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Samsung Might Launch Dual Screen Tablet
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Tablet devices we have come to see of in a lot of shapes and sizes. However, that does not mean creativity is waning and we will see a whole lot of court cases where everyone is suing everyone else for having copied their tablet’s look and feel. Of course there are limitations (since how can each new tablet be different from the other each time), and it’s good to see Samsung trying something new.
This is still very much in beginning stages, though a recent Samsung patent does point to a dual screened tablet device. Sony already has a product of the same type, though what the Samsung patent reveals is a tablet concept with a flat back. It resembles a closed book and is very much unlike the Sony Tablet P, which looks like a glass holder with its curved exterior. The tablet will carry two 7 inch screens so that both, when laid flat will resemble one big 14 inch display. The bezel will interrupt any continuous display in the middle and the thinner it is the better in this respect.
Another area of concern for Samsung is the performance of the battery, since two displays will consume twice as much power. The choice of operating system is also something that we are keen to know, though Google’s Android does seem to be the obvious choice. Obviously, we can’t rule out Windows 8 as a possibility. However, irrespective of the choice of OS, the challenge for Samsung will be to ensure the OS is well tuned for it to optimally use both the displays simultaneously. Cost is another factor for Samsung to keep in mind if it wishes to transform the concept into a market reality.
Microsoft is also teasing the tablet loving crowd with a dual screened device named Courier, which it brought to an abrupt halt when consumer expectations surrounding it were at an all time high. Acer has also introduced a tablet device with twin displays, though it is priced prohibitively high and has a pretty dismal battery life.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launch Postponed for Upgrade to Quad-Core CPU
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Samsung has held back on releasing its Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and with a very good reason. The delays are occurring because the company has taken the wise step to equip it with the more potent Exynos Quad core chip. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is also going to be pushed back for the very same reason.
When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 was announced, it met with tepid reactions because it basically had the same specifications as the previous model. The only change was that it shipped with Android ICS right out of the box. Many users want Quad-Core CPUS if they are going to be spending a copious amount of money for a higher-end tablet. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and the Galaxy Note 10.1, both of which were scheduled for launch this month with a dual-core processor at their heart, may now make their market debut sometime next month.
Further, inside sources at Samsung also point out that the new 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab 2 with a quad core chip will be carrying the Espresso tagline, something that we have come to know of thanks to a leak a few weeks ago. Further details, such as the price, are awaited. Samsung has already surprised us by pricing its 7 inch Galaxy Tab 2 at just $250, and it now remains to be seen if the 10.1 inch version is also likely to be as affordable.
Update: It seems the rumors about Samsung holding back the release of its 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab 2 is false. Further, the tablet will come equipped with the dual core CPU as was originally envisioned. Confirmation towards this came from the Director of Public Relations, Consumer Business Division, Samsung Electronics America, Mr. Ethan Rasiel who has stated, “The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 will come to market worldwide as planned with a dual-core processor. Rumors about production delays or changes to the product are false.”
We hope to have more on this in the coming days. So keep watching!
Apple and Samsung Attempt to Seek Mutual Reconciliation
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Apple and Samsung have been baying for each other’s blood for more than a year now. Recently, it seems there is going to be a meeting between the two companies to try and give peace another try, under the aegis of a court.
Both Apple and Samsung, the two biggest players in the world mobile devices segment, are going to try and find out ways to settle their long standing patent disputes within 90 days with U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero overseeing the process. The two sides aren’t meeting entirely voluntarily. Federal judge Judge Lucy Koh, who is presiding over two Apple vs Samsung lawsuits in the Northern District of California, mandated the meeting. The judge ordered the two companies to let their views known about an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) effort.
A positive development though is that both sides have expressed their willingness sit down together with a chief executive officer and general counsel from each side representing the two companies.
“The parties have indicated that they are willing to participate in a Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference (‘MJSC’). ECF No. 873. Therefore, the parties are hereby referred to an MJSC with Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero with a 90-day deadline. As the parties have indicated in their joint statement, the chief executive officer and general counsel of Apple and the chief executive officer and general counsel of Samsung shall appear and participate at the MJSC,” ordered Judge Koh in response to Apple and Samsung’s decision to sit and find a way out of their legal imbroglio.
