Verizon FREE 4G LTE upgrade for the Motorola XOOM is available now.

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Verizon FREE 4G LTE upgrade for the Motorola XOOM is available now. Information on Verizon

4G LTE Upgrade for Motorola XOOM

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Motorola cuts Xoom prices in the US and Taiwan. More tablets vendors to cut prices.

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Motorola Mobility has lowered the price of its 32GB Wi-Fi-enabled Xoom tablet PCs for sale in the US from US$599 to US$499 and in the Taiwan market from NT$19,800 (NT$687) to NT$16,900.

Motorola's price reduction comes after rival Asustek Computer launched its entry-level Eee Pad Transformer tablet PCs in the US market in May for just US$399, according to industry sources.

More tablet vendors are likely to cut their product prices prior to the launch of iPad 3 and Google's next-generation Ice Cream Sandwich tablets to avoid the piling-up of old models, the sources commented.

Acer is likely to be forced to lower prices of Iconia tablet PCs in August in order to fulfill its goal to ship 2.5 million tablets in 2011, noted the sources, adding that Acer's tablet PC shipments could have been below 300,000 units for the year so far.

Toshiba is also expected to reduce the price of its Android 3.0-based AT100 tablets in the Taiwan market after August, added the sources. The AT100 is currently available at NT$18,800.

Motorola XOOM in Argentina. Motorola Atrix and XOOM in Brazil.

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Argentina:

Motorola Mobility, Inc. in April 12th announced the availability of the award-winning Motorola XOOM^™ tablet in Argentina first through Personal. The first device to run on the Android^™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform, Motorola XOOM features a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, front-facing and rear-facing cameras, 2MP and 5MP, true multitasking functionality and the latest Google^™ Mobile services on a 10.1-inch (25.65cm) widescreen HD display. 

Starting April 13th, consumers are able to pre-buy Motorola XOOM in Argentina through Personal’s website: www.personal.com.ar.

Brazil:

Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Claro(before Porta from America Móvil,México of Carlos Slim) in Brazil announce the arrival of two highly anticipated products: Motorola XOOM^™, the world’s first tablet with the Android^™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform, and Motorola ATRIX^™, the world's most powerful smartphone.

Both devices incorporate unprecedented computing power and performance with innovative designs and software, to provide today’s highly mobile consumers with an unmatched level of connectivity to the information and contacts they need on-the-go and at home. 

Coming first to Claro´s users, the Lapdock^™ accessory for Motorola ATRIX provides an enhanced and more interactive computer-like experience

China: AutoNavi Nav app Preinstalled on Xoom Tablets

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Chinese digital map and LBS provider AutoNavi yesterday announced that the Company's 3-D Navigation and MiniMap applications have been pre-installed on Motorola's first tablet, the MOTO XOOM, which was officially launched in China on March 31, 2011.

This new cooperation is an expansion of the Company's existing partnership with Motorola, a partnership through which AutoNavi pre-installs its Navigation and MiniMap apps on Motorola's mobile handsets.

CTIA 2011: Qello Launches HD Concert Film App on MOTOROLA XOOM.

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Qello, a new multi-platform, digital syndication services company, announced today the launch of its widely anticipated Qello App on the innovative MOTOROLA XOOM™ tablet at the International CTIA Wireless Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 22-24.


Outfitted with the largest exclusive library of HD concert films in the world, Qello unlocks the vault and grants music fans across the globe access to his or her favorite artist - anytime, anywhere. The Qello App is loaded with hundreds of HD concert films, from The Rolling Stones and The Doors to Tupac and Eminem, as well as the hottest new concerts from both legendary and up-and-coming artists.


Qello's CEO, Brian Lisi, says, "MOTOROLA XOOM's sleek hardware design coupled with Google's new 3.0 Honeycomb made it the perfect device for us to introduce and showcase our unparalleled HD music content Android App."


Meeting the growing demand for high-definition streaming content, Qello is quickly becoming the premier source in the on-demand space for the highest quality and widest variety of concert films. The Qello App is designed for intuitive navigation with shows categorized by featured, what's hot, and trending. Consumers can browse by decade, genre, and artist name.


In the Motorola booth at CTIA, the Qello App will be displayed on MOTOROLA XOOM™ , as well as the new Motorola ATRIX™ 4G. By mid-April, The Qello App will be available for all Android powered devices through the Android Marketplace and the iPhone through the Apple App Store.


About Qello
Qello is a digital syndication service that streams HD quality content across all new media devices, including Tablet, Gaming, IPTV, Mobile and Web, making Qello available anywhere, anytime through a proprietary platform that unlocks access to hundreds of millions of users. This multi-dimensional platform is outfitted with the largest library of concert films in the world. Qello is carving out new distribution channels through syndication and providing thousands of hours of dynamic and exclusive HD concert film programming to music enthusiasts. In addition to its music profile, Qello offers traditional content companies a customized, dynamic solution that allows them to participate in the new media digital revolution. Qello is an alternative for content owners, for whom multi-platform syndication service is the cornerstone of their business. With Qello, consumers find it, stream it, and watch it – anywhere, anytime.


