Dell Unveils 10-inch New Commercial Windows Tablet

Steven Lalla, vice president and general manager of Dell's commercial client product group, holds up a nonworking mock-up of the company's new commercial Windows tablet.

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Dell expanded its foray into tablets today with a new 10-inch Windows 7-based device designed, the company said, for users "who need greater mobility, as well as IT organizations that demand control, security, manageability, and integration with existing infrastructure investments."

The Windows 7 Business Tablet, which will run on an Intel processor, could be available by the middle of the year (note that the tablet in the above photo is a nonworking mock-up of the machine).

The tablet was among 39 new products unveiled at the company's Dell Means Business event in San Francisco this morning. They include laptops, desktops, workstations, and a convertible tablet, the Latitude XT3 (a follow-up to the laptop/tablet hybrid XT2).

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But the news out of the event likely to grab the most attention is the Win tablet, even though details on specs remain scant and we don't yet have a price or a release date beyond sometime later this year.

Businesses want Windows because it fits into the IT management scheme, Steven Lalla, vice president and general manager of Dell's commercial client product group, said at the event. Not to say Android doesn't, he added, but he maintained that a bigger chunk of the business sector wants to go the Microsoft route.

The new touch-screen tablet, however, will also come in a 10-inch Android version, apparently named the "10-inch Android Tablet," at least for now. That means neither version will fall under the Streak banner.
The Latitude-E series of laptops, meanwhile, has gotten a refresh. The new Latitude E5000 laptops, starting at $859, come in 12-, 13-, and 14-inch models that feature Intel second-generation core processors, new graphics and memory, and backlit keyboard options.

As expected from a business laptop, they have hard-drive accelerometers and remote IT features, including remote data deletion. The keyboard is also the same across the entire line, which the company says will make it easier for business workers to switch devices.

But while IDC estimates that one third of the world's workforce will be mobile by 2013, and Dell took great pains to emphasize that segment, the company also focused on its three new OptiPlex desktops, a new small form factor all-in-one design, and an update to its Precision workstation line.

"We have 30 years in which the PC has proven to be able to adapt itself to the environment," said Rick J. Echevarria, vice president of Intel's Architecture Group, adding that "rumors of the death of the PC have been greatly exaggerated."

The new Optiplex desktops start at $650. They have the new Intel vPro processors, planned compatibility with the desktop virtualization lineup, and tool-free access to system components (meaning the back just pops off). Dell also said that since none of these systems is scheduled to ship in the next 30 to 45 days, they should go out with the updated version of Intel's Cougar Point Sandy Bridge-compatible chipset, which does not contain the recently discovered Cougar Point SATA flaw.

Dell says it interviewed 7,000-plus Gen-Y customers, IT managers, and other business segment customers to figure out what people want out of Dell's business products.

To design its new business laptops, Dell hosted focus groups over 18 months.

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5 Android Phones That Out-Muscle iPhone

Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 4 is very much the phone of the moment as it launches at Verizon (VZ) this week, but five 4G phones coming this spring will kick sand on Apple's dandy hand candy.

Motorola Mobility (MMI), Samsung, HTC and LG have promised to deliver supercharged, ultra-thin, 4G Google (GOOG) Android devices in the coming weeks and months.

Each of the phones' screen is at least four inches, setting the size standard for this generation of touchscreens. By comparison, Apple's iPhone is 3.5 inches. And while three of the phones have a 1-gigahertz processor, the Samsung Infuse goes a couple ticks faster with a 1.2-gigahertz chip.

 

 

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Motorola becomes the first of the bunch to use a dual-core processor from Nvidia (NVDA).
"Apple's decision to leave dual-core and LTE technologies out of the Verizon iPhone shows a degree of complacency that should benefit Motorola," says MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen.

The new line of Apple iPhone killers comes at a particularly good time for AT&T (T), which loses its iPhone exclusivity this week.

