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Ready to taste a sweet Honeycomb tablet with a Sony twist? You’d better be — Japan’s Nikkei is quoting Sony chief executive, Sir Howard Stringer, saying that the company’s first Android 3.0 tablet will be on sale by the end of summer. Better yet, it’ll pop for retail in the US first, according to the report. This lines up nicely with the reported September launch of a PlayStation Certified Tegra 2 “S1” tablet featuring a 9.4-inch display and unique “wrap” design that we first told you about back in February. Or will it be the S2 clamshell? Who knows, Howard isn’t saying. The new tablet tattle was apparently uttered at the same event where Howard spilled the beans about Apple’s plan to use Sony sensors. Come on Howie, quit the teasing and just come out with it you saucy Welsh minx.

Update: Sony told Japanese site AV Watch that it will release the tablet before the end of this year. It’s unclear if the comment relates to the domestic Japanese model or if it’s meant to temper expectations after the company’s rogue CEO spoke out of turn. Regardless, it’s coming.

Sony’s Howard Stringer confirms Honeycomb tablet in US by summer (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After being heckled and booed in Detroit, Charlie Sheen made some changes to his road show before hitting the stage Sunday night – and this time, it ended with a standing ovation.

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SYNC’s second version off to a buggy start, Ford fixes with Ctrl-Alt-Delete originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pete says:

I know my wife has this “AP Mobile” news app on her phone and receives text message alerts whenever something big is happening around the world, I decided to play a little prank on her.

This morning I changed my name in her contact list to “AP Mobile” and sent her a short and sweet message and waited for her to turn her phone on. Her mouth almost came down to the floor.

HTC confirms Flyer tablet will get Honeycomb… sometime originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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College students are probably already familiar with Google Docs’ collaborative tools for projects, but weblog HackCollege shows us how great it can be for simple note taking during class, too. More »

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