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AT&T LTE-Enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Appears at the FCC

Posted by on November 1, 2011 No comments

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Just as was the case with the original, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 seems to be doing good things on carriers as AT&T wants to get in on the fun of carrying one. An LTE equipped version of the tablet for Ma Bell has been spotted at the FCC. Alongside compatible radios for their network, their 4G LTE logo on the back of the device is more than enough of a giveaway for us.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a very slim Android tablet that foregoes many desirable ports for its good looks. Still, we believe it’s one of the best Honeycomb tablets out there. It sports a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1 inch display, Android 3.1+ and more.

It remains to be seen how AT&T will price this tablet, though we’d wager they’ll be a bit more expensive than the 16GB and 32GB flavors with only WiFi radios. Other than that, we expect everything else to remain business as usual – we just need some official information from AT&T itself. [FCC via Wireless Goodness]

HTC Raider Headed to Rogers with LTE

Posted by on October 26, 2011 No comments

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The HTC Raider (aka HTC Holiday hasn’t been made official for any North American regions just yet, but we can likely add one more to the list. The Raider, an Android 2.3 device boasting a 4.5-inch qHD display, will bring its LTE radio to Rogers in Canada, making it among the network’s first devices to use the next-gen 4G technology. Rumors originating at MobileSyrup state that the Raider could be available as soon as November 1st.

For those looking to activate a new plan with Rogers, here is a great deal. Starting up a new family plan with at least two lines supporting voice and data will be eligible to receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 free of charge. Not a bad time to consider your network options if happen to reside north of the border.

[via MobileSyrup]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe iPad patents in US

Posted by on October 14, 2011 No comments

UPDATED: Samsung lawyer slips up
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe iPad patents in US

As Apple successfully launches its iPhone 4S phone today, it is also celebrating in US courts as a judge has ruled that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe on some of Apple's iPad patents. However, no injunction has been ordered as yet, and there is a question on the validity of some of those patents.

US District Judge Lucy Koh even went as far as denying the request to injunct the Samsung tablet on the grounds of a "utility" patent presented by Apple, but is taking three other "design" patents into consideration before giving her final judgement.

Apple, though, will have to prove that the patents it is basing its case on are valid under US law.

According to Reuters,?Koh "characterised her thoughts on the utility patent as tentative", but claimed that a formal order would be issued "fairly promptly".

The case is also being brought against the South Korean company's?Galaxy S 4G, the US equivalent of the Samsung Galaxy S II.

Earlier in the day (Thursday 13 October), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was given a temporary ban in Australia by a local court.

UPDATE: Remarkably, it has also just been reported by AllThingsDigital that one of the Samsung lawyers in the US case couldn't tell the difference between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Apple iPad. When asked if she could distinguish between them by?US District Judge Koh, who held them up, Samsung?attorney?Kathleen Sullivan said "not at this distance, your honour".

Sullivan was standing just 10 feet away from the devices. Yikes!

The judge then had to ask the room, "Can any of Samsung’s lawyers tell me which one is Samsung and which one is Apple?"

A classic own goal.

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Tags: Samsung Tablets Apple Samsung Galaxy Tab 10-1 iPad Lawsuits

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe iPad patents in US originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:52:00 +0100

Apple Secures Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban in Australia

Posted by on October 13, 2011 No comments

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Samsung has taken yet another blow in the global patent war being waged against the Android manufacturer by Apple. A court in Australia has upheld a preliminary injunction banning sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Features such as a touchscreen interface were ruled too similar to those of the iPad by Justice Annabelle Bennet.

Samsung plans to appeal the verdict, which produced a similar result to the ruling reached in German courts. Samsung plans to counter European bans by releasing updated devices that tweak alleged patent-infringing details, but with touchscreen technology a central part of the Galaxy Tab 10.1′s design, it is hard to see how Samsung could deploy a similar tactic in Australia. A statement released by the company read, “We are disappointed with this ruling and Samsung will be seeking legal advice on its options. We will continue to legally assert our intellectual property rights against those who violate Samsung’s patents and free ride on our technology.”

[via WSJ]

T-Mobile SpringBoard 4G Tablet Released, Together With the HSPA+ Version of Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the Same Carrier

Posted by on October 10, 2011 No comments

T-Mobile USA has just released a bunch of 4G Android tablet, including the 7 inch T-Mobile Springboard and the 10.1 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The former is a rebranded Huawei MediaPad, while the Samsung device gets HSPA+ as an extra.

