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Samsung Galaxy S 2 sighted & detailed; Galaxy Tab 2 to be 200g lighter than iPad

, Feb 12th 2011 Discuss [21]

Details of Samsung's various MWC 2011 wares have leaked, ahead of the company's big reveal tomorrow evening in Barcelona. First spotted in a low-res press shot, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 (aka Samsung Galaxy S II) was caught at Paran along with some specs, before a higher-res version of the image was dug up. Meanwhile, partial specs for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 have emerged, and we've thrown in some info of our own on the slate after the cut. Read The Full Story

Galaxy Tab 2 To Premier at MWC?

, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [6]

Samsung might unveil the second generation of the Galaxy Tab at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Pocket-lint says they have exclusive information about the new tablet and that it will be running on a tablet-specific version of Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Read The Full Story

ViewSonic dual-SIM V350 phone & dual-OS ViewPad 10Pro tablet outed

, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

ViewSonic has outed at least part of its MWC 2011 line-up ahead of next week's show, with the new ViewSonic V350 Android smartphone and ViewPad 10Pro dual-booting tablet making their debut. The V350 runs Android 2.2 Froyo with a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, but more interestingly has dual SIM slots and can maintain two active network connections simultaneously. Read The Full Story

Opera Mini Coming to the iPad

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

For many iPad users this is welcome news. Opera is planning to introduce a iPad specific version of its popular Opera Mini browser at the Mobile World Congress next week. Opera Mini has been available for iOS devices for awhile now, but this will be Opera’s first step into the tablet world. Expect Opera to use every inch of the iPads larger screen size. Read The Full Story

HTC Facebook phone with dedicated shortcut key at MWC tips source

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC is expected to join INQ in launching a Facebook phone at MWC 2011 next week, though the Android-based device will not be branded with the social network's name. Instead, according to the FT's sources, the HTC Facebook device will have a dedicated button that acts as a shortcut to the social network. Read The Full Story

Flash Player 10.2 released: Stage Video full h/w acceleration

, Feb 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

Adobe has released Flash Player 10.2, complete with support for Stage Video full hardware acceleration. Available initially for Windows, Mac and Linux, Flash Player 10.2 promises 1080p HD streaming video playback with just 1 to 15-percent CPU load on Stage Video supported systems. Meanwhile, Adobe is promising phone and tablet Flash Player 10.2 news - along with AIR news - at MWC 2011 next week. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm FlashLinq promises broadband-speed P2P mesh networks

, Feb 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

With Qualcomm's chipsets inside a huge number of the gadgets we take for granted, when the company starts talking about new wireless tech we generally tend to listen. Latest to compete for SoC space is FlashLinq, a peer-to-peer mesh networking technology that uses dedicated spectrum to create dynamic, broadband-speed links between devices up to a kilometer apart. Qualcomm expects FlashLinq to be used to extend cellular networks without installing fixed base-stations, together with enabling geo-social networking. Read The Full Story

Huawei teases S7 Slim tablet ahead of MWC 2011 reveal

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

Details are scant right now, but Huawei has joined the line-up of manufacturers teasing a new tablet for MWC 2011. The Huawei S7 Slim is presumably an updated, svelte version of the original S7 we looked at back in November 2010, more than likely running Android and carrying a relatively budget price tag. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play gets official: Full unveil on February 13 [Video]

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony Ericsson has finally confirmed what we all knew, and announced that the XPERIA Play "PlayStation Phone" will be making its official debut on Sunday February 13 just before the kick-off of Mobile World Congress 2011. In an announcement on the company's Facebook page, Sony Ericsson gives us an official shot of the new handset - complete with its gaming keypad extended - as well as the news that as of 13:00 EST on Sunday all the details will be revealed. Read The Full Story

HTC Saga Images Leaked in Taiwan

, Feb 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

Behold a brand new phone, one that appears to be codenamed HTC "Saga." These photos have been taken by a fellow (or a lady) in Taiwan who apparently has a "client" willing to give up a quick look. This phone runs Android 2.2.1, the photographer has compared the phone's thickness to the HTC Legend or 7 Mozart, and it's working with HTC Sense. This phone appears to be a flagship phone from HTC, and it's confirmed to have the ugliest back panel that's ever existed. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 6 2011

, Feb 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

Welcome to another edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. Lots of tablet and smartphone news this week with a few other cool items tossed in for good measure. Overall, it was a good week to be a geek. Canalys offered up some stats on the smartphone OS wars that show Android was the world's leading smartphone platform in Q4 2010. Read The Full Story

HTC Flyer, Pyramid, Desire 2, Wildfire S and LG Star Tab name-checked in purported inventory leak

, Feb 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Inventory leaks can be tricky things; it's all too easy to slap a few codenamed products in a database, snap a shot or two and then call it confirmation. That said, FoneArena seems pretty confident in their unnamed inventory source which has supplied a few images apparently confirming the incoming HTC Pyramid, HTC Desire 2 and HTC Wildfire S, along with the HTC Flyer tablet and the LG Star Tab. Check out how the rumors stack up with what we've been hearing from the mobile grapevine after the cut. Read The Full Story
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