Hasta La Gadget!

Having passed the FCC’s critical eye, and hot on the heels of Samsung’s now official love-in with Google, the Korean manufacturer’s pint-sized tablet refresh is now up for pre-ordering. Priced at $399 for the 16GB model (or $499 for 32GB), Amazon remains tight-lipped on release date info, but is more than happy to tell us what we’ll get for that wad of notes. That includes Android Honeycomb 3.2, and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor — a substantial jump up from the single 1GHz processor we had with the original Galaxy Tab. If Samsung can promise a swift Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, we could well be sold.

Update: It appears the Amazon links are pointing to a 404 error now. We’ll keep an eye on them!

Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus ready for your pre-orders, sticky with Honeycomb (Update: 404’d) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you were one of the impatient million who jumped to pre-order an iPhone 4S, well, chances are your fancy new handset is already in the mail. A number of tipsters have reached out to us to share their shipment notification emails that just came in from Apple. All the packages we’ve seen are scheduled for delivery on October 14th, but we wouldn’t be shocked if a few of those landed in customers hands a bit early. If you haven’t already handed over your billing info, you’ll be waiting at least a week or two longer. But, if you weren’t camped out at your computer waiting for the 3am sale to begin, we’re gonna assume you’re not terribly concerned.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

iPhone 4S pre-orders are in the mail originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a tumultuous week for Apple followers, but the earliest opportunity to snag the company’s new slab opens up in just a few hours. Without an extended review, we’ve done what we can by asking Siri to understand our most random queries, breaking down the costs / benefits, and even leaving it up to the masses. Decision time is upon us, so if you’ve just got to be first to order an iPhone 4S then either make it a late night or set an early alarm for 3AM ET — we’ll do you one more solid by linking up the US and Canadian carrier pages below (other international providers have only listed notification sign ups so far, but don’t worry, we’ve got them here too.)

Update: And they’re off! As of a few minutes after 3, all the US carrier’s sites are taking preorders as well as Vodafone in the UK, although word is AT&T and Sprint’s servers are overloaded so be patient. The Apple store went down for updates around midnight (ET) and is still down, but we’ll update again once it’s open for business.

Update 2: At 3:43AM, Apple.com is finally back up although you’ll still need some luck getting through at this point.

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iPhone 4S preorders open up at 3AM ET — are you ready? (Update: They’re live!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may not be the biggest phone reveal coming in the next 24 hours, but leaked details had already piqued our interest in LG’s next big thing. The Optimus LTE’s screen rivals Apple’s Retina Display at 326ppi and that high-definition sharpness is slathered on a 4.5-inch AH-IPS display. The sizable 1830mAh battery should be enough to keep the phone ticking over despite these high-end specs, which include a confirmed 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and eight megapixel camera. Will we get to see it on these shores? We’re not sure of its travel itinerary after it reaches Korea, but we’d love to see this and Samsung’s latest LTE wares tussle for our affections.

Continue reading LG Optimus LTE now official: High-speed data alongside a high-definition IPS display

LG Optimus LTE now official: High-speed data alongside a high-definition IPS display originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Plantronics intros Marque M155, its lightest Bluetooth headset for smartphone users

Plantronics intros Marque M155, its lightest Bluetooth headset for smartphone users originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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