Samsung Galaxy Tab review

The story of the Galaxy Tab has been quite a saga, to say the least. In fact, it was actually back in May that we first heard rumblings of Samsung's plans to unleash a 7-inch Android tablet much like its Galaxy S phones, but it was only after months of painful teasing -- including a cruel look at just its packaging on the Engadget Show -- that Sammy finally unveiled the Galaxy Tab to the world at IFA. The Tab certainly packed the specs -- a 1GHz processor, full Flash support thanks to Android 2.2, dual cameras, support for up to 32GB of storage and WiFi / 3G connectivity -- to put other Android tablets to shame, and our initial hands-on with it only had us yearning for more. Without pricing and availability, however, the story was at a cliffhanger. Of course, those details trickled out over the next few months, and here in the US, Samsung finally announced that all four major US carriers would be getting Tabs to call their own. Verizon then finally took the lead in announcing pricing, and revealed that its Tab would hit contract-free for $600 -- Sprint followed with the same no-contract pricing along with a $400 two-year contract option.

Indeed, it's been quite a long journey, but even after all of that, some of the major questions are still left unanswered. Does the Tab provide a more complete and polished experience than all the other Android tablets out there? How are Samsung's specially tailored apps? And ultimately, has a tablet finally hit the market that can rival Apple's iPad? We think it's about time we answer those questions and finally open what might be the most important chapter of the Galaxy Tab story -- the official Engadget review. We knew you'd agree, so join us after the break.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pick Punch Cuts Plectrums from Credit Cards

The Pick Punch should be a Steetfighter special move, but it is in fact much more mundane, and arguably more useful. Looking a lot like an office stapler, the Pick Punch works like a paper hole-punch, only it is strong enough to cut through old credit cards, and deposits 351-style guitar-picks instead of confetti.
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Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/pick-punch-cuts-plectrums-from-credit-cards/

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Nokia Z500 MeeGo tablet leaked on Ovi Store?

A Nokia tablet running MeeGo has been churning through the rumor mills since early summer. Speculation, however, began as soon as Nokia and Intel joined forces on the open source OS back in February. Eldar Murtazin, the ultimate Nokia insider, was first to give the Nokia tablet a name: Z500. Fast forward to yesterday, when reports first surfaced of people successfully replacing valid handset names in the store's URL with "Z500." Instead of being rejected as an unsupported device, the store seemingly accepted the Z500 device name as you can see in the screenshot above (the Ovi store now rejects the modified terminal ID string). Eldar had this to say on Twitter in response:

Rumour mill. As far as I know Nokia Z500 (Nokia Meego tablet) is under question. Nokia arent happy with price/features.

So now we have a name and with any luck, we'll see a MeeGo-based Nokia tablet sometime in 2011 as followup to its Windows-based Booklet. If not, then we'll always have the WeTab.

Nokia Z500 MeeGo tablet leaked on Ovi Store? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/nokia-z500-meego-tablet-leaked-on-ovi-store/

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IE9 Developer Preview 6 launched, and new Test Drive site now live

To celebrate the opening of the Professional Developer Conference 2010, the Internet Explorer team has just flipped the switch on a very sexy new version of the Internet Explorer Test Drive site.

Not only is Developer Preview 6 now available (don't get too excited, non-developers; this is another UI-less build), but there's also a ton of new demos that you can try out. A few of you might recognise SVG Helicopter, and Flickr Postcards is quite possibly the cutest application of HTML5 and CSS3 that I've ever seen.

For more info on Preview 6, check the full release notes.

As you can see in the screenshot above, there's a rather cute easter egg for Chrome 8 users, too!

IE9 Developer Preview 6 launched, and new Test Drive site now live originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ila SPORT Helps you Stay Fit and Safe

The ila SPORT is a pedometer, milometer and personal safety alarm in one. Now that it’s dark when we get up in the AM and it gets dark earlier in the evenings, runners, joggers and dog walkers might appreciate this small device which includes a calorie counter, pedometer, distance traveled, clock and backlight plus 130Db [...]

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ila SPORT Helps you Stay Fit and Safe originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 31, 2010 at 9:00 am.

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/10/31/ila-sport-helps-you-stay-fit-and-safe/

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Every Day is a Fairground Ride for Wind Turbine Engineers [Wind Turbines]

As you stagger into work and slump over your desktop like one of last night's zombies, engineer Ross Kennedy is having an exhilarating ride atop a 100m-high wind turbine with the best views of Scotland. I'm not jealous...much. [Daily Mail] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_bRjNixOQjc/every-day-is-a-fairground-ride-for-wind-turbine-engineers

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$1.5 Billion Cruise Liner Slips Under Bridge with 20-inch Margin of Error [Close Call]

The Allure of the Sea, Royal Caribbean's $1.5 billion dollar "superliner," left for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, making it under Denmark's Store Belt Bridge with 1.5 20 inches to spare. Not bad for a ship that's 3,000 236 feet high. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2N41uggWEto/15-billion-cruise-liner-slips-under-bridge-with-15+inch-margin-of-error

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