The way that rumors and Verizon’s statements have been lining up this year, you might’ve been under the impression that its upcoming Android tablets would be carrier exclusives — but maybe not: ye olde Wall Street Journal is citing “three people familiar with the matter” (it’s not often they give a quantity of familiar people!) as saying that Big Red, AT&T, and Sprint are all on tap to take delivery of the Galaxy Tab. In light of Samsung’s strategy in deploying the Galaxy S as far and wide (and with as little exclusivity) as possible, that’d certainly make sense — the company is comfortable switching between GSM, CDMA, and even WiMAX radios at this point without breaking a sweat.
Speaking of WiMAX, this rumor certainly lends credence to the possibility that the Sprint version will be 4G-equipped, giving the Epic a big brother in the carrier’s growing stable of sexy WiMAX hardware. Samsung has an event lined up in New York next Thursday, the 16th (which we’ll be attending, naturally) and the WSJ goes on to say that the Tab’s US unveil is going to go down there. Pricing remains an open question, but considering that the Tab’s a full-on cellphone in addition to a data device, it seems that American customers might need to be comfortable with another contract if they want in on this thing. Ouch.
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With rumors pitting the launch of Windows Phone 7, the latest (and hopefully greatest) mobile Operating System from Microsoft, on October 11th, it’s no surprise that we’re beginning to see even more handsets make their presence known. It was a Samsung-manufactured developer device that we got to play with not too long ago, but this new model, which is currently sporting a very non-market friendly title (at least here in the States), puts that “shiny” version to shame.
There aren’t a lot of details to be had, unfortunately. The images, of the front and back of the device, were sent in to Gizmodo, but nothing more was provided. We do get to see that 8GB of internal memory is inside the device, courtesy of the information screen that’s showcased in the image. The Samsung GT-i8700 also has a camera on the back (surprise, surprise), but there isn’t one on the front. It’s coupled with an LED flash, but the megapixel count isn’t known at this time.
Truth be told, this has to be one of the most attractive Windows Phone 7 devices we’ve seen yet, and we’re hoping that more devices like this one break cover soon. If that official launch date is true, and considering that’s just barely a month away, the leaks should keep on coming, if not pick up speed.
[via Gizmodo]
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With rumors pitting the launch of Windows Phone 7, the latest (and hopefully greatest) mobile Operating System from Microsoft, on October 11th, it’s no surprise that we’re beginning to see even more handsets make their presence known. It was a Samsung-manufactured developer device that we got to play with not too long ago, but this new model, which is currently sporting a very non-market friendly title (at least here in the States), puts that “shiny” version to shame.
There aren’t a lot of details to be had, unfortunately. The images, of the front and back of the device, were sent in to Gizmodo, but nothing more was provided. We do get to see that 8GB of internal memory is inside the device, courtesy of the information screen that’s showcased in the image. The Samsung GT-i8700 also has a camera on the back (surprise, surprise), but there isn’t one on the front. It’s coupled with an LED flash, but the megapixel count isn’t known at this time.
Truth be told, this has to be one of the most attractive Windows Phone 7 devices we’ve seen yet, and we’re hoping that more devices like this one break cover soon. If that official launch date is true, and considering that’s just barely a month away, the leaks should keep on coming, if not pick up speed.
[via Gizmodo]
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