Gizmodo Exclusive: Looks Like There Will Be a Cheaper iPhone 4, Made in Brazil

Our Brazilian brothers, Gizmodo.com.br, got their hot little hands on a few photos of a new iPhone, to be announced next week. How? Well, there’s a Foxconn factory in Brazil, and Pedro & co got one of their men inside. More »

Motorola’s Xoom 2 tablets pair up for a portrait, both at around 9mm thick

There’s nothing like a family portrait, and the Xoom 2 brothers have paired up for this year’s Christmas card shot — or at least for an anonymous tipster’s latest leak. These pictured tablets give us a better look at the rear-facing buttons we heard about last week, which appear to be a power button and a volume rocker. The smaller sibling sports the same “Fleming” moniker we saw in yesterday’s images, the same 8.2-inch screen size as previously reported, and appears to be about as thick as a 9.3mm iPhone 4. Combining with This is My Next’s intel, it appears that both tablets are of very similar thickness. Around back? A few stickers, again spelling out the smaller tablet’s codename and outing LTE compatibility.

Interestingly, our tipster tells us that both slates share the Fleming codename, along with Android 3.2 goodness and five-megapixel HD cameras on the rear, though both prototypes are also “buggy as all hell, with frequent reboots and crashes.” This could mean that we’re still some time away from seeing the original Xoom’s successors, so for now, check out our gallery below to get an eyeful for yourself.

Update: Our tipster has confirmed LTE for both devices.

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Motorola’s Xoom 2 tablets pair up for a portrait, both at around 9mm thick originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP’s unreleased white TouchPad and Pre 3 for AT&T (hands-on video)

What’s this? Some of HP’s unreleased WebOS devices? Well yes! Say hello to the white european TouchPad, the black TouchPad 4G for AT&T, the Pre 3 for AT&T, and our very own Veer 4G review unit, all gathered on a fine specimen of new century modern upholstery. We were able to unbox these devices and handle the hardware, but the software was off limits. The owner of the Pre 3 did activate it for us, but that’s as far as we were able to go. While still heavier and thicker than the competition, the white TouchPad — a 64GB model with the faster 1.5GHz CPU — is significantly more attractive than its black sibling, and less of a fingerprint magnet to boot. AT&T’s TouchPad 4G — with 32GB of storage and the same 1.5GHz processor — features a working SIM slot for the carrier’s faux-G network (HSPA+), but is otherwise cosmetically identical to the existing WiFi version. The Pre 3 is is identical to the one we handled during HP’s announcement last February, save for the AT&T logo on the back. Check out our gallery below, and hit the break for our hands-on video.

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HP’s unreleased white TouchPad and Pre 3 for AT&T (hands-on video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC Rhyme clicks its heels, calls O2 its exclusive UK home

Listen up, all you single ladies, err, people with styleHTC’s charm-dongled handset’s about to dash across the pond. Launching as an exclusive on UK carrier O2, the 3.7-inch device’ll saunter its way into handbags throughout the British isles on October 17th, bringing with it that recently unveiled slew of accessories — headphones, dock, charm and leather pouch. If you were hoping for some mobile color options to match that endless wardrobe, you’re going to be sorely disappointed — the operator’s only offering this phone in its debut shade of plum. It’s not the worst hue to be stuck with, but you’ll still have to coordinate accordingly — a no-brainer for this target demo. Right, stylistas?

HTC Rhyme clicks its heels, calls O2 its exclusive UK home originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi gets US pricing, 16GB model starts at $469

Samsung’s latest Android Tab has already gotten the in-box hands-on treatment from the blue shirts at Best Buy, but now we have official word on pricing for the 8.9-inch WiFi-only model, set to hit stores as soon as Thursday. Willing to settle for the 16GB flavor? Get ready to hand over $469 to take one of these slim slates home, or pull out another Benjamin to double capacity to 32 gigs — that beefed-up model will run you $569. You’ll also get Android 3.1 Honeycomb with “the freedom of TouchWiz,” a 3 megapixel camera on the rear with 2MPs up front, and a dual-core 1GHz processor. Check out our Tab 8.9 hands-on, or hit up the source link for the full feature rundown from Sammy.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi gets US pricing, 16GB model starts at $469 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi shipments arrive at Best Buy, will go on sale this week

See that there? That’s a Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi, and after months on end of mystery, it seems as if the wait to procure one in the US of A is just about over. Shipments are arriving at Best Buy stores across the nation, and according to our sources, they’ll be stocked and ready for purchase starting September 22nd. We’re still waiting to hear back on a retail price, but those who’d like to hazard a guess can extrapolate from those UK figures. So, did your Tuesday plans just get made?

Update: Select stores may be ushering them out on the 22nd, while others will be force to wait until the 25th. As for pricing? It’s “listed” at $399.99, but we’ve certainly seen Best Buy placeholders be wrong before.

Update 2: Samsung chimed in with official pricing. The 16GB model will sell for $469, with the 32GB flavor costing $100 more.

Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi shipments arrive at Best Buy, will go on sale this week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T’s system?

Judging from the clandestine screenshot you see above, it most certainly seems like that’s the case. A helpful tipster sent us this tasty morsel, from AT&T’s internal system, listing the “iPhone 4s White” beneath a handful of already familiar Apple handsets. Could it be? Is Cupertino actually planning on bringing a white version of its next iPhone out at launch? We’re afraid only time will tell.

Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T’s system? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T’s inventory system?

Judging from the clandestine screenshot you see above, it most certainly seems like that’s the case. A helpful tipster sent us this tasty morsel, from AT&T’s internal system, listing the “iPhone 4s White” beneath a handful of already familiar Apple handsets. Could it be? Is Cupertino actually planning on bringing a white version of its next iPhone out at launch? We’re afraid only time will tell.

Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T’s inventory system? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Admiral outed as mystery Sprint Direct Connect device, strikes a pose for the camera

That unnamed Motorola smartphone coming this fall to help usher in Sprint’s new CDMA-based Direct Connect service? It appears to be the Admiral. If the name sounds familiar, its trademarked logo actually appeared simultaneously with the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. But it’s so much more than a name now, thanks to a tipster who sent in an image of the device next to some well-detailed specs. The Admiral will likely be a portrait QWERTY Android 2.3 device powered by a 1.2GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, and will feature a 3.1-inch VGA display, 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording and a stellar 1,860mAh battery. Oh, and it’s a rugged phone that’s built according to 810G military specifications. If this truly is the mystery Motorola Direct Connect smartphone we’ve been waiting for, it’s bound to turn a few hard-hat-donning heads.

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Motorola Admiral outed as mystery Sprint Direct Connect device, strikes a pose for the camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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