Isaiah's Tech

For some reason, the rumours on the Motorola Sholes Tablet are starting to pick up. It's been three days and this is the third supposed leak of the said handset. In China, this handset has been spotted, but it only has a 5MP camera, which could be tipping the fake hats at this point. However, it does sport: a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, an FM radio, Android 2.1, and possibly even an HDMI port.

It's from China - could be headed to China Unicom as the XT701 - but maybe it's just the Motorola Tao. That's my guess at least, maybe Motorola plans a couple of models for the Sholes Tablet. Let's wait and see.

[Engadget]

Okay, this is a much better picture. Gone is the blue backing and this is a much clearer picture than I would've expected. This is supposedly a picture of the Motorola Sholes Tablet. The handset is expected to have: a 3.8-inch touchscreen display, an 8MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash, and an 800MHz CPU. The HDMI port was seen a couple of days ago, and let's hope that becomes a reality.

Update on December 4th: According to Slash Gear, it's a fake. This has been confirmed to be a photoshopped Samsung Omnia II. As you can see in the picture below, it resembles the Omnia II's camera. I've added a picture of the Omnia II's back as a comparison.

[Boy Genius]

What you see above is possibly the first picture ever of the Motorola Sholes Tablet. We don't know what the official name will be, but we'll just call it that for now. This smartphone will have: a 3.7-inch toucshcreen display with a 480 x 800 resolution, the same TI OMAP 3430 550MHz CPU as the DROID, a 3.5mm headphone jack, UMTS/HSPA connectivity, an 8MP camera with a xenon flash, and Android 2.0 (possibly 2.1 at launch). To make things even better it sports an HDMI port!

The actual phone doesn't look quite as thrilling though. As you can see it has a blue backing and the handset itself doesn't look all that thin. Man, I'm (still) excited!

[Boy Genius]

Android 2.0 has been out for about a month on the Motorola DROID and it looks like Google is already going to release Android 2.1 in the near future - December 11th to be exact. If the rumour is true, it could be making its way to the DROID, the Droid Eris, and even the HTC Hero - as we saw in the leak the other day. This won't be that big of a change, but it should fix some problems that were found in Android 2.0.

[Electronista]

It looks like Verizon's Motorola DROID has just gotten some price cuts already. Amazon (here) has cut the price of the DROID to $149.99 and Dell (here) has cut it even lower to $119.99. It's still going for $199.99 on Verizon, but I'm pretty sure you'll be interested in these deals as well.

[Mashable]

The Motorola MILESTONE has already made its way to O2's network and Verizon's network in the US (as the DROID) and it looks like it'll be hitting another carrier. Vodafone. You can actually check it out on Vodafone's site here to get it for €99 ($148 USD) on a new 2-year contract and you can also get it contract-free unlocked for €499.90 ($746 USD). This MILESTONE will have an 8GB microSD card inside, in case you're curious. If you're one of the first 1,000 customers to buy this handset then you will get a free multimedia station.

[Slash Gear]

It looks like people in Germany can now get their hands on a contract-free Motorola DROID, which is called the Motorola Milestone over there. Unfortunately, this model only comes with an 8GB microSD card - the Verizon comes with a 16GB one. You can order it now for €549.99 ($816 USD), so check it out on O2 Germany's website here.

Update on November 17th: According to GSM Arena, this handset is also available for €1 on a 2-year contract where you'll have to pay at least €20 monthly. Check it out here.

[Slash Gear]

In 2010, Softbank Mobile in Japan are planning to release an Android handset that will be equipped with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. We don't know who it will come from, but we're hearing that it'll have a 3.7-inch touchscreen display.

Kind of a shot in the dark but could it be the Sholes tablet?

[Akihabara News]

Whoa, woah, whoa! Big news from Telus here. Although the official announcement is scheduled for tomorrow, we're hearing that they'll be launching the Motorola Milestone (aka the Motorola DROID in the US) in Canada! Like I said, the official announcement will be tomorrow, at 7 a.m. Unlike the DROID, it'll have multitouch! It's expected to launch in early 2010!

Update: Yup, they really did make it official! Check out Mobile Syrup here for the press release.

[Mobile Syrup]

After mocking AT&T's network a couple of times (the iPhone had to suffer too) it looks like Verizon is finally focusing on showing off what they have to offer. There are now three Verizon / Google ads which show off what the Motorola DROID can do, thanks to the power of Android. Check them all out on Engadget Mobile.

You should already know this but the Motorola DROID and the HTC DROID Eris are now available for $199 and $99, respectively, after rebates. Check out Verizon's website for more information.

Update: According to Engadget, you can actually scoop up the Motorola DROID for just $149.99 so I hope you weren't in that line-up this morning. Check it out on Sears' website here.

[Boy Genius]

Well, it looks like there are some carriers in the UK that tested out the phone some 6 months ago and actually didn't want to launch it. Yes, I'm looking at O2 and T-Mobile. They will not be launching the Motorola Milestone / DROID. They thought it had a lot to offer, but in the end they decided not to launch it. Oh well.

[Unwired View, Phandroid]

Although there's no multitouch support on the Motorola DROID in the US - by default at least - it looks like the Motorola Milestone that's set to launch overseas will have it. Motorola has just officially announced the Motorola Milestone for Europe and it will come with multitouch support - aka pinch and zoom - but it won't have Google's awesome turn by turn navigation. Check out the video below for some multitouch action.



[Gizmodo, Unwired View]

We've just gotten confirmation that the Motorola DROID will be launching on O2 Germany. It'll be taking on a new alias, the Motorola MILESTONE. It's launching on November 6th in the US on Verizon and it'll be launching in the week of November 9th over there. The consumer price hasn't been mentioned yet, but it'll be available for €404.20 ($595 USD) contract-free for businesses. If you don't believe me, you can check it out on O2's site here.

Update: According to Tmo Today, the latest unconfirmed news states the the Sholes [UMTS] / Motorola DROID could be headed to T-Mobile. And, that's not all. According to the image below we could also see the Sholes tablet launch on T-Mobile as well - which would bring a better 8MP camera and no QWERTY keyboard. Keep in mind that this is a rumour.

[Slash Gear]

According to what we're hearing, Verizon is preparing for a big unveil on Thursday, November 5th - next week. We already know that the Motorola DROID [and the HTC Droid Eris] will be launching on November 6th, but what else does Verizon have in store for us. Well, on this list we'll likely see the: Samsung Omnia II, LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 2 (Curve 8530), Casio Rock, and Samsung Convoy. Phone Arena is hoping that the Motorola Calgary is on the list as well, but we'll just have to wait 5 more days.

[Phone Arena]