To counter the exodus of iPhone buyers to Verizon, AT&T has vowed to make Motorola's Atrix its top phone. The Atrix goes on pre-sale Sunday, February 13, and will sell for $200 with a two-year contract.

The Atrix was a standout at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, along with Bionic, the Verizon version of the phone, previously known as Olympus and Edna.

Sanjay Jha, CEO of the newly independent wireless titan, appears to have taken the Verizon iPhone challenge quite seriously. Motorola is making what has been expected to be a major displacement at Verizon into a compelling 4G alternative to the iPhone.

Here's a look at the top five 4G phones that could dwarf the iPhone.


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LG Revolution, Verizon

LG's focus on feature phones made it a weak player in the smartphone game, but the Korean electronics giant now wants to make up for lost ground in the super-phone category.

The LG Revolution is the heaviest of the five Androids, weighing 6 ounces. But it carries the weight well in a sleek half-inch-thick form with a large 4.3-inch display screen.

The phone runs on Qualcomm's (QCOM) Snapdragon 1-gigahertz processor and has a whopping 16 gigabytes of storage. It has two cameras, one front-facing for video chats and the rear a less-than-robust 5-megapixel shooter.

The Revolution is a 4G LTE phone that is expected to start selling at Verizon in the first quarter.




Samsung Infuse, AT&T

Samsung seems to be trying extra hard to be the iPhone replacement for AT&T. By appearances, the Samsung Infuse looks very much like a large version of the iPhone 4, at least from the front.

Samsung had reasonable success with Android phones in its Galaxy series; with the Infuse, it hopes to take that one more step higher. The phone has a massive 4.5-inch super-AMOLED-plus screen that is designed to provide better resolution and easier daylight viewing.

The Infuse runs on a speedy 1.2-gigahertz Hummingbird single-core processor. Its front-facing camera is a wimpy 1.3-megapixels, but the rear camera captures 8-megapixels. The Infuse runs on the HSPA-Plus wireless technology, which AT&T has recently started calling 4G.

The Infuse, sort of like the 5-inch Dell (DELL) Streak, attempts to push the limits of super-phone sizes in an effort to skirt the fringes of the larger tablet market.

AT&T has said it expects to start selling the Infuse in the second quarter.



HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon

We got a brief look at the HTC Thunderbolt during CES in Las Vegas. It had the best name of the new crop of 4G devices that Verizon introduced at its show. Judging from what we saw, the Thunderbolt looks very much like HTC's popular EVO at Sprint (S), with the same convex back and kickstand.

The Thunderbolt runs on Qualcomm's 1-gigahertz Snapdragon processor, has a 4.3-inch screen and a front-facing camera as well as an 8-megapixel rear camera. All those specs, by the way, are identical to its 4G WiMax brother, the EVO at Sprint.

The difference with the Thunderbolt is that it runs on Verizon's 4G LTE network. The Thunderbolt is expected to arrive in the first quarter and is being hailed as the first Verizon 4G LTE phone. The EVO arrived at Sprint in March last year, so maybe there's a pattern developing.



Motorola Bionic, Verizon

The Droid campaign continues at Verizon, and Motorola has made quite a powerful dual-core, 4G machine to keep that robotic theme churning for another year.

The Bionic will be one of the first dual-core processor phone in the US. Other makers, like LG, introduced an Optimus phone at Nvidia's show in Las Vegas, but the US release date still isn't known.
The reason we care about dual-core is that it promises to deliver more computing speed without draining batteries twice as fast. Nvidia has been promising dual-core mobile chips for three years and, finally, it has some phones using the processors.

Like its super-phone Android peers, the Bionic has two cameras, but the video-chat front-facing camera is a weak VGA quality while the rear is a solid 8-megapixel. And as for flash memory capacity, the Bionic has 512 megabits of RAM and 16 gigabits of storage.

Verizon says it expects to launch the Bionic sometime before the end of the second quarter.