Huawei MediaPad aka the SpringBoard 4G comes with a 7 inch display, a dual core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor and a 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture. Add to that a front camera for videocalls (1.3MP), an SD card slot, GPS and some preloaded services: Netflix, T-Mobile TV, Blockbuster on Demand, all of these taking advantage of the HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps connection.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is already a famous product, so there’s no need to mention the 10.1 inch 1280 x 800 pixel display, the dual core 1GHz processor or the 3 megapixel main camera and 2 megapixel front camera. I guess I did mention them in the end, but a quick reminder never killed anyone, right? Personally I don’t find the name SpringBoard very appealing, but T-Mobile must have some marketing studies behind this decision…


T-Mobile Announces the Huawei-Manufactured T-Mobile Springboard Tablet and a 4G Capable Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Posted by on October 10, 2011 1 comment

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The folks at the carrier of magenta (T-Mobile if you haven’t been keeping up) have announced two new tablets. One kind of doesn’t count as a huge announcement in our books. It’s the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 4G radios inside.

While T-Mobile initially confirmed they’d be carrying the tablet, we didn’t know if it’d be WiFi-only or with data radios inside. Now we know. Look forward to HSPA+ connectivity alongside a 10.1 inch display, a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, Android 3.2 Honeycomb and more.

The 7-inch T-Mobile Springboard will excite quite a bit of you. T-Mobile’s calling this one “ultra-portable” as the Huawei-manufactured tablet purports that aforementioned 7 inch display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (no mention on the make and model), a 5 megapixel rear camera that is capable of shooting 1080p HD video, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and a standard SD card slot with support for 32GB cards.

Both tablets have been given an availability window of “in time for the holiday season” with nary a price to mention. Read on for full press details.

T-Mobile Advances Portfolio of 4G Tablets With T-Mobile SpringBoard With Google and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

The ultra-mobile T-Mobile SpringBoard and ultra-thin Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will deliver premium on-the-go entertainment and multimedia experiences

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Oct. 10, 2011 -- T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled two new 4G* Android™ 3.2 (Honeycomb) tablets, enhancing its growing tablet business and portfolio of high-speed mobile broadband devices. The T-Mobile® SpringBoard™ with Google™ and Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 will enable customers to enjoy their home Web and entertainment experiences virtually anywhere.

"Our customers expect the ability to access and share content on the go at 4G speeds, so we’ve created a 4G tablet portfolio of 7-, 9- and 10-inch tablets with their busy, highly mobile lives in mind," said Jeremy Korst, vice president of mobile broadband and emerging devices, T-Mobile USA. "The T-Mobile SpringBoard with Google and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are the perfect evolution of T-Mobile’s tablet portfolio, providing consumers with the right choice of tablet to easily look up a recipe at the grocery store, update social media sites on the bus or stream movies and music in the back seat of the car."

T-Mobile SpringBoard With Google

The 4G-enabled T-Mobile SpringBoard is one of T-Mobile’s most affordable tablets, offering a premium mobile entertainment and rich Web experience that won’t break the bank. Featuring a stunning 7-inch HD multi-touch display, the ultra-portable T-Mobile SpringBoard can fit comfortably into a coat pocket, briefcase or purse, making it easy to carry with you while running errands, hopping on an airplane or waiting at the doctor’s office. Manufactured by Huawei, the T-Mobile SpringBoard is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core mobile processor and offers a variety of preloaded entertainment applications, including access to thousands of movies and TV shows via BLOCKBUSTER on Demand®, Netflix® and T-Mobile TV. The SpringBoard also offers high-speed Web browsing with support for Adobe® Flash® Player, as well as access to services and applications including Blio® eReader, MobileLife® Family Organizer powered by Cozi, Slacker Radio and TeleNav GPS Navigator™, a personal GPS navigation and local search application that provides turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions.

The T-Mobile SpringBoard is also the perfect device for capturing and sharing moments with friends and family while on the go. Equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and video recorder with 720p for HD video capture, as well as a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, customers can easily capture images and video and share with loved ones. In addition, with an SD card slot that accommodates up to 32GB of expandable memory, it’s easy to save movies, music, photos, documents and more so customers can have easy access to everything they need.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

T-Mobile also unveiled the ultra-thin, 4G-capable Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Weighing just 1.24 pounds and featuring a spectacular 10.1-inch HD touchscreen display for a widescreen viewing experience, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of the thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablets on the market. T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes equipped with preinstalled content and applications, including T-Mobile TV, Qello®, Samsung Media Hub, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD demo, SIM City Deluxe demo, Blio® eReader and Zinio®.

With a 1 GHz dual-core NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 processor and full Adobe Flash Player support, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 offers a high-end mobile entertainment experience, making it quick and seamless to browse rich Web content, multitask and play games.

Availability

The T-Mobile SpringBoard with Google and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available in time for the holidays at T-Mobile retail stores and at http://www.t-mobile.com.

*T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network not available everywhere. See coverage details at http://www.t-mobile.com.

Gameloft and Asphalt are trademarks of Gameloft in the US and/or other countries.

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About T-Mobile USA:

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the second quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group -- 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA -- all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+ 21/HSPA+ 42. T-Mobile USA’s wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.

