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Sprint Rumored to Launch Epic 4G August 11
Aug 6th
Sprint is reportedly launching its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S in less than a week on Wednesday, August 11. The Epic 4G differentiates itself from other Galaxy S models with its slide out keyboard and front facing camera, as well as by being Sprint’s second 4G capable device. Sprint has also stated that some stores may be opening at 8:00 a.m. in order to accommodate demand. It seems as though Sprint may be trying to pull some demand from the Motorola Droid 2 and Blackberry Torch 9800, which are also reportedly launching next week.
Keep in mind, this is not an official launch date announcement, just a rumor, but it does seem plausible: with the Epic 4G promo site up, its launch can’t be far off.
NOTE: Sprint Rumored to Launch Epic 4G August 11 originally appeared on AndroidGuys.
Samsung introducing Android Tablet in Q3
Jul 31st
Rumored Tablet next to a Galaxy S Phone
Speaking with Reuters, Samsung confirmed that they plan to release an Android based Tablet PC in Q3 this year. This places Samsung firmly in competition with LG, Acer, Dell, Toshiba and others that have announced Android based tablets. Samsung is the number 2 handset manufacturer worldwide second only to Nokia (who is struggling to gain a foothold in the smartphone market in the US). Though not many details are known regading the Samsung tablet device it is said to have a 7″ Super AMOLED screen according to Samsung. The device is also rumored to sport a 1.2Ghz CPU in the Hummingbird family (the same family used in Samsung’s Galaxy S phone series), Carry 16GB on internal storage with a microSDHC slot for external storage, A 4000 mHa battery and run Android 2.2.
NOTE: Samsung introducing Android Tablet in Q3 originally appeared on AndroidGuys.
White iPhone 4 delays caused by light leak?
Jul 28th
The Street is claiming that the reason Apple has delayed the white iPhone 4 until “later this year” is due to light leaking around the edges of the glass. This according to the ever popular “person familiar with”, in this case the manufacturing process.
As the source described it, if it were a metal or plastic material, a simple coating would fill in the gaps and block the internal light. Glass is an entirely different issue.
Take this with a white iPhone 4-sized grain of salt, of course.
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Samsung Galaxy Q Specs Leaked
Jul 26th
What could be coming on the heels of Samsung’s Galaxy S series of devices? It seems the answer to that is the Galaxy Q! Major differences from the Galaxy S include a Qwerty keyboard 3″ Super AMOLED screen and a physical form factor a bit smaller than the Galaxy S. It will feature a front facing camera as well as the standard rear facing camera. Much like the Galaxy S it will have 16Gb of internal storage and support up to a 32Gb MicroSDHC card for expansion.
- Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity
- Android 2.2 (Froyo at launch)
- 1Ghz Hummingbird (Same processor used in the Galaxy S)
- 3″ Super AMOLED screen with 720×480 resolution
- 8.0 mega-pixel rear camera with LED flash, HD video capable
- 1.3 mega-pixel front facing camera for video chat
- 1500mAh battery (Same rating as the Galaxy S)
- Multi-Touchscreen, Qwerty keypad and optical touchpad inputs
- 16Gb internal storage, External storage supports up to 32Gb MicroSDHC
- Physical dimensions: H 4.8″(120mm) x W 2.72″(68mm) x D .37″(9.25mm) weighing in at 3.8 ounces
The 8.0 mega-pixel camera is a nice upgrade but dropping to a 3″ Super AMOLED screen is a bit of a let down after the Galaxy S 4″ screen. There were no details regarding pricing, release date, or which wireless carriers will carry the device. While it shares some characteristics with the Galaxy S it certainly stands as its own device packing a QWERTY keyboard and a Front facing camera. Physical specs on the device elude to it being more in line with the candy bar form factor with the keyboard laid out below the screen and to be marketed as a Blackberry competitor, however there were no pictures or specific physical details leaked with the specifications.
NOTE: Samsung Galaxy Q Specs Leaked originally appeared on AndroidGuys.
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More signs of next-generation iPhone, iPod touch, iPad!
Apr 4th
One of BGR’s connects dug around in the iPad file system and once again found confirmation of what we all pretty much take for granted now — 4th generation iPhone, 4th generation iPod touch, and even 2nd generation iPad models are coming our way!
As a reminder, Apple users a major,minor version number system. So iPhone 2G was 1,1, iPhone 3G was 1,2, and iPhone 3GS was 2,1. Big jumps equal big hardware (i.e. non-cosmetic) changes, and that looks like what we’re getting:
- iPhone 3,1
- iPhone 3,2
- iPhone 3,3
Why three new models for the 4th generation iPhone (not iPhone 4G)? We have no idea, but we’ll guess GSM this summer, and could the others be Chinese CDMA, and maybe US CDMA (no Verizon rumors. Stop it!)
- iPod 4,1
4th generation iPod touch, likely this September.
- iProd 2,1
iPad was originally iProd 1,1 so it looks like Apple’s already got the 2nd generation iPad in the labs for March 2011.
(What IFPGA is we still have no idea).
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Microsoft’s Office Suite Coming to iPad?
Feb 12th
According to the gadget website T3, Microsoft Senior Product Manager Mike Tedesco recently let it be known that the Seattle based company is currently toying with the possibility of creating a version of their Office suite for Apple’s iPad.
“Yeah, it’s something that we’re looking at,” said Microsoft’s Mike Tedesco, who is the Senior Product Manager for WindowsBU. “Obviously the announcement (of the iPad) is really fresh and there’s nothing to announce or nothing that I can talk to you about today. We’ve had tablet technology forever and both Windows 7 and Windows Vista automatically detect that and you can be running your Office on there.”
This is great news as it is has the ability to attract a huge sector of business users to the iPad. Perhaps this is just a sign of things to come between Apple and Microsoft. We first heard the rumor of the two companies trying to oust Google by making Bing the default search engine on iPhone. Now we learn Microsoft is interested in Office on iPad and what’s next, Office on iPhone?
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Rumored 4th Gen Apple iPhone Parts Show Little Design Change
Feb 8th
Above is a image that is claimed to belong to the upcoming 4th generation iPhone, courtesy of iPhone repair Web site iResQ. As iResQ points out, there are a few interesting things that stand out in the photo.
- “The LCD appears to be factory glued to the digitizer which is more similar to the first generation iPhones than the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The digitizer can be separated from the LCD on the 3G and 3GS models, which should be interesting to all, but for the repair folks like us–this means that the 4G screen repair price will be higher since both parts will have to be replaced at once.”
- “The iPhone 4G front panel seems to be about 1/4″ longer than its predecessors.”
- “There is an interesting reflective, mirror-like surface directly above the speaker. This is likely a spot for the proximity sensor. If that’s what is is, it’s in a different location than previous models.”
Here at TiPb we are hoping for something more drastic in terms of design changes but based on these latest images it’s hard to tell if the “A+” upgrade Steve Jobs promised will hold true. These images may turn out to be bogus or simply be scrapped before the final product is put together. We’ve seen it happen before with the matte backing.
We are willing to give Jobs the benefit of the doubt on his A+ upgrade for the time being, how about you?
One more image after the break!
[Via Apple Insider]
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