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Dell prepping Mini 5 ‘Streak’ Android tablet
Bigger than a smartphone but smaller than an iPad or Kindle, Dell hopes its Filofax-sized Mini 5 tablet will hit the sweet spot for slates.
After an all-too-brief tease at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Dell’s Mini 5 tablet appears to be edging closer to release.
We already know from our Vegas encounter that the Mini 5 sports a five inch 800 x 480 pixel multi-touch screen, runs Android 2.0, packs the mandatory Wi-Fi and 3G, and is decked out with a 5 megapixel camera plus an additional front-facing VGA webcam.
Above: The Mini 5 as it appeared at the 2010 CES, when it was still earmarked as a concept device
Now Engadget appears to have stumbled upon an internal Dell document showing a typically swish range of colours and finishes plus a partnership with Amazon to deliver a Kindle ebook reader onto the slate, which apparently goes by the codename of ‘Streak’.
The slide also indicates the mini-tablet will be fitted with an iPod-like 30-pin ‘docking connector’ – perhaps for not only syncing and charging but also for fitting an external portable keyboard.
Let’s cross fingers and toes that the Mini 5, when launched, soon lobs down under...
Nexus One: the first smartphone with Google
By Matthew Roesler Hamann
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Learn all about the launch of the Nexus One, the first smartphone designed by Google.
The year 2010 has just begun and after several months of speculation and news about the cold-awaited Google smartphone arrives at last on January 5, the day that Google officially announces the launch of the Nexus One, or Google Phone, as has been called by the public.
Until then the news had been published were no more accurate and clear information about this device that promises to shake the world market, not just smartphones, but electronics in general. It had not been released official images and users were limited to those blurry, leaked by the network in recent weeks.
First official information
The first official information about the Nexus One are limited to the specifications of the device, as it is no surprise to anyone, will be sold with Google Android 2.1 as the native operating system and touch screen of 3.7 inches, and a resolution of 480x800 pixels.
3D interface
The smartphone which is manufactured by HTC (the same company responsible for the Hero and the Magic) also has a 1GHz processor, 512 MB ROM and 512 MB of RAM, and has a microSD memory card, 4 GB, which can be expanded to up to 32 GB. The integrated digital camera to Nexus One is 5 megapixels and flash native has composed of LEDs.
Google Android
The Android operating system was the first smartphone to be open source, ie, to have the source code released to anyone who wanted to change it. Android is financed by Google and, therefore, is fully compatible with the main services of Google Mobile, and Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Calendars as well as other less well known by users like Scoreboard, My Tracks and Sky Maps.
The War of the Smartphones
The launch of the Nexus One brand to ignite a war technology that promises to bring good results to users: Apple vs. Google. The companies have been facing battles are indirect for some time, and recently passed the Google Chrome Apple Safari in the list of browsers used.
With the launch of Google Phone, both will compete directly in the market for more affordable, Google intends to dominate space belonging to the iPhone.
The problem that Google could face in this regard will be imposed by itself. Apparently, the device will initially be sold in the United States in just two packages.
One of them will cost $ 180, but will require a contract in two years with T-Mobile, the other will not require anything, that is, the device will be unlocked, but it will cost $ 530, a fairly salty and higher than the iPhone.Enfim revealed
Google's event began at 10 am on Pacific Time, 16 hours GMT. Shortly after the start, Google executives began to announce the growth that the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a group that takes care of Android, obtained in 2009. After 16 minutes elapsed, there is one of the most anticipated announcements.
"The next step in the evolution Android"
Finally comes the official logo of the Nexus One, the Google executives call "superphone. It's finally revealed that he is the fruit of a partnership with HTC, which has launched six mobile phones with Android and now launching what promises to be the culmination of a partnership between Google and HTC.
Peter Chou, HTC's CEO, says the device that has screen 3.7-inch AMOLED, and has said that the Nexus One has Snapdragon processor 1 GHz, the most "powerful" category. It has light sensors and approach, to facilitate the visualization of information. The Nexus One also has compass, GPS, LED indicator for new messages and accelerometer.
The multimedia playback features ensure compatibility with various types of files. For images: JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG. For audio: AAC, AMR, MIDI, SMF, OGG, WAV and MP3. For video: H.263, MPEG-4 and H.264.
The camera is really 5 megapixels, LED flash, 2X digital zoom and also records video in MP4 with a resolution of 720x480 pixels. The audio system allows connection to Bluetooth devices and has a system of noise suppression. Images released by Google shows that the device has only 11.5 mm thick, which means little more than 1 cm, and weighs only 130 g.
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