Tuesday, 24 August 2010

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Dell Aero for AT&T gets $100 retail release [Updated]

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Dell’s Streak tablet may be getting all the Android attention for the company in the US, but they’ve followed up with a retail launch of the Dell Aero smartphone.  Packing a 3.5-inch 640 x 360 touchscreen, 624MHz Marvell CPU, 5-megapixel camera and triband UMTS/HSPA for the AT&T network, the Aero is available direct from Dell priced at $99.99 with a new, two-year agreement.

Your money also gets you Dell’s UI enhancements, together with WiFi and Bluetooth, all wrapped up in what the company reckons is – at 3.67oz – one of the lightest Android smartphones around.  Any takers?

Update: We spoke to Dell and they confirmed the Aero runs Android 1.5 Cupcake.  They’re calling the OS a “superset” of Cupcake, due to their modifications:

Dell developed a tremendous amount of customization and features on top of cupcake to deliver the experiences that matter most to customers. Popular features Dell incorporated on top of cupcake include Microsoft email with Active Sync, handwriting recognition, one-click upload of photos to social sites. We've also pre-loaded popular applications such as Facebook with integrated phonebook and calendar, added a connection manager, and implemented Search on the device or web.

Additional benefits for the Dell Aero:

·         Dell Aero comes with an 8x zoom with on-device photo & video editing functionality

·         Asynchronous BT/Wi-Fi

·         Multiple widget support

·         Sync with Windows Media Player

·         Desktop Suite Syncing tool – includes syncing with iTunes (Non DRM)

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[via SlashGear]

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Teased Samsung Galaxy Tab will get IFA 2010 reveal [Video]

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Samsung has launched a new teaser promotion for their Galaxy Tab tablet, officially confirming the 7-inch slate’s existence ahead of its debut at IFA 2010 next week.  Full details of the Android 2.2 tablet are still unknown, but Samsung has confirmed video calling – suggesting the rumors of a front facing camera were indeed accurate – together with augmented reality and Google Maps Navigation.

There’s also the usual web browser and ereader functionality, and the Swype onscreen keyboard will be preloaded.  We’ll be at IFA 2010 next week bringing back all the details; anybody tempted by the Galaxy Tab over, say, an Apple iPad?

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[via SlashGear]

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Motorola Droid for Verizon Upgrade to FRG22D Rolling Out Tomorrow

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:46 PM PDT

The update to Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid may have not gone as perfectly smooth as everyone would have liked, but at least it’s over and done with. Or, at least it should be. We’re still hearing a few scattered reports from owners out there that they never received the Over the Air (OTA) update for their device. This may or may not help them get that, as the FRG22D update to their device is meant for Droid’s with Android 2.2 already installed (officially), and it brings with it one notable feature: the ability to download Adobe’s Flash Player.

If you did get the OTA update, then you probably noticed that you weren’t able to find Flash Player in the Market, and even if you could download it from a third party location, it didn’t work. Well, now it will. And, as the tips go, it’s apparently all starting tomorrow, August 24th. That’s right — a brand new OTA roll out starts tomorrow, for all you Motorola Droid owners, and this time you’ll get the latest build of Android 2.2, and the ability to download Flash Player. Cool beans, right? Let us know in the comments as soon as you get your update finished, and let us know what you think.

[via Droid-Life]

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