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OLPC XO Tablet retail availability expands Aug 2nd 2013, 14:02, by Robert Nelson The OLPC XO Tablet arrived for sale back in mid-July. The tablet arrived with a price point of $149.99 and the initial launch had availability exclusively with Walmart. Specifically, that initial availability was limited to the Walmart website. In-store availability began yesterday, on August 1st, however it looks like the tablet has also come available with some additional retailers. Those others look to include Target and Amazon. The tablet is $149.99 with Target and $140.00 with Amazon. And as a small bonus for Amazon Prime members, the OLPC XO Tablet is Prime-eligible. That being said, aside from the expanded availability, the tablet remains the same as we saw back in July. Basically, that is to say those making the purchase will be getting a 7-inch kid-friendly tablet with a display resolution of 1024 x 600. The XO Tablet is powered by a dual-core 1.64GHz processor and has 8GB of internal storage with WiFi connectivity. The tablet is running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a handful of educational related software items. To begin with this tablet is touted as being bilingual. Or in other words, it has all content available in English and Spanish. There are also various dashboard setups to highlight the different types of content as well as an e-book reader, Oxford Dictionary, Discovery Communication app and many others. While a good amount of the apps are focused on children and education, the tablet also has some items for the parents. In this case the XO is sporting parental controls that track usage and learning styles. The tablet also has a Journal app that details and breaks all this down for the parents. Finally, while the tablet has arrived with Target and Amazon, it also looks to be sold-out with Walmart (at least for the time being). VIA: OLPC News Story Timeline OLPC XO 3.0 tablet running Android priced at $100 OLPC XO-tablet isn't meant to replace Nexus 7 (but it might) OLPC XO Tablet arrives exclusively with Walmart Moto X pre-orders begin with US Cellular Aug 2nd 2013, 13:39, by Robert Nelson Motorola unveiled the Moto X smartphone yesterday and as we had learned, the handset is expected to come available with a wide variety of carriers. Motorola did say the price would be $199 for the 16GB model and $249 for the 32GB model, however the carrier specific release dates have yet to be revealed. We are expecting the handset to arrive in late-August, however it looks like US Cellular has since opened up pre-orders. Those pre-orders have landed with the expected price point and US Cellular has the Moto X available in white and black. Or as Motorola has dubbed the colors; Woven White and Woven Black. The key with the US Cellular availability comes with the storage though and at present the carrier only has the 16GB model showing as available. That $199.99 price point will apply for current customers looking to upgrade, however there is a bit of good news for new customers and those adding an additional line. For those two options US Cellular will have a $75 “Switcher Bonus” available which brings the price of the phone down to $124.99. Also, for those curious, US Cellular has noted the full retail pricing as being $699.99. In addition, US Cellular is also included a Motorola Boom Bluetooth headset for those who move forward with a pre-order. That being said, while the price is detailed and the free headset is being included we have yet to see anything specific in terms of a shipping date from the carrier. In the meantime, we did spend some time with the Moto X yesterday and have both a hands-on post and also an everything you need to know style post that should answer most, if not all of your questions. Of course, those looking to the specs and features will also be able to get all those details from our Moto X announcement post. SOURCE: US Cellular Story Timeline Moto X hands-on: everything you need to know Moto X camera hands-on: Burst mode and slow motion video Moto X users get 50GB Google Drive cloud storage free for 2 years Motorola Moto X to also get "Google Play" version soon Motorola Moto X "Designed by you" commercials released

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