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Dell Streak Tablet Prices Revealed for UK

Carphone Warehouse in the UK has announced that they are to be the exclusive independent retailer of the Dell Streak Tablet that is launching on Friday June 4.

The Dell Streak is available on the O2 network when it launches although Carphone Warehouse are offering their own tariffs which will see the Streak Tablet being free if you sign up for a £25/month mobile broadband contract, and also free if you sign up for a £35/month voice and data contract. You can also pick up the device for £429 standalone.

It isn’t clear if these tariffs are cheaper, more expensive or the same as what O2 will offer, so before ordering make sure you check out the prices direct from O2. When O2 release those prices we’ll update you. [Read more…]

MSI WindPad 100 Unveiled at Computex 2010

Computex opened up today and as we expected, a number of new tablets were on show. We already covered the new ASUS Eee Pad that will be launching Q1 next year. This next one is the MSI WindPad 100. This Tablet runs Windows 7 and has a 10 inch screen.

The tablet is powered by an Intel Atom Z530 processor that runs at 1.66GHz, it has 2GB of RAM and has 32GB of storage on an SSD.

The WindPad 100 uses Windows 7 Home Premium although MSI has made a number of customisations that bring the Wind Touch UI layer to the device making it more tablet friendly, well that’s the plan if anything. [Read more…]

Google Nexus One Android 2.2 Link Pulled

Last weekend Google [GOOG] uploaded Android 2.2 for Nexus One users to download and update their smartphone. Today we found out that in fact, the Android 2.2 AKA Froyo available for download, wasn’t the final build.

We now learn that Google has pulled the download link and will make users wait for the official and final OTA update to arrive which is expected in the next couple of weeks.

With Google making the link live a few days ago, for a few days, it isn’t out of the question that you could probably find a copy of it somewhere on the internet. [Read more…]

Sony Rollable Colour OLED Display

Sony has created an amazing looking rollable colour OLED display. The ultra thin screen measures 80μm in thickness and measures 4.1 inches diagonal.

The impressive part of the screen is that it can roll around a pen (demonstrated below in video) while the video is moving. Although the video isn’t of the highest quality, it certainly isn’t bad by any means and certainly shows where technology could be heading in the future.

The 80μm screen sits on a flexible 20μm thick substrate that has no rigid driver chips. This allows it to be as flexible as seen in the video. The screen can be rolled up on a 4mm radius. [Read more…]

HP Battery Recall – 54,000 Laptop Batteries Recalled

54,000 batteries are being recalled by HP after problems with them have been identified.

The recall follows a similar programme put in place a year ago and comes after HP “received 38 additional reports of batteries that overheated and ruptured resulting in 11 instances of minor personal injury and 31 instances of minor property damage” since then.

The batteries that have the problems were installed in laptops and sold between August 2007 and July 2008. Also, some batteries were sold alone through the same time period. [Read more…]

Nokia N8 Launch Date Revealed as August 24

We finally have an official release date for the Nokia N8. The date for launch is August 24 and that day, we’ll see the new Symbian^3 device launched.

Right now, no carriers have the Nokia N8 smartphone listed (as to be expected so far away from launch) although one place that does have the smartphone listed off contract is Amazon in Germany.

Amazon DE have the Nokia N8 priced at ‚¬469,50 and the phone is available to pre-order today. [Read more…]

Google Android 2.2 Froyo Could Launch this Week – Flash Enabled Sites Highlighted

This week we expect that Google [GOOG] will officially announce and perhaps release Android 2.2. When launched, it will be available for the Nexus One, DROID and HTC Evo 4G off the starting blocks and of course, other devices will follow over the coming months.

Google hasn’t released a list of what will be included just yet although a number of leaks and information found on other sites such as Adobe has indicated that Flash 10.1 will be built in to the Froyo build. In regards to flash we also hear that when a 2.2 updgrade is complete the Flash 10.1 feature will be highlighted by Google along with a list of sites that will function correctly (as pictured above). Of course the list isn’t limited to what you see above as Adobe has just highlighted some of the best and most popular sites.

Other features believed to be included are the ability to create a WiFi hotspot with your Android phone along with USB and wireless tethering. [Read more…]

Fujitsu LifeBook T730 Tablet PC Unveiled

Fujitsu has launched a new tablet PC called the Fujitsu T730. The tablet runs Windows 7 Professional and is powered by an Intel Core i5 vPro processor.

Fujitsu have introduced the new LifeBook T730 as a replacement to the T4410. The screen measures 12.1 inches, has a WXGA resolution and is backlit by LED. A capacitive touchscreen is optional on the tablet. [Read more…]

DuPont print 50 Inch OLED Screen in Under 2 Minutes

DuPont is working on new methods to speed up the process of printing OLED screens. Progress seems to be heading in the right direction as the company has now announced that a 50 inch OLED panel was printed in less than two minutes.

The main problem with OLED screens is the high price to manufacture them. Some top end mobile phones already use OLED screens, but when screens are increased to home viewing size the costs go out of the roof. With DuPont working on a system to mass produce the screens quickly, we should see costs lower.

‘OLED displays are in portable devices available in the market today, but the current high-cost of manufacturing with evaporated materials has limited market adoption, and constrained OLED manufacturing for larger size displays, said David B. Miller, president DuPont Electronics & Communications. ‘Now, with DuPont printed OLED materials and process technology, fabrication costs can be significantly reduced, and manufacturing can be scaled to accommodate TV-size displays.

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Samsung 42 Inch OLED Screen to Launch 2011

Samsung is planning to run a trial production of a 42 inch OLED HDTV that could launch as early as next year. The new larger OLED screens are being built in a new production line that will start third quarter of 2010.

Once trials are complete towards the end of this year the factory should be ready for mass production bringing the screens to us sometime next year.

The new production line is capable of increasing production volume up to two times when compared to the previous lines. The new line is also capable of creating the 42 inch panels. [Read more…]

Motorola Flipout Android OS Smartphone – More Pics Revealed

The Motorola Flipout is a new smartphone that runs the Android 2.1 operating system. The phone it’s self is a square that flips open to reveal a QWERTY keyboard underneath. On the front of the Flipout is a 2.8 inch screen. The Android 2.1 operating system appears to be running MotoBLUR allowing for easy access to social networking features from the home screen.

Other features of the Motorola Flipout include GPS, a 3.1 megapixel camera although there is no mention of wifi for connectivity at the moment.

Either way, it’s a unique looking phone that will appeal to some people. When launched, it will come in three different colours. [Read more…]

Sony EVIL NEX-3 Unveiled

Just a few moments ago we wrote about a new HD Sony Camcorder that was being worked on that featured an interchangeable lens system. The only details we had about the camcorder was that it used an Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor found in the NEX-3 and NEX-5.

This camera here is the NEX-3 that has that same sensor. The device features a 14.2 megapixel sensor and also uses the Sony E Series lens mount. On the back is a 7.5cm LCD screen. ISO sensitivity on the EVIL NEX-3 ranges from 200 to 12,800.

The camera is quite small measuring 117.2mm by 62.6mm by 33.4mm and weighs just 297 grams. Capabilities of the camera include the ability to capture HD video at a resolution of 720p at 30 frames per second. [Read more…]