Motorola Xoom review

The first Android 3.0 tablet arrives to challenge the iPad 2

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The Motorola Xoom is the first Android 3.0 tablet to hit the market

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motorola xoom review

The Xoom includes the Android Market app, and Android 3.0 apps are separated from the pack.

motorola xoom review

On 'the big screen' these smartphone apps need to do more than just adjust the location of data entry fields and provide a more tablet-like experience. For example, something with better tablet-size nav buttons.

The best use of the screen real estate is the Movie Studio app, which lets you edit imported videos quickly through a scrub interface. Oddly, this is the only app that would pause occasionally, thinking about the video clips.

motorola xoom review

Also, it is nowhere near as powerful as the multi-track, effects laden iMovie app for iPad 2.

That said, it is easy to envision a day when there are thousands and thousands of good, functional Android 3.0 apps. After all. there are more Android phones in use in the world than iPhones.

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