Hasta La Gadget!

Back when we got word of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 making its British debut on August 4th, Samsung told us that our UK brethren could expect its elusive younger sibling, the 8.9, “later in the year.” Well, if its recently minted Amazon page is correct, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 will land across the pond just one week after its big brother, on August 11th. The 3G-sporting Android tablet carries a £605 price tag. Considering its stop off at the FCC in June, and the recent appearance of the Retail Mode app, we hope to see the 8.9 stateside sometime soon. Otherwise, it’ll be off to the UK for you die-hard Galaxy fans.

[Thanks, Jules]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 shows up for pre-order at Amazon.co.uk, ships August 11th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba promised that a fix for its Thrive tablet’s pesky resume-from-sleep mode issue was coming this week, and the company’s now let us know that the remedy has indeed rolled out today. Thrive owners can download the update simply by opening up the Toshiba Service Station app on the tablet — if only all sleep problems were cured so easily. As mentioned earlier, the update also apparently enhances the “multimedia playback capabilities of the device,” although it’s still not clear exactly what those enhancements entail.

Toshiba rolls out fix for Thrive tablet’s sleep problems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re headed over as we speak to get an early look at what TouchWiz has in store for Tab 10.1-totin’ New Yorkers, but in the meantime, Samsung’s served up a laundry list of details (after the break) to clue everyone in on what it’ll bring. Aside from pushing the TouchWiz UX overlay atop Android 3.1 (Honeycomb), the new digs will also enable Samsung Kies 2.0 support for PC and Mac, solving an issue we spotted a few weeks back. For those unfamiliar with Sammy’s Android dressings, this one promises to bring a Live Panel (described as a magazine-like widget view for immediate access to weather, social updates, email, and news on the home pane), a Mini Mode Tray (providing one-touch access to commonly used apps), Clipboard (it’s copy and paste, advanced), Photo Editor (it edits JPEGs, y’all) and the token Indicator Quick Panel (which enables users to quickly toggle on / off WiFi, notifications, sound, brightness and settings in lower right hand corner of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 display).

Of course, proceeding with the update means that you’ll get Amazon’s Music Cloud Player, the Kindle app and ‘Words with Friends’ preloaded, but enterprise folk can at least look forward to full support for Exchange ActiveSync version 14, on-device encryption and compatibility with Cisco’s VPN / Sybase MDM / WebEx. Still hungry for more? How’s about wireless printing to any “compatible” printer, as well as a bolstered Swype app that enables resizing of the keyboard and movement of the keys to any position on the panel. You’ll also find Adobe’s Flash Player 10.3, a redesigned Samsung Media Hub service and a promise that all Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners will start to see it beginning August 5th. If you’re eager to get prepped for Friday’s release, hit the source link to setup a required Samsung account; once registered, you’ll be notified when your device is ready for the upgrade and given drop-dead simple steps to complete it. Naturally, we’ll be bringing you an early look of the changes as soon as humanly possible.

Continue reading Samsung details TouchWiz UX update for Galaxy Tab 10.1, OTA rollout goes public on August 5th

Samsung details TouchWiz UX update for Galaxy Tab 10.1, OTA rollout goes public on August 5th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We still aren’t sure what Sony’s series of teaser videos for its forthcoming S1 and S2 tablets are really all about. What we do know is that we love the films’ cheery soundtracks and the wondrous contraptions they showcase. This fourth spot has the now-familiar pale figurines wandering though a mechanical wonderland, with marbles whizzing overhead and bubbles floating about. Alas, like those that precede it, the latest video provides no new info on the slates Sony’s shilling, but feel free to enjoy the visuals in the bit of esoteric advertising after the break.

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Sony unveils its fourth tablet teaser video, Rube Goldberg aficionados rejoice originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pandigital’s Nova Android tablet hits Best Buy, explodes for $170 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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