SOURCE Qello

Best Buy and Amazon to sell the Motorola Xoom WiFi 32GB at $599.- Other retailers , Costco, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Staples and Walmart.

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Motorola Xoom WiFi 32GB  Tablet Coming March 27 for $599, matches iPad2 equivalent.

Motorola's Xoom WiFi could challenge the iPad 2 beginning March 27, when it will be available from Amazon.com and brick-and-mortar retailers such as Best Buy for $599.

Motorola Mobility will begin selling its WiFi-only Motorola Xoom tablet March 27 for $599 at Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Staples and Walmart, and online at Amazon.com.


The 32 GB Xoom WiFi, which is price equivalent to Apple's new WiFi-only, 32 GB iPad 2, will also be available to commercial IT channels and regional retailers through a distribution agreement with Synnex Corporation, and regional carriers through Brightpoint, Motorola said.


The 10.1-inch Xoom is the first slate based on Google's Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" operating system, a tablet-tailored flavor of the platform popularized on smartphones. Powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor, the slate offers dual cameras and user interface perks on a 1280-by-800 HD display.


More importantly, for $599, the Xoom WiFi should provide a solid challenger to the iPad 2 WiFi.




Press Release:

Motorola Mobility Brings MOTOROLA XOOM™ Wi-Fi to United States

March 16, 2011

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – March 16, 2011 – Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the upcoming availability of MOTOROLA XOOM^™ Wi-Fi edition from leading retailers across the United States starting March 27. Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart will be offering the 10.1-inch widescreen HD tablet with Android^™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) through both online and retail store channels. The MSRP for MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi with 32 GB of memory will be $599.

“MOTOROLA XOOM is a truly innovative tablet – its design, coupled with being the first tablet to have Android 3.0, results in a user experience that is one-of-a-kind,” said Dan Papalia, vice president of retail sales for Motorola Mobility. “We are now continuing to expand the choices available to consumers with the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi to be available soon from numerous leading retailers in the United States.”

In addition, the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi will be available to commercial IT channels and regional retailers through a distribution agreement with Synnex Corporation, and regional carriers through Brightpoint, Inc.

MOTOROLA XOOM showcases the innovations of the Honeycomb user experience – including widgets, true multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization – on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, enabling video content that’s richer and clearer than ever before.

 With a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM, MOTOROLA XOOM delivers exceptionally fast web-browsing performance. The latest Google Mobile services include Google Maps 5.0^™ with 3D interaction and access to more than 3 million Google eBooks and apps from Android Market^™. MOTOROLA XOOM also supports a Beta of Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10.2 downloadable from Android Market, enabling the delivery of rich Flash based web content including videos, casual games and rich Internet applications.

As the first device running Android 3.0, MOTOROLA XOOM benefits from our aggressive work with developers across the ecosystem through MOTODEV, Motorola’s developer support program to enable world-class tablet and smartphone experiences. These devices will be able to access more than 150,000 applications within the Android Market as well as the rapidly increasing number of applications optimized directly for the Android 3.0 OS. In addition, thousands of Flash-based web applications and sites will become available for the MOTOROLA XOOM.

As a part of the company’s commitment and leadership -- along with Google’s -- to the Android ecosystem, Motorola announced a series of global developer events in 11 cities across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. These MOTODEV events give developers access to tools, support and Motorola's team of Android experts. The first of these events was hosted in San Francisco on March 1 and had more than 665 developers in attendance.

MOTODEV also recently announced a new testing and certification program for Honeycomb applications, encouraging developers to submit their applications to get early feedback and support on MOTOROLA XOOM performance. This is a part of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting the ecosystem in delivering high quality experiences to the consumer.

More information about MOTODEV tools, resources and events can be found athttp://developer.motorola.com.

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Media Contacts (for media and analysts only):

• Kira Golin
  858-761-3323
  kira@motorola.com
  Motorola Mobility, Inc.

Speed Battle. iPad2 vs Motorola XOOM

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CNET has made this speed test video below between the iPad2 and the Motorola XOOM.


The Motorola XOOM has a NVidia Tegra 2, 1GHZ dual core cpu with 1GB RAM and the Ipad 2 an A5  1GHZ dual core with 512 MB RAM


The XOOM seems faster than the iPad 2 but on the last web site loading page was very close to the XOOM.


However the XOOM won 3 of 3 over the iPad 2.

The HP TouchPad has a Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2GHz with 1GB RAM, which means can be faster than both.

