Details about its launch and potential retail price are still pretty scarce at the moment, but apparently, it will run on Windows, an Intel Atom processor, and possible access to its Bada App Store as well. Samsung isn’t actually a newbie in this segment of the market as they’ve already made a couple of handheld tablet PCs before such as the Samsung Q1 MID pictured above, but of course, the game has definitely changed from back then. Will it be a hit or flop for the renowned and successful phone maker? Hopefully, we won’t have to wait long to find out.

[via unthinkable]

Given the current timeline Apple is working with (iPhone OS 4.0 expected to debut this June with the release of the 4G iPhone), it’s highly likely that the particular iPhone OS which will tie-up both devices won’t be available until iPhone OS 4.1. We’ve heard a lot from iPhone OS 3.2, and it might not be made available on the iPhone given that it’s got specific features and settings that’ll only work with the iPad. Add to that the possibility of iPhone OS 4.0 becoming available as early as June, just a few months away from the release of the iPad, we’re starting to doubt it as well. With iPhone OS 4.1, on the other hand, they’ve got more than enough time to plan it out and develop it accordingly.

Anyway, this is pure speculation at the moment, and with Apple, you never really know. For what it’s worth, if ever firmware 3.2 doesn’t get released for the iPhone, I’m pretty sure there will be some resourceful folks out there who will be able to port the iPad OS to the Apple mobile phone.

[the loop via redmondpie]

Flash is confirmed on the HP Slate as well as hardware acceleration for better performance and longer battery life. Obviously, HP is highlighting these features this early on since this is what’s clearly lacking in Apple’s recently announced iPad.

We’re still waiting on its other specs to be announced, but we have to admit, we like what we’ve seen so far. Hopefully, its price will be as competitive as the iPad or their netbook offerings, if not cheaper.

[via engadget]

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]

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.

It’s been a while since we had interesting news from manufacturers of standalone PMPs. The iVIDI from a company called INS Mobile in Korea is a 3.3-inch AMOLED PMP with WiFi, G-Sensor, FM radio, auto-rotation and e-Book support. It also has a TV tuner so if you have DMB TV in your country, you are likely to enjoy the clearest mobile sport cast on the iVIDI. No pricing or availability yet. Hopefully INS Mobile is planning to launch the iVIDI outside Korea.

Screenshots of the iVIDI GUI after the break.

[via gmp3, akihabaranews]

[via engadget]

Here’s one super gadget we never even dreamed of. A gamer with PSP Go sliding form factor that is equipped with WiMAX. Better than the PSPGo, the slideout console includes a QWERTY keyboard. The 4-inch touchscreen has WVGA resolution and inside is a 600MHz ARM CPU that is 3D capable. A 256MB RAM adds speed and power. The all-important operating system hasn’t been announced and the price and date of shipment remains a mystery. If priced correctly and given a high-quality audio chip, this could replace your more regular PMP.

[via carrypad, engadget]

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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]