Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Laptops Planning to buy a new business notebook? Check out Samsung’s new, Series 2, 4, and 6 Business notebooks which were just announced today. Featuring anti-shock hard drives and pressure-resistant casings, you’ll surely find one best suited notebooks for your needs. All three notebooks are loaded with Intel Core processors and Intel HD graphics with the option to load them with nVIDIA Optimus graphics chip to enhance graphics performance and have a longer battery life. The Samsung Series, 2, 4 & 6 Business notebooks are scheduled to be release in April and May 2011. And to help you decide which one to get, here’s a quick rundown of the notebooks’ specs and features. First up is the Samsung Series Business notebook which will be available in either 12.5-inch or 14-inch HD LED-backlit (1366x768) display and features either an Intel Celeron Processor or Intel Core i3 CPU, Windows 7 Professional, 2GB-4GB of RAM, 320GB HDD, and Intel GMA HD integrated graphics. The Samsung Series 4 Business notebook boasts of either a 12.5-inch or 14-inch HD LED-backlit display (1366x768), Intel Core i3/i7 Processor, Windows 7 Professional, 2GB-4GB of RAM, 320GB-500GB HDD, Intel GMA HD integrated graphics and 6-cell battery with 7 hours battery life. Finally, we have the Samsung Series 6 Business Notebook which is available in either 14-inch or 15.6-inch HD LED-backlit display (1366x768, 1600x900), Intel Core i3-i7 processor, Windows 7 Professional, 4GB-8GB of RAM, 320GB-500GB HDD, optional 128GB-256GB SSD, Intel GMA HD Integrated Graphics or nVIDIA NVS 4200M, 6-cell battery with up to 7 hours battery life. Pricing for these business notebooks yet to be announced. Read [Business Wire], via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile Yesterday T-Mobile unveiled it’s next Sidekick from Samsung coming sometime soon. While the phone had some interesting features such as the Cloud Text, there were a few features that weren’t mentioned at all. Samsung has confirmed that the Sidekick 4G will have mobile hotspot available. It may seem obvious since the feature was built into Froyo, but carriers do have the option to disable it should they wish. If you don’t need the mobile hotspot, tethering will be available as well. The other unannounced features that were confirmed are a bit more obvious. The Sidekick 4G will have support for microSD cards, with a 2GB card packed in with the phone. It will also have WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. The Sidekick 4G may not appeal to everyone, and these stats likely won’t push anyone towards getting one. To me, nothing about the phone is more interesting than the Cloud Text feature. Being able to answer messages from a PC instead of having to pull out your phone to answer them is nice. Then again, this is coming from a guy who spends a good chunk of his day writing on a laptop and probably not in the target demographic for the Sidekick 4G. Read [Phone Scoop] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Content, Communications, Mobile If you’ve been wondering what happened to the Samsung Galaxy Player which we were able to play around with during CES 201, well here’s the latest news about from Samsung. The Samsung Galaxy Player is finally hitting the U.S. Market and in fact will be available in two models - one with a 4-inch display and the other with 5-inch display. Both Samsung Galaxy Players will feature Wi-Fi 802.1 b/g/n, front and rear cameras, stereo speakers and will support Adobe Flash 10.1 And yes it will be running on Android 2.2 OS but can be upgraded to Android 2.3 Gingerbread later on. In addition, the 4-inch Samsung Galaxy Player will also be preloaded with Skype app so that you can instantly use it for VoIP calls over Wi-Fi. And since both media players will be running Android, you can pretty much install other social networking apps and use the devices to access your Facebook, Twitter and other social networking accounts. Other features of these Samsung Galaxy Players include - virtual 5.1 surround sound, Samsung’s SoundAlive post-processing technology, WVGA LCD, supports various video and audio format including MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, Flac, MPEG4, DivX, Xvid, WMV, and H.264. In addition, both media players will support microSD card up to 32GB storage capacity in addition to their on-board 8GB memory. Unfortunately, while Samsung is all out in announcing about the specs and features of these two Samsung Galaxy Players, they forgot to announce the price and release date yet. Hopefully we’ll learn about these information soon. via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops After a few months of waiting we finally have pricing for Samsung’s answer to the MacBook Air. While Samsung wasn’t able to get the ultraportable down to the Air’s price point, there are reasons to want the Series 9 over the MacBook Air. The Samsung Series 9 will begin selling tomorrow at $1,649 for the 13-inch model. That model includes a Core i5 CPU, 128 GB of SSD storage and 4 GB of RAM. It also has a super bright 400 nit screen. All of that is packed into the tiny 13-inch laptop that weighs just 2.88 pounds, which is just about the same weight as the same size MacBook Air. As you’d expect, the Series 9 runs Windows 7 Home Premium, which Samsung claims will boot up from sleep in 3 seconds. For the extra money you get a computer with a much faster CPU (the MacBook Air uses the Dore 2 Duo), plus the super bright display and replaceable battery. Both Samsung and Apple claim to get 7 hours of battery from the ultraportables. We know Apple’s estimate is just about right, and Samsung’s might be as well. Even if Samsung is lying, you can still pack in an extra battery whenever you want. Read [Samsung] and [Samsung] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Laptops Samsung has just announced its new 11-inch Series 9 notebook which shall be available through Best Buy and other