Jun 17

HPs Windows Tablet Appears Dead; WebOS Tablet Lives

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Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Ballmer HP slate.jpgOh, for those halcyon days of early January. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer was on stage, Hewlett-Packard tablet in hand, and the iPad was still officially a rumor.

Six months later, it’s a brave new world. HP is buying Palm, the the Apple iPad is now the geek accoutrement du jour, and the poor HP Slate? Locked in a closet, if not a dustbin.

Forrester’s Sarah Rotman Epps helped host her firm’s Untethered conference Wednesday in New York City, and generated this tweet: “HP: WebOS tablet coming. No comment on Windows device.”

Phil McKinney, a gregarious sort of gentleman, was scheduled to speak at the conference, where Technlogizer’s Harry McCracken said he asked about the fate of the Slate. McKinney offered up the no comment of doom, which led Epps, McCracken and other attendees to bury the poor Slate in the grave of ignominy.

At least we know that Palm’s webOS lives.

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Jun 17

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 tablet sports WiFi and 3G data, about as thick as an iPhone?

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Samsung’s 7-inch Tab has certainly captured everyone’s attention as another possible anti-iPad tablet. So far, Samsung’s only saying that its Galaxy Tab will launch in Q3 without providing much in the way of detail other than this picture tweeted (and then pulled) by a Samsung’s official Twitter account in South Africa. Since then we’ve seen rumored specs that include Android 2.2, a 7-inch Super AMOLED display, 1.2GHz A8 processor, 4,000mAH battery, 370-gram weight, and 16GB of on-board memory with up to 32GB of microSD expansion.

Today we’ve received an anonymous tip with even more info. After a series of communications with this person, we’re confident enough to at least pass along what was said. Mind you, we’re still classifying it as rumor until we see further evidence. First off, our source claims to have spent time with the same four-button device we saw in the video yesterday. The “sturdy and well-built” tablet was “very thin,” described as about the same thickness as an iPhone. Our source says that the P1000 model is correct and that it will indeed feature “full phone functionality” albeit without a dedicated earpiece on the bezel — for audio, you’ll have to rely on a Bluetooth headset or the P1000’s speaker. Thank gawd… the last thing we want to see is someone screaming into a 7-inch tablet held to the side of their head. There’s a front-facing camera for video calling and a 3.2 megapixel camera around back for shooting pictures and video. Granted, 3.2 megapixels seems suspiciously low for the notoriously pixel greedy Samsung. Besides Bluetooth, we’re told that the Galaxy Tab will also feature WiFi and 3G data, a standard SIM slot, and can tether over USB or WiFi. Oh, and the battery can’t be removed and the version our source used had a 6×4 icon layout and appeared to be running stock Android 2.2 Froyo. Interesting, eh?

P.S. GPS too.

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Jun 16

Another Android tablet spotted? Say it ain’t so!

Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, handheld, slate, tablet, Today's Chili

What’s this? Oh, just yet another Android tablet spotted in the wild hanging out, looking cool. This one, made by Acorp, is a 5-incher with Android 1.5 (upgradable to 2.2) and we have to say, it definitely looks a lot like the Dell Streak. We also hear that there’s going to be a 7-inch version as well, if you need something that’s absolutely massive. It’s got a 600MHz Rockchip ARM9 processor, micrsSD slot, 3.5mm jack and Wi-Fi, and a resistive touchscreen with stylus. We know that it’s going to be available sometime next month, and while we don’t have pricing information, we’ve heard that if you’re willing to buy it in bulk (over 1,000 units, friend) they’ll be around $88 each. Deal? Video after the break.

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Jun 16

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 caught on video looking like a giant cellphone

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Ready to see Samsung’s 7-inch Tab tablet do its thing on video? Sure you are. However, this isn’t the same Galaxy Tab that we saw in the picture teased by Samsung. First of all, it has a different collection of Android-friendly “buttons” along the bottom and seems to be void of Samsung’s TouchWiz UI skin. It’s also carrying a P1000 model number. Well, at least the 7-inch Super AMOLED remains the same. See the quick action go by in a blur after the break.

P.S. The dialer pictured above seems to confirm that the Tab can be used like a giant phone. No, really. We’ve heard this previously as rumor but didn’t believe it until now. The second video perfectly illustrates the reason for our concern. [Thanks, Saad]

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Jun 14

WSJ: RIM testing Blackberry tablet for potential release by year’s end

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We’re not sure why the Wall Street Journal just posted up a piece talking about BlackBerry OS 6.0 and the Bold 9800 QWERTY slider as though we haven’t been running leaked pictures and videos of them for months now, but whatever — the story also apparently confirms RIM’s Foleo-like tablet plans and says the device could be out by the end of the year. Sounds like RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis decided the tablet market is a little clearer than he’s been letting on. As we’ve heard in the past, the tablet will tether to your phone for connectivity instead of sporting its own 3G connection, which is interesting, given that RIM is notoriously proud of how little bandwidth its phones use, and we’re guessing a full-screen tablet experience might use just a little more data than the average Pearl. Plus, it would be pretty wild if RIM ended up validating a Palm product idea so seemingly doomed that the company killed it dead just four months after it was announced in 2007 — we’re not saying the times haven’t changed dramatically, but we’d note the Celio RedFly has thus far failed to blow up the universe. We’ll see — the WSJ also says the tablet is in the “early stages of development,” so anything can change.

