ViewSonic has released details of the US launch of the ViewPad 7 and 10 models. ViewSonic confirmed that the 7 inch model will launch in the forth quarter of this year with a price tag of $479 while the larger 10 inch model will arrive early next year with a price tag of $629.

Each of the ViewSonic tablets is slightly different. The larger of the two devices is actually a dual booting machine that runs both Windows 7 Home Premium and Google Android 1.6. When switching it on you get to choose which OS boots up. For times when you quickly need to check email, you can boot in to Android and quickly grab those. For times when tasks are a little more demanding, you can then choose Windows. [Read more…]

Orange has announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab as being available as of now here in the UK.

The Galaxy Tab on the Orange network comes with various subsidised options which starts off at the most expensive price being £529 for the hardware and drops to £499 at the cheapest point. [Read more…]

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be launching in the US in a few weeks on November 10th.

The Tab will be launching on the T-Mobile network in the US. As well as launching on T-Mobile direct, Amazon will also be offering the Galaxy Tab on T-Mobile although the shipping date for Amazon is set at November 9th, a day earlier. Shipping is also free with Amazon on this product. [Read more…]

The Samsung Galaxy Tab release date has finally arrived here in the UK. Carphone Warehouse is now selling the new tablet with prices starting at £99.99 going up to £499.99 depending on what monthly commitment you are prepared to make.

To get the Galaxy Tab at £99.99 you need to commit to a 24 month contract paying £40/month. To get it at £499.99 the contract is just 1 month (rolling) and is £10/month if you keep the contract active. [Read more…]

ASUS has revealed a bit more information about its plans to launch tablets. The ASUS was reported to be buying Tegra 2 chips a few days ago and has now confirmed that several tablets will be arriving starting in December of this year.

Several tablets will be made available with screen sizes starting at 7 inches moving on to 10 and 12 inches. The 12 inch tablet will be a Windows based tablet running an Intel chipset. This particular model is not expected to hit until January. [Read more…]

The Elonex eTouch Android tablet is being made available at Toys ‘R’ Us here in the UK. Price wise, it is being listed as the cheapest tablet around at just £90 for the smaller 7 inch model.

This puts it about £100 cheaper than the nearest rivals, the Next and Disco tablets we mentioned previously.

Two new models are being made available which includes the 7 inch priced at £89.99 and the larger 10 inch model priced at £149.99. [Read more…]

Novatech is launching a new tablet called the nTablet. One of the main differences with this tablet is that it runs both tghe Google Android operating system as well as Windows 7.

When starting up the tablet, you are given the option to boot in to Android or Windows. The reason for wanting to do this could include using Android for a quick check of emails or a quick browsing session and then switching to Windows for more demanding tasks. [Read more…]

If you run an Archos Gen8 Tablet, you’ll be getting an official Android 2.2 update in the next few weeks it seems.

When the Android 2.2 update is launched, it will bring it up to the latest version of the Android sofware, until Gingerbread comes out of course. [Read more…]

US Cellular has confirmed that it will also be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab along with the other networks in the US – T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T.

The Galaxy Tab its self will be the same os other models in regards to technical specs although it will be made compatible with the US Cellular network. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] has created a document for the Samsung Galaxy Tab called “Things to Know”. The document covers six points about the Galaxy Tab tablet device. None of the information within the document is new and its what we already knew from previous details.

What this document does is just condenses a number of facts on to a single page for those wanting to buy the tablet so they get a quick glance of whats available. [Read more…]

HP might be launching more than just one new webOS device in the coming months/year. Right now only the Palm Pre 2 has been announced and launched (in some locations) but today we are hearing that around five or six new devices could be launched. These devices are likely to include tablets and smartphones rather than just some fancy printers.

The devices are scheduled for launch sometime in 2011. [Read more…]

Barnes & Noble has announced the Nook Color. The Nook Color is a 7 inch eBook Reader that has an IPS display inside with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels.

B&N have used what they call VividView for the screen which allows it to display 16 million colours. On top of the screen is a full lamination screen film that attempts to reduce glare from natural light as well as glare from behind the screen. [Read more…]