Sony’s Howard Stringer confirms Honeycomb tablet in US by summer

Apr 04, 2011 No Comments

Ready for a taste of a sweet Honeycomb tablet with a Sony twist? You’d better be — Japan’s Nikkei is quoting Sony chief executive, Sir Howard Stringer, saying that the company’s first Android 3.0 tablet will be on sale by the end of summer… Tweet This Post

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iPad 2 international launch causes people to line up in line all over again

Mar 25, 2011 No Comments

You may or may not know this, but the iPad 2 became available in 22 countries today, and from the looks of it above (snapped at London’s Regent Street store), waiting in line was part of the deal. Now, we have this theory that people love to line up for anything, so we’re not going [...]

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HTC Thunderbolt hits $175 price point with LetsTalk — but only for this weekend

Mar 19, 2011 No Comments

LetsTalk has this morning dropped its price for the HTC Thunderbolt from $200 all the way down to the so-far unmatched level of $175. This applies when bought with the obligatory two-year service plan and will be available to all willing customers, whether they be new to Verizon, adding an extra line, or upgrading their [...]

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HTC Thunderbolt now available to buy: $250 from Verizon, $180 at Amazon

Mar 17, 2011 No Comments

Another saga put to rest. The question of just when Verizon will release its first 4G LTE handset was answered yesterday with the word “tomorrow,” which makes today that day! Verizon Wireless is now taking online orders for HTC’s 4… Tweet This Post

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iPad 2 shipping estimates now three to four weeks, retail availability hit and miss

Mar 13, 2011 1 Comment

Already get your iPad 2? Then consider yourself lucky, as anyone trying to get one now will likely require quite a bit of patience. As you may have noticed, Apple’s shipping times for online orders have now slipped yet again from the previous two to three week estimate to a lengthy three to four weeks, [...]

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6 Successful SXSW Startup Launch Stories

Mar 05, 2011 No Comments

As part of this year’s SXSWi, Mashable presents the Mashable SXSWi House, featuring private events, open houses, meet-and-greet opportunities and two nights of parties. Learn more here and register for public events on Eventbrite… Tweet This Post

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$424 Million NASA Satellite Launch Fails [VIDEO]

Mar 04, 2011 No Comments

NASA’s Glory satellite ended up at the bottom of the southern Pacific Ocean early Friday morning, the victim of a failed launch that almost got the $424 million weather spacecraft into orbit.All seemed to be going as planned at the 2:10 a… Tweet This Post

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Nintendo 3DS launches in Japan, populace tears through initial 400,000 unit shipment

Feb 26, 2011 No Comments

You won’t be able to snap one up at your local GameStop for a full month, but the Nintendo 3DS had a solid launch in Japan today, reportedly liquidating nearly its entire initial shipment of 400,000 spiffy stereoscopic gaming handhelds by the end of the day… Tweet This Post

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Samsung Galaxy S 4G now available from T-Mobile

Feb 23, 2011 No Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G might not have the very latest version of Android or too much hardware differentiation from the original T-Mobile Vibrant, but hey, it brings a front-facing camera and HSPA+ connectivity, so of course it costs $200… Tweet This Post

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HP Palm TouchPad on sale in April?

Feb 22, 2011 No Comments

The official TouchPad launch date isn’t even a date per se, but a season: summer. So we’re surprised to see DigiTimes reporting that HP will take delivery of shipments in March with the TouchPad going on sale in April with plans to ship 4 – 5 million units from the TouchPad “series” in 2011… Tweet [...]

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Motorola Xoom will ship without Flash support on February 24th, expects it in ‘Spring 2011′?

Feb 21, 2011 No Comments

Verizon’s webpage dedicated to the Xoom has just gone up and one of our eagle-eyed readers has already spotted a disquieting bit of small print: “Adobe Flash expected Spring 2011.” You don’t sit around expecting what you already have, so that leads us to conclude that the Xoom, the mighty iPad-slaying, Honeycomb-bringing, world-changing tablet… Tweet [...]

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Motorola Xoom up for in-store pre-order at Best Buy, $800 for Thursday availability

Feb 20, 2011 No Comments

No more stunt prices, no more premature web appearances, this (we hope) is finally Best Buy’s fully official listing for the Motorola Xoom. It brings no great surprises to those who’ve been tracking the tablet’s progress to retail shelves, offering first dibs to buyers willing to lay claim to a pre-order in-store and promising full [...]

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