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Tablet Wars: Who's Xooming Whom?Tablet Wars: Who's Xooming Whom?

Users and reviewers like the Honeycomb OS, but aren't so keen on the price of the new Motorola tablet

Dan Jones

February 24, 2011

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Tablet Wars: Who's Xooming Whom?

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT)'s first Android 3.0 tablet -- the Xoom -- is out today on the Verizon Wireless 3G network and will be upgradeable to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) at a later date.

The device is getting mixed reviews. Many like the new operating system but wince at the price tag, which is $800 without a contract or $600 with the standard two-year ball and chain. Still, at least some potential customers are liking the new machine:

"Just played around with the xoom at verizon store," writes designer/blogger Gordon Fraser on Twitter. "Love honeycomb!"

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About the Author(s)

Dan Jones

Mobile Editor

Dan is to hats what Will.I.Am is to ridiculous eyewear. Fedora, trilby, tam-o-shanter -- all have graced the Jones pate during his career as the go-to purveyor of mobile essentials.

But hey, Dan is so much more than 4G maps and state-of-the-art headgear. Before joining the Light Reading team in 2002 he was an award-winning cult hit on Broadway (with four 'Toni' awards, two 'Emma' gongs and a 'Brian' to his name) with his one-man show, "Dan Sings the Show Tunes."

His perfectly crafted blogs, falling under the "Jonestown" banner, have been compared to the works of Chekhov. But only by Dan.

He lives in Brooklyn with cats.

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