Toshiba plan to release 10.1-Inch Android Tablet

Following Samsung which plans to issue a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch and Motorola with Motorola Xoom. Japanese electronics manufacturer, Toshiba released the Android-based tablet Honeycomb had a 10.1-inch screen. Devices that have not been given the name displayed in the arena of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.

Promised to be available in the market started the first half of 2011, the tablet made by Toshiba will be the focus for accessing multimedia. Computational capability is supported dual core processor Nvidia Tegra 2.

Although the same size, shape unique screen and a little different from its competitors because the aspect ratio of 16:10 with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Tablet is equipped with two cameras, each with 5 MP camera on the back and a 2 MP camera in front.

Memory slots and ports provided are complete. HDMI port for example to present the content to HD-quality TV monitor. In addition there are large-size USB port that is commonly used to exchange data with an external hard drive. MiniUSB port are also available to connect with other devices and digital cameras. Do not forget a microSD slot for adding storage capacity.

Toshiba also enables users to open and replace the battery at any time. Cover the back can be changed with a choice of colors provided even sold as separate accessories. Not sure what the price of this device.

Specification of Toshiba Tablet:
- Operating System: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
- 10.1 inch with high resolution of 1280×800 pixels
- 5MP camera on the back and 2MP one in the front
- USB and HDMI port
- Tegra 2 dual core proccy
- weighs just 1.7 pounds (800 grams)
- 0.6-inch thick
- Rubberized, spill-resistant, replaceable back cover

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Motorola DEFY, The dust proof and water resistant Android phone

Motorola re-engaged by releasing the latest series of Android phones, Motorola DEFY. With this new series Motorola hopes to take the market in the ranks of the Android OS. Motorola DEFY could become the first Android mobile phone with waterproof and scratch resistant

Motorola this one has a specification that are strong enough. Powered by TI OMAP 800Mhz processor, a 5 megapixel camera, UI Motoblur and OS 2.1. Motorola DEFY protected with a glass 3.7 inch type famous Gorilla strong and scratch resistant. Motorola Defy also waterproof to a depth of 1 meter for 1 / 2 hour. It seems targeted to mobile users adventurer or extreme environments is not like the Samsung i5510. Casing was allegedly made very tight and dust-proof. Dual microphone was prepared in anticipation of a noisy environment.

Specifications and Features Motorola Defy:
-  3.7 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen
-  Gorilla Glass Technology display
-  Android 2.1 Eclair OS
-  800MHz Cortex-A8 processor
-  5 MP camera with LED flash
-  Stereo FM radio with RDS
-  512 MB RAM
-  2 GB internal memory
-  32 GB micro SD support
-  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
-  A-GPS support
-  Bluetooth
-  Facebook, Twitter, MySpace integration
-  microUSB v2.0
-  1540mAh battery 


     

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Tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Korean mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung is occupying the second largest position in the arena of global mobile phone market. Well, some time ago Samsung has successfully entered into the tablet market with the introduction of Samsung Galaxy Tab, along with Samsung smartphone product introduction Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung had come to introduce the latest tablet PC from Samsung's successor Samsung Galaxy Tab is named Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Different from Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1, aka Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to come up with more screen measuring 10.1-inch wide, with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels (WXGA).

Comes with a thickness of 10.9 mm and weighs 599 grams. Not just a relatively lean but also quite mild. Another interesting feature is presented here that is the main camera 8 MP, who was given the ability to record video to the size of full HD 1080p. Also, supported 2 MP secondary camera on the front. The front camera can be enabled to do a video chat. In fact, can be used for photographing the images themselves.

Comes with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, seems to make the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as competitors from other tablet PCs in the same segment such as Motorola Xoom and LG Optimus Pad. At least not anyone who can give better prices 'reasonable' definitely going to be able to win over potential customers. Let's see its.

