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Dell Streak 10 Tipped To Launch This Year With "Honeycomb", Windows 7 Model Too

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If you love Dell then you might want to keep in mind that they're planning to launch a Streak 10 in the future but you should already know about that. Said tablet will be sporting a 10.1-inch display and will be running Android "Honeycomb". This was mentioned in their Q4 earnings call which was earlier today. Furthermore, the company looks like they're also working on a 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet as well. Details are scarce right now so maybe we'll hear more about it soon.

[Engadget]



LG T500 and Etna 11 C330 Handsets Spotted At MWC

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Now that most of the high-end tablets and smartphones have been announced at MWC it's time for coverage of the low-end stuff. At LG's booth, the T500 and C330 handsets were spotted and they're both feature (dumb) phones. The T500 is above and reportedly features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, social integration, and a rear-facing camera. This model doesn't have WiFi, that'll be the T505, and there's also the T535 which will have NFC capabilities. The other handset is below and it's called the Etna 11 C330.

This handset will likely be a part of the growing Neon line-up and it sports a 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, social networking, and a rear-facing camera. This one's, of course, intended for the teens for quick text messaging. Price and release dates for both of these handsets are unknown right now.

[Unwired View]

11.6-Inch Samsung 9 Series Ultraportable Notebook Also On the Way With Sub $1,200 Price Tag?

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Provantage has possibly detailed what could be an 11.6-inch model of the awesome 9 Series ultraportable notebook from Samsung. We know that the 13.3-inch model was unveiled at CES and it looks pretty awesome even though it's pretty darn expensive. Well, this new smaller model looks like it's going to feature an Intel Core i3-380UM 1.33GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD, an HDMI output, USB 2.0 / 3.0 ports, Bluetooth 3.0 / WiFi b/g/n support, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), and a 1,366 x 768 resolution display. There's no way to confirm if this model actually exists but it's looking pretty legit right now. Said notebook should be launching for less than $1,200.

[Engadget]

32 and 37-Inch Panasonic 3D LED TVs Hitting the UK This May

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Panasonic has just announced something pretty good for the UK if you're into the whole 3D hype. The company has announced that they're going to be releasing the 32-inch (TX-L32DT30) and 37-inch (TX-L37DT30) 3D LED TVs in May of this year. Both of these TVs are packing IPS displays so you'll be able to watch them at pretty much any viewing angle you want to. Both of the TVs also come with Viera Connect Internet access as well as social networking apps and WiFi / DLNA support. Of course, they all pack their own share of HDMI ports, three USB ports, and even a VGA. Price hasn't been mentioned yet.

The company also plans to launch their new VT30 3D plasma TVs in 42, 50, 55, and 65-inch models. They also plan to launch a whole bunch of new LCD HDTVs as well.

[Pocket-Lint]

11.6-Inch Windows 7 Powered Toshiba Tablet Shipping In the Second Half Of the Year

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We heard about Toshiba's Windows 7 tablet a few days ago and it made an appearance - behind glass and not turned on - at their booth at MWC. This tablet looks exactly like their 10-inch "Honeycomb" powered tablet that should be launching in the first half of this year but this one is a slightly larger 11.6-inch model. Confirmed specs for this tablet include an "Oak Trail" Intel Atom CPU, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and the company's skinned UI over top of the Microsoft OS. This tablet will reportedly be shipping in the second half of the year but the price is still TBD.

[Engadget]

Toshiba Portege R830, Sallite R830, and R850 Notebooks All Official

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Toshiba has just unveiled three new notebooks, including the Portege R830, Satellite R830, and R850. The first notebook is what you see above. The Portege R830 features a new slim design and is being called an ultraportable. It features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display, Intel "Sandy Bridge" CPU options, up to 8GB of RAM, up to a 640GB HDD, Bluetooth 3.0 / WiFi b/g/n support, USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI output, and an 18.3mm body. This one will reportedly be available in Q2 (April / May / June) of this year but the price hasn't been mentioned yet. If you want to know what the other notebooks have then click on through.