Flash Adobe player 10.2 beta for Motorola XOOM available on March 18th.

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Press Release:

Today we are happy to announce that Flash Player 10.2 will be available for download via Android Market on March 18^th.  Flash Player 10.2 is a production GA (General Availability) release for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices which meet the Flash Player hardware system requirements.  It is initially a beta release for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablets which requires Google’s 3.0.1 system update.

We have been working very closely with Google to ensure tight integration between Flash Player 10.2 and new OS and browser capabilities in Android 3.0.  The March 18th beta release of Flash Player 10.2 in conjunction with Google’s first system update to Android 3.0  (version 3.0.1) currently underway for the MOTOROLA XOOM™ will deliver the first phase of our work together.  This will be followed by subsequent updates, which will complete the optimizations and result in a production GA release of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0.

Some of the new capabilities of Flash Player 10.2 for Android include:

Hardware accelerated video presentation for H.264 (Android 3.0.1+ only)
Flash Player 10.2 leverages the Stage Video rendering pipeline to enable users of Android 3.0 tablets, like the MOTOROLA XOOM™, to enjoy smooth playback of high-definition Flash video content on the web.   Users will experience reduced CPU usage and higher frame rates for existing H.264 video content.

Deeper integration with the Android browser rendering engine (Android 3.0.1+ only)

Deeper integration of Flash Player and the enhanced Android 3.0 browser delivers faster and better rendering of rich, interactive web content resulting in a browsing experience similar to the desktop.
Flash Player can now render content as part of the web page along with other components such as HTML, images and gif animation. As a result, users will experience:

• Improved scrolling of web pages;

• Uncompromised viewing of rich, immersive content in the way intended by the page designer, including support for instances where HTML and other web content is composited over Flash Player rendered content.  Flash Player rendered content will continue to be placed in a separate window on top of HTML in the Android 2.2 and 2.3 browsers, as these browsers do not support the new Android 3.0 browser rendering model.

Enhanced performance for the latest smartphones and tablets
Experience performance improvements designed to take advantage of the current generation of multi-core, GPU-enabled processors to deliver Flash videos, games and other interactive Web content on the latest smartphones and tablets.  For a list of upcoming Flash-enabled devices which show off the latest performance improvements, including the MOTOROLA ATRIX™ 4G, MOTOROLA XOOM™ and LG Optimus 2X, please click here.

Automatic soft keyboard support
Users of touch screen devices will enjoy a more optimized experience interacting with rich content that requires keyboard input.  This feature simplifies the development of multiscreen applications that require keyboard input, making it easier for developers to optimize desktop applications for mobile devices. A new ActionScript API enables developers to automatically launch and display the soft keyboard.

In addition to its availability on Android Market, the production GA release of Flash Player 10.2 will also be available pre-installed on many upcoming tablets and smartphones or delivered as an over-the-air (OTA) update to existing devices in market.

To see which devices are certified to support Flash Player, please visit http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/certified_devices/.
To learn more about Flash Player for mobile devices, please visit http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer.html.

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HP webOs TouchPad, Pre3, Veer,Motorola XOOM and MeeGo.

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At NBC Jimmy Falons show were shown the Atrix 4G, Motorola XOOM, HP webOS Veer, TouchPad and the Pre3.



You can watch the video on youtube also: youtube

Canada: Bell to launch Motorola XOOM and Atrix in March.

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The Motorola XOOM tablet and the Motorola Atrix smartphone Canadian release is scheduled for March on the Bell network, with the Motorola Atrix smartphone rumored to be released on March 17th, specifically. The Motorola XOOM tablet is expected to be released not long after the Motorola Atrix.

MWC 2011: Motorola XOOM, HP Touchpad, Blackberry Playbook, MeeGo OS. Video

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MWC 2011 :Motorola XOMM, HP Touchpad, Blackberry Playbook, MeeGo OS. BBC UK makes a short walk through to most prominent tablets PCs at Mobile Congress 2011 in Barcelona.


The Motorola XOOM looks a nice live widgets and a better Youtube experience. A device with no buttons around the frame.


You can see a very much improved tab to share feature on the HP TouchPad  when the Pre3 url site loaded very fast compared to before demos.


One thing I noticed on the BB Playbook is now the flip out card swipe. It looks very much almost a full replicate of HP webOS, The difference is the 3G connection between the BB Playbook and the BB Torch smartphone made  on the  email push, field always where BB is specialized.

SwiftKey TouchType keyboard app ready update for Android Tablets. Demo on the Motorola XOOM. Video.

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SwiftKey TouchType  keyboard app ready update for Android Tablets. Demo on the Motorola XOOM. Video.

