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Dell has finally launched its own 10.1-inch Android Honeycomb tablet, but instead of launching it in the US, has chosen China first, with no word on when, if ever, it'll be launched elsewhere.

Dell's 5-inch Android OS tablet originally came with the ancient Android OS 1.6, and for this I gave it a bit of an Obama-like shellacking, but the news has just landed in my inbox that the Streak has struck Android OS 2.2 gold, meaning a generous dollop of frozen yoghurt for Dell Streakers!

Research firm Strategy Analytics says Apple took 95% of the 4.4 million unit worldwide tablet market, while another firm finds unusually high satisfaction ratings among iPad owners.

Next Friday, Dell's streak becomes the first mainstream, brand name, quality Android tablet/smartphone hybrid to become available at retail in Australia, beating Samsung's Galaxy Tab November launch by a few weeks and becoming the third major contender in the smart tablet phone race!

Dell's attempt to launch an Android tablet-cum-phone to do battle with the iPad has potentially left a streak in its underpants as plans for a July launch in the US go AWOL, the unlocked price goes up and the crustily ancient Android 1.6 is confirmed for launch, with 2.2 coming 'later'.