Here are the specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1:
- Network: 850/900/1900/2100 21 Mbps HSPA+, EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
- Operating System: Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
- Dimensions: 246.2 × 170.4 × 10.9mm Weight: 599g
- Display: 10.1" 1280 x 800 (WXGA) TFT
- Processor: Dual Core 1GHz processor
- Main Camera: 8.0 Mega Pixel Camera with LED Flash AF
- Secondary Camera: 2.0 Mega Pixel
- Video: MPEG4/H263/H264
- Playback: 1080p FullHD Video @ 30fpsRecording: 1080p FullHD Video @ 24fps
- Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG, MIDI, AMR-NB/WB, 3.5mm Jack, Stereo Speakers
- Other Features:
   * Android Market for more applications and contents
   * Android UI / Android Browser Google Mobile Service: Google Talk, Video Chat, Google Maps etc.
   * Gyroscope sensor, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 (a / b / g / n), Bluetooth technology v2.1 + EDR, USB 2.0
- Memory: 16GB/32GB
- Battery: 6860mAh

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ZTE Skate with Android Gingerbread-based

ZTE participate also enliven the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, by launching a smartphone named Skate. Just like Acer Iconia Smart, the phone also took Gingerbread Android OS, despite a lower specification.

ZTE Skate weighs 120 grams with 4.3-inch screen at a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. ZTE Skate wear Android OS 2.3, 800 MHz processor, and GPU Adreno 200 for supporting the HD widescreen display mounted. There's Also a 5MP camera, Bluetooth, A-GPS, compass, and G-sensor.

ZTE Skate supports GSM / GPRS / EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz frequencies and HSDPA / UMTS 900/2100MHz frequencies. Also it features wifi installed.

ZTE recently scored achievement by getting rid of Apple as the fourth-largest mobile phone vendor in the world. Most vendors selling from China's reliance on low-cost phone line. ZTE predicted Skate himself worthy cheap enough though ZTE has not mentioned it.

ZTE Skate Features:

• Supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G 
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, EDR, Wi-Fi connectivity
• 4.3 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16m colors
• Includes an accelerometer, Proximity sensors & Digital compass
• 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera with LED Flash, digital zoom, Geo-tagging
• Multi-touch input method
• Powered by 800MHz processor
• Provides camera resolution of 2592 x 1944 Pixels
• Supports MP4, H.263, H.264 video players
• WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML browser support
• Runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Up to 32GB micro SD card slot support
• Push Email, Instant Messaging
• Can access social networking services
• MP3, Polyphonic, WAV ring tones support
• Supports MP3, WAV, & eAAC+ music players
• 3.5mm Audio Jack
• MicroUSB 2.0 port
• GPS with A-GPS support

     

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Acer Iconia Smart, Hybrid of Smartphone and Tablets

Acer enliven the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Bacelona by presenting Acer Iconia Smart. Acer's first handset in the form of half tablet half phone with extra wide screen and is intended for portable multimedia players. Iconia names similar to the Acer laptop products that use 2 screens, Acer Iconia.

Acer Iconia Smart has a 21:9 widescreen display measuring 4.8 inches diagonally and a resolution of 1024x480 pixels. It also provided the sound system speakers with Dolby surround sound technology for impressive sound experience.

Iconia Smart use Android Gingerbread with Acer UI interface version 4.0 (Breeze). Snapdragon 1GHz processor and a browser that supports flash 10.1. In addition, there 8MP camera on the back with an LED flash and video recorder capabilities 720p. While in the front there 1.3MP camera for video calls. There is also a gyroscope and accelerometer in this handset to play games that are controlled by motion.

Acer Iconia Smart specifications:
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Size
Dimensions 141.7 x 64.5 x 13.6 mm
Weight 185 g

Display
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 1024 pixels, 4.8 inches
- Acer UI 4.2
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Six-axis gyro sensor
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Multi-touch input method

Sound
Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Mobile sound enhancement

Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB

Data
GPRS, EDGE
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP, DLNA
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video 720p@30fps
Secondary 2 MP

Features
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1GHz Scorpion processor, Qualcomm MSM8255-1 Snapdragon
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- SNS integration
- HDMI port
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input

Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)


     

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HTC Flyer, Android tablet with 7-inch screen

HTC enliven the tablet PC market. Do not want to lose to rivals who had already been launched tablet, this Taiwanese manufacturer launched the HTC Flyer, a 7 inch tablet.

