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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 would be coming to Sprint, this time you dont have to wait much longer to pick up yours. Sprint has announced that the Wi-Fi only tablet will be available through its website and other channels starting June 24th for the same $499.99 it demands elsewhere. The tablet is even more amazing when paired with an Overdrive Pro 4G mobile hotspot or Novatel MiFi sold separately. For more details read the press release.
3DS users outside of Japan can be looking forward to missing out another Nintendo sponsored video service. With the help of Fuji TV, Nintendos Itsu no Ma ni Terebi (Spotpass TV) will bring number of short format 3D TV programs to the device, includes featuring animals, sumo wrestling, idol girls, and daily tips, magic tricks. Like its Wii, this video service is currently a Japan only affair, but here we had to wait for the Netflix promised one.
The Belkin TV adapter is a welcome change spotting the streaming media device in a more flattering light on the floor of GDGTs New York meet up. The set top box cam stream 1080p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound from any WiDi-enabled laptop to your HDTV. It is also dual-band wireless technology and can also handle your Blu-ray collection. The Screencast will start hitting in mid-July for $130, includes bundled HDMI cables. For more details read the press release
Nokias long awaited MeeGo smartphone have finally landed, we got the images and video for you. The device is well designed and got a gorgeous AMOLED screen, and some highly responsive performance. The N9s UI MeeGo 1.2 built around three core home views. The central one is app organizer/ launcher, one side is notifications and activities session will be phone calls, calendar, and social network updates, other one is live app switcher. All are navigable in a carousel fashion. Double tapping the screen wakes the phone up and you can unlock the screen by swiping your finger in any direction. Similar swipes get you to the home screen and exit apps. The aged OMAP 3630 processor does really well in the phone, animations are good, navigation looks natural, and this marks a major advance over anything Nokia has given software for touch based UI.
The HTC Thunderbolt carriers flagship 4G LTE devices got officially delivered Skype with video. The leaked build back in April is the rumored June 30th release pans out; you will get a experience mobile video chat with your honeybun first hand. The most carrier updates, Big Red appears to be loading this one up with some goodies. The requisite VZW apps are on board, but some GTalk video, a pre-loaded Amazon App Store, and a handy fix for rebooting. Dont forget we are still in the rumor territory, but the Thunderbolt users are getting closer to their dreams.
After going sale on Taiwan and Australia, now the Windows 7 slate coming to US ships on July 1. The S1080 features 320GB drive, dual-core Atom N570 processor, Ethernet port, VGA output. The optical mouse and tactile mouse button combo. Other specs are 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 1.3MP webcam and a USB 3.0 port. Just think of Windows 7 slate with a mouse and smartening ports and snazzy optional dock with optical drive and speakers. Hit on the source link for your pre-orders
Sony Ericssons Xperia X10 has some Android 2.3 filled days to look forward; the smartphone would eventually be treated with Gingerbread before actually it got 2.1. The device maker finally offers up details about inevitable upgrade, now set for early August. The company has addressed some user concerns reading changes to functionality that comes with the upgrade, assures users that new version of software will keep phones camera UI intact and feature new functionality with Facebook Inside Xperia. Dont forget to look at the video
The Japanese people who are waiting for Toshibas Regza AT300 tablet will have to wait again until late July. The 10.1-inch slate going to miss the expected June arrival, the tablet comes with Android 3.1, resizable widgets. On hardware it features Tegra2 processor, 5MP rear camera, and full sized HDMI and USB ports. This is the named as Thrive for US market was already slated to ship with latest version of Honeycomb.
HPs inaugural webOS tablet goes on sale in US by July 1, and it is now up for pre-order at a lot of retailers includes Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, Walmart, Staples, Radio Shack, J&R, Office Max, Office Depot, Costco, Sams Club, PC Richard & Son, Micro Center, and even Nebraska Furniture mart, you can see that on HPs site too. The tablet is coming in two flavors: 16GB version for $499.99 and 32GB for $599.99. It features dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, stereo speakers, Touch-to-Share, 1.3MP front facing camera for video calling and a rear one, and webOS optimized for 9.7-inch display.