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Rumor: Samsung Espresso Tablet Set for June Debut
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Samsung may just have made life tough for the Kindle Fire and the Nook Color with its killer pricing strategy for the 7 inch and 10.1 inch second edition of the popular Galaxy Tab. Plus, it seems these are not the only devices that Samsung is looking to bank on going forward in 2012. We might get to see a whole new line of tablet PCs from the South Korean conglomerate as early as this June.
Called Espresso 7 and Espresso 10, the two tablets are still a mystery, though there are a few pieces of information available. The tablets may be sporting the quad-core Exynos processor that is currently under development along with Android 4.0 ICS as the operating system. Also, with Apple having set the stage for the pixel war, it can also be fairly safe to assume Samsung is sparing no effort to pack as many pixels within the 7 and 10 inch frame as is technically feasible. A Full HD 1920 x 1200 pixel display for the Espresso 10 can be possible, as is an AMOLED 1280 x 800 pixel display for the smaller Espresso 7.
Thankfully, June isn’t too far away and we believe there will a few more leaks and rumors to keep us engaged until then. Samsung has stated it needs some more time to polish the Galaxy Note 10.1 package before a market launch sometime in future. It’s anybody’s guess as to when that will be. Samsung’s response to the Apple iPad 3 is still shrouded in mystery, though we do know the South Korean giant won’t be sleeping while iPad 3 rules the roost.
Note: The image shown above is that of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 inch device and may or may not bear any resemblance with the Espresso range of tablets discussed here.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Launch Delayed until End of April
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Delays are very much a part of the tablet game and Samsung is the latest to conform to this, having pulled back the release of its two Galaxy Tab 2 tablets until end of April. Both the Galaxy Tab 2s, 7 inch and 10.1 inch displays, were scheduled for a release in March in the UK, followed by a global launch. The official reason put forward to explain the delay is that the South Korean company needs more time to fine tune their TouchWiz application, that the two tablets will come pre-loaded with, to run seamlessly with Android 4.0 ICS.
While the two tablets are on their way and will eventually see a market debut by end April (unless further delayed), they can do little to offer some resistance to the iPad 3 juggernaut. The Galaxy Note 10.1 does come close, though Samsung has yet to come up with clear pricing or availability details of the tablet. Maybe there is a blockbuster of a device lurking somewhere down Samsung’s future products pipeline that will have retina display or better. However, until then, the Galaxy Tab 2s will have to do.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Stops by FCC
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The 10.1 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet is US bound and could be seen popping up at the US retail scene sometime soon, suggested by its appearance at the FCC. Flashing the model number GT P5100, the 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab 2 has been approved to operate at frequencies of 1900 and 850MHz, which means the tablet will be operating with AT&T as its carrier partner. Also approved has been the 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 features of the tablet.
No specific launch dates or pricing details are available yet, though that rarely happens with FCC listings. A few more weeks or even less and we could be privy to all that we wish to know about the sequel to Samsung’s original Galaxy Tab 10.1. Unfortunately, Samsung’s first 10.1 inch tablet spent the better part of its life cycle battling Apple’s iPad in courtrooms all over the world instead of the retail sphere. While that has definitely made the Korean giant a lot wiser about tablet devices that can take on the iPad, the Galaxy Tab 2 might not be enough to compete with Apple’s latest iPad 3. The Galaxy Tab 2, with specs that are almost identical to the previous model, can at best be seen as adding something to the anti iPad camp, which means the real surprise in the form of a mega tablet offering with retina type display is up next. Alternatively, Samsung can use the Galaxy Tab 2 to take on iPad 2, though for that it has to price the tablet really well while pushing Galaxy Note 10.1 as an iPad 3 alternative in the meantime.
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Rumor: Galaxy Tab 11.6 with Super Amoled HD Display Could Be a Reality After All
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There is a Samsung tablet that exists in rumors. Hardly surprising, as there are as many tablet devices in the form of speculations than in the real world, though the Samsung Galaxy Tab 11.6 is a bit different. The tablet is believed to come with a resolution that is at par with Apple’s Retina Display or maybe even better.
