Samsung sends Verizon an unnamed Android smartphone with LTE, Super AMOLED Plus display
January 6, 2011 No Comment
Though it’s just being called the “Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone” at this point, rest assured: the Android-powered device is very much real and very much destined for Verizon’s airwaves. Though the inclusion of LTE is obviously a high point, the phone’s claim to fame might be that it’ll be among the first devices in the world to feature one of Sammy’s newfangled Super AMOLED Plus displays (4.3 inches, in this case) that offers even better contrast and outdoor viewability than the original Super AMOLED did. You’ve got TouchWiz-skinned Android 2.2, an 8 megapixel camera with flash paired to a 1.3 megapixel front-facing unit for video calling, and a 1GHz processor that seems to mirror what’s already being offered on most of the Galaxy S series today — no dual-core madness here. We had a few fleeting moments to touch (but not photograph) the phone recently, and the screen is definitely a sight to behold — we’re not sure how Samsung managed to make a more contrasty display than Super AMOLED, but it did. We’ll admit, we didn’t love the tapered shape — we thought it looked a little strange sitting on a table, though some might like it and it’s certainly not a big deal either way. We also weren’t huge fans of the big physical buttons below the display, a surprising counterpoint to the recent trend toward capacitive buttons on high-end Android devices. It’s a heavy phone, though probably not heavy enough to bother folks who are in the market for a 4.3-inch display anyway — and hey, we won’t know for sure how it stacks up until we pit it head-to-head in a brutal deathmatch with Verizon’s other version-one LTE phones like the Droid Bionic . Follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Samsung sends Verizon an unnamed Android smartphone with LTE, Super AMOLED Plus display Samsung sends Verizon an unnamed Android smartphone with LTE, Super AMOLED Plus display originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We knew that Honeycomb tablets would be a big deal here at CES, but one thing we didn’t expect was for Samsung’s Android Froyo-based Galaxy Tab to get a little spec bump already just a few short months after release. This one is strictly a Verizon special, stuffing in an LTE modem (while maintaining backward compatibility with Big Red’s 3G network), adding another 200MHz to the Hummingbird processor for a grand total of 1.2GHz, and moving the rear camera from 3 megapixels to 5. No word on pricing or a release date — but this definitely explains the recent price drop , eh? Continue reading Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Tab sprouts LTE, upgraded camera Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Tab sprouts LTE, upgraded camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Novatel? Yes. Sierra Wireless? Sure. Pantech? Definitely — but one company we didn’t really expect to be launching a pocketable mobile hotspot on an American carrier was Samsung. Sure enough, Sammy is hooking up with Verizon to rock the carrier’s very first mobile hotspot product to be announced with LTE compatibility, a crucial feature that should give the Sprint Overdrives and 3G / 4G MiFis of the world a run for their collective money. Though it lacks a creative name, the so-called 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is precisely as described with a dash of CDMA / EV-DO compatibility thrown in for those rare occasions when you stray outside your local LTE footprint. We don’t have a price or date yet, but there’s not a lot of rocket science here compared to… say, the Inspiration , so hopefully it won’t be long. Though we didn’t have a chance to put it through a live test, we’ve had our hands on this little device already and we can say it’s basically a dead ringer for the CDMA version of the first-generation Novatel MiFi as sold on Verizon, Sprint, and others. The only change, really, is that it feels a bit thicker, a bit more “solid,” and a bit heavier, but not nearly enough to make a practical difference — you’ll still gladly throw this thing in your pocket when you need a cloud of steamy hot WiFi in your vicinity. Follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Samsung bringing 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot to Verizon Samsung bringing 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot to Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Chemicals in the tears of women may give off signals that decrease the testosterone levels of men and reduce their sexual interest, new research indicates.
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President Barack Obama has picked William Daley as his new chief of staff, calling him an experienced public servant, devoted patriot and friend. (Jan. 6)
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Disgusting. The liberal press went for Boehner’s jugular today at his first press conference since becoming Speaker of the House in a historic wave election. Breitbart TV reported: Of course, this sort of thing never happened just a month ago … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 06/01/2011 21:23 Number of articles : 8
Continue reading …Ed Schultz Tells His Radio Listeners How He ‘Almost Got Arrested’ New Year’s Day
January 6, 2011 No Comment
I doubt it came as much of a surprise to anyone listening when Ed Schultz described how he broke the law by knowingly driving on a highway closed by police. Schultz's New Year's Day jaunt caught the attention of Brian Maloney at the Radio Equalizer who asked yesterday, “Do road closures apply to MSNBC talkers?” — read more
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We’re still waiting for OpenPeak’s OpenTablet 7 to be released, but the company’s now already moving on to bigger and potentially better things — it’s just announced the Atom-based, Android-running OpenTablet 10. In addition to being larger, the screen is also of the transflective variety, and it’s built from Gorilla Glass so it’ll hold up to some abuse while you’re using it outside. Otherwise, the one-pound, half inch-thick device packs dual cameras including a front-facing 720p cam, an HDMI out for 1080p video, a digital MEMS microphone, and optional 3G connectivity in addition to the standard WiFi. Still no word on pricing or a release date (or complete specs, for that matter), but we’re hoping to learn more when we get our hands on it. Full press release is after the break. Continue reading OpenPeak debuts OpenTablet 10 with transflective display OpenPeak debuts OpenTablet 10 with transflective display originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Would you look at that. Verizon’s ongoing press conference has been accompanied by the appearance of two 4.3-inch LTE handsets coming to the network. Both HTC’s Thunderbolt and LG’s Revolution were pretty well known in advance, but hey, now we have big luscious high-res pictures to gawk at. The Revolution will come with Android 2.2 preloaded while the Thunderbolt has Skype video calling integrated right into HTC Sense. The latter device also boasts a Super LCD display, 8 megapixel camera with HD video recording, DLNA, Dolby Surround Sound, and the honor of being a Verizon exclusive in the US. Now that the devices have been made official, we also know that the Revolution can stream, play and record HD video, perform video chat with a front-facing camera, and share its 4G connection with up to eight devices through its built-in hotspot functionality. Jump past the break for the full announcement. Continue reading HTC Thunderbolt and LG Revolution official on Verizon HTC Thunderbolt and LG Revolution official on Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The 17-year-old gunman who opened fire at his Nebraska high school, killing an assistant principal, had been removed from the school hours earlier for driving on its football field, police said Thursday. (Jan. 6)
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