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Will your new tablet come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or not right out of the box? That remains to be seen, depending on the hardware manufacturer as well as their team who have tailored the inner workings of the tablet. Well, there is a chance that the upcoming Toshiba Excite 10SE/AT300SE tablet might just arrive with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in tow, although that has yet to be confirmed just yet. Having received clearance from the FCC recently, in addition to the Bluetooth SIG pointing towards the moniker of “Excite 10SE” for folks living in North America.

What you see above is the European version of the Wi-Fi model, where an AT300SE was spotted in GLBenchmark’s performance charts, touting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice – something that is yet not available to current Excite models, in addition to what looks set to be a 1,280 x 800 display and a 1.3GHz Tegra 3 processor. Would you be interested in the upcoming Toshiba Excite 10SE/AT300SE?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Toshiba Excite 10 stops by the FCC, Toshiba AT200 tablet hits the FCC,

As you might expect, the cable industry has been taking measures to protect its business by asking the FCC to allow encryption of basic cable — something that has never been done and that many have rightly opposed. The FCC responded by releasing new rules on Friday and while cable operators will be able allowed to encrypt all their channels, it isn’t without a few strings. The Boxee blog voiced its approval of those strings, which basically amounts to a requirement that when an operator encrypts, it also needs to make basic channels accessible via IP — with or without some hardware in your home — so that Boxee and others can still tune in. The other, less interesting stipulation, is that you might be entitled to at least one free set-top box or CableCARD for up to five years, depending on what package you subscribe to or if you are on Medicaid. The free hardware will only be for existing customers who apply within four months of when your provider rolls out the basic cable encryption. The real loser here are those few who actually use the Clear-QAM tuner in their TV, or perhaps those that use HTPC software that’ll never get an update.

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FCC to allow encryption of basic cable, with a few strings that Boxee approves of originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is it a tablet? Is it a notebook? Well, those two questions will most probably be asked by many people when they first lay their eyes on it, and that also depends on how you plan to make full use of this particular piece of consumer electronics. The Asus Taichi easily falls under the category of a notebook/tablet hybrid, where it has just arrived at the FCC while picking up collective nods of approval from folks there.

The Asus Taichi will come in either 11.6” or 13.3” flavors, where it will carry an Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor underneath the hood, which is accompanied by 4GB RAM and in an interesting design twist, a display that is located on both sides of its lid. No official launch date has been attached to the Asus Taichi, but since it has already passed the rigorous tests from the FCC, you can be sure that it is well on its way to the masses. One thing’s for sure, you will not find the Asus Taichi released before the rollout of Windows 8, as the latest operating system from Microsoft is going to debut later this month.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Asus Tablet 810 spotted at the FCC, AT&T announces Asus VivoTab RT, Samsung ATIV Windows 8 tablets in time for 2012 holiday season,

Samsung has just days to go before the Series 5 Slate (and ATIV Smart PC) arrives hand-in-hand with the official launch of Windows 8, so we’re surprised that it’s been waiting so long to clear the usual regulatory hurdles in the US. Just in the nick of time, though, the 11-inch tablet has passed by the FCC for approval. There’s no hidden surprises to go with the testing — this is the regular Series 5 with Bluetooth and dual-band WiFi, but no visible NFC or the AT&T model’s LTE. As such, we’re more curious about when Samsung’s Series 7 Slate and Series 5 Ultra Touch reach the FCC’s doors. They’ll likely arrive soon, but any significant delay could put them on the sidelines for Microsoft’s big moment.

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Samsung Series 5 Slate reaches out and touches the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whenever a particular device is being prepared to be released in the US, it will first have to go through the testing rigors by the folks over at the FCC. There are no exceptions to the rule, and the Amazon Kindle Fire 4G would be one model that has just received the collective nod of approval by the FCC. It must be noted that the Amazon Kindle Fire 4G was first unveiled to the masses sometime last month, but so far, the devices have failed to secure FCC clearance – not at least until yesterday. In fact, this had even caused Amazon to plaster disclaimers on Web pages as well as send emails stating such disclaimers when promoting the Amazon Kindle Fire 4G. You know, consumer protectionism and all that.

Well, now that the Amazon Kindle Fire 4G has received FCC approval, we can be sure that it will operate safely without interfering with other signals. It would be interesting to see just how the Kindle Fire 4G is going to measure up against the other tablets that are being lined up, including the rumors iPad mini.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Larger Amazon Kindle Fire arrives at the FCC?, D-Link’s Boxee Box Hits The FCC,