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The Xoom flagship Android tablet gets a date and some prices

Leaked images reveal details about the Google tablet's launch.

Whether or not Motorola's (MOT) Xoom is the official Google (GOOG) Tablet in the way the Nexus One and Nexus S are official Google phones is uncertain. However, when Google has shown of Android on a tablet, they've shown off the Xoom, both at Dive into Mobile and CES.

It is pretty clear Xoom is Google's go-to Android 3.0 tablet, though Toshiba and MORE

Goodbye, Best Buy. Hello, specialty retail?

With the big box consumer gadget chain's revenues down, it seems shoppers are heading to specialty stores or online to get their goods.

Though holiday shopping has been surprisingly healthy so far, particularly online, Best Buy is feeling the pain associated with fickle consumer trends. For its third quarter ending November 27, Best Buy (BBY) reported revenues of $11.89 billion, less than the $12 billion the company pulled in the MORE

iPhones aplenty for the holidays

The company finally has enough iPhone 4s in stock -- just in time for the Christmas rush

From the day it launched the iPhone 4 in June, Apple (AAPL) has ramping up production, trying to get supplies to the point where they could meet demand.

The company reached that point of retail equilibrium last week, when shipping delays in its online store, which had been listed at 3 weeks from June through MORE

T-Mobile beats Verizon to Galaxy Tab launch

T-Mobile announced that it would sell Samsung's Galaxy Tab on November 10th, starting at $399 with a data plan.

T-Mobile announced this morning that it will be the first U.S. carrier to carry the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the U.S.,  unless AT&T (T) announces an earlier ship date in the next week or so.

The November 10th ship date beats rival Verizon (VZ) by a day.

T-Mobile will sell the Tab for $399 MORE

Today in Tech: News around the Web

A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.

Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the morning's most newsworthy bits below.

GoogleTV release date leaked by Best Buy?

Mark October 17th on your calendars. That's the date Best Buy is expected to start selling GoogleTV.

Engadget received a leaked internal Best Buy document that purportedly shows the release of the GoogleTV being pushed back to October 17th.  That date was apparantly pushed back from the original ship date of October 3rd, though having not been announced was only an internal target.

Best Buy is expected to sell the Logitech MORE

No white iPhone 4? Best Buy has a white EVO 4G

If a snapped circular is to be believed, Best Buy Mobile will soon be carrying a white version of Sprint's popular EVO starting July 11th.

PhoneArena.com took a picture of a purported Best Buy circular (right, full sized, below) which seems to indicate that Sprint's EVO 4G will be coming in White.  The white EVO is expected to be a Best Buy Mobile exclusive until August, and orders are supposed to MORE

Sprint EVO 4G officially goes on sale

The nation's first 4G phone is now available via the Sprint store and its affiliates.

People probably didn't camp out overnight for them (they could have bought them from Googlers I/O attendees on eBay/Craigslist if they were desperate), but the Sprint EVO 4G from HTC is a pretty hot phone, if you can get over the battery issues.

It is now offically on sale all over, obviously including the Sprint Store with MORE

Google wants to invade your living room with Google TV

With Google TV, the company wants to marry the web with the living room television experience

Earlier today, Google gave an impressive demonstration of their vision for the future of the television experience that was marred only by Bluetooth connectivity issues.

The company plans to combine its video technology and TV partnerships to bring the web into the living room.  From YouTube "lean back" (ie. living room view-friendly) sites like NBA.com to MORE

Apple takes top spot among cell phone buyers

Consumer Reports ranks its stores above the rest despite high prices and limited selection

You might think that the best place to buy a cell phone is from the store that has the biggest selection or the lowest price or a connection to the carrier you'll be using.

But you would be wrong, according to the June issue of Consumer Reports. Based on a survey of 11,000 online subscribers, the magazine gave MORE