Dell’s 7-inch (or 10-inch) Android tablet gets WiFi certification?

Remember how Dell’s supposed to be introducing a 7-inch Tegra 2 -powered Android tablet, like, right now , possibly followed by a 10-inch model in a few months? Well, we’re not saying that’s what’s going on here, but consider the facts: the original 5-inch Streak has a model code of M01M, and a new device with code M02M just popped up in the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification database identified as a “Mobile Internet Device” in the Smartphone category. Yes, 7 inches is a bit large for a “smartphone,” but the Alliance doesn’t have a great category for these tweeners that support cellular data (and like the European Galaxy Tab , some of them really are smartphones anyway). PocketNow suggests that we could also be looking at the Streak 2, which is possible — but considering the groundswell of rumors we’ve been hearing about a slightly larger tablet in the pipeline, that’s where our money lies. That holds especially true considering how close we are to CES, which promises to be a veritable tablet-fest this year — but regardless, we bet the truth comes out within the next couple weeks. Dell’s 7-inch (or 10-inch) Android tablet gets WiFi certification? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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