Toshiba's two other notebooks, the Satellite R830 and R850, are pretty similar to the Portege R830 and that's why the number is the same. The R830 are the same, while the R850 notebook features a larger 15.6-inch display with a slightly stronger chassis. That means that you get your choice of Intel "Sandy Brige" CPUs, up to 8GB of RAM, a whole lot of HDD storage, an HDMI output, Bluetooth 3.0 / WiFi b/g/n support, an integrated webcam, and Windows 7. These two notebooks will be available in Q2 of this year, just like the Portege R830.
Toshiba Portege R830 Notebook: Pocket-Lint
Toshiba Satellite R830 and R850 Notebooks: Pocket-Lint

7-Inch NEC LifeTouch Note Netbook Runs Android 2.2 and Has Access To the Market

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If you're interested in a 7-inch netbook running Google's Android OS then you could do it yourself or you could check out what NEC just announced. What you see above is the NEC LifeTouch Note. This netbook packs a WVGA (480 x 800 resolution) resistive touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, and version 2.2 of the OS. There'll be three models of this netbook: 3G / WiFi with 8GB of storage, WiFi-only with 4GB of storage, and WiFi-only with 8GB of storage. Furthermore, this netbook reportedly has access to the Android Market and will be available in Japan soon for somewhere around ¥45,000.

[Liliputing]

AMD Powered Lenovo ThinkPad X120e Notebook Not Shipping Until March 8th

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Lenovo's ThinkPad X120e notebook was supposed to ship today but it looks like it has been delayed. The 11.6-inch notebook that was reviewed by Joanna Stern reportedly won't be shipping until March 8th which is about three weeks away. I hope you didn't order one because that's quite a while to wait for this AMD Zacate powered notebook.

[Engadget]

Android At 150,000 Apps and 350,000 Activations Daily, Next Version Will Have Gingerbread and Honeycomb Features

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Eric Schmidt took the stage at MWC 2011 just a few minutes ago and mentioned a whole lot of things. He mentioned that he was hoping that Nokia would choose the Android platform because of all the success that their OS has had. He also mentioned that there are 150,000 applications on the Android Market and that daily activations are now at 350,000 a day. That's all great news, but what about the future of Android?

Schmidt mentioned that the OS will be getting updated every six months still - not once a year which is what Vic Gundontra told us. Maybe they're still working on getting it to once a year for now. That's not all though. He also mentioned that the next version of Android, Ice Cream, will be combining the great aspects of Gingerbread and Honeycomb which is great. He didn't tease what the future of the mobile OS would look like but Google I/O is happening soon so maybe it'll happen then.

[Phandroid]

Cincinnate Bell Finally Releases the Samsung Galaxy S For $399 Contract-Free

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Talk about being behind. Cincinnati Bell in the US has actually just released the Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung probably just sent them what they had left over since it's almost time to start selling their Galaxy S II smartphones. Anyways, the Galaxy S handset is now available on the carrier for $279.99 on a 2-year contract and for $399.99 contract-free. Check it out here.

[Android Central]

Apple's Next iPhone To Have a 4-Inch Display?

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Apple rumours go crazy this time of year. Just these past few days we've heard of Apple testing three next-gen iPhone prototypes including one with a QWERTY keyboard (that'll probably never get released) and we also heard that the company is working on a smaller iPhone - with iPhone 4 parts - that'll reportedly cost $200 contract-free which would be amazing. Today we're hearing something new from DigiTimes which also sounds great.

The firm has mentioned that Apple's next iPhone may actually feature a larger (and much better) 4-inch display. So much for 3.5-inches being the perfect size. They're likely doing this to stunt the growth of larger and higher-end Android devices because I believe that 4-inch displays are the perfect size for smartphones right now. Well, we'll see if this ever happens.

[Engadget]

Small Sony Ericsson LiveView Now Available On Amazon For $84.99

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If you were ever interested in Sony Ericsson's LiveView device then there's some good news if you live in the US. Amazon is now offering the device for $84.99 so you can strap it on your wrist if you want to. In case you've never heard about this device, this will pair with your Android handset to give you notifications about phone calls, text messages, and even social network updates.

[IntoMobile]

Android-Based HTC Incredible S, Desire S, and Wildfire S All Get Announced

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The last thing that HTC announced today are these three smartphones: the Incredible S (above), the Desire S (below), and the Wildfire S (very bottom). These three smartphones are all slightly better than their original models and they should all be available in Q2 of this year if things work out. Let's kick things off with the Incredible S, shall we?

This smartphone is the best of the bunch and features a 4-inch WVGA Super LCD display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 1.1GB of ROM, a microSD card slot, 768MB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, an 8MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash and 720p HD video recording, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, aGPS, and sadly just Android 2.2 with the Sense UI. The buttons on this smartphone aren't labels (Engadget points out) so when you turn the phone the buttons will turn as well. That's pretty neat. This will be available sometime in the middle of Q2. Pretty good for their latest flagship but Samsung seems to be blowing them out of the water.

