Foxconn demoed its 8.9-inch Tegra 2 slate in May. Is this the 10-inch version or the same model? Whatever the case, here is a look at its progression towards the assembly line. More »

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From Htcyou: Do you recall the iPed that stole some attention during Apple’s Chinese iPad launch? That iPed is a bottom rung slate with a 7″ touchscreen and a slow processor. The Orphan M16 has a 10.2-inch (1024×600) display, Android 2.1, and a fast 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and it is obtainable for $290 USD. More »

Malata’s SMB-A1011 10.1-Inch Android slate could be a winner because it possesses many magnificent traits: Android 2.1 Eclair, powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 (Duo-Core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9) that destroys the iPad, HDMI output with 1080p support, and a capacitive touchscreen. More »

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From Htcyou: eviGroup’s Wallet MID is too late, too old (Android 1.5!), and too expensive at €199 compared with Chinese alternatives, but at least it is not completely vaporware. More »

You may have heard about high end Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin’s $12,800 to $49,500 Chairman smartphone with Google Android 2.1, but today, you can watch it being promoted by the company that will try to convince you into purchasing one. I dislike the non-slide-out QWERTY keypad. More »

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Every week, there are thousands of tech news and gadget stories. We will spare you the dross and apprise you of the most important information. Here is the filtered version of this week’s happenings. More »

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From Htcyou: Eventually, every carrier in the world will have a Google Android smartphone. Metro PCS is on tap to receive a lower end QWERTY slider from Motorola that runs Eclair. More »

From Htcyou: Just out in the UK via O2, the Dell Streak was rooted yesterday. More »

Notion Ink’s very promising Adam tablets have been pushed back to November. In February, when the company enthusiastically showed off the slate, the targeted release was June/July. Alas, because of Adobe Flash 10.1 issues and production/hardware supply problems (lots of tablets are being manufactured by other big firms), the Google Android based Adam is arriving late 2010. More »

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Late July, the enormous 5-inch Dell Streak smartphone lands on Dell’s website for $500 unlocked. The Android slate’s dock with HDMI output and the carrying case with kickstand have been unveiled for public eyes. More »

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The one thing that Inventec’s Dr eye mini smartbook has going for it is cute, small size, but the specifications are otherwise hideous for a $400 device that is running outmoded Android 1.6 (Eclair on the way) with unresponsive touch. More »

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Once codenamed the “S-Pad,” Samsung’s 7-inch Super-AMOLED tablet now has a picture to go along with the speculation, thanks to Samsung’s South African Twitter feed, which has since pulled the photograph. More »

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Intel is invading ARM/Qualcomm and Marvell territory when its handheld processors begin powering tablets, slates, and smartphones by the start of 2011. Aava Mobile’s Virta is a Google Android smartphone reference design based on Intel’s Zxxx Moorestown processor. The Virta Android SDK is shipping to developers in Q3. More »

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Dell’s Streak 5″ smartphone tablet is going to launch on June 4th in the UK for free with £25 per month O2 contract or £35 per month with voice and unlimited data. Outright sale of the device is £429 ($621). More »

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OK, the word “obsolete” is overused and misused (as in this headline), but “Oak Trail” is the next Intel Atom platform that will power Windows 7 and Google Android tablets and slates beginning Q1 2011. Oak Trail is more energy efficient (particularly crucial for tablets), has lower TDP, is 40% smaller, and 30% thinner than Menlow. Furthermore, Oak Trail features on-chip HD video decoding that will enable tablets to play 720p/1080p film without slowdown. More »

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