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Motorola hit with trademark suit just before Xoom launch

Economic Times - 25 Feb, 2011
NEW YORK: Just as Motorola Mobility Inc. was all ready to launch its Xoom tablet in the United States this week, it has been hit with a trademark lawsuit over the tablet name. Motorola may now have to wait or find another name for the Xoom which is ...

Latest tablets may bite into Apple dominance

Boston Herald - Jessica Van Sack - 25 Feb, 2011
The tablet wars are heating up with Motorola's Android-based Xoom and the BlackBerry PlayBook vying for consumers who were waiting out the nascent market for a more advanced portable touchscreen pad. Following yesterday's release of ...

iPad gobbles up 93 percent of tablet sales in Q3 of 2010

Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - 25 Feb, 2011
iPad and other tablet computers sold extremely well in Q3 of last year, according to one new report. Tablets such as the iPad performed extraordinarily well in Q3 of 2010, according to one new report. Here, a user displays the forthcoming Motorola Xoom ...

IPad gets competitor in Xoom

Newsday (subscription) - 25 Feb, 2011
SEATTLE - Ten months after Apple Inc.'s iPad established the market for large-display touch-screen mobile devices, it finally has a worthwhile competitor: the Xoom, from Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., which went on sale Thursday at Verizon Wireless ...

Apple sends out iPad 2 invite for March 2: 'Come see what 2011 will be the ...

Los Angeles Times - 25 Feb, 2011
Apple has sent out a media invite for an event March 2 at 10 am at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francsico. The image on the invitation shows a giant "2" covering what appears to be an iPad. The 2 is in the style of Apple's calendar ...

Android Atlas Weekly 37: A tablet first and two second chances (podcast)

CNET (blog) - Justin Eckhouse - 25 Feb, 2011
Senior editor Donald Bell stops by, Motorola Xoom in tow, to give us a hands-on the first Honeycomb tablet. Once we've had our fill, we take a look beyond Honeycomb at the next generation OS for Android phones. ...

Hallelujah! Motorola Xoom Is Free From Verizon Bloatware

PCWorld - Jr Raphael - 25 Feb, 2011
Earlier today, we heard Verizon had come to its senses and gotten rid of the ridiculous data plan requirement it had originally attached to Motorola's new Honeycomb tablet. Up till this morning, Big Red had said you'd have to ...

Mark your calendars - March 2 could see the launch of the next-gen iPad

TODAYonline - 25 Feb, 2011
APPLE is expected to unveil the second generation of its wildly successful media tablet, the iPad, next week, widening its headstart against competitors just starting to sell their first tablet computers. The California-based company on Wednesday ...

iPad Envy? Tablet PC Alternatives Under $250

PCWorld - Tony Bradley - 25 Feb, 2011
The tablet wars are heating up as rivals such as Motorola, BlackBerry, and HP are all gunning for a piece of the pie currently monopolized by the Apple iPad. But, all of these tablets have one thing in common--a heftier price ...

The sweet taste of Honeycomb

Financial Times - Chris Nuttall - 25 Feb, 2011
There are phoney wars and, in the iPad's case, smart-phoney ones, where rival tablets resemble supersized phones and have failed to fight Apple head-on with an interface or screen size to match the pioneering device. ...

Motorola Xoom facing trademark lawsuit

National Post (registration) - Denis Doyle - 25 Feb, 2011
One day before Motorola Mobility Inc. was set to launch its Xoom media tablet in the United States, the company learned its iPad challenger might need a new name. Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer service based in San Francisco, ...

The Details on the Xoom's LTE Upgrade

TIME - Harry McCracken - 25 Feb, 2011
The most interesting thing about Motorola's new Xoom tablet--which I reviewed for this week's TIME.com Technologizer column and is available from Verizon dealers starting today--is that it's the first tablet that ...

Motorola XOOM 4G Upgrade Coming in Late May

infoSync World - Sindre Lia - 25 Feb, 2011
Exactly how and when will the Motorola XOOM get 4G LTE connectivity? A leaked upgrade procedure gives us the answer. Ever since the Motorola XOOM was announced as a 3G tablet with a promise of being upgradeable ...

Motorola Xoom Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh-in

PCWorld - Jared Newman - 25 Feb, 2011
Motorola's Xoom tablet is the first true challenger to Apple's iPad, in that it runs an operating system designed for tablets -- Android 3.0, or Honeycomb -- and is comparably-sized with a 10.1-inch ...

