Dixons has removed pricing and pre-order information from the Motorola Xoom page on its PC World website [1].

Earlier today, the retailer said on the page that it would charge £450 for the 10.1in Android tablet, and invited interested punters to "pre-order today".

Within hours, the offer had been withdrawn, and buyers are now told simply to "come back soon".

Dixon's Currys site says the same [2].

If you think £450 is spectacularly cheap for a large tablet that comes with Android 3.0, dual-core processor tech, fast 3D graphics, two cameras, 802.11n wireless networking and HSPA 3G connectivity, bear in mind that Dixons is offering the Wi-Fi-only model.

Carphone Warehouse has the exclusive on the 3G Xoom [3].

And if either incarnation of the tablet is released here too early, it'll be no more able to play Adobe Flash content than the iPad can [4], though unlike the Apple gadget this will change when Motorola releases a software update in "Spring 2011".

CW expects the 3G Xoom to arrive in April. In Germany, T-Mobile has the tablet's availability pencilled in for the end of that month. ®

Links

1. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/motorola-xoom-1316-commercial.html
2. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/motorola-xoom-1745-commercial.html
3. http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/17/motorola_xoom_carphone_warehouse/
4. http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/21/motorola_xoom_flash_no_show_at_launch/

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