Samsung releases prices on Galaxy Tab accessories

by Dustin Karnes on Oct 19th 2010, 1:24pm
tagged accessories, Android, galaxy, Samsung, tab, tablet

Planning on getting a Samsung Galaxy Tab? Well, if you are, you’ll probably want some accessories, too. Luckily, you can start budgeting, because price ranges have been released for Samsung’s line of accessories for their new little bundle of tablet joy. According to Simon Staffors, Managing Director of Samsung Mobile in the UK and Ireland:

“This range of accessories aims to complement the Galaxy Tab’s features and improve the experience the device offers – whether that’s listening to music, watching video content, playing games or editing documents. We’re delighted to be able to announce a variety of accessories available at launch, with even more to come.”

Full presser after the break.

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HTC Desire Z launching Nov 3rd on Bell Mobility

by Steve Ginter on Oct 19th 2010, 12:56pm
tagged Bell canada, bell mobility, bell mobility canada, canada, Desire Z, htc desire z, launch, november 3

To my Canadian friends, we now have a date ease your anxiety if you were eagerly awaiting the launch of the HTC Desire Z (also known as the G2 on T-Mobile state-side). Bell Canada will have this hot slider available on November 3rd – just two weeks from tomorrow!

The HTC Desire Z will be the first phone to run on Bell’s HSPA+ network, allowing speeds up to 14.4 Mbps and will also have access to HTC Sense 2.0. Another interesting tidbit is that since Bell Canada runs on the same 3G bands as AT&T (850/1900 UMTS/HSPA), there’s a good chance it will work on their network as well, although probably at regular 3G speeds.

[via Boy Genius Report]

HTC May Delay Tablet Shipments Until Q2 2011

by Jesse Bauer on Oct 19th 2010, 12:48pm
tagged delay, Google, HTC, htc tablets, LG, motorola, shipment, shipping, tablet

A Chinese report from Apple Daily shows that the HTC tablet PC may be delaying its shipping from Q4 2010 until Q2 2011 due to priorities given by Google to Motorola for Android 3.0, and Android 3.5 to LG.

HTC is a big reason for Android’s success to start with, so we hope that Google recognizes they should not be left behind when negotiating agreements for future development in Android hardware.

[via DigiTimes]

Froyo update for T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G going strong

by Tyler Cunningham on Oct 19th 2010, 11:50am
tagged android 2.2, froyo, myTouch 3G, T-Mobile

Last week, we told you that T-Mo was finally ready to push the long awaited Froyo update for the myTouch 3G. According to the official T-Mobile support forums, that update is well underway… for most owners that is.

It seems that myTouch phones with a 3.5mm jack are going to have to wait a couple extra weeks for their serving of Froyo. However, owners of the older model who have not already received the update can expect a pretty Vanilla version of Android 2.2. before the end of the month. Mmmm, Vanilla is my favorite.

[via Engadget]

AT&T launches U-verse mobile app for select Android phones

by Dustin Karnes on Oct 19th 2010, 11:31am
tagged Android, app, Aria, AT&T, Bravo, cpativate, Flipside, HTC, moto, motorola, Samsung, u-verse, uvers

AT&T has released their U-verse app on select Android phones in their lineup. While the app has been available for a long time on iPhone, Blackberry, and even Xbox 360, this is the first time we’ve seen it available on Google’s mobile OS. The app, of course, is only good for those who subscribe to AT&T’s U-verse service, and allows users to both manage their DVR recordings and browse the U-verse TV program guide.

While the app will not allow you to view any U-verse content on your device over 3G, the app will let you download – not stream – the content to your phone over wifi. The app is currently only available for:

Samsung Captivate
HTC Aria

And is “coming soon” to:

Motorola Bravo
Motorola Flipside

This means that all you Backflip and Flipout users will need to find another way to handle you U-verse subscription. Full presser after the break.

Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

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Engineer samples of Android 3.0 tablets to be ready in December

by Tyler Cunningham on Oct 19th 2010, 11:18am
tagged Android 3.0, Android tablet, apple, Gingerbread, ipad

Digitimes is reporting that Google has notified its partners that the next version of Android is nearing completion, and that tablet PC engineer samples are set to show up in December.

Analysts are predicting that Android 3.0, codename Gingerbread, will allow the OS to take away a greater percentage of the tablet market share currently dominated by Apple’s iPad.

Those sources are also predicting that the costs associated with adopting Android versus that of adopting Windows OS, a difference of $40-50 dollars in favor of Android, will also play a role.

[via Digitimes]

Download: Yahoo Messenger with Video for Android

by Chris Moor on Oct 19th 2010, 10:56am
tagged Fring, IM, messenger, Skype, video, video chat, Yahoo

Remember how Yahoo was going to update its messenger client with video chat support? Well they finally did, only they did it for iDevices first. How lame is that?

Well thanks to the leak of that leaked MyTouch rom from a few days ago, one crafty XDA forums member ripped out the Yahoo Messenger inside. Why might he do that, you ask? Simple, that version supports video chat.

All you need to do is install BOTH apk’s located below. If you just install the video add-on with the current Yahoo messenger app, it won’t work. So install both, mmmmk?

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TalkAndroid InfoByte: Episode 2 – 10/19/10

by Tyler Cunningham on Oct 19th 2010, 3:30am
tagged Android, InfoByte, podcast, talkandroid

TalkAndroid InfoByte – 10/19/10

Welcome to another edition of the TalkAndroid InfoByte, our weekday morning Podcast that gets you caught up on yesterday’s news.

You can either stream it to your browser (above), or you can download it here. We should note that, if you click the stream link above from your mobile browser, it should open up in your Android media player.

The RSS feed for the podcast is available here.

Podcast Notes:

0:25 -Dell Streak coming to Rogers Wireless in November

0:42 -If LinkedIn and Four Square made babies, they’d have Unsocial

1:20 -HTC announces the HTC Gratia – HTC Aria-like device for Europe

1:47 -Sprint bringing 4G to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco by end of 2010

2:13 -Allstate introduces Tag In mobile app to easily connect you with family and friends

2:32 -Droid 2 recalled from Wal-Mart – the Droid 2 Global looming

3:14 -Android releases outpace Windows 7 Phone in Q4

4:11 -No Android Market for Advent Vega Tablet at launch

4:50 -KDDI launching Galaxy Tablet replica SMT i900 in Japan

Check out all of the TalkAndroid InfoByte’s

Japan gets 3 new Android phones on KDDI

by Steve Ginter on Oct 18th 2010, 11:03pm
tagged Japan, KDDI, sharp is05, SIRIUSα IS06, toshiba regza is04, waterproof, win high speed

Japan is used to having some of the coolest phones, and to make sure they stay that way is KDDI with a trio of new handsets to offer its customers. Without further ado, I introduce the Toshiba REGZA Phone IS04, the Sharp IS05 and the Pantech SIRIUSα IS06. They all are running Android 2.x and are scheduled to hit Japan around December or January. One of these new contenders is even housed in waterproof casing! Hit the jump to see more pics and specs. » Read the rest

KDDI launching Galaxy Tablet replica SMT i900 in Japan

by Jesse Bauer on Oct 18th 2010, 9:56pm
tagged android 2.2, Android tablet, ceatec, ceatec 2010, froyo, galaxy tablet, KDDI, Ocean Observation UI, Samsung, samsung galaxy tab, SMT i900, tablet

You know when you’ve hit the mark with a new hardware device when manufacturers start building replicas. In Japan at CEATEC last week, KDDI announced it would launch a tablet which resembles the Samsung Galaxy S tab in many ways, but not quite all of them.

It’s called the SMT-i900 and it’ll ship with Android 2.2, just like the Galaxy tablet. It’ll also feature Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 7inch touchscreen and 512MB RAM.