The Toshiba Folio 100 tablet is now available in Europe, however only the Wi-Fi model is currently available with 3G versions hitting in February.
Toshiba’s first Android tablet will run 2.2 Froyo and have a large 10-inch with 1024×600 resolution.
Additionally, the tablet has support for Flash 10.1, 16GB of internal memory, a front-side 1.3MP camera, HDMI out and an SD slot for added memory.
The Folio runs on a Nvidia Tegra 250 chip, making it one of the few mobile devices to use Nvidia’s powerful line of processors.
Toshiba has placed their own Toshiba Market Place on the tablet, as access to the Android Market is still not supported. The Toshiba Market has 2000 apps available.
The Folio 100 is selling in Europe for £329 now.
Result for: mobile devices
The Japanese Nikkei has reported today that Sharp is officially out of the PC business, pulling the plug on their personal computing operations.
Sharp has not put out a new PC in the last year.
Additionally, the report says that Sharp will now re-focus on “marketing its Galapagos tablet devices coming out in December, along with providing content such as e-books, music and video for these products.”
Sharp is a big player in the HDTV, LED, LCD and solar markets.
Many major computer makers have shifted their focus away from PCs towards tablets and other mobile devices.
Result for: mobile devices
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Amazon.com is planning to open an applications store for the Android mobile platform. Such a store would mimic Apple’s App Store for iPhones and iPads. Google’s Android Marketplace currently has about 80,000 applications, compared to 270,000 available in the Apple Store.
An Amazon spokesman told Reuters in an e-mail reply that the company has not made any such announcement yet, while Google declined comment completely, reminding the news outlet that it does not comment on rumor or speculation.
According to the WSJ, Amazon will offer developers 70 percent of the revenue from any sales, which is the same Apple offers app developers for its own platforms.
Android is being used in mobile devices such as Motorola’s Droid and Samsung’s Galaxy S, and is quickly gaining popularity in the smartphone market.
