The Android-based Galaxy S Mini that we had reported on earlier will not be launching with that moniker. Instead, the miniaturized Android handset will be launching as the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. While not a power house, the device’s more compact size will attract users who may not need all the features from the Galaxy [...]
HP has been teasing about a webOS tablet prior to the slate announcement, but the company’s training materials may reveal that in addition to tablets, HP may be eyeing the netbook/smartbook market. According to PreCentral, recent training information for HP employees was leaked and reveals that the company may be looking into the netbook form [...]
At the Consumer Electronics Show, T-Mobile announced that it will be upgrading its 4G network to support faster 42 Mbps download speeds along with two new tablet devices–the LG G-Slate and the Dell Streak 7, which is a larger cousin to the 5-inch Dell Streak on AT&T’s network. The new 7-inch Streak will only be [...]
Research in Motion had announced its WebWorks SDK to give developers the tools necessary tio easily create apps for the company’s line of BlackBerry smartphones and its tablets. While smartphones still operate on the BlackBerry operating system, RIM had switched to a BlackBerry Tablet Operating System for its BlackBerry PlayBook enterprise-driven slate, which will be [...]
In addition to its robotic teddy bear on display, we did manage to get some hands-on time with the LifeBook T580, which utilizes the more traditional convertible Tablet PC form factor. We were also able to go hands-on with an Intel Oak Trail Windows 7 slate from Fujitsu. Fujitsu T580 Hands-On: Fujitsu Windows 7 Slate:
Whether it’s digging through new software releases or drilling component makers for info, you can always count on the Apple rumor mill to keep on milling. Whether anything accurate drops out of it is a whole other issue, but there’s always something. Today’s rumor drop focuses on hardware upgrades for iPhone and iPad.
As Sumocat had written about the MSI WindPad tablets that had debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, we were able to get a hands-on demo of the two models. According to MSI, the Windows version will be built for resellers and may be customized for them–like what shortcut buttons appear [...]
As Warner had reported, we found Toshiba teasing a 10-inch slate running on Android 3.0 at CES. This one is different from the Toshiba Folio tablet that was released late last year. Toshiba is using its experience with HDTV to enhance the tablet experience and give its tablet some differentiating features. On the tablet, the [...]
With concerns about the battery life of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook swirling, the BlackBerry-maker has quieted rumors with senior product manager Ryan Biden reassuring inventors and users that the tablet’s 5,300 mAh battery is slated to last a full working day. An 8-hour battery life quoted through the non-user replaceable battery exceeds that on [...]
A leaked document obtained by Android Central indicates that the Motorola Atrix 4G dual-core gigahertz Android smartphone may be landing on U.S. carrier AT&T on March 1. Motorola had boasted that the phone is one of the most powerful smartphones on the market at its CES debut. The Atrix 4G also has accessories that complement [...]
Apple has filed a patent application for developing hover sensing capacitive touchscreens, which could find implementation on iPhones and iPads. Rather than requiring users to actively tap on the screen to register input, Apple’s patent would extend the electrical field outwards so users can hover their fingers over a touchscreen without requiring them to press [...]
Leaked images of the Galaxy S Mini, model number Samsung S5830, reveal a device that looks like a cross between a Galaxy S smartphone with Apple’s iPhone 4 down to the silver strip that runs around the sides of the Galaxy S Mini, reminiscent of the stainless steel antenna band around the iPhone. According to [...]
In what is being described as a hostage situation at AndroidSPIN, a tipster has informed the blog that Samsung is withholding the already finalized Android 2.2 update to the original T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant for the U.S. carrier in hopes of pushing aggressive sales and updates to the slightly updated Vibrant 4G hardware, which was recently [...]
The BlackBerry leaks are pouring in today with BGR revealing some specs for the next-generation flagship BlackBerry Torch 2 smartphone. The Torch 2, with its vertical slider, will sport an updated 3.2-inch VGA capacitive touchscreen display, up from the HVGA resolution on the current Torch. Also, a 1.2 GHz processor will be on-board, hopefully to [...]
A recent leak of Research in Motion’s consumer-centric BlackBerry Curve smartphone line reveals that the QWERTY-enabled smartphone will get updated specs that will make it competitive in the smartphone market. First, the screen has been improved. Moving from a QVGA experience, the updated Curve will sport an HVGA screen resolution, which was previously exclusive to [...]
Updated leaked specs for a research in Motion product with the codename of Dakota reveals that the smartphone in question resembles the original BlackBerry Bold in design. However, the specs tell a different story and Dakota will finally be competitive against more multimedia-centric smartphone rivals in Android and iOS. The quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band UMTS [...]
