Section: Communications , VoIP A new posting over at the Skype Blog has formally introduced the latest in terms of Skype for Windows—Skype 5.0, which is still in beta (currently beta 2) but will allow for group video calling with up to 10 people. Of course, the catch with that is you will need all of those 10 people to be running the same beta edition, which that alone could prove to be a daunting task. But just in case, you can also expect to find a “refreshed user interface” as well as “better stability and quality” in this latest Skype for Windows beta. Read [ Skype Blog ] Full Story ? | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell
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September 3rd, 2010
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Section: Computers , Mobile Computers While it was nice that Samsung finally announced the Galaxy Tab tablet, they did fail to offer up any official details in terms of pricing. That said, that little lack of information has lead to some speculating and because of that we are beginning to see a wide variety of prices. Gadgetell is here to clean up the confusion a bit. It costs $895 .? To begin with, the 16GB Galaxy Tab was spotted in a product listing with online retailer Expansys sporting a €679.99 price tag (about $895 US). No, it costs $890 or $1020, definitely. Furthermore, some have tipped the price in France and Germany to be €699 (about $890 US) and €799 (about $1,020 US) respectively
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Section: Audio , Video , Communications , Computers , Features , Originals , Columns , Who’s On Crack What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom?? Is it “I love Apple?”, “that’s cool!” or “sweet!”?? Answer: none of them, it’s “they are on crack”.? This week we take a look back at the things that made us chuckle in the tech world.? This week, it seems there was more folks on dope than not.? Lets get to this weeks accused: Skype 10-way Facebook plays with subscriptions Our Shawn Ingram promises to change to Palm’s webOS Apple decides buttons aren’t evil? Skype plans for your 10-way I love Skype as much as the next techie, but 10 way calling?? Oy.? Getting just one of my friends in front of the computer with me at the same time is sheer serendipity.? But 10?? Is this mandatory? Our Editor Robert Nelson has the scoop : “A new posting over at the Skype Blog has formally introduced the latest in terms of Skype for Windows—Skype 5.0, which is still in beta (currently beta 2) but will allow for group video calling with up to 10 people.” Just leaked from the DEA investigation over at Skype HQ: Marketing “Well how many users can we do at once?” Engineering “how many do you want?” Marketing “Well, the anniversary of that crazy night in Fiji is coming upon us, can you do 10?” Engineering “Ewww” What’s better is currently, all ten of your friends need to running the same Beta.? Awesome.? You’ve got a better chance of herding cats – I can’t get my machines to run the same version of anything.? Potential for business customers?? Sure.? For the rest of us?? Nope. Facebook try’s subscribing to users Our Turun Kunwar as the story , “Facebook is working on a new “stalker button” that will allow you to see all of the updates of a given user
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Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones The Samsung Epic 4G launched on Tuesday, August 31, and seemed to be well received by Sprint customers who eagerly purchased the device.? There was no doubt the Epic 4G is a very solid device based on specs, but with its expensive price tag, many questioned the popularity of the device, especially considering its similarly spec’d cousin—the Vibrant—was once priced for a penny.? Today, Samsung put those concerns to rest as it released a press release claiming the Epic 4G “became one of Sprint’s best-selling devices for first-day sales.”? Sprint doesn’t go as far to say it was the best selling device, but “one of the best” is still promising.? Unfortunately, Sprint didn’t release any official statistics on launch day sales.? Having reviewed the Samsung Epic 4G, I know how great of a device it is and I am not surprised at all it sold as well as it did.? Even though $250 may be a little excessive for a smartphone, especially when every other high-end cell phone is offered for $199, but thankfully Amazon and Wirefly are offering the Epic for $199 on a two year contract.? As long as Sprint can keep the Epic in stock, it should have a very hot selling device on its hands.? Read [ BusinessWire ] Full Story ? | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article ?
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Section: Communications , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile Those looking to make a purchase direct with Verizon and save a few bucks as compared to the regular $199.99 purchase price of the Droid X can now opt to go pre-owned. Yup, Verizon is now offering (still with a two-year agreement), the Droid X for $149.99. Granted, as of now there are none in stock. Not bad, a $50 savings sounds good. Me personally, I don’t mind going pre-owned, that is as long as I am buying from a reputable company
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Verizon adds pre-owned Motorola Droid X product listing, would be $149.99 if they were in-stock
Section: Web , Web 2.0 / Social Networking Facebook is working on a new “stalker button” that will allow you to see all of the updates of a given user. It basically works when you subscribe to a friend which will in turn provide you with all of the juicy goodness in the form of their updates. Think of this as DVR for Facebook! Thank goodness that this feature is currently only in testing mode because we all know how much Facebook really needs another to stalking feature. Here’s what Facebook had to say: “This feature is being tested with a small percent of users
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September 3rd, 2010
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Section: Video , HDTV It looks like Roku fans have two other devices to look forward to seeing come available. The devices in question are the Roku XD and the Netgear Roku XD Player both of which have recently been spotted in an FCC listing. The Netgear Roku XD Player is sporting the model number of NTV250 and has HDMI, composite, Ethernet and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity.
