The Motorola XOOM checked a lot of boxes in the “first” category when it launched in February. It was the first tablet computer to ship with a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. It was the first tablet to run Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and the first to be updated to Android 3.1. And it was the first…

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Motorola is reportedly working on a new 7 inch tablet with a ruggedized case design for enterprise customers. In other words, you might get one of these things from your boss for managing inventory, but you probably won’t walk into a Best Buy and pick one up for yourself. Still, I imagine there might be a market for ruggedized Android…

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[/caption] As expected, Best Buy has announced that the Motorola XOOM tablet will be available in stores on Thursday, February 24th. The company starts taking pre-orders for the tablet today, with a 3G capable model running $799.99. But Best Buy isn’t the only retailer taking pre-orders. You can also place an order at Wirefly for the same price. Both companies…

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Motorola is starting to build buzz about its upcoming Android tablet… by showing a video showcasing a bee, a bunch of other tablets, and very little information about Motorola’s upcoming tablet. Of course, we already know that the Motorola Tablet will be one of the first devices to run Google Android Honeycomb — which is the first version of Android…

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Sure, we got a pretty good look at Motorola’s upcoming Android tablet when Google’s Andy Rubin showed one off on stage recently. But Rubin didn’t share many details on the hardware. For that we have to either wait until Motorola is ready to talk… or look to Taiwan where some dude in the Mobile01 forum has posted detailed specs and…

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Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb isn’t due out until next year, but Android boss Andy Rubin gave a sneak peek at the OS at D: Dive into Mobile last night. The operating system will be optimized to run not just on smartphones, but also on tablets with larger displays, and Rubin showed how the Gmail app will look on the larger…

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It’s no secret that Motorola is working on a tablet, likely running Google’s Android or Chrome operating systems. Now it looks like the company may have at least two models in the works. Speaking at an event this week, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha said that the company will deliver both 7 and 10 inch tablets soon. Motorola also plans to…

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Rumors of a Motorola branded tablet have been making the rounds for a while, and with Motorola offering a line of popular Android phones on Verizon’s network in the US it should come as little surprise that Engadget is reporting that the upcoming Motorola Tablet will be available from Verizon. This information comes as part of a series of leaks…

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The folks at Boy Genius Report have snagged a leaked product roadmap showing some of Verizon’s plans for the next two years or so. While it’s always important to take this sort of news with a grain of salt, since the information could be fake — or at least subject to change. While the roadmap is full of sexy phones…

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With everybody and their kid brother expected to launch an Android powered tablet soon, how do you make your product stand out from the crowd? If you’re Motorola, the answer may be to bundle your 10 inch tablet with Verizon’s service. And I don’t just mean 3G mobile broadband, but also Verizon’s FiOS digital TV service. The Financial Times is…

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