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Friday, January 21, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant will get Froyo tomorrow, says T-Mobile CMO

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/samsung-vibrant-will-get-froyo-tomorrow-says-t-mobile-cmo/

Sorry, gents, but your conspiracy theories are wholly kaput -- not only is a Samsung Galaxy S getting Android 2.2 stateside, but the speedy software update will start rolling out tomorrow on T-Mobile USA. That's the word direct from T-Mo chief marketing officer Cole Brodman, who tossed the news to PC Magazine this afternoon, saying that the delay was a "quality control and timing issue." Apparently, there's extra work involved in skinning the operating system and adding exclusive apps like WiFi calling -- though he didn't confirm either would specifically appear in the Vibrant's build of Froyo. Here's some more welcome news, though: the gentleman promised that in general, Android updates on T-Mobile will be more prompt from now on, as the firm's shooting to update all phones to new versions within five months of Google making source code available. Does that mean we should expect some Gingerbread men by May? We're not totally sure, but we imagine that T-Mobile's rivals aren't sitting still -- we'll probably hear some fascinating, captivating and totally epic news about Froyo any minute now.

Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant will get Froyo tomorrow, says T-Mobile CMO originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC leaks suggest big, small, buttonless, and Brew MP-based phones are on the way

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/htc-leaks-suggest-big-small-buttonless-and-brew-mp-based-phon/

All things considered, HTC doesn't do the best job of protecting its roadmap; indeed, the slides that leaked a little over a year ago ended up doing a fabulous job of showing us what was in the pipe for 2010, so we wouldn't doubt the massive spread that PocketNow published today. Starting at the top, we've got a device that looks like a trackpad-less evolution of the original Desire (pictured above), another that looks like an Aria-sized Nexus One in black (complete with old-school trackball), and an additional version of a buttonless phone that's got generic HTC branding in place of the Verizon logo in a picture unearthed by Phandroid a few days ago (pictured after the break).

That's not all, though: there also seems to be a lower-end Android device with physical Send / End buttons and an optical trackpad underneath a smallish display accompanied by the usual four capacitive buttons. A device with a China Telecom logo on it is also in the mix, looking like a big-screened model that'll probably be ready to do battle with that 1.2GHz Droid X by a different name that just launched over there. Finally, there's a small, entry-level model that might succeed the Smart as HTC's Brew MP-powered flagbearer, though Android is obviously the thrust here. Specs and names are still a mystery across the board at this point, but as PocketNow says, we wouldn't be surprised to get details at MWC next month.

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HTC leaks suggest big, small, buttonless, and Brew MP-based phones are on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI shows off tablet concept with an integrated projector

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/msi-shows-off-tablet-concept-with-a-integrated-projector/

We're not sure how we missed this concept tablet at CES a few weeks ago -- oh right, there were over 40 something tablets hanging around! -- but MSI's projector-equipped Windows 7 slate sure is an interesting one. Yep, in addition to its crazy Butterfly and Angelow all-in-ones, MSI cobbled together a rather chunky, Atom-powered, 10-inch tablet with a built-in swivel projector. We don't have any details on the projector itself -- no lumens or resolution -- but according to Notebook Italia, it can be maneuvered to display on a wall or even flipped around to project downward onto a table. A MSI rep implied that the latter function could be used to enable some sort of laser projected keyboard (we're imagining it to be a lot like this one from Light Blue Optics), but there's no actual software in place for that yet. That seems to be a popular feature in concepts these days (see Mozilla's amazing Seabird) -- now just give us the real thing! Hit the source link for a few more shots of MSI's tablet / projector contraption.

Updated: Our friends at NetbookNews spotted a video of the concept tablet on TBreak. As you'd expect this looks like one unfinished product, but hit the break to check it out for yourself.

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MSI shows off tablet concept with an integrated projector originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile official, details are scant

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/samsung-galaxy-s-4g-for-t-mobile-official-details-are-scant/

Here's what we know: the Samsung Galaxy S 4G is coming to T-Mobile's HSPA+ network (we heard as much this morning from the carrier itself, actually, but now Samsung's got an announcement all its own). There's a Super AMOLED screen of unknown size and Android 2.2 Froyo. Here's what we don't know: anything else, unfortunately. We'd guess pretty strongly this is the Vibrant 4G since that was Big Magenta's nomenclature for the 3G version, but no one is officially uttering that name. Press release after the break. O Barcelona, where art thou?

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Samsung Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile official, details are scant originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Market Leader Buys Mobile Software-As-A-Service Company kwkly

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/20/market-leader-buys-mobile-software-as-a-service-company-kwkly/

Market Leader, a NASDAQ-listed provider of online marketing and technology solutions for real estate professionals, has acquired kwkly, which operates a mobile software-as-a-service lead generation platform.

It seems like a good match – kwkly is used by some of the real estate industry’s largest and most prominent brokerage companies to engage tech-savvy home buyers and sellers.

The company provides a service that lets home buyers access detailed property information straight from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), on their mobile phone, in real time.

Market Leader’s acquisition of kwkly expands the offerings that the company can make available through its business and marketing platform for real estate professionals.