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Despite the announcement of its first Android tablet last month, Samsung has been coy about the most awaited information of the device: pricing.

Now a leak suggests the Galaxy Tab will be priced at $400 with a two-year contract on Sprint and $600 without a contract. The device could be available starting November 14 in the U.S., according to The Boy Genius Report site.

Samsung has said that the Galaxy Tab will be available on all the four major wireless service providers — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The tablets include 3G and WiFi connectivity.

The pricing, if correct, will put the Galaxy Tab in an interesting position against the Apple iPad. A 16 GB version of the iPad costs $500 but a 3G data plan from AT&T is available on month-to-month and without a long-term contract.

The Galaxy Tab will be the first major Android tablet to hit the market. The device runs Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and has a 7-inch LCD display with a 1024 x 600 resolution. At 0.8 pounds, the device weighs just about half as much as the iPad. It also supports Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 so it can display web pages that run Flash — something the iPad can’t.

Samsung has said most apps in the Android Market will work on the Galaxy Tab. But already big news publishers such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today are reportedly planning Android apps optimized for the Galaxy Tab.

See Also:

• Samsung Tablet to Debut on Big Four U.S. Carriers
• Video: Samsung Tablet Looks Like a Strong iPad Rival
• Samsung Introduces 7-Inch Tablet to Rival iPad
• Why 2010 Will Be the Year of the Tablet
• Tablet Wars: How the BlackBerry PlayBook Measures Up

Photo: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Amazon’s always worked hard to make sure it’s in the digital goods business as well as its obviously successful physical one, but this might be one of its boldest steps yet: another app store for Android. We heard the rumor a couple weeks ago through TechCrunch, and The Wall Street Journal is now claiming to have proof, including an Amazon document explaining some of the terms to the developers. It’s apparently still unclear when the store will be launched or even what it’ll be called, and since so far it seems like Amazon is mainly talking to developers about this behind closed doors, some of the specifics might still be in the air. According to the WSJ, Amazon stipulates an app can’t be sold for less anywhere else (which was hinted at in the earlier leak), and there’s a stranger requirement that the app can’t be on offer anywhere else for more than two weeks before it’s given to Amazon. We’re guessing that’s an Android only stipulation — or else a bit of a high barrier for iOS ports — but that just brings up more to worry about: is Amazon building a store just a first in an onslaught? And is this indeed part of an Android tablet launch for Amazon?

Amazon app store for Android confirmed by WSJ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Augen Android tablet bonanza: Espresso Doppio dual boots Ubuntu, Firma packs magical pen powers

Augen Android tablet bonanza: Espresso Doppio dual boots Ubuntu, Firma packs magical pen powers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re live from CTIA 2010 in San Francisco, where newly-appointed Verizon president and COO Lowell McAdam has taken the stage. He’s been on the job just five days now, but he’s already got a nice spot of news: Verizon will have LTE connections in 38 markets as soon as they flip the switch — up from the 30 football cities announced earlier this month. More exciting, a host of LTE devices are on the way, too: “Come CES at January, and we will show half-a-dozen smartphones and tablets from the top OEMs in the world that will be available in the first half of the year,” said McAdam. 8 to 12 megabits per second, here we come. See the full tentative 4G coverage map with a list of confirmed cities in our gallery below.

Verizon to debut LTE in 38 cities, ‘half a dozen’ 4G smartphones and tablets in 1H 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While nowhere near as impressive (or as tangible / interactive) as its dual-touchscreen concept phone, Fujitsu’s Windows 7 tablet prototypes are much more practical in design than some of its other concepts it’s shown at CEATEC from years past. And yet, the pair of slates were still relegated to behind glass enclosures and just stickers for screens, which leaves us with little to say but a lot to show for it. So let’s get in with the show: pictures below.

Fujitsu’s Windows 7 tablet concepts make cameo at CEATEC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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