As mentioned earlier, DRS Tactical Systems is releasing a new Tablet PC that features the small and fast Intel 310 Series solid state drive. Just announced are the details of that release, a smaller, lighter brother to their X10, the ARMOR X7.
The Tablet/Slate calendar is a full one this spring and everyone wants to wrest some control of it from Apple. HP is doing its share to try and grab a piece of it for its upcoming WebOS announcement that is scheduled for February 9. HP’s Todd Bradley was on CNBC talking about what’s to come [...]
We all know that Steve Jobs doesn’t like buttons. Well, those multi-touch gestures that Chuong blogged about last night may not be just an add on. According to Boy Genius Report, Apple is looking at dropping the Home button on the iPad and perhaps the iPhone and controlling what we control now through touch gestures. [...]
The developer beta of iOS 4.3 will bring a number of new features to the iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV. On the Apple iPad tablet, the new version of iOS will allow users to swipe with four or five fingers to access important commands that were previously limited to the multi-function press of the home [...]
Are Google and Samsung providing a slightly modified version of the Nexus S? The Nexus S, just released a few weeks ago as the second-generation Google phone as the GT-9020 model number, may be succeeded by a phone with similar rounded and curved edges by the model number of GT-9023. The device in question was [...]
While CES saw a number of announced products running on NVIDIA‘s dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon coming later this year may offer a number of competitive technological advantages over its earlier released competitor. The MSM 8960 ARM-based chip is essentially a smartphone in a die. The architecture of the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8960 [...]
With the release of its Tegra 2 dual-core ARM-based processing and graphics solutions on a number of hot and highly anticipated tablets and smartphones in 2011, NVIDIA is stepping up its game and will be entering the app market to complement Google’s own Android Market. NVIDIA Tegra Zone isn’t a rival app market, but will [...]
A leaked XML file and Picassa photo album confirms that Nokia may be working on a business-class E series smartphone that will run Symbian^3 and will pack in a VGA display called the E6 or E6-00. The company’s E-71 smartphone has been a popular handset due to its compact size and full QWERTY keyboard in [...]
The Nielsen Company recently conducted a survey of 2,131 Americans to gauge the public’s understanding and awareness of 4G and finds that the majority of Americans are cognizant over what 4G really means. That said, over a quarter of respondents who say they understand what 4G is–27%–think that the iPhone 4 made by Cupertino, California-based [...]
Verizon had debuted the personal hotspot feature on the Verizon iPhone 4 launch yesterday and it seems that the MiFi-like WiFi tethering service may make its way to GSM iPhones by way of iOS 4.3 according to sources to Boy Genius Report. Currently, tethering on the iPhone has been limited to Bluetooth and USB tethering; [...]
After announcing its evolved 4G network top 42 Mbps in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, the U.S.’s fourth largest carrier may soon get a 21 Mbps-capable phone, up from the 14.4 Mbps cap on the T-Mobile G2 and myTouch 4G currently available today. The Vibrant Plus is an evolved Galaxy S smartphone and [...]
Google has finally come clean and admitted that its Nexus S smartphones may have some issues during calls. Users have been reporting that the handset would either shut off or automatically restart during calls, though the issue seems to be persistent for longer calls. According to IntoMobile, in a Google mobile help forum, a Google [...]
Fujitsu and N-Trig have a little art demo on YouTube featuring the Lifebook T580 Tablet PC with N-Trig DuoSense digitizer. Special guest star: Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.
Chris Davies of Slashgear was kind enough to pop by and confirm the Bluetooth keyboard shipping with the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 is the Microsoft Mobile 6000. How does he know? He got a look at it, along with the Eee Pad Slider and Transformer.
Google is taking big time heat from many corners over its announcement to drop support for H.264 in Chrome. Google claims the decision was made over copyright questions that could affect it’s desire to have everything be “open” when it comes to Chrome. The reason behind that is a lingering fear many have expressed about [...]
Microsoft is teeing up a legal battle against Apple over the trademark App Store. Microsoft says Apple can’t hold a trademark on the phrase as it is such a common phrase already in use and that any value Apple can claim is essentially secondary. (You can read the complaint here. It’s a downloadable PDF.) Of [...]
Notion Ink still has some hurdles to leap over before it can began shipping its Adam Tablet to users here in the US. Apparently users who pre-ordered have received an email saying that the innovative Tablet has not received FCC certification yet. Of course that means it can’t be imported here until that process is [...]
Thank goodness the Verizon iPhone is finally here. Now the rumors about it can end. The cries to free the iPhone from AT&T can cease. And we can go back to not talking about any Verizon-Apple products until… Oh, you have to be kidding me.
Eee PC.it pulled up the user manual for the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 from an ASUS ftp site. Among the discovers are extra nibs for the pen, which are clearly from Wacom, and a Bluetooth keyboard, which looks a lot like the one I’m holding.
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