LG Electronics has confirmed that it will release a tablet PC running on Google’s Android OS, in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company has also said that an Android 2.2 update for its Optimus Z smartphone will be released at the same time. A new version of the Optimus Z handset preloaded with version 2.2 of Android OS is also being planned by the company. The Optimus Z has a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm and a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. It has a 5 megapixel camera in its back and is equipped with Bluetooth and GPS as

We finally have something about the proposed tablet computer that is in the works at the LG assembly line. To be sold under the Optimus line of devices, the tablet device is expected to arrive  - yes, we knew that earlier – by the fourth quarter. The Google Android-driven device is seen as being positioned by the South Korean company as a rival to Apple’s iPad, going by the capabilities being thrown in with regard to content creation. Gong by a WSJ report that quotes Chang Ma, vice president of marketing for LG’s mobile-devices unit, the tablet device will

MSI had unveiled its prototype WindPad 100 tablet device at the Computex show earlier this year. The device ran on Windows 7 OS and was powered by an Intel Atom Z530 1.66 GHz processor. From what we see now, the WindPad has advanced past the prototype stage and reached design maturity. MSI has put out a number of press shots of the tablet, picturing it with a dock in some. The specs are still expected to be the same as what was described at the unveiling at Computex. The mass market Windows 7 tablet is built around 10-inch 1024×600 capacitive touchscreen. It will have 2GB

Various new pictures of the upcoming Droid 2 smartphone from Motorola and Verizon have appeared on the Internet. Verizon has also been rumored to release the BlackBerry Curve 3 and Storm 3 handsets and a 10.1-inch tablet device this year as well. The latest Droid 2 picture leaks are of a confidential handset from the company, which clearly show the slider QWERTY keyboard. The Droid 2 has also been rumored to be launched by Verizon in the month of August this year, though the pricing of the device has not been revealed yet. It is also rumored that Verizon will release two

Dell has mentioned on the US product page on its official website that its Streak device will become available for sale in the country in late July. The gadget, which is a cross between a tablet and a smartphone, was earlier rumored to launch in the US on the AT&T network on July 19. The device, with a 5-inch WVGA screen and a resolution of 800×480 pixels, will pack a QSD 8250 Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm capable of clocking 1 GHz. It will run on Google’s Android platform, but it will only be available with version 1.6 of the operating during its launch.

The HP slate device running Windows 7 OS will be available for sale by the end of this year, according to the home page of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 website. HP is listed on the WPC 2010 webpage among other companies that will release slate devices with Windows 7 in 2010, including ASUS, Sony, Lenovo and Dell. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that Windows 7 slate devices will be launched this year, although he did not mention HP by name. This new development has almost laid all rumors regarding the Windows 7-based HP slate tablet to rest. HP

HP’s upcoming tablet PC running on the Windows 7 platform, called the Slate 500, will be launched for the enterprise in the fall season this year, according to the company’s Personal Systems Group vice president Todd Bradley. Todd, who was speaking at the ongoing Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, said that Slate 500 would not be broadly deployed and would instead be customer-specific. Meanwhile, the latest rumors on the HP Windows 7 slate suggest that the device will only launch in October. Though it was earlier rumored that HP had dumped its plans for a

Australian PC maker Pionner Computers introduces another new DreamBook ePad, the ePad B10 powered by CULV processor. This 10.1-inch tablet PC is boosted by Intel’s Celeron 743 or Core Duo Solo SU3500 CULV processor, up to 4GB of RAM and onboard Intel GMA X4500 graphics. The ePad B10′s 10.1-inch display offers LED-backlit and multitouch. It supports Bluetooth, WiFi and optional WiMAX. Other features include 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD, 1.3 Megapixel webcam, HDMI output, built-in stereo speakers and G-sensor. This DreamBook offers up to 6 hours of battery life. Pioneer

Following the Clean Room-intended iX104C4CR, Xplore adds to its iX104C4 line the all-new iX104C4HD rugged tablet PC with an indoor/outdoor AllVue Xtreme LCD technology for viewing in all lighting conditions and a flexible user interface with Dual Mode functionality. The Xplore iX104C4HD is powered by Intel Core Duo technology and runs Windows 7. It meets the Military Standard 810F (MIL-STD-810F) standard for mission critical computing and is able to withstand 2 meter drop. [businesswire]

Toshiba and Intel have partnered to introduce in Japan the CM1 tablet PC, a rebadged version of Intel’s Classmate PC NL2. Toshiba’s CM1 (model CM1/PACM112MNEE) is designed for Japanese education market and will be released in early August 2010. Boosted by Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz CPU, the CM1 tablet packs 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive. It has a rotatable 10.1-inch pressure-sensitive touchscreen with 1366×768 resolution and LED-backlit. You can expect WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n connectivity, a webcam, stereo speakers, microphone and a carry handle. [toshiba]