Motorola XOOM gets the root treatment in just two hours

Forget taking the Motorola XOOM home to put it through its paces and experience the delight of Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system, it’s now a matter of how quickly you can install your own ClockworkMod recovery image and ROM Manager, rooting your tablet as soon as humanly possible. That’s whatKoushdid with his XOOM,installing the recovery imageand ROM manager, obtaining SuperUser priviledges on the device, just two hours after purchasing the tablet....

2 min · 252 words · Michael Jones

Motorola XOOM Now Available For Sale On Verizon

Motorola’s much-awaited XOOM tablet has today gone on sale in the U.S with mobile operatorVerizon Wirelessoffering the Honeycomb-powered device for $599, requiring a two year contract and additional data plan. The subsidised plans start at $20 for 1GB ranging up to $80 for 10GB, with an unsubsidized version priced at $799.99 The Motorola XOOM first debuted at January’s CES event and was showcased as the first Google Honeycomb Android tablet. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and featuring a 10....

2 min · 409 words · William Baker

Motorola Xoom to get over the air update today, receive Flash support

Motorola hit the headlines when it announced that it would not be shipping its Honeycomb-powered Android tablet with Adobe Flash, but the company will seek to appease the early-adopters and those sitting on the fence when it releases its first major update for the Xoom today. News came by way of Mototola’s official Twitter account,which stated: Motorola XOOM update rolling out in phases starting tonight & includes required enhancements to support upcoming Adobe® Flash® Player 10....

2 min · 243 words · Bryan Torres

Motorola Xoom to get Spring European launch

Motorola has given us broad release date for its Xoom tablet, announcing that it will release both the Xoom 3G-enabled and Wi-Fi-only device in Europe beginning in Q2 2011. The Honeycomb (Android 3.0) powered tablet will feature a 1GHz dual-core processor, 10.1-inch screen with a 1280 x 800 resolution, 5MP rear-facing camera which supports HD video recording and a 2MP front-facing camera for video calls. It will also include a built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting....

2 min · 256 words · Cody Warren

Motorola Xoom to hit China shores by June

Motorola Mobility Inc will launch its Xoom tablet computer in China before the end of June, according to a report fromChina Daily. Motorola Xoom will come with a starting price of 4,999 yuan ($763.61) in China. There will be two versions available for the Chinese market: a Wi-Fi only model and a 3G-enabled model that will be available on China Unicom Ltd’s WCDMA network. Motorola’s latest tablet has beastly specs — it runs on Google’s Android 3....

2 min · 406 words · Pamela Thompson
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