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Android Honeycomb OS, 10-inch screen size with 1280 x 800 resolution, and NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 (T20) chip on the inside. If those specs sound familiar, it’s because most manufacturers already have a tablet just like Dell’s upcoming Streak Pro. This slate from Round Rock got us a little hot under the collar recently, when it appeared it would ship with the T25 Tegra 2 silicon — which runs at 1.2GHz and offers 3D support — but nope, it’s same old, same old from Michael and company. Still, the Streak Pro will apparently come will a brushed aluminum back, 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB storage options, dual mics, dual cameras (2 megapixel on the front, 5 megapixel ’round back), and a choice of four colors: blue, pink, black, and red. If that’s not enough customization for you, Dell’s also adding its Stage UI atop Android, while support for AT&T’s LTE network is also said to be under consideration. You can see some of the new tablet’s accessories at the source link below, which also advises us to expect the Streak to go Pro in June, as previously anticipated.

Dell Streak Pro Honeycomb tablet pictured, likely to be with us in June originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 03:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well this is interesting: a webOS dev spotted a pair unnamed devices in his log files — one sporting a 1024 x 768 screen and a non-sliding keyboard, and the other a smartphone with no physical QWERTY input. Don’t look so surprised: it was all but confirmed by leaked training materials that webOS was coming to netbooks and HP has already announced its intention to bring desktops and laptops into the fold. Of course, this could also just be a TouchPad connected to a certain special keyboard. All we know is something bigger than a phone with physical keys is out there running an unannounced version of the OS dubbed Nova Dartfish. The second mysterious “device” showing up in the logs may be that keyboard-less handset that posed for Mr. Blurrycam back in April. Whatever it is, it’s running webOS 3.0 and has a measly 480 x 320 screen like the Pre 2 — so it’s certainly not a high-end smartphone. The logs also reveal that neither is packing a removeable battery, which is sure to disappoint some of you. If you prefer your rumors delivered with lots of quotation marks and colons the full log reports are after the break.

Continue reading Evidence of webOS netbook and keyboard-less phone pop up in developer logs

Evidence of webOS netbook and keyboard-less phone pop up in developer logs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 May 2011 20:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung’s Hercules was the entree, but there’s always room for dessert, and if you’d like to finish off your meal with juicy cellular rumors, This is my next has you covered. The publication now claims to have T-Mobile’s entire 2011 device roadmap in their possession, replete with alleged release dates for a stable of phones and hotspots — some of which we’ve never heard of before — which should make for plenty of excitement in the months to come. Find all the highlights after the break.

Continue reading T-Mobile 2011 roadmap leaks, lists loads of specific release dates?

T-Mobile 2011 roadmap leaks, lists loads of specific release dates? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 20:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look closely at that picture. See that Type-A USB jack? The one with the blue stripe sandwiched between the round AC jack (with its green light) and VGA and HDMI ports? Yeah, that’s Sony’s Thunderbolt implementation according to a trusted source. A bit of digging reveals that the “Ultimate Mobile PC” teased by Sony above is actually the same VAIO Hybrid PC leaked by Sony Insider back in March said to feature an external dock with one USB 3.0 jack, HDMI, Ethernet, AMD Whistler discrete graphics, and a Blu-ray Disc writer. Naturally, the dock attaches to the VAIO’s Thunderbolt jack.

What we’re trying to get our heads around, however, is Sony’s choice for a USB connector instead of the Mini DisplayPort used by Apple’s dual-channel 10Gbps Thunderbolt implementation. The decision to go USB was first brought to our attention by site Gula Digital. We’ve long known that Sony would be a Light Peak partner in some capacity. And the decision to go USB certainly echoes those first prototype interconnects demonstrated by Intel that combined a hybrid USB 3.0 connector with an optical interface and electrical connection to carry power. We also like the idea of being able to connect a USB 3.0 hard disk without first attaching an adapter. What troubles us, though, is a statement made by the USB Implementers Forum last summer expressing reservations with Intel’s proposed interconnect:

“USB connectors are not general purpose connectors and are not designed to be used in support of other technology applications or standards or as combo connectors.”

Perhaps Sony has worked out a licensing arrangement with the USB-IF? We don’t know. But we’re told that Sony’s Thunderbolt implementation is definitely using a USB connector and definitely not using Mini DisplayPort. But we’ll wait until this thing ships before complaining about Thunderbolt fragmentation too loudly.

Sony’s Thunderbolt implementation hiding in plain (web)site, uses USB connector not Mini DisplayPort? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey look, the Flyer just got itself a bigger brother. A 10-inch tablet codenamed the HTC Puccini has been revealed by our old buddy 911sniper (who has a habit of finding and leaking HTC ROMs), living up to a longstanding rumor that places two 10-inch Android slates on HTC’s roadmap for this summer. It’s said to pack LTE for Cingular (AT&T) in the US and to be built atop Android 3.0.1. A dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 offers plenty of processing power and screen resolution should match the 10-inch pack with 1280 x 800 pixels. Gazing at the above screenshot reveals a UI very similar to the Flyer’s Sense 3.0 look, including the Notes app being in a prime position, which could very well mean Magic Pen compatibility will also be part of the Puccini’s arsenal. You’ll know more about this as soon as we do.

HTC Puccini touted as a 10-inch LTE tablet with 1.5GHz processor, Honeycomb flavor originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 05:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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