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WeTab goes on sale, gets video unboxing

, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Looks like the first WeTab tablets are out in the wild, with the Atom-based MeeGo slate now up for sale at Amazon Germany (€449 for the 16GB model; €669 for the 32GB model with GPS and 3G/UMTS) and NewGadgets having time to shoot the customary unboxing video.  It's still too early for any real feedback - though we already know it won't have any sort of app store access, at least for the first few months - but you can at least see what you get in the box. Read The Full Story

MeeGo WeTab will launch with no app store

, Sep 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Neofonie's WeTab MeeGo slate may be expected to launch this week, but it seems the overall user experience may not quite live up to what iPad and Android tablet owners have become accustomed to.  CarryPad's Steve Paine bumped into one of the 4tiitoo team partially responsible for the WeTab (back when it was the WePad) and he confirmed that when the 10-inch tablet arrives it won't have any sort of application download store. Read The Full Story

WeTab MeeGo tablet launch confirmed for Sept 21st [Video]

, Sep 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Neofonie's WeTab has once again cropped up in an Intel presentation, this time at IFD 2010 where the company has confirmed it will go on sale on Tuesday September 21st.  The 11.6-inch slate will run MeeGo 1.0, with a custom UI adapted for finger usability. Update: Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Neofonie WePad renamed WeTab to avoid Apple ire

, May 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

The threat of litigation hangs heavy in the tablet world, and in what looks like an attempt to pre-emptively fend off angry retaliations from Apple, Neofonie have renamed their as-yet-unreleased WePad to WeTab.  According to the company's Facebook fan-page (translated from German), "the tablet remains the same, only the name changes." Read The Full Story

WePad preorders kick off at Amazon Germany

, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

Tempted by the WePad after seeing the video demos of it earlier on today?  Amazon Germany have leapt aboard the tablet bandwagon and have thrown up product pages for the 16GB and 32GB models, priced at the expected €449 ($598)and €569 ($757) respectively.  Both use an Intel Atom N450 CPU with GMA 3150 graphics, an 11.6-inch touchscreen, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Read The Full Story

WePad hands-on demos: it’s real, it works

, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

The WePad's track record for public demonstrations isn't great: the first time around, the iPad alternative was found to be playing a video demo rather than actually responding to direct control, prompting Neofonie to wheel out a prototype just to prove that it actually works.  Happily third time is the charm, with a new press event giving NetbookNews the chance to grab some hands-on time with a working WePad slate. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

WePad tablet gets second (working) video demo

, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

After the first - surprisingly promising - hands-on report about the WePad, there's now a second video of the 11.6-inch tablet in action.  Just as the last video had a little oddness to it (in that the WePad looked to be occasionally doing things of its own accord, because it was actually running a UI demo video rather than being locally controlled), this time around the tablet's touchscreen isn't working and so navigation is via a plugged-in USB mouse. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

WePad Gets Hands-On Treatment

, Apr 12th 2010 Discuss [5]

There's a lot of hands-on going on today, isn't there? While Microsoft got their own keynote, looks like the Android-powered WePad wants to have its time in the limelight, too. Can't say that we don't blame it, or those who created it, considering all the talk this tablet is getting. We heard earlier about its official pricing, and now we've got it on video, doing stuff. And, that's always better than rendered pictures, right? Read The Full Story

WePad Android tablet detailed: €449 from July

, Apr 12th 2010 Discuss [2]

Remember the WePad?  Another Android-based assault on the iPad, the touchscreen slate is getting its official launch today in Germany, including hardware specs [pdf link] and pricing.  Kicking off at €449 ($611), the WePad has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor paired with 16GB of flash storage, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1.3-megapixel camera; a €569 ($774) version will add in 3G and have 32GB of storage. Read The Full Story