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tablets

HP Touchpad Tablet Gets The Hands-on Video Treatment

At this point, it looks like HP is really geared up towards their long-awaited debut of the WebOS Touchpad device, which has been recently made into a quick hands-on video that shows a little about the capabilities of the company’s upcoming 10-inch tablet. In that same period, the Touchpad seems to be able handling very smoothly powerful enterprise apps such as Citrix and eDrawings Viewer, while at the same time, running day-to-day tasks like sending emails or surfing the net are far easier than expected. Need some more steps to prove this? Hit the jump and see for yourselves.

[via PreCentral]

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Audio, Media Players, Video

Philips’ GoGear Muse PMP Sprouts Out With Touchscreen and HDMI Output

It looks like the good guys at Philips have finally decided to invigorate their relatively known GoGear lineup with contemporary specs and a chic design. For this matter, the company has just rolled out the Muse, a 3.2-inch touchscreen PMP which boasts either 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB sizes at your choice, covered by a slim metal brushed chassis, etched with a single rocker button, down the lane. The player, that will hopefully go out somewhere this year, priced within the range of $155 – $185, is claimed to include a built-in FM tuner, a microSD slot (supporting up to 32GB cards), and a 720p HDMI output. It suppose to support most common audio formats through the open sourced Songbird player, instead of Windows Media Player (interesting!), and said to be capable of importing song lists from services like iTunes, Last.fm and 7digital. Stay tuned.

[via Pocket-lint]

Mobile, Operating Systems, Phones

Samsung TouchWiz UI Looks Great And Works Smoothly

Samsung introduced the TouchWiz, a new OS interface, designed for its subsequent smartphones. The new UI supports touch features and will be embedded in the company’s upcoming finger-touch handsets. The following video from Phone Scoop, reveals a graphical interface with colorful icons and friendly menus, running fast and seamlessly. I guess the TouchWiz places Samsung in a good position, as the competition with Apple’s iphone becoming intensified.

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[via engadget]

Mobile, News, Operating Systems

Google Has Launched A New Android SDK

Several months after the announcement of the revolutionary Android handset OS, Google releases an updated version of the Android SDK with major improvements and new applications, so you can download it and fiddle around, as long as you want. The latest update includes new user interface, layout animations, geo-coding, new media codecs and updated Eclipse plug-in. If you feel you can help in shaping the platform, let the Android team know.

Available for download here

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[via Android]

Operating Systems, Phones

Google Announces The Android OS

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Android Finally, after recurrent rumors about a new G-Phone, coming out, Google announced� on a new OS for mobile phones – The Android.� The new OS is a rendezvous of Google with the group of Open Handset Alliance. The OMH, is a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies who have come together to accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience. The major mobile companies in this group includes companies like LG, HTC, Motorola and Samsung. This mobile gigantic companies joining companies like Ebay, Google and some of the biggest cellular providers like Sprint, T-Mobile, China Mobile, KDDI and more. Not impressed yet? you can also add to this massive coalition,� hardware manufacturers mammoth like Intel, Nvidia, SiRF, Qualcomm, Marvel, and more (Nokia and Apple are excluded).
The new OS will be based on open source and Android’s Platform will provide a development Kit for developers, which will be available on November 12th.

We Can’t Wait To See The Results !!!