The tablet has been spotted on Samsung’s own webpage that is dedicated to Samsung Exynos 5 dual core processors. Samsung’s earlier 10 inch tablet devices, the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and Galaxy Tab 2, are both powered by the Tegra 2 chip, but it looks to be clear as daylight that the new Galaxy Tab 11.6 will be powered by the Exynos 5 chip or something better. The iPad 3 has just gone live and a Samsung response to that is already due.
Also, given Samsung’s recent spate of court battles with Apple over cases of infringement of the iPad’s design patents, the Samsung design team will work doubly hard to ensure their next tablet is discussed more in tech circles and markets than various courts the world over. Perhaps this should explain why the tablet seen at the Exynos 5 page does carry a striking similarity with the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, a design changeover that has managed to dodge Apple’s legal hawks in Germany and elsewhere. However, this is speculation at best in the absence of hardcore evidence, which means Samsung’s answer to the new iPad could even be seen sporting a radical new design. At least, something of that sort could be seen as a fitting reply to Apple, as well as critics that often accuse the Korean giant for being a “fast executioner,” meaning good at launching its own version of market leading products instead of coming up with its own iconic design.
Coming back to Galaxy Tab 11.6, the tablet device seen at the Samsung Exynos page could be a prototype device used as a technology demonstrator. However, we hope to come across the real thing soon.
So keep watching!
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Samsung ElectoWetting Display Based E-Readers for 2013 Debut
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We have heard quite a bit of ElectroWetting tech when all of it belonged to Liquavista back in 2010. Now ElectroWetting displays are back in the news, though this time it’s Samsung calling the shots since the Korean giant had bought the display firm in 2010.
As for the ElectroWetting displays, Samsung has stated it’s likely to enter mass production in 2013. The announcement was made by the head of the Samsung LCD Netherlands R & D Center (SNRC), Johan Feenstra, who has been associated with the research behind the display since its inception in 2002. Feenstra also revealed they have larger 9.7 inch sized displays in the pipeline as well, in comparison the the smaller (6 inch or so) displays that Liquavista had visualized for e-readers.
So while it’s still almost a year left before we can expect to come across e-readers featuring the ElectroWetting displays, the wait can be well worth it considering the huge improvements it has come to signify over contemporary e-ink based displays that are currently ruling the roost in the e-reader market. Refresh rates will be far better than we have seen, while being capable of displaying both color and black and white displays with equal quality. However, one of the biggest USPs of ElectroWetting tech is its extremely frugal power requirements, which means the already impressive battery performance of e-ink based e-readers will improve even more.
However, one concern can be the price of such e-reader featuring ElectroWetting based displays, as e-readers prices have come down drastically over the years. The latest generation Kindle e-reader costs just over $100 and it will be interesting to see how the ElectroWetting based e-readers cost when it’s launched about a year from now.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Reaches FCC
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The Galaxy Note 10.1 appeared under the Barcelona sun (at the MCW event to be precise) just days ago, but has already made its appearance at the FCC in between. Referred to as GT-N8000 as per FCC parlance, the tablet could be mistaken for the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 except for the front facing 2 megapixel camera that adorns the front top bezel on the Galaxy Note 10.1 in place of a VGA unit on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is among the more interesting tablet launches in recent times, primarily because it’s the only tablet in the 10.1 inch category to offer stylus support. Samsung has yet to reveal what the tablet will cost or when it will be reaching markets. However, now that the tablet has made it to the FCC, a Stateside launch shouldn’t be too far off.
Stay tuned…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launched
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The Galaxy Tab is passe and its time we wake up to the next gen Galaxy Tab 2 family of tablets. Samsung has already launched the 7 inch version of Galaxy Tab 2 and now it’s time for its 10.1 inch cousin to hog the limelight. However, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is not the earth shattering sort of device that can take on the upcoming iPad 3, which is already being touted to take the tablet war to the next higher level. Rather, the new Tab 2 10.1 can well be considered a revamped version of the Tab 10.1N which was launched to dodge Apple’s legal eagles.
