Motorola to Ship Tablet after the Holidays

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Motorola is one of a bazillion companies planning to ship a tablet to compete with Apple's iPad, but you'll have to wait until next year to see what the cell phone maker has in store, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

"We want to make sure that any tablet that we deliver is competitive in the marketplace, and I think all of us will make sure that we only deliver that when that occurs," Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha said. "Hopefully, that's early next year.

Part of the reason for the delayed release might have to do with Android. Jha indicated that Android 2.2 (Froyo) is an ideal platform for tablets, and Motorola is reluctant to release a tablet until the OS is ready. Reading between the lines, it looks as though Motorola's device will run on Android 3.0, as will several others in early 2011.