retailers and e-tailers starting mid-April. This 11-inch Series 9 notebook will be preloaded with Windows 7 Home Premium and packed with a 64GB HDD. Other specs of the Samsung 11-inch Series 9 notebook include - Intel Core i3 Processor 380UM 1.33 GHz, 2GB of RAM, 11.1-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display (1366x768), integrated Intel GMA HD graphics, Lithium Polymer battery with up to 7 hours usage, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Wimax. This baby weighs at a mere 2.31 lbs. and could very well suit up against Apple’s 11-inch MacBook Air. If the 11-inch Series 9 notebook is Samsung’s bet against the 11-inch MBA, well it also has a bet against the new 13-inch MBA. And yes it’s also a Series 9 notebook with almost the same features except for the fact that it weighs heavier at 2.89 lbs., has Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz processor, Windows 7 home Premium or Windows 7 Professional, 4GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD, 13.3-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBrightPlus display, and Intel HD GT Graphics. The Samsung 13-inch Series 9 laptop will be available at Best Buy and other major US retailers starting March 17 with a suggested retail price is $1,649. Pricing for the 11-inch Series 9 notebook is not yet available. Read [Samsung USA News] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile It seems like it’s been a while since we last heard about a new Droid phone. The last time was when we saw the Droid Bionic at CES. Since then there hasn’t been all that much new in the line. There’s no new announcements today, but we do have images of the upcoming, unannounced Droid 3. As expected, the Droid 3 looks similar to the Droid 1 and 2, but different enough to be a noticeable difference. Gone are the angular edges of the Droid 2 which have been replaced by rounded corners. It looks like there’s a front facing camera above the screen which should work great with Skype for Android, or any of the other video chat apps. The keyboard now finally has a row of dedicated number keys. While they are smaller than the other keys it’s better than having to hit the alt key and then a letter key to type a number. Below that keyboard is what could be a mini-HDMI cable, but that’s not at all certain. Those on the forum where the photo was placed say the Droid 3 may not have LTE, which wouldn’t make sense to me. If the Droid Bionic can have LTE, why wouldn’t the Droid 3? Keep in mind that is a rumor, and none of this is even confirmed. Kbman, the user who posted the photos expects a mid-summer release for the Droid 3. That’s not too far away, but hopefully we hear more about this phone before then. Read [Howard Forums] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Software / Applications, Web, Web Browsers Mozilla has been hard at work on the next version of Firefox for some time now. It was pushed back before, and now barring any further delays we’ll see the next version of the browser early next week. If everything goes according to plan Mozilla will launch the final version of Firefox 4 on March 22. The final version would be like the recently released RC1 version which “received a very warm welcome” according to Damon Sicore of Mozilla. If the company doesn’t decide to push RC1 forward as Firefox 4 final, we’ll see RC 2 soon and another release date. We should be hearing about the decision soon. In case you’ve forgotten, Firefox 4 brings a new UI to the browser along with significant improvements. Under the hood there’s better HTML5 support, WebGL and hardware acceleration. For users there’s the addition of tabs on the top of the window, app tabs and the excellent Firefox Panorama (first shown off as TabCandy). Not sure if it’s quite enough to convince me to switch from Chrome, but for those who prefer Firefox I’m sure this update can’t come soon enough. Read [Mozilla developers Google group] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware Motorola has just officially announced the release date of its Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi only version. According to Motorola, the Wi-Fi Xoom will be available on March 27 and will set you back for $599. With the official price point, Motorola is gearing up the latest version of its Android tablet as a direct competitor of the 32GB iPad Wi-Fi. As to where you can possibly score the Xoom tablet, Motorola also announced that it will be available at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, select Sam’s Club location, Staples and Walmart. Aside from the 32GB storage, you’ll also be getting an Android tablet with 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and Adobe Flash Player 10.2 support. Here’s the full press release about the availability of the Motorola XOOM WiFi only. Motorola Mobility Brings MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi to United States LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – March 16, 2011 – Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the upcoming availability of MOTOROLA XOOM™ Wi-Fi edition from leading retailers across the United States starting March 27. Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam's Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart will be offering the 10.1-inch widescreen HD tablet with Android™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) through both online and retail store channels. The MSRP for MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi with 32 GB of memory will be $599. "MOTOROLA XOOM is a truly innovative tablet – its design, coupled with being the first tablet to have Android 3.0, results in a user experience that is one-of-a-kind," said Dan Papalia, vice president of retail sales for Motorola Mobility. "We are now continuing to expand the choices available to consumers with the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi to be available soon from numerous leading retailers in the United States." In addition, the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi will be available to commercial IT channels and regional retailers through a distribution agreement with Synnex Corporation, and regional carriers through Brightpoint, Inc. MOTOROLA XOOM showcases the innovations of the Honeycomb user experience – including widgets, true multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization – on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, enabling video content that's richer and clearer than ever before. With a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM, MOTOROLA XOOM delivers exceptionally fast web-browsing performance. The latest Google Mobile services include Google Maps 5.0™ with 3D interaction and access to more than 3 million Google eBooks and apps from Android Market™. MOTOROLA XOOM also supports a Beta of Adobe® Flash® Player 10.2 downloadable from Android Market, enabling the delivery of rich Flash based web content including videos, casual games and rich Internet applications. As the first device running Android 3.0, MOTOROLA XOOM benefits from our aggressive work with developers across the ecosystem through MOTODEV, Motorola's developer support program to enable world-class tablet and smartphone experiences. These devices will be able to access more than 150,000 applications within the Android Market as well as the rapidly increasing number of applications optimized directly for the Android 3.0 OS. In addition, thousands of Flash-based web applications and sites will become available for the MOTOROLA XOOM. As a part of the company's commitment and leadership—along with Google's—to the Android ecosystem, Motorola announced a series of global developer events in 11 cities across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. These MOTODEV events give developers access to tools, support and Motorola’s team of Android experts. The first of these events was hosted in San Francisco on March 1 and had more than 665 developers in attendance. MOTODEV also recently announced a new testing and certification program for Honeycomb applications, encouraging developers to submit their applications to get early feedback and support on MOTOROLA XOOM performance. This is a part of the company's ongoing commitment to supporting the ecosystem in delivering high quality experiences to the consumer.
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 Section: Audio, Accessories 
A collective “awwwww” can be heard for miles away from this adorable little robot headphone splitter. For just $14, this little robot can live happily chained to say your keys, ready for the chance encounter of someone who wants to listen to your music. If they are not attracted to you, there’s a better than good chance they’ll be attracted to your little robot friend. Just be conspicuous about decapitating the robot (they don’t have feelings, right?) when you wish to use as the headphone plug is, well, its neck. Then, simply find the gumption to insert your headphones into the robot eyes to complete the sharing process. Sounds a bit gross but it looks functional. I am sure the robot enjoys all of this. Buy: [fredflare] via [Uncrate] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Netbooks, Features What: Google CR-48 Chromebook
Where: on the go
Why: thin, light, simple
Buy: not so fast 
What When I travel for business, I loathe lugging around my 18lb laptop. I pull it out at the home office to look busy but the rest of the time, it sits in my wheeled bag. This past trip, I left the giant laptop and went with the Google CR-48. Google was kind enough to send me one of these to mess around with and so far, it’s my favorite little machine yet. The CR-48 runs Chrome OS. Essentially, the machine supports the Chrome browser and that is about it. That means any attachment you need to review will have to be downloaded then uploaded into Google Docs if you’d like to have a peek. It might be a cumbersome path to review docs and spreadsheets, but as long as you don’t need to edit and send out these attachments, life is ok. Where When I travel, it quickly becomes a contest of how much I can squeeze into my computer bag. Traveling light (not checking anything) saves me money and gives me flight flexibility. Jumping an early flight home is a lot easier without checked luggage. With the CR-48, I was able to remove the cushioned protector and stuff more files, magazines and the like in the computer compartment of my bag. I guess that is what happens when you don’t actually pay for the machine, you treat it a bit worse. Why The things I love about the CR-48 revolve around simplicity. Fast boot up means I am only about 4 seconds from getting on the web; suck on that Windows. This makes it far more likely that I’ll pull it out at the airport, at the hotel (where I am always rushing). I missed the whole netbook explosion and even giggled when editors and other writers pulled out their mini-laptops that looked painful to work on. The CR-48 provides a big laptop experience without all that stuff I really don’t need. And for files I need on my laptop back home, companies like Mozy and SugarSync would be happy to back up your data and provide access from anywhere. Buy Should you get one? Here come the buts: it’s not for sale (yet or maybe ever), it doesn’t do everything - limits like what it can do with attachments was the biggest hindrance I’ve found. Other than these caveats, I adore my CR-48. It should be an inexpensive solution for road warriors looking to lighten the load. Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, Content, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, HDTV 
