Acer's 10-Inch Iconia "Honeycomb" Tablet Up For Pre-Order In Canada, Might Ship May 13

Acer looks like they could be bringing their own "Honeycomb" based tablet to Canada within the next month. This Iconia tablet from the company is scheduled to hit Canada on May 13th. It features a 10.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 resolution, a dual-core Tegra 2 CPU, a 5MP camera, a 2MP front-facing camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi support, a microHDMI output, and a battery that'll last 8 hours.

Check it out on Future Shop where you can pre-order it now for $499.99. Yes, that's $100 cheaper than the XOOM up here but keep in mind that this only has 1GB of storage with a microSD card slot, while the XOOM comes with 32GB.

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Best Buy and Future Shop Now Selling the WiFi-Only Motorola XOOM In Canada

If you live in Canada and have been waiting for the first "Honeycomb" tablet to launch then the wait is over. Best Buy and Future Shop now have the WiFi-Only Motorola XOOM available for $599.99 in Canada. This tablet sports a 10.1-inch display, a dual-core 1GHz CPU, a 5MP camera, and even a front-facing 2MP camera. You can head over to the store or online to pick one up whenever you're ready.

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Future Shop's New Estimated Release Date For the XOOM Is April 15th

When the page first went up it said April 8th but the estimated release date has changed. Future Shop Canada's new estimated release date is April 15th. The WiFi-only Motorola XOOM is still priced at $599 so that's pretty good if you didn't pick up an iPad 2 a few days ago. I want to get a XOOM - if only I had the money.

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BlackBerry Playbook Pre-Orders Now Live In US and Canada, Launch Set For April 19th

RIM has just unveiled the official prices for their upcoming BlackBerry Playbook tablet and they're just what we were expecting. They're right in line with the iPad prices so the 16GB WiFi model will cost $499 and then the 32GB and 64GB models cost $599 and $699, respectively. In the US you'll be able to pick one up at AT&T, Best Buy, Office Depot, RadioShack, Sprint, and even Staples. This will be available on April 19th so mark it down on your calendar if you're interested in a 7-inch tablet.

Update: If you live in the US then you can pre-order it on Best Buy now.

Update: If you live in Canada then Mobile Syrup has your back. They have just mentioned that Future Shop and Best Buy are actually now taking pre-orders for the tablet as well! Same prices; awesome stuff! Don't worry, you'll be seeing the Playbook everywhere. Retailers include: Bell, Best Buy, Chapters / Indigo, Costco, Future Shop, Mobilicity, MTS Allstream, Rogers, Sasktel, Sears, ShopBlackBerry.com, Staples, Telus, Tbooth Wireless, The Source, Videotron, Walmart, WIND Mobile, WIRELESS etc. and WIRELESSWAVE.

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WiFi-Only Motorola XOOM Up For $599 Pre-Orders In Canada, Shipping April 8th

Finally, we have word on the Motorola XOOM headed to Canada. The WiFi-only variant will be available in April while the 3G model won't be available until "mid-year" so you can expect a June / Summer release for that one. I don't really know why they have to wait so long but, oh well.

Update: Another Mobile Syrup post has just caught the photo you see above. Future Shop and Best Buy has listed the WiFi-only XOOM for $599.99. You can pre-order one right now if you want to. It also shows an estimated release date of April 8th so that's something to look forward to.

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Future Shop Says Fido and Koodo Mobile Are Getting the Nexus S Too, Available In April

Future Shop in Canada has just mentioned something that sounds pretty good. The Samsung-built Nexus S that runs Android "Gingerbread" is heading to a bunch of different carriers in Canada. So far we already know that the Big 3 along with Videotron and WIND Mobile will be getting the smartphone but it's also reportedly headed to Fido and Koodo Mobile as well. That's some great news! Furthermore, the Nexus S will reportedly be available in early April and pre-orders will actually start on Monday, March 21st! Very nice.

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Future Shop Says the Telus BlackBerry Style 9670 For $49.99 On a 3-Year

Future Shop in Canada has just told us the price of the Telus BlackBerry Style 9670. The unique RIM flip smartphone will be available for $49.99 on a 3-year contract. This features an external / internal display, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, an optical trackpad, a microSD card slot, WiFi / Bluetooth support, and OS 6.0. The question now is, will the price be right? Check it out on Future Shop.

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Future Shop Canada To Offer the BlackBerry Bold 9780 On Rogers For $179, Aka Too Expensive

Rogers really likes to price their devices a bit more expensive than the other carriers. It looks like Future Shop's Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9780 will also be a bit more expensive. After finding out that Best Buy would be launching it for $149.99 on a 3-year contract, Future Shop may be pricing it at $179.99 on a 3-year contract. This is definitely way above what Telus is offering it for right now ($99.99) so try to avoid this deal if it's possible.

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