TouchType has now transferred its touchscreen typing smarts from smartphones to the big screen, bigger than a smartphone anyway. The company has launched a new tablet version of its SwiftKey typing app to coincide with the release of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and the launch of the Xoom tablet from Motorola. The app is claimed to make touchscreen typing more intuitive thanks to an improved version of the Fluency predictive text engine and easier thanks to optimized keyboard layouts and multi-language support.

Touch Type says that it has worked closely with Google to try and make the most of the search giant's new tablet-centric flavor of Android, named Honeycomb. The SwiftKey for Tablet app benefits from a major redesign of the Fluency prediction engine which applies patent-pending AI technology to offer next-word prediction before a single character is entered. It also has advanced learning algorithms and the ability to analyze online profiles in such things as Facebook, Gmail and Twitter to help personalize the typing experience to individual writing styles.

The next word prediction can be customized to cater for users who wish to select each suggestion or those who just want to trust the system and get an online update out as quickly as possible. There's also multi-lingual inline spelling, grammar and mistype correction which uses a context sensitive approach that is based on "real-time analysis of user-adapted probability distributions."

Ready to Xoom

TouchType has also worked with Motorola to develop the app for use on the first product to sport Honeycomb, the Xoom tablet. It's said to make full use of Xoom's processor and memory to automatically determine the input language without the need for manual selection. Keyboard layouts have been optimized for easy two handed thumb input while holding the tablet and multiple keyboard layouts are supported, including QWERTY, AZERTY and QWERTZ.

The new high definition, "holographic" themed, tablet-optimized, multi-touch version of SwiftKey is claimed to result in up to 50 per cent greater text entry efficiency than other products on the market. It also allows for voice dictation in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian and caters for custom skinning to add a personal touch to the interface.

SwiftKey for Tablet is currently available for download for a limited sale price of US$1.99 from the Android Market.

Motorola XOOM to launch Feb 2011. HTC, RIM, Samsung, LG tablets March. Toshiba, Acer, Asustek April or May.

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Motorola is set to sell its 10.1-inch Android 3.0 tablet PC Xoom as early as February 2011 with the rest of its competitors to start launching their Android 3.0 models after March.

As Google is sending invitations to global media announcing the release date of Android 3.0, iPad-like products are expected to start showing up lead by Motorola.

Since the rest of the PC and smartphone vendors will still take a while to adjust their related settings to allow their machines to run Android 3.0 after it releases, Motorola is expected to have about a month head-start to fully push its Xoom sales.

High Tech Computer (HTC), RIM, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics may need to wait until after March to release their tablet PCs, while PC players such as Acer, Asustek Computer, and Toshiba may even delay to after April or May. To maintain their market position, some vendors plan to launch a small volume of Android 2.3-based models, while some will launch Wintel-based models.

Video:Introducing the Motorola XOOM Tablet,commercial and specifications

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A walk through with images below will show you the features of the Motorola XOOM and after that some pics of the device:

HTC Chocolate and Motorola 4G smartphones for Verizon at CES 2011. Two of Six. Motorola tablet is "Xoom" . Specifications

HTC Chocolate and Motorola 4G smartphones for Verizon at CES 2011. Two of Six. Which are the left Four. What about  the Motorola Xoom tablet .?

According to the latest Verizon tweets apparently HTC is going to re-launch their Chocolate line with a 4G Smartphone for Verizon.

Motorola  is confirmed since  October 2010 The company had previously said that it will offer smartphones for its just-launched next-generation mobile data network but it hadn’t named a handset maker. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless COO John Stratton gave Motorola a shoutout.

“We’ve got LTE smartphones on the horizon,” Stratton said. “Motorola will be right there.”

By the other way Motorola the XOOM name with the Honeycomb 2.4 Android OS  is surrounding the web now for the new tablet, teased on a video  “Tablet evolution”  (see below) .

Will the Motorola Xoom be offered by Verizon and other carriers as well.

CANADIAN TRADE-MARK DATA

Motorola has been quietly registering the "Xoom" trademark in what may be prep for its Honeycomb-based Android tablet. Trademarks have been filed in Canada, Europe and the US for the same name since mid-October. Elsewhere in the world, the trademark is often one of few if not the only English trademarks in a given area, such as New Zealand and Taiwan.

The descriptions when applicable cover both "tablets" and "mobile computers" as well as accessories that would be more appropriate for a tablet, such as cradles, docks and covers.

If one and the same with the Motorola tablet seen so far, it would have a 10-inch 1280x800 display, a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 512MB of RAM, rear five-megapixel and front 1.3-megapixel cameras and 32GB of storage. Versions around the world will have 3G and Wi-Fi, and the known Verizon edition is likely to have 4G using LTE. Honeycomb, known as Android 3.0 or possibly 2.4, will give it the first true tablet-native interface from Google.