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Dell Streak 7 No Longer Available Online For Purchase

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by Jack Holt on
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Well chalk this up as another tablet come and gone. Dell has pulled the Streak 7 from its online stores and the tablet is no longer available for purchase. As Dell pulled the Streak 5 in August and there is no confirmation that the Streak 10 Pro will see a U.S. release, it appears that Dell is re-evaluating its future in Android tablets. Even with an update to Honeycomb, sales of the tablet were lackluster.

Of course this also adds some weight to the rumor that Dell would be pulling out of the tablet market altogether.  However, this doesn’t actually confirm that the computer-making company is pulling out of the tablet game, but it does beg the question, what is Dell going to do next?

 

[via Dell]

Acer, Asus, and Dell to Stop Making Android Tablets?

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by Jack Holt on
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Well it appears the PC Hardware vendors may drop out of the Android tablet market altogether. According to reports, Acer, Asustek and Dell may drop out due to fierce competition by Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This is surprising news considering Asus is releasing the first Tegra 3 tablet in December and Acer has suggested their own release of tablets with Tegra 3 inside.  While this is purely speculative, an upstream hardware supply chain suggests that they should be seeing orders by now from these companies if they were planning to push tablet sales in the next year. This however, is not because PC vendors lack compelling hardware.

Given, that the three main competitors offer compelling content to compliment their hardware, PC vendors were hard pressed by offering stock OS flavors to theirs. Couple this with cheaper tablet prices by both Amazon and Barnes & Noble, PC vendors didn’t have a leg to stand on price wise. According to the report:

“With Amazon offering its Kindle Fire at US$199 and Barnes & Noble to provide its upcoming Nook Simple Touch at a price of US$99, the pure hardware players are unlikely to profit from the market through price competition.”

Like it was said before, this right now is speculative. However, we have seen PC vendors start to pull their tablets that may suggest that this move could happen. Some also suggest that these companies are holding off on their orders until Windows 8 is out. Although these vendors may see the same issues in that market as well. One thing is for sure, companies and vendors are now starting to see that in order to offer a compelling product they must do more than just offer compelling hardware.

 

[via Digitimes]

Dell Streak Pro 101DL coming to Softbank January 2012

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by Jim Farmer on
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Count this as one more phone to be added to Softbank’s fall/winter lineup; the Dell Streak Pro 101DL. This looks to be another higher end device with specs including:

  • Android 2.3
  • 4.3-inch super AMOLED screen with 540×960 QHD resolution (Gorilla Glass)
  • 8MP CMOS camera
  • 1.3MP sub camera
  • 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8260 CPU
  • SyncUp compatible
  • Dell Stage 2.0 pre-installed
  • Bluetooth 2.1＋EDR
  • IEEE802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • GPS
  • microSDHC card slot
  • W-CDMA, GSM
  • size: 65×126×10.3mm, weight: 140g

Expect this one on shelves sometime in January 2012. Price is still yet to be dermined.

[via TechCrunch]

Chinese search giant Baidu launches mobile OS, forms alliance with Dell

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by David Laborde on
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Chinese search engine Baidu has formally entered the mobile device arena by announcing its own mobile OS, as well as entering into an alliance with Dell to produce tablets and smartphones.

Baidu, whose name was inspired from a poem written during the Song Dynasty, has launched its long-anticipated mobile OS named Biadu Yi.

Biadu Yi appears to be a heavily modified Android fork that utilizes cloud storage, backup and sharing capabilities, and comes with its own app store.  Baidu had been rumored to be planning the OS – and to be using a modified version of Android – for some time, but had refused to provide confirmation.

In addition to Biadu Yi, it is being reported that Baidu will supply its own maps, reader, music apps, and provide its Shen Bian service to stand in for Google Places.  The music app will likely integrate with Baidu’s Ting licensed music download service.

With its alliance with Dell in place, and a new OS ready for distribution, Baidu appears to have a solid footing with both software and hardware for mobile devices.   While Dell has struggled to find the success in the mobile device market that it enjoyed in the PC market, entering into an alliance makes sense as Baidu is one of the strongest domestic brand names in China and also dominates China’s search market.  