Located at the Mobile World Congress 2011, HTC Flyer displayed. Unlike the HTC Scribe has been using Android Honeycomb, HTC Flyer that his form looks solid tablet is still using the Android Gingerbread operating system

For those who expect Android Honeycomb seem to be quiet. HTC promises users will be able to upgrade HTC Flyer to a version of Android 3.0 or Honeycomb.

Just like the smartphone, HTC to immerse the user interface mainstay, HTC Sense optimized for tablets. Tablet with Super LCD  tech screen can also be navigated with capacitive stylus, where the user can record or draw directly on the Flyer.

HTC Flyer are also integrated with OnLive, a cloud-based gaming service. Thus, the user is allowed to play games with the cloud-based.

HTC Flyer will be circulated around the second quarter of 2011. Reported price range around 499 Euros.

The following specifications HTC Flyer:
- Network
   - HSPA/WCDMA:
     Europe/Asia: 900/AWS/2100 MHz
   - Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
     850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Dimention 195.4 x 122 x 13.2 mm
- Weight 420 grams (14.82 ounces) with battery
- 7 inch screen 1024x600 resolution
- 1.5 GHz single core CPU
- 1GB RAM
- 32GB of Flash storage
- Construction aluminum unibody
- Dual camera (5 megapixel rear, 1.3-megapixel front)
- 4000 mAh battery
- microSD card slot
- Bluetooth 3.0
- 802.11 b / g / n WiFi
- Integrated GPS receiver

    

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HP Touchpad, WebOS with big screen

Finally, HP's entry into the tablet market. With the latest release tablet that is named HP Touchpad. The presence of these products increasingly fierce competition in the world confirms the tablet-not just from the product side, but from the side of the platform as well.

HP Touchpad will carry the operating system called WebOS. If you remember, WebOS is an operating system developed by Palm and is introduced through a mobile phone, Palm Pre and PalmPixi. However, since Palm bought HP last year, WebOS like missing. Well, this is the new touchpad, WebOS comes back.

From the screenshots shown HP, WebOS appearance relatively unchanged. On the front page there are the Quick Launch bar contains shortcuts to frequently used applications, such as web browsers, mail, instant messenger, and gallery. While the application is currently active and is in the background (WebOS already supports multitasking) is displayed in the form of "cards".

HP Touchpad itself has a size 9.7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024x768. These specifications are the same as Apple iPad, but not as high as Motorola Xoom which has a resolution of 1280x800. Processor using Qualcomm APQ8060 which is a two-core processor with a speed of 1.2 GHz. Touchpad itself is not a mobile device, because it only relies on WiFi as a connection to the internet. But HP promises Touchpad can synchronize to the device based smartphone WebOS.

Speaking of smartphones, at the same time HP also released two new smartphones based WebOS, namely Pre3 and Veer. HP Pre3 is a smartphone for the business segment that offers 3.58 inches and a physical keyboard. While HP Veer is a tiny device the size of the hand with a handful still has a physical keyboard.

HP TouchPad features and specs:

• HP webOS
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 242 mm x 13.7 mm (7.48 inches x 9.53 inches x .54 inches)
• Weight: approximately 740 g (1.6 pounds)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2-GHz processor
• 9.7-inch diagonal XGA capacitive, multitouch screen with a vibrant, 18-bit color, 1,024 x 768 resolution display
• The option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage
• High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content
• Wireless connectivity:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
  • A-GPS (3G only)
  • Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
• Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, and a 3.5 mm headset/headphone/microphone jack
  • Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio
  • Front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam for live video calling
• Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)
• Robust messaging support
• Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer) and gyroscope
• Rechargeable 6,300 mAh (typical) battery
• Micro-USB (Charging and PC Connect) with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Built-in HP Touchstone technology for easy charging (HP Touchstone for TouchPad sold separately) and HP touch-to-share to share web addresses between TouchPad and compatible webOS phones

   

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