within the next few days, so stay tuned for that too – meanwhile, enjoy!
ASUS Transformer Prime hits US December 8 says Taiwan
ASUS’ Eee Pad Transformer Prime will go on sale in the US from December 8, the company has confirmed, a week after Taiwanese sales begin on December 1. However, European tableteers will have to wait until January 2012 for the Tegra 3 tablet, ASUS Taiwan told NetbookNews, with exact release dates depending on each specific country.
Asus Transformer Prime available for pre-order at Best Buy now
The next most powerful Android device on earth is now available for pre-order from Best Buy, that being the Asus Transformer Prime, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor toting 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet. This device is available for pre order in two forms: one with a gray back, the other with a champagne back. Both models have 32GB of data storage built-in with a microSD card slot to expand by an additional 32GB if you wish. They've also got the official champagne-colored keyboard dock and a mystery portable dock which we must assume is the gray-colored keyboard dock, both up for $149.99 and at pre-order status as well.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets second Android 3.2 update
Samsung is taking another stab at rolling out the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for the WiFi-only version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. The device had received an update early last week, which brought a host of problems for users and was quickly pulled. Hopefully this time around, the update should go smoothly and it's set to roll out over-the-air starting today.
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