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Huawei SmaKit S7: How Much Would You Price This Android Tablet

BrianB — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:33 +0000

One of China’s biggest companies, Huawei makes just about everything. Displaying the SmaKit S7 at CeBIT, you’d be forgiven to think that Huawei has world conquest next on its list. The 7-inch Android tablet runs Android 1.6, supports 720p videos and rocks 3G connectivity. The lack of stylishness would be prohibitive for most buyers who would’ve set their sights on the iPad anyway.

So how much do you think should the Huawei SmaKit S7 cost? Oh, that voice behind the video? That’s famous tech video journalist Charbax.

[via engadget]

Motorola Backflip Android phone now Available on AT&T

Allan David Reyes — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:45:50 +0000

Motorola’s uniquely designed Motorola Backflip touchscreen phone is now finally available on AT&T.

As its name suggests, this Android phone flips backwards in order to allow users access to its QWERTY keypad. It boasts of a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display, 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, A-GPS, 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity, 3.5mm jack, microSD card slot, and comes loaded with MotoBLUR. It only runs on Android 1.5 though, but on the good side, is upgradeable to Android 2.1.

AT&T’s first Android phone offering is retailing for just $99.99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate is applied.

[at&t via engadget]

Motorola i1 (Opus One) iDEN Android to come with MotoBLUR, ready for launch?

Allan David Reyes — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:59:10 +0000

Here’s an update on the Motorola Opus One we featured back in December of last year. The latest buzz around the net is that it could be launched in the next couple of weeks (most likely at CTIA) and will actually debut as the Motorola i1. We also now know that this Android iDen phone will feature a 3.1-inch 320×480 touchscreen, 3-megapixel AF camera with LED flash, WiFi (b/g), Bluetooth, A-GPS, 2.5mm jack, accelerometer, proximity sensor, and MotoBLUR complete with Flash Lite v3.1. It’ll come bundled with a corporate email client with ActiveSync support as well as a barcode scanner, document viewer and MOTONAV navigation app. We’re not sure yet of its price or when and where this new Motorola iDEN phone will exactly become available, but one thing’s for certain though, this will definitely be a treat for iDEN users hoping to get some piece of the Android action.

[engadget via bgr]

FirstView PC607V: $95 Android Tablet

BrianB — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:30:25 +0000

Besides Android 1.4, the FirstView PC607V also runs Windows CE. It’s just one of the cheap Android tablets there at CeBIT, according to Engadget reporter Joanna Stern. While Joanna never really took the time to have a good look at them cheap Android Tablets, we gather that the FirstView tablet costs only $95 and sports a resistive touchscreen that supports finger-input. Forsa and Huawei were also there with their own cheap Android tablets. Engadget has a hands-on video of the FirstView tablet. For a measly $95, imagine having a WiFi-enabled browsing device in your hands. Not bad at all, especially if it supports a host of video codecs.

[via engadget]

Hivision SpeedPad Sub-$100 Android Tablet debuts at CeBIT 2010

Allan David Reyes — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:39:14 +0000

Are you looking to get an Android tablet in the near future but constrained by a limited budget? If so, we suggest you keep an eye out for the Hivision SpeedPad which is expected to retail for less than $100.

This Android-based MID boasts of a 7-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen, WiFi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth, GPS, 3G connectivity, 256MB DDR2 RAM, 4200mAh battery capable of providing power of up to 6hours, and a Samsung 6410 800MHz with DSP processor. Based on the model displayed at CeBIT 2010, the Hivision SpeedPad runs on Android 1.6. It’s still not clear though if its OS will be upgraded to Android 2.1 when it’s finally ready to be released in the market.

The Hivision SpeedPad’s exact price and availability info, however, are both still yet to be known.

[liliputing, crunchgear via phandroid]
Check out the video of it courtesy of JKKMobile after the break.

Haleron’s iLet Mini HAL Android Tablet is a real A.I.?

BrianB — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:21:41 +0000

Probably not on the first version, but Haleron got us real intrigued about what the iLet Mini HAL could become in the coming years. For now it’s slightly under-powered compared to other tablets with only 600MHz processing power courtesy of a VIA chip. The 7-inch touchscreen boasts a 800 x 480-pixel resolution. Besides videos, music and Internet browsing via WiFi, it can be an e-Book reader with ePub, TXT and HTML support. There’s only 2GB of memory built-in but you have access to 10GB more in coud storage and, of course, the USB port takes flash cards. It sells for $199.

