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Sep

Toshiba Excite Is Official: 7.7mm, 1.2Ghz OMAP, And Up To 64GB Of Storage

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Excite 10 LE (AT200 / AT205), News

We've been hearing about Toshiba's new ultra-thin tablet for about a week now, and the Japanese manufacturer made it official at today's IFA event. Known as the AT200 Excite, this ultra thin tablet is quite impressive in spec and size, considering it's thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, yet still manages to include microSD, microUSB, and microHDMI.

Full specs:

10.1-inch 1280x800 LCD display
1.2GHz dual-core OMAP 4430
1GB DDR2 RAM
Built-in storage up to 64GB
microSD, microUSB, and microHDMI (!)
5MP and 2MP cameras
7.7mm, 558g
Up to 8 hour battery life
Android 3.2

The Excite is set to land in Europe in Q4 2011, with no word of US availability of price at this time.

Aug

Sony's Tablet P And Tablet S Officially Unveiled

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, S1, S2

Sony has finally lifted the curtain on its upcoming Tablet S and Tablet P, formerly known as the S1 and S2, at today's IFA event. While there is little left to known about this dynamic duo, it's nice to finally get an official look at each of them.

Previously known as the S1, Tablet S is a 9.4-inch Honeycomb 3.1 tablet that comes in the normal 16GB and 32GB variants, along with the dual-core Tegra 2 processor clocked at 1GHz under the hood. Around the outside of this wedge-shaped handheld you'll find a full size SD card reader, and five megapixel rear shooter.

Aug

Droid Bionic Shows Up In Best Buy's System - In Stock September 7th, Ready For September 8th Release?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Bionic, Motorola, News, Rumors, Verizon Wireless

Since Verizon still wouldn't officially give up the upcoming Droid Bionic's release date, all we've had to chew on so far were rumors of the September 8th release date here and there (the latter was then discredited as an unofficial account by VZW, so it really has no credibility anymore).

To throw another rumor into the fire, one that seems to corroborate all the previous rumors, today the folks at Droid Attic dug up what seems to be an image of Best Buy's internal system showing the Bionic in stock on September 7th. While that doesn't necessarily mean it will go on sale right away, the dates line up quite well for the perfect storm on the 8th.

Aug

The Stars Have Aligned - The First Samsung Galaxy S II In The U.S. To Arrive September 9th, 2011?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy S II, Rumors, Samsung, Sprint

Last Updated: August 30th, 2011

After months of anticipation, we are now finally on the verge of the Galaxy S II launch in the U.S. Yesterday's events now have us strongly convinced that the first variant of the Galaxy S II, most likely on Sprint (as the recently approved by the FCC Epic Touch 4G, if you remember), will be launching Friday, September 9th, 2011.

Clue #1

First, today we received a tip from a trusted source inside Sprint, putting the 9/9/11 date on the radar with a very high probability. The source has always been reliable in the past, and the only way I see the scenario not playing out would be if between now and the 9th Sprint cancelled the launch and pushed off the release date.

Aug

Samsung Releases New Galaxy S II Promo Video, Promises "It'll Be Big In America"

Posted by John Thompson in Galaxy S II, News

At Samsung, size clearly does matter. The South Korean company has just released a new promotional video for the release of the Galaxy S II in the USA, with one theme: big.

Boasting about how the smartphone is already big in Europe and Asia, the video ends with a shot of the Statue of Liberty with the slogan "and soon, it'll be big in America."

The video fuels previous speculation over a potential State-side debut for the Galaxy S II on August 29th, as the company has arranged a product announcement in New York for that date.

Hopefully, by this time next week, we'll have all the information on the US release of the Galaxy S II, but until then you can sit back and drool over this video in the hope that you'll be able to get your hands on the device before the month's out.

Aug

Music Lovers Rejoice - Sony Ericsson Unveils "Live With Walkman" Android Smartphone

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Live w/ Walkman (Coconut), News, Sony Ericsson

Last Updated: December 30th, 2011

The "Walkman" brand name, originally created by Sony over 30 years ago, lives on in Sony Ericsson's newest Android device, the "Live with Walkman". This diminutive smartphone, announced in a press release earlier today, will be a music playing device first and foremost with a dedicated music discovery button and "deep Facebook integration," which means it will most likely carry something similar to (or exactly like) Sony's "Facebook inside Xperia" interface.

The device will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will have the following mediocre specifications:

3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen display (480 x 320 pixels)
1Ghz processor
5MP rear camera with 8x digital zoom, auto focus, and LED flash
Front facing VGA camera
720p video recording
320MB internal storage (Editor's Note: Yes, we think this is as absurd as you do.

Aug

'Reckless Racing' Developer Brings A New Game To The Android Market: Reckless Getaway

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

Game dev Polarbit recently released a new offering to the Android Market called Reckless Getaway, where you play the part of a wheelman after a bank robbery. Carrying the same kill-or-be-killed vibe as Reckless Racing, it's your job to get away from the fuzz any way you see fit -- including throwing them into oncoming traffic, walls, or whatever other element you can find.

The game features 17 all-new tracks, simple controls, realistic physics and controls, as well as unlockable levels and games modes.

Reckless Getaway will set you back $2.99, and you can grab it by hitting the widget below.

Aug

Samsung Releases Conquer 4G Kernel Source Code Before The Phone Even Hits Shelves

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Conquer, Development, News

Last Updated: November 23rd, 2011

Sammy has been on a roll lately as far as releasing source code is concerned, and the kernel source for the upcoming Conquer 4G just hit the Open Source Release Center. This means that, as soon as the phone lands on the Now Network's shelves on August 21st, all kinds of homebrewed goodness can get underway.

You can grab the code from here.

Aug

Rugged Motorola Defy+ Is Now A Reality - Coming To Asia, Europe, And Latin America This Fall

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Defy+, News

A few weeks ago, we heard a rumor that Motorola was working on a beefier version of the super rugged Defy, simple called the Defy+. Those rumors were realized today, as Moto official announced this new incarnation to the Defy line, complete with a faster processor and an upgraded shell.

The Defy+ will rock a 1GHz processor "that runs 25% faster" than the current Defy, Android 2.3.x, a 5MP rear shooter, 2GB built-in storage, and a 1700mAh battery underneath its 3.7 inch shell. Like its predecessor, the Defy+ will also be water and dust resistant, as well as scratch proof thanks to the inclusion of Corning Gorilla Glass.

Aug

Acer Iconia A100 7-Inch Honeycomb Tablet Now Available In North America

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Iconia A100, News

The Acer Iconia A500 10.1 inch Honeycomb tablet has been quite a success thanks to its competitive specs and low price tag. Now its little brother, the 7 inch Iconia A100 is available in North America for those who want all the power of Honeycomb in a more pocket-sized shell.

The Iconia A100 features all the guts of its bigger rivals, including a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM, 5MP rear shooter and 2MP in the front, all powered by Android 3.2, which has been optimized to run on 7 inch, 1024x600 displays.

The tablet is available at most US retailers today and will hit Canadian storefronts next week, with $330 getting you the 8GB version and $400 adds an extra 8GB, for a total of 16.