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It peeked its head out just a day ago by way of a Korean back-to-school catalog, and now Samsung’s ready to let its kid-friendly cat out of the bag. The Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is, as the name implies, aimed at ever more tech savvy young ones, featuring a child-friendly skinned Android 4.1 and a slew of educational apps, games, e-books and the like — in fact, the more we hear about it, the more we think of the XO Tablet. Over on the hardware side, there’s a seven-inch 1024 x 600 display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, front and rear facing cameras and 8GB of internal storage, expandable via a microSD slot. It’s also got a rugged frame for clumsy little hands. The Tab is coming to Korea next month, with availability following in the US, UK, Europe, China and Africa. No word yet on pricing.

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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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We know that Samsung’s tablet line is growing quickly when the Galaxy Note 8.0 is shipping, the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 exists and an 8-inch Tab 3 may come soon. The company must want to drive the point home, however: it just passed another slate, the GT-P5210, through the FCC’s approval process. The filing carries few details, but it’s enough to confirm a 10-inch screen, a WiFi-only variant and a model name in line with the Galaxy Tab 3 family (the 7-inch unit is the P3210). There aren’t any telltale signs of a rumored Atom processor, though. We’re mostly wondering when the P5210 will launch in earnest. Logic suggests that Samsung’s June 20th event is a good candidate, but the tech giant doesn’t always wait for big occasions to release big devices.

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Source: FCC

Just a little over a week after Samsung introduced the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 to the world, and it’s already made its way to the FCC for approval. There’s not much to say here that we don’t know about, but as expected, this particular model is WiFi-only, with no LTE or voice-enabled bands mentioned in the documentation. As a reminder, the Tab 3 has relatively modest specs with a WSVGA (1,024 x 600) TFT screen, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 8GB or 16GB of storage (expandable up to 64GB), a 4,000 mAh battery, a rear 3-megapixel camera and a front 1.3-megapixel one. It’s set to ship with Android 4.1 some time this month, with a 3G version following in June. Though we’re not sure of its exact drop date, we hope it’s after a certain tech conference next week for the sake of our sanity.

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Source: FCC

Samsung Gulf president Young Soo Kim reportedly made casual mention of an upcoming rugged take on the Galaxy S 4 at a press event earlier in the week, but left out any details. Sources for the Wall Street Journal claim to know more of the story, and it sounds like the toughened phone won’t be alone this summer. The Galaxy S 4 Active, as it’s rumored to be called, would arrive in July and carry the dust- and waterproofing of spiritual predecessors like the Galaxy Xcover 2 while maintaining the GS 4’s design language. A smaller, 4.3-inch parallel to the GS 4 would appear at the same time — Galaxy S 4 Mini, anyone? The same tipsters also expect the release of a new 8-inch “Galaxy-line tablet” in June, which suggests the Galaxy Note 8.0 may get a regular Tab counterpart. We wouldn’t base our buying strategies around the rumors when Samsung hasn’t said anything that’s truly on the record, but it might be wise to hold off if you’re not in a rush.

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Source: Wall Street Journal