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Samsung Shows Off Galaxy Tab, Android Allegiance

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the looks-pretty-sexy dept.

cgriffin21 writes "Samsung is making no bones about it: Google Android is its future. And with the revealing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the company is showing that it's all in when it comes to Android. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Samsung finally pulled the curtain off the long-rumored and teased Galaxy Tab, the electronics maker's touch-screen tablet and answer to the Apple iPad."

17 of 189 comments (clear)

  1. HOLY FUCK by Barny · · Score: 5, Informative

    29 cookies, really CRN.COM, is that completely required?

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    1. Re:HOLY FUCK by Barny · · Score: 1, Informative

      No its not, its a tablet ;)

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  2. MUCH better article, with pics and detailed specs by blind+biker · · Score: 5, Informative

    Linky.

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  3. But ... does it run Linux!? by udippel · · Score: 1, Informative

    No, seriously, I mean it. I don't want to be locked in, in some app-shop.
    Should it run Ubuntu's Maverick, I'll go for one, sure.
    Should it be a locked-up version, I'll skip it.

    Maybe we should try a poll, so that Samsung can still liberate the hardware?

    1. Re:But ... does it run Linux!? by EvilRyry · · Score: 3, Informative

      You might not have heard if you have been living under a rock for the past 2 or 3 years, but Android uses the Linux kernel. Whether you can run your _own_ Linux distribution on there is another question entirely. Sooner or later, I'm sure someone will crack it if Samsung has decided to lock it down. As with most (all?) Android devices, you're not forced to use the market.

    2. Re:But ... does it run Linux!? by tepples · · Score: 2, Informative

      As with most (all?) Android devices, you're not forced to use the market.

      "Most" is correct. AT&T-branded Android devices don't have the option to install APKs from "Unknown sources".

  4. Samsung's first Android phone? by mu51c10rd · · Score: 2, Informative

    which include the first Android device from Samsung, the Galaxy S.

    My Samsung Moment and the Intercept would beg to differ. The writer didn't do much research on Samsung's product offerings.

  5. Re:crn.com link fail by Xest · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, except plenty of useful information has in fact been released:

    http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/internet-tablets/samsung-galaxy-tab/11309.html

    It's just the price we're waiting on.

  6. Re:1080p on a 1024x600 screen ??? by Brian+Feldman · · Score: 2, Informative

    1080p support on most electronics actually refers to "output" and not selfsame screen resolution

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  7. Re:Is that a non-standard connector? by Taagehornet · · Score: 2, Informative

    [...] tell me that's not some kind of proprietary, non-standard connector

    I would expect this to be the standard 30-pin PDMI connector also found on the Dell Streak.

  8. Re:Samsung Android support sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Hate to burst your bubble, but Motorola has the same issues as Samsung for release time on their updates. I'm using a Droid and I'm still stuck on 2.1 because they haven't released the 2.2 update yet, even though 2.2 has been available for months. The update time from carriers on these software packages are ridiculous. By the time I get to use the software it is completely obsolete and Google will have its next version ready to go.

  9. Re:Upcoming tablets by Chatterton · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because the development kit of the imitation is free. I can upload my own applications without the need to jailbroken it beforehand. These 2 things get me to NOT by the ipad and i am eager to have one of these babies to play with...

  10. Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe by PhoenixIce · · Score: 3, Informative

    That story states that it has a 1024x600 screen, yet 1080p HD video playback. It has no video output port, according to the description.

    From what I have seen from the (unofficial) list of accessories, there is an HDMI out adapter for the connector on the device. I'm assuming that this means 1080p capabilities for the video out.

  11. Re:7" seems like the wrong compromise. by bemymonkey · · Score: 2, Informative

    By the way: http://phandroid.com/2010/09/02/toshiba-folio-100-goes-official-399-euros-in-q4/

    Looks like that's what we're looking for. Then again, is WXGA really too much to as for? :(

  12. Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe by TheClarkster · · Score: 3, Informative

    It does have HDMI out. There is an HDMI dock for it.

  13. Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe by steveha · · Score: 4, Informative

    Aha! According to Engadget, the 30-pin dock connector does include HDMI.

    There's a 30-pin dock connector on the bottom that allows for HDMI, USB, and docking accessories (a car dock at least is planned)

    http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-preview/

    So I'd say the ability to play 1080p video is a valid thing to brag about.

    steveha

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  14. Re:Samsung Android support sucks by Stephen+Chadfield · · Score: 2, Informative

    I bought a Samsung i7500 last October that came with Android 1.5. The most recent update? Android 1.5. Samsung don't give a shit. Last product I will ever buy from them. Last time I will have an o2 mobile phone contract.