Vizio Tablet Pre-Orders Starting Today, Shipping July 18th

Vizio is more widely known for their beautiful TV’s that many of us watch our favorite NFL games on, but they are now heading into the Android tablet market with the Vizio Tablet. The tablet should go on sale sometime in July but you can pre-order now and they should ship on or around July 18th.

This information coming from the official Vizio Tablet Page the 8″ Android tablet is starting at just $399 and it comes with the Folio Case and a 16GB MicroSD card. Recently the tablet was shown off a bit and you can see that here.

For all the news as of late regarding the Vizio Tablet check out our portal by clicking here. Recently we got a look of the tablet in action with NBA All-Star Blake Griffin playing with the tablet in his home, you can see that video below.

The Vizio Tablet should launch for $349 at places like Walmart and the price at the Vizio site of $399 is a bundle deal for pre-orders. Will you be ordering one?

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Motorola Droid 3 Officially Coming July 7th, In Stores July 14th

The Motorola Droid 3 has been rumored for a July 7th release ever since we saw it up on Gameloft.com but that was about all we had. With leaks about it getting upgraded to the dual-core OMAP 4 CPU then all the recent leaks like this accessory list we knew something would be coming soon.

Our friends over at Droid-Life have just learned that the Motorola Droid 3 will be available for direct fulfillment starting on July 7th and will be rolled out and available across Verizon Wireless stores starting Thursday July 14th. Pricing hasn’t been confirmed but it is safe to say it will be $199 with a new 2-year contract extension like usual.

I guess those accessories showing up at Verizon stores was a pretty good sign of things to come but this latest leak sealed the deal and can now give you keyboard fans something to look forward to. Now all we need is the official word from Verizon and it should be coming soon.

[via Droid-Life]

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Android Community Weekly : July 2, 2011

Welcome to this early July issue of Android Community Weekly! Early on this Monday @CyanogenMod informed the masses of his CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 release; for specifics, navigate here. Later on, we discovered the next “Nexus” phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich may include a Super AMOLED Screen. Could this next phone in the Nexus lineup also be made by Samsung? Only time will tell.

Perhaps the most interesting news to hit this week was the launch of Google+. This private beta has proved to be very polished and may be a viable threat to Facebook when publicly released. Some official videos concerning different aspects of how the Google+ social landscape will play out were revealed Tuesday. Accordingly, the Google+ application was later released that day in the Android Market. After the Android Community team tested the application out, Chris Burns released an official Android Community hands-on and review of Google+. Though Google+ currently operates as a private beta, there is a working Google+ invitation work-around to help you all join in. Also, don’t forget to check out the Google+ widget included after you download the app.

Developers have succeeded in allowing HSPA+ data speeds on the Galaxy S II for AT&T’s network. As if the Galaxy S II wasn’t powerful enough, we’ve gotten word of an even speedier version to be released simultaneously as Apple releases the iPhone 5. It is said to be named the Samsung Galaxy S II PLUS and run a 1.4GHz dual core processor. And we all thought the Galaxy S II was future-proof enough…

Expect a Droid Charge Gingerbread update soon, as it may have been spotted in a YouTube clip. Also leaked was a Droid Charge compatible version of Netflix; it doesn’t get better than streaming off of Verizon’s fast LTE network. Over on Twitter, HTC is staying true to their word by working hard to allow users to unlock their bootloaders. Fortunately, TeamWin let the public know about an exploit in the newly released HTC EVO 3D’s kernel that would allow root access. Surely enough, they successfully rooted the EVO 3D.

If you’ve been looking for a bluetooth device to pair with your smartphone, Chris Burns recently reviewed the SuperTooth HD. He was very pleased with the functionality as well as overall build quality. Chris Burns also had a close look at the Samsung Dart. Both a hands-on and comparison were conducted; should Samsung have escalated the quality of this device?

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has recently hit the FCC accompanied with either AT&T or a Canadian carriers radios – it’s still too early to tell. Ubuntu flavored Linux was successfully ported to the 10.1 version as of Wednesday, and this particular Linux port looks like something more users would be interested in. It runs at a 1280×800 resolution so expect this to feel more like a proper port of the OS. In other news, the developer of the highly popular home-replacement application Launcher Pro, has released a beta of his music app. It looks slicker than many other current music players on the market so try downloading it on the market while it’s free.

Skype has finally given Android users the ability to video chat on select devices. Does Skype video chat work on your device? Be sure to let us know within the comments section below. Finally, don’t forget to register to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7” over at Taco Bell.

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Happy 4th of July from Android Community

Hanging out with friends and family during the holidays or weekends like this past one is what life is all about right? Well today is Independence Day and we here at Android Community want to wish each and every friend, follower, reader and everyone else a very safe and happy 4th of July. We hope you have all enjoyed the weekend, whether it was work or play or a little of both.

I’m sure you Android lovers have been flashing custom roms, getting the latest CM7 nightly or all those other fun things we all do, and I’ve been right there with you. Today being a celebration of our freedom that we all love and enjoy we are taking the day off at Android Community to be with the ones we love and appreciate. We hope you will all do the same and be right back here tomorrow morning to continue with our other favorite thing, and that is Android!

Here are a few simple quotes that I’ve always liked during this time of year:

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. ~Albert Camus

and

Freedom is never free. ~Author Unknown

They are short and they are sweet but if you read them and think about it for a minute you’ll see why I picked them. While you are all here you might as well head over to our Tabletpalooza Giveaway. I also figured I’d link to a few firework apps or wallpapers for Android so check this out as well.

Android Firework Apps

Thanks for stopping by on this amazing day, we hope you enjoy it as much as we all will. Happy 4th of July again from Android Community.

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