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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Leaked T-Mobile Memo Shows Dates for LG's Honeycomb-Having G-Slate and Others [Leaks]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5743232/leaked-t+mobile-memo-shows-dates-for-lgs-honeycomb+having-g+slate-and-others

A leaked T-Mo memo offers up some potential release dates for the Dell Streak 7 (February 2), Samsung Galaxy S 4G (February 23), and LG G-Slate (March 23). A true Android tablet! Here before its warm outside! [TMoNews]

That Verizon iPhone Hotspot Will Cost An Extra $20 Per Month [IPhone]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5743252/that-verizon-iphone-4-hotspot-will-cost-an-extra-20-per-month

Remember when it was so exciting that the Verizon iPhone 4 would also act as a hotspot? Well, here comes that cold shower: the carrier confirmed that the feature will cost $20 per month, on top of your data plan.

It's really not all that surprising; it's the same rate that you pay for hotspot privileges on any other Verizon smartphone. The hotspot feature comes with its own 2GB data pool that covers any of the up to five devices that have hopped on your phone's 3G connection. Every gigabyte over that will cost you an additional $20.

So the cost is expected but still somehow disappointing. We have to pay for the things we want! How rude. [Macworld]

Photoshop's iOS App Now Supports Retina Display [IPhone Apps]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5743646/photoshops-ios-app-now-supports-retina-display

Believe us, you'll be wanting to edit photos on the iPhone 4's super-crisp retina display. The latest version of the free Photoshop Express lets you take photos right in the app, and also supports multitasking for iOS 4.2. [iTunes]

LG prepping Optimus 3D for February announcement?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/25/lg-prepping-optimus-3d-for-february-announcement/

Talk of 3D features in LG's upcoming G-Slate are becoming less and less implausible-sounding by the day, capped off this week with a couple of doozies: first off, Carphone Warehouse's Dutch outpost -- called simply The Phone House there -- briefly posted a teaser for an upcoming "Optimus 3D" Android smartphone, though the page has since been removed. Secondly, the world's tech media (us included) just received an invite to LG's shindig at Mobile World Congress next month where it teases a new Optimus model that takes us "into the new dimension." Pretty strong foreshadowing there, wouldn't you say? This should all work itself out in the next couple weeks -- but we're warning you right now, LG: if any of this stuff isn't glasses-free, we're expecting you to buy us all Guccis (fortunately, odds are good they're using that 4.3-inch glasses-free unit demoed at CES this month).

LG prepping Optimus 3D for February announcement? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC Flyer spec sheet leaks with Android 2.3, stylus and 7-inch screen?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/25/htc-flyer-spec-sheet-leaks-with-android-2-3-stylus-and-7-inch-s/

Wondering what sort of goodies might be inside HTC's upcoming tablets? Norwegian tech site Amobil isn't -- they claim to have a pair of inside sources spoon-feeding them all the pertinent details. For the rumored HTC Flyer -- which may or may not be pictured at right -- that includes the same 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 chip you'll find in several high-end handsets, 1GB of RAM, as well as a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen, a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and a rear 5 megapixel imager, and a piddling 4GB of flash storage to hold all your apps (which sounds a little fishy to us). There's also allegedly 3G for data and Skype calls, an HDMI port, DLNA support and a bonafide stylus to write with, though it's not clear whether we're rumoring a fancy N-Trig display or simply a pack-in capacitive pen.

Though Amobil's sources say the tablet will be sadly limited to Android 2.3 out of the gate, it will allegedly have a brand-new tablet version of HTC's Sense UI designed to provide a "desktop feel," which might be a nice pairing for the "HTC Sensation" trademark presently floating about the internet. If so, don't expect that UI to be limited to a single slate, though -- the last part of this oh-so-juicy rumor is that HTC's also supposedly got a 10-inch LTE tablet (perhaps the Scribe?) arriving in the second half of the year.

HTC Flyer spec sheet leaks with Android 2.3, stylus and 7-inch screen? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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