Boom. In what could be the shot heard round the world for the cable industry, Netflix has fired the first volley: the company will create it’s own content. The company has secured a 90s British miniserieis (hey it worked for The Office). The series will feature Kevin Spacey and David Fincher (of The Social Network fame). Clearly, Netflix can profit more from original content then spending billions to secure the content of other producers. Recently, Netflix spent a reported $1 billion to secure Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM pictures for five years. If Netflix finds success, we anticipate more original Netflix shows will follow. How successful does Netflix have to be to become a legitimate alternative to cable? The definition of what a content provider should be is in flux. Some suggest a stable of news programing is a must. Other suggest access to national networks such as ABC, NBC and FOX. At the end of the day, the only vote that matters is what consumers are willing to pay for. Read: [CrunchGear] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile Assuming this recently leaked image is accurate, then it looks like T-Mobile has plans to release the Jet 2.0 4G USB modem on March 23rd. Of course, this follows the previous leak that said the modem was coming in March. In other words, it sounds more than likely. In terms of the T-Mobile Jet 2.0, this modem will have support for the T-Mobile 4G network and feature a microSD card slot and make use of the T-Mobile WebConnect data plans. With that, if you were in the market for a new USB modem and wanted to go with T-Mobile, now may be a good time to hold off for a few weeks before making a purchase decision. Via [TmoNews] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Accessories, Smartphones, Mobile I guess the fact that we had so many leaks involving the HTC Thunderbolt this seems only fitting—the device was officially announced and now we have leaked about the accessories. That said, it looks like the Thunderbolt will have goodies including a multimedia dock, wireless charging battery door, regular spare battery and an extended battery. - Multimedia dock—$59.99, Docks your phone in landscape mode and “triggers multimedia menu when docked.” The multimedia dock also has a slot to charge a spare standard (or extended) battery.
- Wireless Charging Battery Cover—$39.99
- Spare battery—$39.99, 1400 mAh battery
- Extended battery (with battery door cover)—$49.99, 2750mAh battery
In addition there was also a few other goodies such as cases and other protectors. With that, no specific mention as to when these will go on sale, however it seems safe to think that they will be in-store (and online) when the Thunderbolt goes on sale on the 17th. Via [Phandroid] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking Those using Facebook on their Android device will be happy to hear another update is available. The latest version is 1.5.2 which follows the 1.5.1 that arrived back in late-January. Anyway, in terms of the most recent version, it includes a few new features, some improvements and some bug fixes. - Added the ability to upload photos to friend’s Walls
- Upload photos to Groups
- Photos will always upload with the correct orientation
- Improvements to landscape mode
- Improved security using SSL
- Various bug fixes
As always, the Facebook for Android app remains free for download and free to use. With that, hit the ‘via’ link below or grab your Android smartphone (or tablet) and fire up the Android Market to download the latest version. Via [Android Market] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, Video Providers, Communications, Smartphones, Mobile There has been talk about Netflix coming to Android for quite some time now, and in the past we had heard that it was going to debut with the LG Revolution smartphone. Well, in a little truth to that rumor, a system dump of the Revolution has recently surfaced online and guess what it contained—the Netflix app. In other words, the Netflix APK file for Android has been leaked for any and all to download and TRY to use. But before you get super excited and skip the rest of this post, notice the highlight on the try portion—the app will likely not work properly on your device. According to the details given, the app installs just fine and even lets you check the movies in your instant queue, however when you try and play something that is where the fun stops. Via [Droid-Life] and [Netflix.apk] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Audio The fine crew over at our sister site E-Gear recently posted some details about a giveaway. The contest is offering you (the E-Gear reader) a chance to win a NetWorks internet radio player from Tivoli Audio. Here is what they have to say; “Internet radio has never been easier or more stylish. Introducing the Tivoli Audio NetWorks — Internet radio that’s as easy to use as, well, a radio. Enter for a chance to win a NetWorks. At its core, NetWorks is a great sounding audio system that’s beautifully designed and easy to use. Inside, there’s advanced technology that lets you easily find and enjoy any Internet radio station or audio stream. Your NetWorks even updates its own software so you’ll always have the latest features. We’ve also created an online community where you can find and recommend online stations.”
With that, hit the E-Gear link below to check out the full set of details and find out just how easy it is to enter. Via [E-Gear] and [TivoliAudio] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Just in case you have not gotten enough coverage on the HTC Thunderbolt, or are planning to purchase one on the 17th and feel the need to study up—Verizon has posted the complete user manual. The manual is available in PDF format and comes in at a rather massive sounding 339 pages. Of course, given you are here reading a tech blog you are likely more than capable of using your smartphone without reading a manual before hand. But that being said, who knows, you may find some little gem about the phone that you would have totally missed otherwise. Or maybe you are just super bored—either way, for those who feel the need, the link is below. Via [Verizon] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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