Google Talk on the Motorola Xoom: Video Walkthrough

PC Magazine - Pj Jacobowitz - 25 Feb, 2011
Google's Honeycomb OS adds video chat, and we take it for a spin on the Motorola Xoom. By PJ Jacobowitz The Motorola Xoom is the first tablet to run Google's tablet-specific Honeycomb OS. This version of Android includes the first version of Google ...

digits: Xoom Takes On iPad in Tablet Wars

MarketWatch - 25 Feb, 2011
Is the Motorola Xoom tablet the first formidable competitor to the iPad? Its high price is its Achilles heel, says Walt Mossberg, but the Google Android Honeycomb operating system delivers. Plus: a market for cell phone re-sales emerges.

Apple Event Ignites iPad 2 Speculation

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 25 Feb, 2011
The iPad 2 is expected to make its debut at a special event Apple is hosting in San Francisco on March 2, along with some other surprises. By Eric Zeman , InformationWeek Reports about the iPad 2 have been mounting in intensity in recent weeks, ...

High Prices Dampen Appeal Of Motorola Xoom

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 25 Feb, 2011
The Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet comes with a hefty $799 retail price tag. Verizon's $200 subsidy does little to mute the Xoom's high cost. By Eric Zeman , InformationWeek The Motorola Xoom, with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, makes its official ...

Motorola Xoom (Android Tablet)

CNETTV - 25 Feb, 2011
With Google's next generation of Android, Motorola's knack for great hardware, and Verizon's promise of 4G network compatibility, the Xoom tablet offers a more powerful, more capable alternative to Apple's iPad. ...

Motorola Xoom Review Roundup: It's Great, But Don't Buy It

The Atlantic - Alexis Madrigal - 25 Feb, 2011
The first real iPad competitor has emerged from the primordial knock-off ooze to present itself before the world's gadget freaks. The Motorola Xoom is roughly the same size as the iPad, costs a bit more, and runs the special tablet version of Google's ...

Motorola Xoom Review Roundup: Does This Android Tablet Best The iPad?

Huffington Post - 25 Feb, 2011
The device, now on sale in the United States, is the first to run Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating software that's designed specifically for tablets. Analysts have been buzzing about the Xoom's dual cameras, roomy 10.1-inch display and ...

Xoom Sues Motorola Over New Tablet Computer With Same Name

Bloomberg - Don Jeffrey, Hugo Miller - 25 Feb, 2011
Xoom Corp., operator of a money- transfer website, sued Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for trademark infringement for naming its new tablet computer that went on sale today the Xoom. ...

4G LTE for Xoom to require shipment to Motorola

CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - 25 Feb, 2011
Consumers who buy Motorola's new Xoom tablet when it hits stores today will have to send their tablets back to Motorola if they want to upgrade to 4G LTE, according to Verizon Wireless. Support information posted on Verizon's site ...

Motorola Xoom Speaker HD Dock: Hands On

PC Magazine - Pj Jacobowitz - 25 Feb, 2011
Google's first tablet operating system, Android 3.0 Honeycomb debuted on the Motorola Xoom. Motorola launched the Xoom with four accessories. The one that really stands out is the HD Speaker Dockâ€"it allows you to run Android 3.0 on ...

Bootup: Gadget reviewers get their first crack at the Motorola Xoom

National Post (registration) - 25 Feb, 2011
Today in technology: Gadget reviewers get their first chance to test drive the Motorola Xoom tablet, American Idol fans will soon be able to vote for their favourite singers via Facebook and Microsoft has a giant headache on its hands with new Windows ...

Verizon Wireless unveils 3G-to-4G upgrade process for Motorola Xoom tablet ...

Dallas Morning News (blog) - Victor Godinez - 25 Feb, 2011
When I reported last month from CES that the launch models of the Xoom tablet would require a hardware upgrade to get from 3G to LTE 4G, I listed several worst case scenarios for how that process would work. Verizon Wireless has now confirmed nearly ...

Motorola XOOM and Honeycomb â€" not ready for prime time

ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - 25 Feb, 2011
The Motorola XOOM is now available for purchase from Verizon and reviews are popping up all over the web. The XOOM, and more importantly Android Honeycomb, is definitely a work in progress. ...

TechFast: Motorola Tablet, New MacBook Pros, WikiLeaks Store

TIME - Doug Aamoth - 25 Feb, 2011
Good morning! Here are some of today's top tech links so far. We'll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start. Apple's online store has been taken offline, which means one of two ...

Motorola Xoom: The Unboxing

PC Magazine - Pj Jacobowitz - 25 Feb, 2011
The Motorola Xoom is the first device to ship with Android 3.0â€"Google's first operating system designed specifically for tablets. It's being tested in the PCMag labs right now, so look for the full review for our take on the device, ...

Review: Xoom tablet a credible iPad rival

CNN International - Michael Calore, Dylan Tweney - 25 Feb, 2011
(WIRED) -- As Sly Stone said, the nicer the nice, the higher the price.The question is, is the more expensive Xoom nicer than the comparable iPad? The experience is markedly different, that's for sure. ...

 

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