Baidu And Dell Team Up To Take On Tablets, Phones In China
06.09.11
According to an analyst who spoke with Reuters , Dell may be “grasping at straws” in an attempt to breathe life into its tablet business. The Dell Streak 5 tablet has been discontinued in the States, but a Dell spokesperson said that the company “has a partnership with Baidu [and] the Streak 5 tablet, so the partnership will be in that space.” It’s not clear whether that means we should expect a Chinese version of the Dell Streak 5 or just another similar minitab.
Either way, Dell and Baidu will face some strong competition in China. Lenovo has seen great success in the Chinese market over the past few years, and Apple has an almost terrifyingly strong presence there. We’ve heard of girls giving up their virginity for an iPhone 4 and a Chinese teenager selling his kidney for an iPad 2 .
Source: Washington Post
Galaxy Note: A beastly 5.3-inch smartphone/tablet hybrid
01.09.11
Clearly unaffected by the lack of consumer traction that killed the Streak 5, Korean tech giant Samsung has finally lifted the lid on its mysterious, much talked about Note to reveal a very similar form factor but markedly different features.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy Note represents a new category of product and comes with many core on-the-go benefits of various mobile devices while maintaining smartphone portability to create a whole new user experience. Dell says Hi.
So whats on offer for prospective buyers? Well, the Note boasts a sexy 5.3-inch high-definition Super AMOLED display, a snappy 1.4GHz dual-core processor, a rear-facing 8.0 mega-pixel camera, Wi-Fi and HSPA+ connectivity, 1080p video capture, and Googles Android operating system (v2.3). The Streak this clearly is not.
Source: The Tech Herald
Big Is Not Always Better With Smartphone Screens
05.09.11
Vendors are trying to figure out what works when it comes to screen sizes, according to Geoff Blaber, analyst at CCS Insight.
One of the big product trends at IFA was screen sizes between 4.5 inches and 5.5 inches, which include the LTE version of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II , HTC's Windows Phone-based Titan , Samsung's Galaxy Note and the Tablet P from Sony, which has two 5-inch screens.
So far, consumers have shunned products with screens around this size, such as the Dell Streak. But vendors including Samsung and HTC are hoping larger screen sizes will help them differentiate their products in a very competitive market.
"Today's smartphones are pretty difficult to distinguish when it comes to the customer actually looking at them in stores. Increasing the screen is a clear example of manufacturers trying to differentiate rather than following the established product classes," Blaber said.
Source: PCWorld