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A tweet from the always-reliable Mobile-Review has said that Motorola will be the first to introduce Android 3.0 Honeycomb to the world with a 7-inch tablet called the Motopad. Despite the lack of any hard evidence, it’s not too hard to believe – Honeycomb has been rumoured to optimize Android for the tablet form factor, and a couple of Verizon leaks have already suggested a tablet from Motorola code-named Stingray. This new rumour gives us a market name, but contradicts speculation that the Motorola tablet would have a 10-inch display.
The difference between a 7 and a 10-inch tablet is significant; if you go with one, you’re fending off competition from both the BlackBerry PlayBook and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and if you go with the other, you’re taking on the iPad. That sounds like a tight position either way, but a few killer features, like FiOS access and a Tegra2 processor, and whatever tablet-mojo is included in Android 3.0 could give the Motopad some decided competitive advantages.
We’re still waiting to see pictures of the device proper, but if the early 2011 launch window holds true, then that might not take too long at all.
[RT @mobireview]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