For more information about T-Mobile’s 4G products, please visit http://www.t-mobile.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. These forward-looking statements may include statements with regard to the expected development of revenue, earnings, profits from operations, depreciation and amortization, cash flows and personnel-related measures. You should consider them with caution. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Deutsche Telekom’s control. Among the factors that might influence our ability to achieve our objectives are the progress of our workforce reduction initiative and other cost-saving measures, and the impact of other significant strategic, labour or business initiatives, including acquisitions, dispositions and business combinations, and our network upgrade and expansion initiatives. In addition, stronger than expected competition, technological change, legal proceedings and regulatory developments, among other factors, may have a material adverse effect on our costs and revenue development. Further, the economic downturn in our markets, and changes in interest and currency exchange rates, may also have an impact on our business development and the availability of financing on favourable conditions. Changes to our expectations concerning future cash flows may lead to impairment write downs of assets carried at historical cost, which may materially affect our results at the group and operating segment levels. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, our actual performance may materially differ from the performance expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We can offer no assurance that our estimates or expectations will be achieved. Without prejudice to existing obligations under capital market law, we do not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements to take new information or future events into account or otherwise.

In addition to figures prepared in accordance with IFRS, Deutsche Telekom also presents non-GAAP financial performance measures, including, among others, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBIT, adjusted net income, free cash flow, gross debt and net debt. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Non-GAAP financial performance measures are not subject to IFRS or any other generally accepted accounting principles. Other companies may define these terms in different ways.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Headed to T-Mobile October 26

Posted by on October 3, 2011 No comments

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Last week T-Mobile confirmed that the carrier will stock the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and a newly leaked roadmap courtesy of TMoNews has the details on when we can expect it. October 26th looks to be the date that T-Mobile will join in on the Galaxy Tab party. If you are looking ahead to even newer things, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab Plus is also right around the corner.

[via TMoNews]

Galaxy Tab 10.1 Coming to T-Mobile Soon, Officially Confirmed

Posted by on September 29, 2011 No comments

T-Mobile has just announced on Twitter that it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 table soon enough, but without announcing a launch date. A 4G version of the slate is highly likely, but a WiFi-only unit wouldn’t surprise me at all.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of the most controversial tablets out there, along with HP TouchPad. However, Samsung’s device wasn’t an on and off affair like the TouchPad, but rather a renegade device, first banned from some countries that thought it was too similar to the iPad and then returning like a prodigal son, after some lawsuits.

T-Mobile will price this model at around $500 in its cheapest version that immediately draws comparisons with the iPad 2 or the just announced Amazon Kindle Fire. We have to remind you that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is thinner and lighter than the iPad 2, hence all the drama between this device and the Apple slate, as the South Korean product is a real worthy competitor for it… but it does actually borrow from its design.


Skype for Android Brings Video Calling to New Devices, Landscape Support

Posted by on September 29, 2011 No comments

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Skype for Android has received an update to version 2.5, bringing along video support to a group of 13 new devices. The list contains a mix of both smartphones and tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Motorola DROID BIONIC and LG Optimus 3D Additionally, the latest version of Skype adds in features such as landscape mode for video chat, improved Bluetooth headset support, and the ability to delete and edit instant messages. One change that might not be so welcome is the inclusion of in-app ads for users without Skype credit or Premium account.

You can find the latest update in the Android Market now. For a complete list of newly supported devices head over to the Market link below.

Android Market Link: Skype for Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: The weirdest tab accessory yet – a bike

Posted by on September 29, 2011 2 comments

Yep, a bike
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: The weirdest tab accessory yet - a bike

When you buy a new tablet you have to consider which accessories you're going to need to fork out for too, to get the complete experience.

You'll probably need a case of some sort, to stop it getting damaged. A stand is a good idea if you want to use it on your desk. Bluetooth keyboards are also handy if you're planning on using your tab for a bit of office action.

What you probably haven't considered is a "custom made road bike and top of the range tablet holder".

But that's exactly what Samsung has on offer for owners of its Honeycomb boasting Galaxy Tab 10.1

"Demonstrating the Galaxy Tab 10.1’s 'lighter for performance' ethos the Tab holder is designed by F1 manufacturers, is?super light at 125g and is complete with a super strong premium finish," read the release statement.

"Accessible from the side, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 holder allows for the device to be used easily whilst on the move. Applications such as dashboards tracking mileage, route planners and repair instructions for punctures, can be downloaded from the Android Marketplace to enhance everyday cycling routes or more adventurous trips – a handy addition for any cyclist."

Yes, it really did say "on the move". Cycling and tableting on the go - it's a new one for us.

Don't get us wrong, we love the Galaxy Tab 10.1 as it's an awesome device. But we're not going to risk smashing the screen to smithereens by having it hanging from our bike's top tube.

But hey, everyone's different so if you are interested the bespoke Samsung Galaxy bike and Tab 10.1 holder can be made to order by 14 Bike Co.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: The weirdest tab accessory yet - a bike originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:46:00 +0100