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With just days to go before Apple is likely to unveil a long-expected tablet device, rumors continue to circulate over its details. As the buzz continues, we wanted to wrap up what we have heard recently.

You want 3G with that? Sources inside both AT&T and Verizon once again say that an Apple tablet will be compatible with not just one or the other, but both networks. The source from Verizon claims that it will work automatically with Verizon’s WiFi hotspots and switch seamlessly to EVDO when out of range. Whether such a service would work the same on AT&T isn’t known, but that company did boast to Fox that it has “the largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots in the country.”

Further rumors peg Qualcomm as the supplier of the 3G chip for the tablet. Apple may build separate versions, one with HSPA+ chips for AT&T and most other carriers, and another with EVDO chips for Verizon and other carriers using the CDMA standard. Alternately, Apple may even include a chip recently designed by Qualcomm that’s capable of connecting to either network.

Buy one dock connector, get one free. Sources for iLounge say that the tablet will have not one, but two dock connectors—one on the horizontal bottom, and one on a vertical “bottom.” This would allow the device to be docked in either landscape or portrait orientation while charging. This way, the tablet could perform different functions—playing video or reading books, for example—while set in a single charging station.

The tablet will also have generously sized antennas, if the “long rear stripe” of plastic along the back—which breaks up the device’s metal casing—is any indicator. That should offer better reception that the small antennas on the iPhone, and may enable 802.11n compatibility.

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The anti iPhone that was released by the verizon gives iPhone a big headache… The motorola droid can do that iPhone cannot it has been said by the 30 seconds clip by the Verizom…  read more HERE

Motorola New Barrage

Designed to be submersible for up to 30 minutes in one meter of water, the Barrage is constructed from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber, thus protecting it against blowing rain, humidity, solar radiation, high and low temperatures, blowing dust, salt fog, altitude, shock, vibration and transit drop. The Motorola Barrage also features a best-in-class Push to Talk capability for quick conversations, as well as exclusive Verizon Wireless multimedia and entertainment services so customers never have to rough it, even when they’re using the device in special environments. Large battery that packs 1170 mAH for extended talk time, the 2.0-megapixel camera and camcorder. The Barrage has been equipped with dual speakers for high quality audio to cut through noise. The Motorola model also provides access to certain premium services from Verizon Wireless, including VZ Navigator(SM), V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Video on Demand. Also, it supports Verizon Wireless’ Push to Talk service, which leverages the company’s Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network. It is out in the market and costs $129.99.

Motorola Sholes/Tao

The Motorola company has announced the launch of its first Google Android-powered handset. The carrier of the unit is the Verizon and will come out on December 1, 2009. A letter says that a Motorola XXX handset (Tao fits perfectly here) was said to be on its way to Verizon’s airwaves, with December 1 being the date when availability starts. The specification list of the unnamed handset in the letter fit perfectly what we already reported on Motorola Sholes and, given the suggested Tao name, the letter might have referred to the very same device that Motorola should release on Verizon’s network with Google’s Android operating system on board. This letter was seen on there website androidandme..

The Storm 2 and the Bold 2, which is also known as the Bold 9700 or Onyx a Canadian made will soon be released to the public… BlackBerry Storm 2 will come out in October so fans just relax… The second touchscreen-enabled handset from RIM is expected to land before the Bold 2, although previous rumors suggested that things were the other way around. The report also shows that Storm 2 will land on the market first on Vodafone’s airwaves, with Verizon Wireless following about a week afterwards. Moreover, Canadian handset users should also see the touchscreen phone available for them at about the same time, or maybe a little later than Big Red’s customers in the US. As for the second-generation Bold, it should come about a month after the second Storm reaches the shelves. However, although RIM is reportedly planning to allow Storm 2 a little breathing time, maybe a month or a month and a half, it seems that T-Mobile UK might add the handset to its offering in October. The rest of us should look at a mid-November to early-December launch window. So guys just relax the two phone will come out before holiday comes….

A few weeks ago the first images of the Chocolate Touch appeared, and it was apparent that it was not a BL40 cousin.Verizon says hat there was two prototype models of the VX8575. One of them closely resembled the BL40, but ‘focus groups’ didn’t care for that style of phone, so it was scrapped and the “other” VX8575 is what will be released.” The LG Chocolate Touch specifications include WVGA TFT display, as well as a 3.2-megapixel photo snapper, a 3.5mm headset jack, HTML browser, music player and multitasking capabilities. At the same time, it seems that the handset will bear a lot of music features, with its menu shaped up in this direction, and that its Internet capabilities might also be enhanced, as the piece on the news site says there will be a “direct link to Microsoft’s Bing search page.”

The HTC Imagio and HTC predator will come out this fall… The HTC company are working hard with this two to join the race in the modern world… This two will come out in October and November. The HTC imagio includes 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, as well as a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, a 5MP photo snapper with auto focus and video recording, GPS receiver, 512MB of ROM and 256MB of RAM, and support for Verizon’s CDMA/EV-DO airwaves, as well as for GSM.