If you’ll remember, we told you not too long ago that Google’s Andy Rubin had taken center stage at an event to show off a prototype Motorola tablet powered by none other than Android 3.0, otherwise known as Honeycomb. While we didn’t get an incredibly in depth look at the device, we did get a chance to see how how much different Honeycomb will be than any version of Android before it.

Now, some new reports have surfaced that say the same Motorola tablet has appeared in Taiwan with the above picture showing it off. Of course, it doesn’t show too much but it was accompanied by some specs that say the Motorola tablet will feature a 1280 x 800 display, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 processor, a 5 megapixel camera, a 2 megapixel front facing camera, 32GB of internal storage and a microSD slot.

Additionally, it’s also said to be coming in both 7 and 10-inch versions. Will this be the tablet that finally topples the iPad and makes the Samsung Galaxy Tab look like child’s play? We’ll have to wait and see.

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Tablets have quickly become some of the hottest electronics on the market with just about every hardware manufacturer getting down on the fun. Seeing how they are so popular it would be ridiculous if any of the big carriers passed on the opportunity. Many of said carriers have already gotten down with popular devices like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab putting up impressive sales numbers.

However, it seems that T-Mobile is looking to be a step ahead of the game already laying down their plans for a 4G tablet. According to T-Mobile they are focusing their efforts on pushing out a tablet (most likely powered by Android) that will run on their HSPA+ network.  Below is their official statement:

T-Mobile is working closely with the majority of our OEM partners to deliver 4G products by integrating HSPA+ into roadmaps in 2011 as the dominant global standard. Consumers will continue to see HSPA+ fuel future innovation in a variety of mobile consumer electronics from smartphones and tablets to emerging devices. T-Mobile will continue to be at the forefront of wireless innovation, delivering an aggressive 4G product lineup in 2011, including 4G tablets.

Who this tablet will be made by and what its specs will be are anyone’s guess but considering Android ‘Honeycomb‘ 3.0 is expected to hit store shelves sometime next year we would assume it would be something along the lines of that.

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Android updates are some of the most talked news items in the community with owners clamoring over the latest release. However, while it has taken quite some time for devices to get the Froyo update, Gingerbread is already on the streets meaning smartphone owners will once again be stuck waiting for an update. Luckily, if you’re a Motorola Droid X owner you’ll be happy to know that your device has recieved an update in the form of 2.2.1.

While it’s not the highly sought after 2.3 update, it does bring with it some hefty changes, which we told you about here (including the Madden 11 demo). You may remember that we told you the update was getting a widespread roll-out but if you haven’t yet received the update, it should now be avaialble as an over the air download.

Have you received the Android 2.2.1 update? If not, let us know.

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If you’ve been paying attention you’ll probably know that Motorola has been working to split up their entities and form independent companies. This may lead you to wonder what exactly will change to give Motorola the edge inthe consumer electronics world. Well, if you were wondering this you may be disappointed to find that the only thing we’ve uncovered is that they will be switching up their branding.

In fact, according to Engadget, the only thing that has changed is that Motorola will be heavily marketing their name in red starting in the new year. What else has changed, you ask? Well, we’re going to have to wait and see as Motorola has kept quiet about it thus far.

Let’s just hope we see some hot new smartphone (and tablet) releases as Motorola is on a roll with devices like the Droid 2 and Droid X.

Some of you might remember when we reported on the man who said a Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear.

Now we getting indication that these claims could be false. That maybe this user dropped the phone, didn’t realize that the glass was broken, and cut his ear (hence the blood).

I guess there must be phone forensics teams that check out phones for claims like these. Either this posting is a lesson about falsely reporting on your busted phone, or watch out for exploding phones.

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