We reported yesterday that Vodafone customers would be the first to get their hands on the lightweight 10.1-inch tablet, and now we’re getting word via Twitter that Vodafone UK will carry the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 exclusively in Britain, at least to start. Thus far, that’s all she wrote — Vodafone’s tweet ends with “More info Coming soon!” but they’ve yet to follow up. So there’s still no confirmation of a solid release date — we’ve heard March for Asia and Europe — or pricing, and Americans eagerly awaiting the tablet’s Stateside debut have been left out in the cold, but at least our British friends will know where to go when the slim slate makes it to market. [Thanks, Chris W.] Vodafone UK lands Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 exclusive launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Highlights of this day in history: The US battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, bringing America closer to war with Spain; The Soviet Union’s last troops leave Afghanistan; Astronomer Galileo and suffragist Susan B. Anthony born. (Feb. 15)
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Boy oh boy, HTC is entering the tablet arena with quite a bang. The company has just taken the wraps off its brand new 7-inch Flyer Android tablet, which touts a 1.5GHz single-core CPU, 1GB of RAM plus 32GB of flash storage, an aluminum unibody construction, 1024 x 600 resolution, a tablet-optimized version of Sense, and… what’s this, a pressure-sensitive capacitive stylus ! The HTC Scribe trademark we saw floating around in legal waters turned out not to be the branding for a tablet, it’s actually the name HTC gives to the technology enabling what it calls a “groundbreaking pen experience.” Other details include a 5 megapixel camera on the back paired with a 1.3 megapixel imager up front, a 4000mAh battery rated to last for four hours of continuous video playback, and memory expandability via a microSD card. The Flyer will ship in Q2 2011 with Android Gingerbread 2. 4 on board. HTC says it’ll be indistinguishable from 2.3 as far the end user is concerned, though we all know it won’t be quite as good as the 3.0 stuff . We’re told not to worry, however, since the new version of Sense being introduced with the Flyer will be the focal point of the company’s software offering. As far as HTC is concerned, Sense matters more than the underlying platform, and the reason Honeycomb isn’t the shipping OS here was explicitly stated as HTC not having enough time with the latest Google code to customize it to the full requirements of Sense. Guess that settles that. There are a couple more software enhancements, both marking the introduction of the fruits of HTC’s recent deals: OnLive cloud gaming will be coming with the Flyer in the form of an app you open up to access the web-connected bored-relieving service, while that Saffron Digital acquisition has turned into an HTC Watch app for movie streaming and downloading. We spent a bit of quality time with a Flyer unit recently, although we weren’t allowed to turn it on, and our early impressions are rather mixed. On the one hand, we do appreciate the ruggedness and durability that’s afforded by the one-piece aluminum shell, but on the other, the Flyer is quite the chunky beast in your hands. We’d imagine strapping in such an extra-speedy processor is the main culprit for its extra girth, though the Flyer is, ironically enough, not terribly light either. We found it heavier and generally a lot less polished from a design perspective than Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. Anyhow, HTC should have functional units for us immediately following its MWC presser this morning, and we’ll be delving in deeper with this super-specced device. Hang tight! Continue reading HTC launches 1.5GHz, 7-inch Flyer into the tablet wars HTC launches 1.5GHz, 7-inch Flyer into the tablet wars originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …HTC refreshes Android lineup with Incredible S, Desire S and Wildfire S (update: hands-on)
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The buttonless wonder we once knew only as ” HTC’s upcoming flagship device ” has today been revealed to be the Incredible S. It’s a new 4-incher that emulates the Droid Incredible ‘s successful industrial design, but deviates in a lot of other ways, including the fact it’ll launch globally — at some point in early Q2, but with only Android 2.2 on board. We got to see one in person ahead of today’s unveiling and we have to say it feels like a very solidly and neatly built pocket machine. The capacitive buttons’ labels are not painted on and actually rotate with the screen, so that they can be either in landscape or portrait mode, whatever your wishes (and physical position). We found that ever so simple little feature added a greater sense of interaction with the phone, plus — let’s face it — it’s just a ton of fun to do. in terms of hard specs, the Incredible S comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 backed by 768MB of RAM, a 720p HD video-capable 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing image taker, and a 1450mAh battery. Resolution is your standard-issue 800 x 480. That res is also shared by another in HTC’s newly launched handsets today, the 3.7-inch Desire S. It is essentially an HTC Desire inside a new aluminum unibody shell, making use of largely the same design language and specifications. The camera is still a 5 megapixel unit, and is joined