Samsung Galaxy Ace, Gio, Fit, and Mini Get The Hands-On Approach

Along with Samsung Mobile’s High end device, the Galaxy S2, they have brought their more budget friendly devices to spread the mobile love.  And thanks to our friends over at Engadget, they’ve gotten a great slew of hands on photos for you to stare and compare.  Check them out below in our gallery after the thread along with their respective specs.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.
Samsung Galaxy Mini – The Mini sports a 3.14-inch touchscreen, a 600 MHz CPU, 3 meg camera and QVGA display.  And though the device is small, it’s also a little on the thick side.  Hopefully, Sammy can keep this device priced on the low end of the scale and generate some much wanted revenue.

Samsung Galaxy Fit – Also touting a 600 MHz processor, the 3.3-inch device will come with a 5 megapixel camera and QVGA display.  The device is also a little on the thick side, so here’s to hoping it’s cheap as heck.

Samsung Galaxy Gio – The Gio comes in slightly higher in the CPU dept, clocking in at 800 MHz.  The device will rock Android 2.2 (Froyo), the ever popular Swype keyboard, a 3 meg camera and 3.2-inch touchscreen.  The device overall is not bad looking.  It gives off a slight Motorola Cliq XT feel to it.

Samsung Galaxy Ace – On paper, the Galaxy Ace comes in as a much more desirable device than the rest.  Among the specs are a 800 MHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA LCD display and 5 MP camera with an LED flash, unlike the other flashless devices.  The device will ship running Android 2.2 (Froyo) with a little sprinkle of TouchWiz 3.0.  The device will also come with Swype pre-installed on the device.

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doubleTwist Allows Your Android Device To Stream To PS3 And Xbox

doubleTwist continues to leave their imprint firmly secured in the mobile syncing industry, adding to their line up of features, “AirTwist”.  AirTwist allows current AirSync users, via a free upgrade to existing users, the function of appearing on your Xbox or pS3’s media menu.  You can stream media from your Android device directly through the gaming console via your TV set.  If you’re running Android 1.6 and above then you’re good to go.  Give it a try, and let us know what you think in the comments below.  doubleTwist has also ensured us that they are working for more compatibility with other DLNA capable devices.

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Will The HTC Flyer Measure Up To Other Tablets Like The Galaxy Tab And Apple iPad?

We can’t help but notice what appears to be an upwards battle with the entry of the HTC Flyer tablet.  Amidst the multiple 10-inch, dual-core Honeycomb running devices, HTC has opted to usher in the 7-inch, single core (although 1.5 GHz) device running Gingerbread instead.  What do you think?  Wise move on HTC’s part?  Check out the pics below for a comparison between all of the devices, courtesy of our friends over at Engadget.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.  

                                           

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Eric Schmidt’s Keynote Speech at Mobile World Congress

Sadly, we weren’t able to be present in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress this year. But, thankfully, our good friends at Engadget were, and they had excellent live blog coverage for Eric Schmidt’s keynote speech, where he spends a good deal of time speculating about about the future of Google, Android, mobile, and tech in general. His general opinion is that we are transitioning to a point where technology assists us without us ever having to even think about user interfaces. He stresses, over and over again, that nothing happens without our permission, but in Schmidt’s vision of the future, our cars drive themselves and our phones know we need pants and automatically realize when we’re by the pants store and remind us to go get them.
So what does this mean for Android? The most notable specifics he gives us are that Honeycomb includes a movie editing program called Movie Studio, as the focus is moving more and more toward content creation. When asked about fragmentation, he states that they are addressing that more and more with Gingerbread, and that it will become more and more the case as we’ll be seeing Android updates rolled out about every six months. He also states that “[w]e have OS called gingerbread for phones, we have an OS being previewed now for tablets called Honeycomb. The two of them… you can imagine the follow up will start with an I, be named after dessert, and will combine these two.” Word ’round the net is that it will be called Ice Cream (Sandwich?), and it’s good to hear directly from Google that it will be a merging of Honeycomb and Gingerbread, suitable for smartphones and tablets alike. We were also very interested to hear that, regarding the Nokia/Microsoft merger, Google “would’ve loved if they [Nokia] chose Android…We certainly tried.”
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Sony S1 PlayStation Tablet is real, may be shipping September

After all the tablets have been coming out at CES 2011, and now finishing off MWC 2011, there have been rumors and wonders on why we didn’t see a Sony tablet announced with all the other goodies we got. Rumors also were about that the Sony tablet would have special “PlayStation” gaming options like the Xperia Play smartphone, but again, no information came out…until now.
Apparently the VAIO section of Sony will be putting out a tablet device which will have PlayStation gaming built in, and will be 9.4 inches in size running Android 3.0. The design above is a mockup and not official, but Engadget was told that the Sony tablet may have a curved flap design to it, meant to remind us of the tablet being a personal item like a book or magazine.
The tablet will have 1280×800 resolution, IR for remote control capabilities on other devices like your Bravia TV, dual-core Tegra2 processor, USB-A port supporting flash drive input, and a volume rocker on the side all running Honeycomb OS. Price should be around $599, and meant to compete directly with the Apple iPad. We should see the Sony S1 shipping in September this year. By the time this comes out, we may even see NVIDIA Quad-Core ‘KAL-EL” chips in it. That would be awesome!

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Poynt for Android updated: New gas prices widget, sharing with Facebook and Twitter

Ahhh, Poynt.. perhaps my favorite app to use on my Android smartphone. Poynt for Android and Blackberry recently received an update which installed a few new features.
This first feature is strictly an Android update. Poynt now allows Android users to utilize a widget showing the closest gas stations and cheapest prices. Both the Android and Blackberry apps also received a new feature that allows the user to share search results with Facebook, Twitter, or email.
You can install Poynt for Android via the TalkAndroid ApptlyAndroid database, or scan the QR code below. Don’t quite know what Poynt is all about? Check out the in-depth review I wrote about Poynt by clicking here.
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Samsung and T-Mobile teaming up to provide affordable Android smartphones

At Mobile World Congress, T-Mobile announced two new Android smartphones manufactured by Samsung that will be significantly cheaper than some of the popular Android smartphones of today.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini will essentially be a smaller, less expensive alternative to the Galaxy S 4G. The Galaxy Mini will feature a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 600MHz processor, 150MB of internal storage, microSDHC support and ship with Android 2.2, aka Froyo.

The T-Mobile Move is an even smaller Android alternative, sporting a tiny 2.8-inch 320 x 240-pixel display, a 2-megapixel camera, 150MB of internal storage and microSDHC support.

Release dates for these budget Android phones have not yet been confirmed. However, T-Mobile did confirm that the devices will launch this spring and will each cost between $50 and $75 with a new contract.

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HTC Flyer tablet makes appearance on German Amazon site, price and specs listed

According to the German Amazon website, the recently announced HTC Flyer tablet will be available for €669. The website is also listing the HTC Flyer’s specs:

• Android 2.4, to be upgraded to 3.0
• HTC Sense UI
• 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor
• 5 megapixel camera
• 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls
• 7″ LCD touchscreen
• 32GB internal storage
• GSM/WiFi/DLNA connectivity
• 4000 mAh battery

I know what you’re thinking… How has the HTC Flyer already hit the market when it just got announced at MWC 2011 on Tuesday? This appears to be a minor slip-up of the German Amazon website, but it does shed some light on the price of the upcoming Android tablet. As of now, the HTC Flyer information is still live on the Amazon website. You can check it out for yourself by clicking here.

What do you think? Based on the specs, do you think this price sounds legit? Sound off in the comments!

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