Nov 11

Wall Street Journal releases Android Tablet Edition app, phones need not apply

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Given that the first truly respectable Android tablet just came out, the Wall Street Journal is timing its Tablet Edition app release pretty much perfectly. It aims to offer a faithful reproduction of the printed version of the paper while augmenting it with full-screen video, market data, customization options, and the ability to save articles for offline reading. $3.99 will net you a week’s worth of access on both Android and iPad Tablet Editions along with subscriber privileges on WSJ.com. The app itself is free, so if you have a Galaxy Tab just hanging around (it doesn’t work on phones, we’ve already tried on a Desire Z) you can give it a test-drive — it’s certainly what we intend to do, check back later for our impressions!

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Wall Street Journal releases Android Tablet Edition app, phones need not apply originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 11

Galaxy Tab hitting AT&T on November 21st for a $649 premium?

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It’s not official but that image above sure as hell looks like an official AT&T training document. AT&T already announced that it would carry the Samsung Galaxy Tab but has been coy with details about launch date, pricing, and custom apps. Now, if the screengrab above can be believed, we know that it’ll hit AT&T shops on November 21st for a “HQ recommended” price of $649.99 without contract and featuring the same data plans (250MB for $14.99 per month or 2GB for $25 per month) AT&T offers alongside its $629 16GB WiFi + 3G iPad offering. Right, that’s 20 bucks and change more for half the display and $50 more than the base price of T-Mobile’s or Verizon’s Galaxy Tab offering. Of course, AT&T will preinstall the Nook eReader and the AT&T Account Manager app for on-device activation and monthly credit refills. Not sure that’s worth the premium though. Hold tight to see how this plays out as we should see an official pricing and launch date announcement any day now.

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Galaxy Tab hitting AT&T on November 21st for a $649 premium? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

Samsung Galaxy Tab lands on Verizon for $599.99

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So it was written, and so has it been done. Hot on the heels of T-Mobile, the little Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android tablet that could just hit Verizon retail for $599.99. Of course, that’s before taxes and options for month-to-month data plans (with $35 activation fee) are factored in starting at $20 per month for 1GB on up to $80 for 10GB. So feel free to jump right in if the idea of waiting for a Super AMOLED version, a 10.1-inch flavor, or a tablet-tuned Android release sounds like crazy talk.

[Thanks, Spencer T.]

Samsung Galaxy Tab lands on Verizon for $599.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

NEC rolls out Android-based LifeTouch ‘cloud communicator’

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NEC’s LifeTouch Android tablet wasn’t exactly turning heads for all the right reasons when it was first unveiled it back in June, but it looks like the company has managed to at least slightly refine it for its official launch today. In addition to ditching a handful of buttons, the tablet is also now being pitched specifically as a “cloud communicator” that’s especially well-suited for corporate customers, although exactly what that means in terms of capabilities still isn’t clear. The tablet’s specs apparently remain unchanged, however, and include a 7-inch pen input-capable display (described as a “Retina Touch Panel”), an ARM Cortex A8 processor, a 3 megapixel camera, an SD card slot, built-in WiFi and GPS, and Android 2.1 for an OS. Don’t count on this one being released over here, but folks in Japan will be able to pick it up by the end of the month for a yet to be specified price.

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NEC rolls out Android-based LifeTouch ‘cloud communicator’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

Fox.com joins NBC, ABC and CBS by blocking Google TV

Posted in: Android, flash, Google, GoogleTv, streaming, Today's Chili, TV

Looks like Fox has finally made a decision, following the other major networks, Hulu and several cable channels by opting to block streaming video on its website from Google TV devices. Blocking by Flash ID is the order of the day and takes simple browser workarounds out of play, so unless users want to go the PlayOn route, there’s large swaths of legitimate video on the web that’s now inaccessible. This same type of blocking is likely to affect other devices like the Boxee Box that launches tonight, so prepare for a bit more preening by the “get an HTPC!” crowd while fans of dedicated media streamers will have to look elsewhere for video to feed their hardware.

Fox.com joins NBC, ABC and CBS by blocking Google TV originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

Bootlace lets you install Froyo on your iPhone without a computer

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It may not solve some of the problems involved with actually running Android on an iPhone, but the recently released Bootlace 2.1 application for jailbroken iPhones does at least make the installation process easier than ever. Unfortunately, it only works with the iPhone 2G and 3G at the moment, but it will let you install Android 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) directly on the device without the need for a computer. Hit up the source link below for the complete installation instructions — and insert your own joke here about the iPhone running Froyo while your Android phone is still stuck at 2.1.

Bootlace lets you install Froyo on your iPhone without a computer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

T-Mobile myTouch 4G rooted, has G2 root to thank for it

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Even when they’re relatively easy to root, it usually takes a few weeks of elbow grease to get an Android device fully opened — but thanks to the hard work that’s been put into the T-Mobile G2 root recently, its just-released sister device has been cracked already, too. Sure enough, if you’re willing to put a little time into it, you can now break your myTouch 4G wide open, which presumably means it won’t take long before we see some stock ROMs become available (if you’re into that sort of thing). Seriously, judging from the list of instructions, this isn’t the easiest root in the world — so unless you want to be up on the bleeding edge, you might want to hold out until some awesome ROMs start floating in. Then again, we totally understand if you do it right this second. We’re the same way.

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T-Mobile myTouch 4G rooted, has G2 root to thank for it originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 10

Motorola Citrus launching on Verizon tomorrow for $50 on-contract

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Not much of a surprise at this point, but Verizon has now confirmed that it will be launching the Android-based Motorola Citrus tomorrow, November 11th, and that it will be offering it for just $50 on the usual two-year contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate). Of course, that still doesn’t make it the cheapest Android handset around, and that low-end price comes with some specs to match, including a sluggish 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, a low-res 3-inch screen, and just Android 2.1 with some Blur customizations. Full press release is after the break.

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Nov 10

Samsung Galaxy Tab Review: A Pocketable Train Wreck [Video]

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This is it. The Galaxy Tab is the first Android tablet meant for humans. But is it actually fit for humans? No. More »

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Nov 10

Gartner’s global phone sales rankings match IDC’s, but say the big guys have less of the pie; Android moves to number two overall

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At a 30,000-foot level, the global mobile phone sales numbers for the third quarter of 2010 just released by Gartner match up with what IDC posted a few days ago, but you might say the devil’s in the details. These guys have all of the top five players — Nokia, Samsung, LG, Apple, and RIM — at noticeably lower total market shares than IDC did, suggesting that second-tier players like Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and HTC (if you can really call them “second-tier”) are grabbing more hearts and minds. And hey, considering Motorola’s prominent role at Verizon and HTC’s ever-growing global presence, we could totally believe it. Notably, Nokia is well below 30 percent in Gartner’s report at 28.2, a whopping drop of 8.5 percent year-over-year — way more than the 4.1 percent drop that IDC’s got pegged. Of course, there’s no way of knowing which of the two reports is more accurate — and you know how margins of error work with these things. Hey, at least the rankings are the same, right?

[Thanks, Tad]

Update: As commenters have pointed out, the Gartner report also puts Android at 25.5 percent market share, moving past BlackBerry OS to become the number two smartphone platform behind Symbian (they’ve got iOS at third, BlackBerry fourth). Considering the platform’s trajectory this year and sheer variety of Android phones now being solid worldwide, it’s no surprise.

Gartner’s global phone sales rankings match IDC’s, but say the big guys have less of the pie; Android moves to number two overall originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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