The tablet rumor mill is buzzing once again with news that Motorola may be developing an Android tablet.  According to The Street, “people familiar with the project" claim that Motorola is planning to launch a 10” Android-powered tablet in November.  And this won’t be any Android tablet – this tablet will run Gingerbread, the next version of Google’s Android OS.

At this point, these rumors aren’t backed by much substance.  However, Android tablets are springing up at an increasing rate, and it would be nice to see a mainstream phone manufacturer launch a competitor to the iPad.

The iPad has performed well – iPad sales were only slightly less than Mac sales in Apple’s latest quarter.  It’s not clear if there is enough consumer demand for an Android tablet, however.  There are also few Android apps tailored for tablet, and it will take some time before the quality of Android tablet apps is on par with iPad apps.