Also in the news recently from Android Central, is leaked data from Costco about a potential release date for the Xoom. According to internal promotional documents, Costco stores will be receiving demo Xoom units on Februray 22nd, with shipments of pallets of devices coming on the 24th. While this seems a little quick, considering we have no information from Motorola or Verizon on release dates for this device, we would welcome a soon launch of this device.
Motorola announces price for Xoom tablet, release date leaked?
According to a report today from Reuters, Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha has officially announced the pricing for their Xoom Tablet. While rumors have been flying about how expensive the 32GB Android 3.0 tablet will be, it has been confirmed to $799 (3G model) and $599 (WiFi only). As the Xoom seems to be Google’s flagship product for Android 3.0, it becomes an interesting comparison with the 3G and WiFi only iPad 32GB at $729.00 and $599 respectively.