[via engadget]

Google Shopper app: Turn your Android phone into a Bar Code scanner

Allan David Reyes — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:23:10 +0000

We don’t know if the App Store or Cydia already has a similar app available such as this one, but we’ll admit, the newly announced Google Shopper app for Android is quite impressive. I’m not such a big fan of online shopping, but if I were, then I’d certainly find this app very useful. In a nutshell, Google Shopper turns any Android phone into a barcode scanner that will automatically provide you with all the necessary info regarding a product including where it’s available and its price. It can also scan cover art on CDs, DVDs, books, and even video games. Google Shopper is available now at the Android Market and is compatible with all version of Android.

[google mobile blog via unwiredview]

FireFox Mobile for Android launching late 2010

Allan David Reyes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:22:29 +0000

Want to have FireFox Mobile running on your Android phone? If so, read on as we’ve got good news for you.

Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s Vice President, proudly shares that their nearing the finish line on their work for the Android version with a target release date set for the end of this year. He didn’t mention any specific date, but did go on to say that they’re also pretty excited about MeeGo, the new mobile OS that both Nokia and Intel will be working on.

As far as Windows Mobile is concerned, they do have an Alpha version for Windows Mobile 6.xx already but its future is now uncertain with the launch of Microsoft’s new mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. They’re still deciding whether to continue work on this or scrap it and just focus on the new OS, but with a new IE browser also debuting on Windows Phone 7, FireFox Mobile might be in for a big challenge here.

[techradar via bgr]

Samsung i8520 Halo Android 2.1 phone bundled with Pico Projector, Super AMOLED touchscreen

Allan David Reyes — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:52:20 +0000

Apart from unveiling their first Bada-powered handset, the Samsung S8500 Wave, at MWC, the Korean handset maker is also set to debut another new phone, the Samsung i8520. No, this isn’t another Bada phone, but it does come equipped with a built-in DLP pico projector which follows in the footsteps of the Samsung MBP200 and Samsung Show. Dubbed as the Halo, the Samsung i8520 also features a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display, 8-megapixel AF camera, 720p video recording @ 30fps, WiFi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 A-GPS, tri-band UMTS 900/1900/2100, 16GB internal memory, DLNA support, and runs on Android 2.1 with the latest version of TouchWiz. The Samsung i8520 Halo will begin shipping to Europe and Asia in Q3 and will possibly be hitting the North American market thereafter.

[samsung i8520 via engadget]
More pictures after the break.

Sony Ericsson X10 mini, X10 mini pro, Vivaz Pro get announced at MWC

Allan David Reyes — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:09:21 +0000

Kicking things off at MWC, Sony Ericsson has just announced 3 new handsets – the X10 mini, X10 mini pro, and Vivaz pro. If the names sound familiar, that’s because these new touchscreen goodies are based on existing models already, the Xperia X10 Android phone, and the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Symbian phone.

With the exception of the QWERTY keypad found on the mini X10 mini pro, both new iterations of the X10 sport the same features. Each one comes with 2.55-inch QVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel AF camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, 600Mhz processor, 3.5mm jack, quad-band GSM/EDGE, UMTS HSPA connectivity, A-GPS, Google Maps, and runs on Android 1.6 complete with Timescape. The X10 mini pro will only be available in either black or red while the X10 mini will be released pearl white, lime, and silver in addition to the mentioned colored variations.

The Vivaz pro, meanwhile, is an identical twin of its namesake but ups the ante with a slide out QWERTY keypad. It still boasts of a 3.2-inch 16:9 ratio touchscreen, 720p HD video recording, WiFi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, and Symbian S60 as its OS. The Vivaz Pro will be available in black and white iterations, and will ship with an 8GB microSD card as part of the package. Its camera, however, got downgraded to just 5.1-megapixels as opposed to the 8.1-megapixel shooter found on the recently announced Vivaz. It’s a bit of a downer, but not that much of a deal breaker.

No word yet on the pricing of these new Sony Ericsson handsets, but it was disclosed that all three are slated to be released in Q2 in select markets.

[x10 mini and x10 mini pro, vivaz pro via bgr]