Motorola Xoom launching 24 February, will cost US$799

Motorola's Xoom Android tablet now has pricing and launch details confirmed
Motorola's Xoom Android tablet

Motorola's Xoom Android tablet

Motorola's highly anticipated Xoom Android tablet finally has a launch date and pricing details (at least in the US), with the much hyped tablet hitting the shelves on 24 February for US$799.

Read our Motorola Xoom preview and check out our guide to the best upcoming tablets in 2011.

The Motorola Xoom's price and launch details have all but been confirmed after tech blog Engadget published an advertisement from US store Best Buy revealing the details.

The Motorola Xoom tablet is equipped with a 10.1in touchscreen, and runs the latest version of Google's Android platform: 3.0 or 'Honeycomb'. The device also has dual cameras, a HDMI out port, 32GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot and is the first of many tablets running Android 3.0 that will compete with the Apple iPad.

Motorola hasn't announced any pricing or launch details for Australia, but the Xoom is expected to be available down under in the coming months. Watch this space.

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Ross Catanzariti

Ross Catanzariti

PC World Australia (online)
Topics: android tablet, verizon, tablets, Best Buy, iPad, Android tablets, motorola xoom

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nathan

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i have just descovered a 7 inch version of the motorola xoom on motorolas facebook they clearly state that there is a 7 inch version to compete with the blackberry playbook check it out for yourself just hop on to facebook and type motorola xoom and go to info

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