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RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed that their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will cost under $500. Whether or not that goes as low as the $300 – $350 we were hearing about at launch is anybody’s guess, but at least the PlayBook will be undercutting the iPad and the unsubsidized Galaxy Tab (though the latter…
We’ve been waiting on Magenta to release their official Galaxy Tab pricing, and it looks like the previous rumors were correct. Starting tomorrow you can walk into a T-Mobile store and grab one of these bad boys. The Galaxy Tab will run you $399 on a two-year contract after a $50 mail in rebate. If…
For those looking to nail down a launch date for RIM’s tablet, Trinidad & Tabago’s TSTT’s Jay Alvi has said they plan on launching the BlackBerry PlayBook this February. That falls in line with RIM’s established early 2011 launch window, and also conveniently lands on the month of Mobile World Congress, where co-CEO Mike Lazaridis…
A Chinese company Hanvon will soon introduce the first e-reader with a color e-Ink display but will it be enough to compete against tablets like the Apple iPad or the Nook Color? There isn’t much in the way of details about the Hanvon device but its color e-Ink display will offer many advantages over LCD…
A whole whackload of Rogers info leaked today, including pricing on upcoming devices like the BlackBerry Bold 9780, Nokia N8, Samsung Focus, and Dell Streak, along with some new data sharing plans particularly applicable to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. There are a lot of slides, but here’s the short version: BlackBerry Bold 9780: $149.99 on…
Let’s face it, the Dell Streak sorely needs some Froyo in its life and it’s certainly on its way, but when will it be in our hands? To sooth your anxiousness, StreakSmart managed to nab some pictures of the yet-to-be-released build for the 5-inch monster phone. According to StreakSmart, the build is still in beta…
While we’re waiting on the new Notion Ink logo to be announced, we’ve got more details pertaining to the Android-powered Adam tablet. The device is currently on track and could be in your hands sooner than you think. While some may not consider this necessarily good news, the Adam will ship with Android 2.2 Froyo…
Finally, a mobile offering will be coming from LG that may not be too disappointing. After deciding to ice their Froyo tablet, LG will be waiting until early next year to unveil a newer, more powerful Android tablet powered by the still-mythical Android Honeycomb 3.0 OS. The “LG-Pad” will pack quite the punch when launched…
When it comes to my iPhone, I can honestly say I use it heavily on a daily, if not, hourly basis. As for the iPad, unfortunately it doesn’t get quite as much love as my iPhone 4 and I blame Apple for not making iOS 4.2 available for the iPad as soon as iOS 4…
At today’s Facebook event about mobile, Mark Zuckerberg answered a question about an app for Apple’s tablet with “the iPad’s not mobile,” the insinuation being that it’s a fatty that you can’t really move around with. Maybe “portable” is a better term. You can see where he’s coming from though – even if the iPad…