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Hey, look at that: it’s a keyboard dock for the Galaxy Tab 8.9. The folks at mforum.ru caught this guy on camera at the Russian launch of Samsung’s latest slates. We don’t have a lot of details here, but it looks a heck of a lot like the dock for the original Tab. In fact, the only difference we could spot is that it seems to cradle the tablet in landscape mode instead of portrait, which is a small but very welcome change — Sammy probably just pulled out the plastic insert used to prop up the older model and called it a day. As for price or ship date, only Samsung knows for sure but, so you don’t walk away feeling cheated, there’s a lengthy hands on video after the break. We don’t speak Russian, so we’ve got no idea what the handler’s impressions are, but you get a pretty thorough tour of the TouchWiz tweaks for Honeycomb.

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Galaxy Tab 8.9 keyboard dock spied in Russia, TouchWiz poked on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that little GT-P7510 project Samsung seems to have on the backburner? You know, the ultraslim Tegra 2 tablet that makes Honeycomb finally feel ready for public consumption? Yeah, well, that’s gotten its pre-order papers now, courtesy of J&R. Pricing of the WiFi-only Galaxy Tab 10.1 matches the $500 for 16GB and $600 for 32GB that Samsung announced in March, and though delivery dates aren’t listed, we’ll go ahead and assume the promised June 8th launch remains on track. Also ready for pre-order at J&R today are Samsung’s 8GB Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 and 4.0 media players, priced at $270 and $220, respectively, though the only info about availability that’s provided is a boilerplate “coming soon” note. Check out the source links for more details.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 goes up for pre-order at J&R, joined by Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 and 4.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 May 2011 03:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We had a chance to peek at a glass-protected dummy version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 at CTIA, but the real thing popped up at an event in Germany over the weekend, in all its svelte gadget glory. Our friend Johannes went hands-on with the tablet in Frankfurt, and liked what he saw. The version he saw was noticeably thinner than the prototype 8.9-incher that we got to smudge up in March (it’s even slimmer than the iPad 2), and if this Europe appearance is any indication, Sammy may be on track to launch these sometime this summer, as promised.

Continue reading Working Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 spotted, handled in Germany (video)

Working Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 spotted, handled in Germany (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 May 2011 22:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh, sure — it’s pretty much an ultrathin Galaxy Tab 10.1, but then again, it’s an ultrathin Galaxy Tab 10.1. The newly-christened Galaxy Tab 10.1v has finally found itself a pre-order host over at Vodafone Australia, with select customers receiving the newsletter shown above in their email accounts. Purportedly, this “exclusive” offer enables Vodafone customers camped out in the Land Down Under to pre-order the Honeycomb-based slate, with a trio of payment options available. A two-year agreement will cost you zilch upfront (but AU$39 a month over 12 months), a one-year plan dings your credit card for AU$259, and an off-contract option will demand a far stiffer AU$729. A book cover seems to be included with each option, and if you get your order in today, shipping should commence on May 1st. One nation down, six five continents to go. (Sorry, penguins.)

[Thanks, Jeremy]

Continue reading Galaxy Tab 10.1v up for pre-order at Vodafone Australia, shipping to start May 1st

Galaxy Tab 10.1v up for pre-order at Vodafone Australia, shipping to start May 1st originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were there, talking you through the entire thing in our liveblog, but if you want a more personal taste of what Samsung’s CTIA Wireless 2011 keynote was like, the company’s thoughtfully put it up on YouTube for general consumption. It features the introduction of the audacious new Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 models, both ever so slightly thinner than Apple’s iPad 2, with the latter also claiming the title of being “the thinnest and lightest large-screen tablet in the industry.” You can see it above, right alongside the Galaxy S II, which is in itself one of the skinniest smartphones you can hope to buy. Make your way past the break for the full presentation.

Continue reading Samsung’s CTIA press conference posted online, skinny new Galaxy Tabs shown off (video)

Samsung’s CTIA press conference posted online, skinny new Galaxy Tabs shown off (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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