Thursday, 22 April 2010

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MyTouch Slide Gets Delayed?

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:04 AM PDT

Word around the web has pegged May 17th as the rumored release date. The new rumored release date is June 2nd. Neither of these days has been confirmed by T-Mobile or HTC so take this information with a few grains of salt.

Nobody knows exactly when this phone will be released or why it's being delayed. Maybe it's because T-Mobile doesn't want it to interfere with the HD2 sales? Or maybe they don't want to run out of them and have their customers wait for new shipments. Who knows, either way there are a bunch of people waiting on the release of this awesome Android handset.

[via tmonews]

SmartDevices SmartQ V5 and V7 getting Android 2.1 update

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Everyone is getting some Android 2.1 love these days. The SmartQ V5 and V7 MIDs from SmartDevices will receive an update to Android 2.1. This updated will bring live wallpapers, 3D acceleration, a new UI and improved Bluetooth capabilities. The only thing missing will be multi-touch, their resistive screens is the reason for the omission of this feature.

If you're not familiar with these devices, they make great media player and is also good for web browsing. They are similar to devices like the Android Archos series. V5 comes with a 4.3 inch screen and V7 has a 7 inch. Both are resistive and also has 600MHz ARM11 processors, hardware acceleration for 3D graphics and video, 256MB RAM, 2GB local storage, support for SD cards, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, support for the major audio and video codec's, 1080p HD video playback, HDMI/AV outputs, and USB 2.0 OTG. Another great feature of these devices is the fact that they come preloaded with Android, Ubuntu, and Windows CE. This is one of the most versatile products of any kind available.

[via pocketables]

Automatic App Updates Will Be Included In Android 2.2?

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:55 AM PDT

For now, let's chalk this up in the rumor category. A user from 4Chan has posted a few pictures of a myTouch running Android 2.2. He says a new feature in 2.2 will be the ability to set the market to automatically update your apps when they become available.

We've seen our fair share of fake screenshots in the past but this one looks like it could be real. All of us have had days where we just don't want to update apps over and over. This new feature would make this process as painless as it can be. The only downside I see in this is when an app is updated to a broken version or to one that has limitations put on it. But, over all this will be a good thing especially if they can incorporate some way to downgrade apps back to the original functioning version. 2.2 are rumored to be released next month so if it does, we'll see if this is true or not.

Dell Aero details confirmed with new leak

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:39 AM PDT

This offering from Dell is a bit toned down from the recent leaks but is still a great device. The Dell Aero will be released for AT&T sometime in the second quarter. It has a 624 MHZ processor and a few other tricks up its sleeve.

Like the Moto Cliq and a few Sense devices, the Aero will come equipped with QuickOffice. And for you business people, it also has Microsoft ActiveSync and Exchange support. The browser has Flash lite support and there is a very good music player that will have some sort of music streaming and download ability that is protected by Windows Media DRM. It does have two things going wrong for it though, it has Android 1.5 and its going to be on AT&T. 2.1 is expected to be pushed to the device sometime later in the year.

[via engadget]

Dell Looking Glass tablet leaks with Tegra 2

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Dell is on a full on Android assault, they have many new devices in the pipeline. Seeing as how they entered the game late, they are positioning themselves to offer the most Android devices in the market. This tablet is similar to the Dell Mini 5, aka the Streak, it is a seven inch tablet. Rumors have this thing set for a November release.

This tablet will feature Android 2.1 on a Tegra 2 processor, with an optional TV tuner module so you can watch ATSC or DVB-T. It can also render slideshows via AT&T Uverse. It also has 4GB of RAM, another 4GB of flash for storage and an SDHC slot for up to 32GB of expansion, and there’s a 1.3 megapixel camera. So if you wanted the Streak but want more screen real-estate, this is the device for you.

[via engadget]

Dell Smoke brings A New Form Factor to Android

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:51 PM PDT

Dell has a lot of new different Android devices entering the market late this year and early next year. This one is called the Smoke, it's like a slim Blackberry mixed with a Pixi. This device will be targeted towards corporate customers but the appeal of this phone will widen if Dell sticks to their plans of offering this device at a low price.

Features:
• 2.8-inch QVGA display
• Qualcomm’s next-gen MSM7230 processor at 800MHz
• 5 megapixel autofocus cam
• 14.4Mbps HSPA
• MicroSD expansion to 32GB
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Dual-mic noise canceling
This phone is also scheduled for a 2011 release, sometime in the second quarter. The carrier has not been announced but it seems as though Dell has a deal with AT&T to carry all of their Android devices. Hopefully AT&T will wise up and stop messing up their Android phones by then.

[via engadget]

Dell Thunder: Android 2.1 with 4.1-inch OLED, Flash 10 and Hulu

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:38 PM PDT

The second leak of future Dell Android devices comes in any color you like long as its black (car guys gets this). This phone will be called the Thunder and with it comes a new UI made by Dell called Stage. Like the last leaked phone by Dell, there's good news and bad news with this device as well.

This phone is promised to feature Flash 10.1 and it will include its own Hulu app. Not much is known about how this app will work, my guess is it will function similar to the YouTube app that is included with Android. It has a 4.1 WVGA OLED screen. And like most new phones, it will be heavily social network integrated. Not much else is known about the specs, it should be packing nothing less than a 1GHZ type CPU and 512 RAM at the minimum. This phone is set for a release on AT&T, yes AT&T later this year and an LTE version will follow it sometime early 2011.

[via engadget]

Dell Flash Will Feature Android Froyo and A Boat load Of Other Goodies

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:24 PM PDT

Dell seems to be raising the bar with their second generation Android devices. This is the first of two that has just surfaced around the web. This phone will be called the Dell Flash and it has some great specs, but there is a down side to this awesome device.

For now this phone is just a prototype of things to come from Dell. This phone will supposedly be cut out of a slice of “curved glass,” topping out at 11mm thick with a 3.5-inch WVGA LCD. It will also be capable of 14.4Mbps down and 5.6Mbps. other features include a 5 megapixel autofocus cam with image stabilization and smile and blink detection, 512MB of RAM and ROM with microSD expansion up to 64GB Wi-Fi, TV-out, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 3.0, and a Qualcomm MSM7230 core humming along at 800MHz. now on to the bad news, it has 850 / 1900 / 2100MHz HSPA bands. We all know this at AT&T bands and if they continue their current trend of stripping Android devices, expect this to be stripped down as well. If you want to get your hands on this, you're going to have to wait till sometime in 2011.

[via engadget]
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