Next up from the company is the HTC Desire S. This one packs a similar spec sheet but features a smaller 3.7-inch S-LCD WVGA display, a lower 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording, a front-facing camera, and runs Android 2.4 with the Sense UI. It's pretty similar to the original Desire so if you already have that then it might not be worth the upgrade. This will also be available in mid-Q2.

Last, and least out of the group, is the Wildfire S. This one features a 3.2-inch HVGA display (320 x 480 resolution), a 600MHz CPU, 512MB of ROM / RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, and Android 2.3 with the Sense UI. I don't really understand why they put Bluetooth 3.0 in this one and not the better smartphones but I guess that's really up to them. This one should be launching soon after the other two so maybe it'll make a June launch.

[Engadget]

ZTE Amigo Runs Android and Has 3.5-Inch Display Along With Slide-Out Keyboard

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Coming from PhoneScoop is what you see above and it's reportedly the ZTE Amigo. This handset is said to feature a 3.5-inch touchscreen display along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that looks pretty easy to type on. On the back of this phone you get a mediocre 3MP camera but there's no word on how fast the CPU inside of it is. This handset isn't the best in the world but it should be a pretty good budget Android handset. This will be shipping this May in the UK. After all, there has to be a reason why ZTE is the fourth largest phone manufacturer in the world.

[Phone Arena]

Android Powered HTC Salsa and Chacha Get Revealed, and They Have a Facebook Button!

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HTC has just unveiled what just seemed like a crazy rumour. Yup, these are Android-based handsets with a Facebook button awkwardly on the front of them. The one above is the HTC Salsa while the one below is the HTC Chacha - weird names for weird devices, I see. Both of these handsets are expected to launch in late Q2 of this year so quite possibly in June. If you want to check out the specs then check them out below.

The above handset is the HTC Salsa and it packs a 3.4-inch touchscreen display with a 320 x 480 resolution, a 600MHz CPU, 512MB of ROM / RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, a front-facing camera, a 12.3mm body, and Android 2.4 with the Sense UI. This handset is barely different from the HTC Legend but people will likely still go out and buy one.

The other "Facebook phone" is the HTC Chacha. This one packs a 2.6-inch display, a QWERTY keyboard, 512MB of ROM / RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, a front-facing camera, a 600MHz CPU, a 10.7mm thin body (with a slight chin), and Android with the Sense UI.

Update: Facebook has mentioned that you can expect a "dozen" of these phones this year and these are the first two.

[Engadget]

7-Inch HTC Flyer Tablet Packs 1.5GHz, Has Stylus Input, and Android 2.4 With Sense

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HTC unveiled exactly what we were expecting at their event today and what you see is officially called the Flyer, which I thought would be just a codename. This tablet features a 7-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, an aluminum unibody design, a 5MP camera, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, a microSD card slot, and Android 2.4 with the Sense UI. That's not all though; the display is meant for "groundbreaking pen experience" so you'll be able to use a stylus if you need more accuracy. This tablet will reportedly be available in Q2 of this year but the price wasn't mentioned. Check out Engadget's hands-on with the tablet at the link below.

Update: Apparently, this tablet will eventually be getting "Honeycomb" but it'll be after it launches. We'll see how long it takes.

[Engadget]

Huawei Ideos X3 and S7 Slim Devices Official At MWC

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Huawei has finally made their Ideos X3 handset and their Ideos S7 Slim tablet official. The X3 sports a 3.2-inch display along with Android 2.3. The full spec sheets haven't been announced yet so that's what we're going to have to wait. But, a few websites have already posted their first thoughts on the Ideos S7 Slim tablet and, so far, they're not good. We know that the tablet features a 7-inch display, 3G / WiFi support, a 12.5mm thin body, and Android 2.2. The display, from what I've seen so far, looks pretty bad at moderate viewing angles but that's what makes the price tag cheap.

[Phandroid]

HTC "Revolver" Leaks and Could Be Their Next Flagship; 4.3-Inch Device With Honeycomb?

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You might have never heard of the HTC Revolver but that's okay because I haven't either. Engadget has just got some exclusive information on this handset and it could be the company's upcoming flagship device. This handset is said to be sporting a 4.3-inch capacitive LCD touchscreen display, a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, 16GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM, an 8MP camera, a front-facing 3MP camera, a microSD card slot, 3G+ (HSPA+ if it's headed to AT&T) connectivity, and Android "Honeycomb". Interesting.

This is looking like a pretty damn good handset but it doesn't look attractive to me. Apparently, the tipster mentioned that this will be hitting AT&T's website this Spring and it'll be marked as "Coming Soon". Does that mean we'll see it at MWC? Possibly.

[Engadget]