T-Mobile’s G-Slate, G2x Bank on 4G, Shiny Hardware
T-Mobile’s G2x smartphone and G-Slate tablet represent bets that consumers want muscular hardware bound to a speedy 4G network.
ORLANDO, Fla.—Whether or not T-Mobile eventually ends up absorbed by AT&T, the carrier is still pushing forward into the tablet and smartphone spaces.
At this year’s CTIA conference here March 22, the company is showing off the results of its latest collaboration with LG Electronics: the G2x, an Android smartphone with a muscular dual-core processor, and the LG G-Slate, whose powerful hardware and Android 3.0 (code-named “Honeycomb”) operating system beg comparisons to the Motorola Xoom and other high-end tablets.
T-Mobile is betting that both devices’ 4G capability will give them an additional leg up over competition in a crowded marketplace. But “4G” has also become one of the loudest buzzwords at the conference, and the company’s competitors seem determined to enter the market with ultra-speedy devices of their own.
At 8.9 inches, the G-Slate walks a middle ground between 7-inch tablets such as Research In Motion’s upcoming PlayBook and the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the 9.7-inch iPad that currently dominates the tablet market. Again taking the middle road among its competitors, the tablet also holds 32GB of internal memory. Support for Adobe Flash is a given; in their collective bid to break the iPad’s hold on the tablet market, all manufacturers of Android tablets seem duty-bound to hold up their device’s Flash support, which allows for the displaying of much of the Web’s rich content, as a crucial competitive differentiator.
Hands-on with RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook, Sprint 4G not included
Research in Motion’s 7″ BlackBerry PlayBook slate/tablet made its first official appearance back in September, and today at CES 2011, it’s gotten its first 4G U.S. carrier partner, Sprint, and has gone on display for the public to touch.
Of course, what the public can do with the Playbook today is still very limited. You cannot, in fact, pick up the device, as it’s attached to the display stand. However, you can swipe through the QNX-crafted interface, open up a few apps and demonstrations, use the browser, and develop a general longing for a deeper experience.
But it won’t be long before it’s ready to launch. Research in Motion representatives today said the first model to market will be the Wi-Fi only version, in just over a month. The 3G (or perhaps just GSM-based) versions are expected to come in the second quarter of 2011, and Sprint will be getting its WiMAX version (called the “4G PlayBook”) some time in the Summer.
HTC EVO 4G – Not just a Smartphone, its also a Business Phone!
Because of its features, people would think that the HTC EVO is great as a consumer gadget alone. The 4G network, touch-screen, along with the kickstand back the EVO makes it great for users to watch videos online and browse the Internet using the said smartphone.
However, the Sprint Nextel sees more than that. The HTC EVO is not just for personal use but can also be a business device at the same time. This is something that small businesses and big companies can utilize. According to the Sprint’s president, he considers the EVO to be a “really good” business gadget.
Danny Bowman really boasts their new promoted device. This is not just any other handset that is meant for consumers alone but can be very useful as well for all those business users too. Because of the high speed network, you can take advantage of the video conferencing calls using any of the two cameras of the smartphone. At the same time, if you are a road warrior who always brings his laptop wherever you go, you can simply take a sit at any of the hotspots so you can have a wi-fi connection.
The Case of the Lost-Then-Found iPhone 4G Prototype
A 21-year-old bar visitor named Brian Hogan has been identified as the person who gave a technology blog Apple’s iPhone 4G prototype. Hogan’s attorney said Hogan thought the $5,000 payment was for exclusive access to the prototype. Other technology sites have reported they got inquires about access to the iPhone 4G prototype.
It’s unlikely that spending time in a bar ever made anyone as famous as Brian Hogan. The 21-year-old Californian was identified Thursday and quickly became well-known, since he was the remaining unknown character in the Case of the Missing-and-Then-Found iPhone 4G Prototype.
Earlier this month, technology blog Gizmodo posted photos and details about a prototype of an upcoming 4G version of Apple’s popular iPhone. The blog, owned by Gawker Media, said the prototype had been left in a Redwood City, Calif., bar, found by someone, and sold to the blog for $5,000.