by an MSM8255 powering things from within, a new front-facing camera (1.3MP), 768MB of RAM, and a 1450mAh battery. The big difference between it and the Incredible S it is launching alongside is that the Desire S will ship with Gingerbread (2.4) from the start, which should be some time in the middle of Q2 2011. Soon after its launch, we’ll all get to witness the debut of the Wildfire S, the new low-end offering from HTC, which cranks up resolution from QVGA to HVGA relative to its predecessor and adds yet more colors and vibrancy for the sake of that ephemeral youth appeal that all these phone makers are hunting for. A big point in the Wildfire S’ favor is that it’ll also come with Gingerbread preloaded. We’ll soon be grabbing more hands-on time, along with pictures and video, with all of these devices, so bear with us. Gallery: HTC Incredible S first hands-on Gallery: HTC Desire S first hands-on Gallery: HTC Wildfire S first hands-on Continue reading HTC refreshes Android lineup with Incredible S, Desire S and Wildfire S (update: hands-on) HTC refreshes Android lineup with Incredible S, Desire S and Wildfire S (update: hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Yes folks, the leaks were for real, HTC really is bringing out a pair of new handsets adorned with a dedicated, delicately illustrated Facebook key front and (almost) center. HTC is very careful not to call its Salsa — a 3.4-inch, 480 x 320 touchscreen device — and portrait QWERTY-sporting ChaCha “Facebook phones,” however Mark Z’s highly successful social network is indeed the focus around which both are built. The OS is Android 2.4 underneath, however the Sense customizations have taken on an extra few tweaks and functions to accommodate a Facebook-centric lifestyle. That royal blue button is context-aware, with a pulsating light surrounding it any time there’s an opportunity to share whatever you’re doing with the phone through Facebook. In terms of specs, you’re looking at a lot of common components between these two. There’s a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 — which didn’t seem to struggle unduly with basic functions during our quick play around with the Salsa — 512MB of both RAM and ROM, a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, and a VGA front-facing cam. The resolution on the ChaCha is 480 x 320 as well, which should provide decent pixel density on that 2.6-inch screen. Both are expected to launch globally before the end of Q2 2011, at pricing points above the newly announced Wildfire S, but below the similarly fresh Desire S and Incredible S handsets. We’ll have more in-depth impressions and hands-on galleries for you as soon as we can get them, stay tuned! Gallery: HTC Salsa and Chacha official press images Continue reading HTC Salsa and Chacha bring the dedicated Facebook button to Android HTC Salsa and Chacha bring the dedicated Facebook button to Android originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …ZTE Skate coming near you later this year with Android 2.3, 4.3-inch goodness
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For most of us, ZTE’s only known for its budget Android devices in the cellphone market, but this ever-expanding company’s aiming to change its image with a slightly more powerful flagship device come May. Dubbed the Skate, this Android 2.3 smartphone sports a generous 4.3-inch display (although no screen type or resolution is specified here), and is powered by an unnamed 800MHz processor plus a soon-obsolete Adreno 200 GPU. There’s also a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, along with the usual Bluetooth, A-GPS, and WiFi bundle. Sadly, the listed cellular frequencies indicate that the Skate won’t be heading to the US any time soon, which is rather ironic given ZTE’s desire to make it big in the North American consumer market this year. On the flip side, maybe the Chinese giant’s got some surprises for us, and we like surprises. Press release after the break. Continue reading ZTE Skate coming near you later this year with Android 2.3, 4.3-inch goodness ZTE Skate coming near you later this year with Android 2.3, 4.3-inch goodness originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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CAIRO – Tens of thousands of protesters faced club-wielding security forces Monday in Bahrain, Yemen and Iran in what experts said may be shaping up as a pro-democracy wave ignited by the revolts that drove Egypt’s and Tunisia’s autocratic rulers from power. At least one protester was confirmed killed in Bahrain, and there were unconfirmed reports of several deaths and hundreds of arrests in Tehran, where anti-government marchers chanting “death to dictators” staged their largest demonstration in more than a year. The turnout in Iran, a non-Arab country, was especially surprising, given the executions and other harsh penalties meted out to people arrested in protests there after disputed…
Continue reading …Lawrence O’Donnell: ‘Bill O’Reilly Has Most Gullible Audience in Television History’
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With his total number of viewers having declined by 45 percent since his premiere in the 8PM time slot, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell appears to be taking a page from his predecessor Keith Olbermann's handbook. On Monday's “The Last Word,” the host did two segments about Fox News, the first included insults about Irish guys and
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