Samsung launches Galaxy Tab

KOREAN ELECTRONIC giant Samsung has launched Android powered Galaxy Tab tablet at an event at the Time Warner Center in US

. Samsung Galaxy Tabs are Android 2.2-powered, touch screen tablets with 7-inch, 1024x600 screens. The Galaxy Tab was first announced in Europe.

Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet is 13 ounces in weigh and 12mm thick. It features include a 1.3 mega-pixel camera on the front and a 3MP rear-facing camera with LED flash and 720p video capture, 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, 2GB onboard and a pre-installed 16GB microSD card which can be expendable up to 32 GB and about 7 hours of battery life with the 4,000 mAh battery. It also offers 3D graphics and smooth Web browsing.

In the Galaxy Tab, Samsung has included the Social Hub and Daily Briefing for social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter and also include news feeds, weather information, stock quotes and calendar appointments. Korean electronic giant said its initial content partners include MTV, NBC, Paramount and Universal Home Entertainment. Samsung Media Hub will offers TV shows and movies to rent or to buy.

This tablet comes with Android 2.2 that will be upgradeable to Android 2.3 in the near future. The current Android version has been modified with some custom skins and applications. Most Android 2.2 apps developed using Google's guidelines for Android should scale properly when displayed on larger-screen devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, according to Samsung.

It features a calendar, email and instant messaging applications. It has a launcher for e-reading applications which starts PressDisplay when reading newspapers, Kobo when reading e-books, and Zinio when reading magazines.

Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available through four leading telecom giants of the US, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T. However, Samsung hasn't yet released pricing and release dates of Galaxy Tab, but it is expected to ship during the Christmas shopping season.

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab

By: Neil Jhonson

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