Eager UK tech enthusiasts excitedly watching countless streams of CES wondering what products will make the jump across the pond have a treat for them this morning. UK online merchant Clove, announced they have the Motorola XOOM and XOOM accessories live on their website. The significance is of course that one of the hottest tablets of CES and 2011 will be coming to UK residents. As a quick refresher: The Motorola XOOM tablet incorporates an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core...
A new report published today by Reuters foretells of a second QNX-powered RIM PlayBook tablet. The new tablet won’t be radically different than the original tablet as the only real difference is WiFi-only support. Much like Samsung has a 3G + WiFi and WiFi-only Galaxy Tab, it appears that RIM too will take a similar approach. As for the choice of Sprint as their official 4G partner, RIM only replied with “it is the most ubiquitous 4G network at this...
Today at AT&T’s CES press conference, CEO Ralph de la Vega announced the carrier’s 4G plans through 2011 as well as new devices coming out that will make use of the new found speed. We haven’t much time to stuff in colorful and artistic language, so we’ll get right to it — AT&T is launching their LTE network in mid-2011. The 20 devices designed to tap into AT&T’s upcoming 4G network will launch sporadically throughout the...
The year of the tablet is upon us and RIM is pushing their consumer-oriented PlayBook tablet hard. The latest round of marketing comes by way of two new videos posted to the company’s own BlackBerry blog, and showcases video playback in both Flash and HTML 5 variaties as well as a glimpse at the QNX/PlayBook SDK. It makes for a few entertaining minutes, especially if the PlayBook is high up on your list. Videos after the break… Video 1 Video...
It’s no secret that the big “thing” coming to CES this year is tablets, tablets, and more tablets. A slew of manufacturers large and small are set to unveil more tablets than you probably care to hear about. Nevertheless, we’ll cover as many as we possibly can. With that said, the smaller manufacturers have their work cut out for them as the bigger companies generally steal most of the limelight and media attention. But one smaller manufacturer by...
Popular budget-minded electronics manufacturer Vizio, will be showcasing many new products at this year’s CES. However, two of the more enticing devices happen to be a new 8″ tablet and 4″ smartphone. Both devices will fall under a new in-house family called “Via”, with a goal of “bringing the latest technology to everybody”. The Via Phone will feature a 4″ display, front-facing camera, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, and...