Spec wise, the 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab 2 is powered by the same 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU which operates in conjugation with a gig of RAM. The tablet also retains the Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, along with the front and rear cameras that we are already familiar with on the original 10 inch Galaxy Tab. Up front also lies the same 1280 × 800 pixel LCD panel though for a change, the new Tab 2 10.1 will run Android 4.0 ICS out of the box with the Sansung TouchWiz UI built on top of it. On board storage will be 16 and 32 GB along with a MicroSD card slot to allow for more while keeping the entire thing running will be a 7,000 mAh power source.
A good thing with the new tablet is that we won’t be kept waiting for the new tablet too long as it will go on sale worldwide from March itself. That said, the new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 isn’t also a device that is to be waited for with bated breath. What also seems evident is that the Galaxy Tab 2 set of devices — both the 7 and 10.1 inch versions — follow a specific pattern, that of including a few tweaks here and there and pre-load then with Android 4.0. If that be the case, we might well be seeing Galaxy Tab 2 versions of the 7.7 and 8.9 inch versions of the Samsung tablets coming next. The real tablet surprises from Samsung may well be seen at the MWC and it will be interesting to see what naming convention they follow. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is already expected though keep watching for more developments on this.
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Samsung Learning Hub Focuses on Education
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If you have a Samsung phone or tablet you are fairly familiar with the Reading Hub, which focuses on reading and features apps like Kobo and Zinio. Today the company announced that it was working on a new Hub called the Learning Hub. It will focus on educational content from tons of different schools and universities.
The Learning Hub is partnering for the official launch with over 30 major universities to provide lectures and digital textbooks. These all will be available free and hopefully inspire people to learn something new. You can problem solve your days away via the interactive materials, automatic scoring, incorrect notes, such as learning management capabilities to support a self-guided learning environment.
Samsung intends to offer a firmware update for all of its existing tablets and phones for this new program within the next few months. Any new device released will have it bundled with this new service. The company intends on making a full unveiling of this during next weeks Mobile World Congress.
Galaxy Tab 2 Clears FCC
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 device may be hitting European shores before the US, though Americans need not despair just yet. Tablet enthusiasts there won’t be kept waiting too long for the successor to the original Galaxy Tab, since the tablet already has received the necessary certification needed for a Stateside launch. Specific dates haven’t been announced just yet, but that can be expected any time now.
As for the tablet itself, FCC filing has revealed a Broadcom radio with 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 on-board the tablet device. The Galaxy Tab 2 is also the first tablet to come from Samsung stables with Android ICS pre-loaded. The tablet might not be as wallet frindly as it was made out to be initially. If the European pricing structure are anything to go by, the Galaxy Tab 2 is likely to retail for around $350 to $400 for the Wi-Fi only version. Needless to say, a lower price tag could only have added to the tablet’s appeal in the US.
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Rumor: Samsung Developing a Cheap 7 Inch Tablet
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This is the aftermath of the success that the Amazon Kindle Fire has enjoyed. A whole new tablet segment is developing, where companies like Amazon, B&N, or Kobo will offer tablet devices that your wallets will love. The strategy seems to have been successful enough to entice Samsung to have a presence in this emerging segment with a new tablet device they are developing. Code named GT-P3100, the tablet device is still in a nebulous stage and betting on it might not be the wisest thing to do.
The tablet is believed to sport a 7 inch 1024 x 600 pixel display, which incidentally is the same as Samsung’s very first tablet device, the Galaxy Tab 7. Further, the tablet will likely have an ARM11 mobile processor, which would mean that Samsung plans to use the Samsung S3C6410 Application processor on the tablet. This would enable the tablet to go up to speeds of 800Mhz. The tablet is therefore expected to boast a good battery life, given the low power ARM Processor that it is expected to have. Other details of the tablet are not known, like whether a camera will be present, or what the OS will be (it is expected to be Android 2.3 Gingerbread).
We have already have a lot of tablet devices in both the 7 and 10 inch segments, most of which can’t be called cheap but usually have all the features loaded. While the segment currently led by the iPad seems to have settled down, the budget segment will take some more time to reach that stage. Until then, it’s not a bad idea to have many of the mainstream players develop a presence.
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