WSJ: RIM testing Blackberry tablet for potential release by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 14

Research In Motion Is Testing a Tablet

Posted in: BlackBerry, palm, research in motion, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is testing a tablet that could act as a “companion” to its BlackBerry phone, says the Wall Street Journal.

The BlackBerry tablet is reportedly in the early stage of development and will tether to the the phone. Last month, the Boy Genius Report web site said the BlackBerry tablet is likely to have an 8.9-inch screen and include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Since Apple introduced the iPad in April, other PC and smartphone makers have announced that they are working on tablets of their own. In less than 60 days since the iPad was launched, Apple said it sold more than 2 million of them.

Earlier this month, Dell announced it will introduce a tablet called ‘Streak’ that will have a 5-inch display and run Google’s Android operating system. The Streak also has a SIM card so users can make calls with it. The device is currently available in the U.K. now and is expected to launch in the U.S. next month for $500.  HP is also working on a tablet computer called the HP Slate.

RIM hopes to introduce its tablet to complement its BlackBerry phones. The move evokes Palm’s failed experiment with the Foleo. In 2007, Palm announced the Foleo as a companion device to its Treo phone. The Foleo priced at $500 would sync wirelessly to Treo phones. But, after much criticism, Palm cancelled the device even before it could make it to retail shelves.

RIM’s tablet might be better received. A tablet could help RIM compete better with the latest generation of smartphones. Except for the BlackBerry Storm, RIM hasn’t released any smartphones with touchscreens. A tablet could help bridge the gap between its keyboard-focused phones and the fast growing market for touchscreen devices.

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Jun 14

Toshiba prepping dual-screen ‘GuideBook’ tablet for June launch?

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Believe it or not, Toshiba has been toying around with dual-screen tablets at least as far back as 2006, and it looks like it might be trying its hand at the idea again now that it’s catching on a bit — DigiTimes is reporting that company has a new dual-screen “GuideBook” device on track for a June launch. Unfortunately, the only other details at the moment are that the device will apparently pack two 7-inch displays, and that it will supposedly be manufactured by Toshiba in-house. We’re also assuming / hoping that the company has managed to refine things a bit from the circa-2006 device pictured above.

Toshiba prepping dual-screen ‘GuideBook’ tablet for June launch? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 14

Samsung’s 7-inch ‘Galaxy Tape’ to run Android 2.2 on 1.2GHz A8 processor?

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More details about Samsung’s new tablet have emerged courtesy of Tinh te and from what it claims is a highly reliable source. This time around, the Vietnamese site is claiming that Samsung’s 7-inch Tab will be running Anroid 2.2 (Froyo) on an A8 processor clocked to a peppy 1.2GHz. It’s all powered by a 4,000mAH battery that contributes to the tablet’s 370-gram weight with 16GB of on-board storage and up to 32GB of microSD expansion. Oh, and the 7-inch panel is said to be of Samsung’s Super AMOLED variety which should make it readable outdoors judging by its smaller sibs. Sounds hot, but we’ll have to see how Samsung’s TouchWiz UI holds up to being stretched across all that very expensive screen-estate.

P.S. We’ve also been told that it’ll be called the “Galaxy Tape,” not Tab or S-Tab as previously rumored.

Samsung’s 7-inch ‘Galaxy Tape’ to run Android 2.2 on 1.2GHz A8 processor? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 06

Dell Streak review

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Streak. It needs no introduction, as this slate’s been gaining a lot of attention amongst gadget lovers around the world. Thanks to the UK launch last Friday, we were one of the first on this planet to procure Dell’s finalized Android 1.6 phone from O2. Yep, you heard right — Engadget’s now in possession of two Streaks, with the older one still in its original and somewhat unstable prototype state. Our new toy sports a matte “carbon” finish instead of chrome (no word on future availability; the red version’s coming in two weeks’ time), and now 399MB of RAM instead of 405MB (according to Android System Info app; yet it’s advertised as 512MB). Anyhow, now that we have the real deal, there’s plenty to go through, so join us after the break to see if the Streak’s really going to start a new trend.

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Jun 06

Computex 2010 wrap-up: tablets, a Windows 7 eatery, and a few more tablets

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Taipei’s been far too kind to us Westerners, and with Computex drawing to a close here on this side of the world, we can’t help but pull ourselves together for a moment and look back at the trade show that was. It’s been a fairly wild week in news, in large part thanks to the smorgasbord of tablets that have surfaced for the first time during the 30th running of this great event. Both Intel and Microsoft dropped bombshells on the tech world this week, with ASUS, iiView and even the xpPhone making bigger-than-life impressions. If you missed any of the blow-by-blow action over the past week, we’ll work on forgiving you, and while you can relive the memories by visiting the links below, you simply can’t move on with your life without living vicariously through us during our trip to the one and only Windows 7-themed ‘100 Seafood’ restaurant. So long, Taiwan — we’ll be back before you know it.

Major news / product releases:

Hands-on / previews:

Everything else:

After all of that, we’re still just skimming the surface. For the full monty, be sure to check out our Engadget Computex 2010 landing page right here.

A huge, huge thanks goes out to Andy Yang for his invaluable translation skills and all-around amazingness during the show. Another major thank you to the entire Engadget Chinese team for their hospitality and kindness. One final thank you to the nation of Taiwan and city of Taipei — without you, the world would be far less awesome.

Computex 2010 wrap-up: tablets, a Windows 7 eatery, and a few more tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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