The MSIs 10.1-inch WindPad 110w is up for pre-order now at $599, but the pricing and availability is still kept secret. The J&R website got a pre-order listing for the tablet now has surfaced the $600 street price and a full specification rundown. The specs are Z01 dual-core AMD Brazos, 32GB SSD, and 4GB DDR3 RAM, Built-in speaker with SRS, mini HDMI, USB 2.0, internal mic, headphone out, docking connector, DC jack, all ploted in the chipset of AM50 Fusion Controller Hub, for graphics it got AMD Brazos APU, the 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, with 4-point multi-touch panel and 1280*800 resolution, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v3.0, SD card slot, G-Sensor, Light-sensor, 1MP HD front camera, and 1.3MP AF rear camera, 4200mAh battery seems to be give greater life, and it runs Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Professional Edition. Hit on the source link for your pre-order
The worlds first Android 3.2 tablet, Huawei introduced the MediaPad in the Singapore. It is a high profile 7-inch tablet, they told that the slate is coming with Android 3.2 is essentially same as 3.1, but specifically for 7-inch tablets as opposed to 10-inch. The MediaPad is a 10.5mm shell, features 217 pixels-per-inch with IPS capacitive touch panel, GPS, 1.3MP front-camera, 5MP rear facing camera, 802.11 n Wi-Fi, battery with 6 hours life, Race horse is the processor: a dual-core 1.2GHz chip from Qualcomm, will be shipping in US by Q3. It weighs 390g, supports full 1080p playback, includes HSPA+ (14.4Mbps) 3G support, 8GB internal storage, expanded with microSD card slot, comes pre-loaded with Twitter, Facebook, Lets Golf and Documents To Go. There is also a Bluetooth, HDMI output, and Flash player support. Dont forget to look at the video, for more details read the press release
Videocon Mobile is planning to launch an Android based 7-inch tablet for Indian market. They are currently testing a prototype of Android 2.3 based 7-inch tablet and they are getting ready to launch it in July, sources told to the Mobile Indian. They also said that the company is planning to launch a 7-inch because through a survey they have found out it is most acceptable tablet size in India. A rumor says that it will be an OEM device from China, will be rebranded by Videocon. Many other local companies like Lava, Micromax and Karbonn are also working on such Android Tablets.
Similar to Google Voice on Android, you will be able to either route all international calls through Skype or force is to ask every time you press that precious dial button. It will be also able to handle video calls and, at least on the O2 network in Germany, both voice and video chat will be available over Wi-Fi and 3G. You can initiate sessions from either contacts or the messaging menu, so there is no need for a separate app. Now we need is HP to get this out the door and for Microsoft to work out those reliability kinks.
Westinghouse is now ready to making its own entry into 3D, 47-inch W47S2TCD. Like the most Westinghouse sets, there is really nothing special to make this rather generic TV pop, but you will be getting passive 1080p 3D display, 3:2 pulldown, three way selectable color temperatures, and a backlit enhancement tool called DayBright. The company unveils its five other TVs, includes first connected TV 46-inch WC-4625T includes access to Netflix and Vudu. The 47-inch 3D TV will be at Best Buy, Costco, and Target with a retail price of $1199, for more details read the press release
We have already seen some blurry shots of myTouch 4G, and now it seen more clearly inside a case, the still unannounced T-Mobiles myTouch 4G slide. A tipster from Tmo news provided these shots and a few quick impressions, saying that the keyboard was amazing and roughly comparable to the T-Mobile G2, and that phone itself is surprisingly fast but heavier than G2. Hit on the source link to look at the images
University of Cambridge researchers volunteered by a group of Android users to take a look at how they use their cell phones. By downloading the Device Analyzer App from the Android market, more than 1000 participants have allowed the data collection program to harvest statistics in background while they use their phones. The statistics varying from when the power is switched on, to which apps in use then made available the data to the users through Device Analyzer Website. They say that the data collected is stripped of personal information as best as possible, but we are not keen on anyone peeping our cell stats.
The PreCentral has received an anonymous tip that HPs slate will not be able to edit Office documents. This is a retaliatory rumor put out by BlackBerry; it emits an unfortunate whiff of truth. HP has previously made a big deal of the TouchPads inclusion of the Quick Office app, it said that, it is working with QuickOffice to include document editing, and it has never demoed editing in action. They recently boost up its app account; it can put more efforts in functionality instead. The tip also suggested that at least some editing capabilities will be introduced through downloadable update in Q3 2011.
Motorolas most anticipated Honeycomb tablet Xoom has been finally been officially announced for India. This is the Worlds first ever honeycomb tablet, as it being released in India now only. The tablet was expected to make the entry a month before, but Motorola was mum on the topic, now the official announcement came for India, it features 10.1-inch touchscreen with 1280*800 pixels resolution, powered with NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 2MP front facing camera, 5MP rear camera with 720p video recording capabilities. It also supports 1080p Full HD playback and an HDMI port, its available in 16GB, and 32GB models can be upgraded through the micro SD card slots. The price may be Rs.28,000 for 16GB WiFi model and 36,000 for 32GB model.
