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Dec

5

2011

Dell Streak 7 No Longer Available Online For Purchase

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by Jack Holt
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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 [...]

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Nov

20

2011

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

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by Jack Holt
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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 [...]

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Sep

29

2011

Dell Streak Pro 101DL coming to Softbank January 2012

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by Jim Farmer
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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 [...]

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Sep

6

2011

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

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by David Laborde
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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 [...]

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Sep

2

2011

Dell Streak 7 to receive Android 3.2 Honeycomb update

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by Robert Nazarian
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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 [...]

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Jul

29

2011

10.1-inch Dell Streak Pro smiles for the camera

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by Robert Nazarian
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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 [...]

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Jul

22

2011

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

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by Robert Nazarian
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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. [...]

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May

23

2011

Honeycomb Has A Hidden Gingerbread UI Within It?

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by Joe Sirianni
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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 [...]

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May

6

2011

Knockoff Dell Streak better than the original?

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by Robert Nazarian
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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 [...]

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