Android Honeycomb Tablet Expected from ViewSonic First 7-Inch

Big screen Android tablets with Honeycomb 3.0 were all the rage, while smaller tablets were stuck with older smartphone versions of the OS--until now. The first 7-inch tablet featuring Honeycomb is set to arrive later this month from ViewSonic, and it will be dubbed the ViewPad 7x, according to a Pocket-Lint report. Because Google rushed Android 3.0 to the market to counter the popularity of the Apple iPad, the company was unable to optimize...

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Dell Streak 7 Gets Aggressive Pricing

Today T-Mobile is announcing the Streak 7 will be available starting February 2, and it will cost $200 after a $50 mail-in rebate (with a two-year contract). Off-contract, and on T-Mobile's prepaid mobile broadband plans, the Streak 7 will sell for $450. That mail-in rebate bumps the Streak 7 to a lower price than the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Tab recently got a price reduction to $250, after a $50 mail-in rebate of its...

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T-Mobile Springboard Budget Tablet

The Springboard's specs include the 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and support for T-Mobile's 4G network. There is even a micro HDMI out port, in case you want to view your tablet content on a larger screen. I was disappointed to find out that the promised battery time is only 6 hours. Still, this is the first 7-inch tablet where I've honestly been impressed by its overall performance. While no...

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Hands-On With the T-Mobile Springboard

I managed a few minutes with the Springboard, and came away reasonably impressed with the tiny tablet. Its screen measures only 7 inches, which makes it fit nicely in a pocket or purse. The tablet has a mostly aluminum body. The Springboard was extremely responsive thanks to its Snapdragon processor. While T-Mobile's 4G network may not be the fastest, webpages loaded smoothly for me, and I was able to stream some video over Netflix without...

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