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Section: Gadgets / Other It’s never been much of a secret, but now it’s finally official: Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab, and has confirmed the final specs.? The announcement happened at IFA in Berlin, so we haven’t had a chance to actually touch it yet, but we at least have final specs. The Galaxy Tab is officially a 7-inch Android tablet running Froyo with TouchWiz on top of it. It was announced for Europe as having HSUPA and HDSPA+ 3G, and not the Verizon-approved CDMA, but that could always come later.? It has two cameras, a 3 MP back-facing camera with LED flash as well as a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video chat.? Inside there’s all the standard accelerometer, geo-magnetic sensor, light sensor, WiFi (802.11n included), Bluetooth 3.0, and Samsung even managed to add in a gyroscope just like the iPhone 4.? For storage, the Galaxy Tab comes in 16 and 32 GB models, both expandable with microSD cards.? It runs on a 1 GHz Core A8 processor, and Samsung says the battery will last for seven hours or video playback.? To top it all off, the 7-inch screen has a resolution of 1024×600, which gives it a higher pixel density than the iPad. Reports out of Berlin seem to indicate that the Galaxy is finally the Android tablet we’ve been waiting for.? The screen size means its easy enough to hold with just one hand, and the display is certainly bright and seems to show colors well.? SlashGear has noted that while the phone is light, and solidly built, it it a bit plasticky.? Kat Hannaford at Gizmodo was apparently down on the device before she played with it, but said she came away impressed with the Galaxy Tab.? Finally, Engadget noted that Samsung “has set the gold standard for Android tablets.”? Is that’s true, we certainly have a lot to look forward to whenever Samsung gets around to announcing pricing and availability for the US. Read [ Samsung ] Full Story ? | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article ?
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Samsung finally makes the Galaxy Tab official
Section: Computers , Mobile Computers , Gadgets / Other , ebooks So Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Tab, the 7-inch Android tablet we’ve been hearing so much about.? Like most Android devices, Samsung didn’t stop at just putting a new UI over Android and adding some apps readily available in the Market, it built a custom app for some of the features we’d expect a tablet to have. One of the most popular uses we’ve seen of tablets so far (namely on the iPad), is reading eBooks.? Rather than relying on users to get their own apps, Samsung built it’s own launcher for reading eBooks, newspapers and magazines.? Together they bring 2.2 million books, 2,500 magazines and 1,600 magazines.? For eBooks, rather than building it’s own store like Apple, or relying on Google, Samsung brought in Kobo for reading books.? Kobo offers many more books than iBooks for the iPad, including popular authors that Apple lacks such as Steig Larsson, author of the Millennium Trilogy.? Kobo specifically designed the included app for the Galaxy Tab, so it should use the screen size and pixel density fully. The other apps included in the Readers Hub as PressDisplay for newspapers and Zinio for magazines.? Of course, users are free to download their own reading apps from the Android Market, and they should scale well, especially is they use Google’s UI guidelines.? So, the Amazon and Nook apps might scale well, but it’s nice to know that at least one of the proven stores will definitely work well and look good on the 7-inch screen. Read [ Korea Newswire Kobo Release ] and [ Samsung ] Full Story ? | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article ?
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Section: Communications , Smartphones , Mobile , Gaming , Portable The Angry Birds game that has taken so many people hostage is expected to be released for Android today, which means the Android version of the game will join the already available versions found in the App Store, App Catalog and Ovi Store. Yup, Angry Birds was available for webOS before Android, shocking. But that aside, according to a recent blog posting over on the Rovio website; “Due to the massive response and demand from the Android community, we have decided to make Angry Birds Lite Beta available for everybody through the Android Market this Friday.” Of course, as you have read, the version that it going to hit the Android Market today will not be the final version. But hey, at least you can begin get your fix. Read [ Rovio.com ] Full Story ? | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article ?
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Angry Birds app coming to Android today (Friday September 3rd)
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