China has an estimated 906+ million mobile phones in operation, making it nearly 3 times as big a market as the United States.  While Baidu has thus far sat on the sidelines in the mobile device war, it now looks like it is preparing to strike.  The combination of their Biadu Yi OS, along with a steady supply of mobile devices from Dell, gives them a fighting chance to make inroads into the mobile-device rich Chinese market. 

It’s unknown if Baidu’s sights are just on the Chinese market but one thing is certain, before you have a chance to make your mark in the mobile device wars, you first have to be good enough to make your competitors aware that you even joined the fight.

What do you think?  Will Biadu YI make a dent in the Chinese market?  Will it one day be a viable competitor to Android?  Let us know in the comments!

[via telecomasia and dailytech]

Dell Streak 7 to receive Android 3.2 Honeycomb update

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Remember the Dell Streak 7? It had promise with the Tegra 2 processor, but with Froyo onboard, that killed it for me. Interestingly enough, Dell has confirmed they will update it to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. In fact, a few Streak 7 units have been spotted running Honeycomb at the IFA Conference in Berlin. It looks to only have a hint of Dell’s Stage UI, so it’s mostly stock Android.

They did not announce a timeline for the update, but we will let you know as soon as we hear more.

[via unwiredview]

Dell Streak 5 is gone for good

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Last month we reported that the Dell Streak was pulled, but the information we got was that it might be getting some sort of update and it would be back this month. It appears it might be gone for good. On the website it says, “Streak 5 is not longer available.” Then you see the above image of a woman in a car with the following text: “Goodbye, Streak 5. It’s been a good ride.”

Hopefully the Dell Streak 7 and the Dell Streak 10 Pro will make it to the U.S. for all you Dell fanatics out there.

[via dell]

10.1-inch Dell Streak Pro smiles for the camera

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Dell looks to be slowly moving up the ladder of screen sizes. First, it was the 5-inch Dell Streak (recently pulled), then the 7-inch, and now the rumored 10-inch Dell Streak Pro smiles for the camera with the little guys.

The Dell Streak Pro will be Dell’s first Honeycomb tablet and will sport a 10.1-inch (1280 X 800) screen, a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU, 1GB Ram, and dual cameras.

You can find one in China starting this week, but we are not sure when it will land in other markets.

[via phandroid]

Dell pulls the Streak for a possible update; Could be back next month.

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by Robert Nazarian on
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If you are in the market for a Dell Streak, you may be out of luck, at least for the time being because they quietly vanished from retail stores and online. One company employee said that it was discontinued, but then a customer service rep said that it was pulled while it receives an update. The only other info we got was that it would become available in early August and the update has nothing to do with Android.

[via engadget]

Honeycomb Has A Hidden Gingerbread UI Within It?

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by Joe Sirianni on
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Yes folks, you read correctly.  The folks over at StreakSmart, a site dedicated to development for the Dell Streak 7 Tablet have recently discovered something a little interesting.  Quite a number of Dell Streak users have exercised their patience to the max while waiting for Android 3.x Honeycomb.  However, one of the more interesting tidbits in developing for the device, it was discovered that there is a hidden Gingerbread UI embedded within Honeycomb.  Whatchu talkin bout Willis?  Yes, that’s right.  Check out the video shot below by member graffixnyc as proof for yourself.  Turns out that changing the LCD density settings on the device exposes the UI pretty easily.  The folks over at StreakSmart explain:

Set it to 170 or higher, reboot, and you’ll see all the graphical elements of Gingerbread (lock screen, dock, app drawer, keyboard, etc.); set it to 160 or lower and the Honeycomb you’re used to will greet you after a reboot.

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[via pocketables]

Knockoff Dell Streak better than the original?

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by Robert Nazarian on
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There are a lot of knockoffs out of China that are usually lower quality than the originals. A Dell Streak knockoff has surfaced that runs Gingerbread 2.3 and can make phone calls. The 7-inch WVGA screen is based on resistive technology for touch input. You can get this bad boy for $180 unsubsidized which is a big savings.

Other features include:

  • 512mb memory
  • 4GB storage expandable to 32GB
  • 800 x 480 video resolution
  • HDMI output – up to 720p
  • 3000mAh battery

If this runs Gingerbread smoothly then I have to give them credit because we reported yesterday that only 4% of Android devices have Gingerbread.

[via engadget]

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