Motorola Atrix, AT&T

If there was one phone that caught the most attention at CES, it was the Motorola Atrix, which AT&T has been promoting like crazy. (Look for TheStreet's hands-on review of the Atrix later this week.)

This Atrix uses a dual-core Nvidia processor like its sister phone the Bionic, and has similar specs. But it also features 1-gigabyte of RAM, the same deployed by small laptops. And curiously, that's how Motorola is pitching this device -- as a pocket computer.

During the Motorola demonstration, the Atrix was docked in an empty laptop shell, which, powered by a keyboard and big screen, made the Atrix the core of a notebook computer. The Atrix is designed to serve as both your super-phone and through a docking system, your PC.

With processing power and memory comparable to a netbook, the Atrix may help push Motorola devices further into the workplace, bumping up against Research In Motion (RIMM) and Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) Palm business.

AT&T announced last week that pre-sales of the Atrix start February 13 and should be available for general purchase in early March.

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Question by Reader: moneyman87

Do HP pavilion laptops recognize US Robotics routers?

I have a new HP Pavilion dv6436nr laptop with built in WLAN but i can’t connect to my wireless router. Every other computer in my house, including another HP laptop connect fine to the wireless, but not mine. I managed to connect to other wireless networks from neighbors’ houses n such. When i went to set up the wireless network it asked me which brand router i had, US Robotics wasn’t listed, so i clicked ‘other’ and it said it didn’t support the router i chose. Sooo yeah, does anyone have a clue what I can do to get online?

Top Answers:

Answer by I-Techie

Your buit-in wireless card should be able to connect to any wireless router that supports 802.11b/g standards, regardless of the router or laptops’ brand or model.

Make sure the wireless card is configured to use both 802.11b and 802.11g. You can do this from the wireless card software utility that came with your hp laptop …or by going to your wirless card properties -> configure -> advanced -> wireless mode. Make sure the value is set to use 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g.
Answer by chinochang
yes it should.

Make sure that the router is configured to send out wireless.if anything its a setting on your laptop. make sure you dont have a static ip address for the wireless nic

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The Motorola Atrix 4G and Laptop Dock was one of our favorite new devices at CES, but the company has priced it so high that it's hard to see anyone shelling out the cash to buy the phone and peripheral.

The Motorola Atrix 4G was one of our favorite devices at CES this year (pics and hands-on impressions here). The Android phone itself is sleek and powerful, but what separates it from the pack is the ability to dock with a laptop shell and become a full netbook, complete with Firefox and some productivity software. Better, the Laptop shell holds an 8 to 10 hour charge, and will actually charge the phone while it powers the dock. But the looming question has always been its price. In order for the Atrix 4G + Laptop Dock concept to make sense, it had to cost less to own than simply buying a phone and netbook separately. Unfortunately, as we feared, Motorola and AT&T have completely blown it. The Atrix 4G will hit shelves on March 6, but the Laptop Dock is too expensive to justify buying.

Assuming you’re looking to own a netbook and a smartphone, which is the market Motorola is targeting, here is what it costs to own a Motorola Atrix 4G and its accompanying Laptop Dock. For the purposes of picking plans that are actually usable, I have avoided AT&Ts 200MB data plans.

The economics don’t make sense

Motorola is charging $500 to buy the Laptop Dock by itself without a plan. How on earth is it worth that much money? Most netbooks AT&T sells max out at $450, and netbooks outside of the carrier cost a lot less than that. Essentially, the Laptop Dock is a screen, a keyboard, and a battery. The device has no CPU, RAM, harddrive, or anything inside of it. This device should not cost more than $200 without a plan. That puts its price about $100 under the price of a standard netbook ($300-$350). Bundled with the Atrix 4G (and contract), it should cost about $300-$350. Bottom line, it should match the price of a netbook.



Why can’t it cost more? Well, because it offers a lot less. As novel an idea as the Atrix 4G Laptop mode is, it makes a weak substitute for a full-fledged netbook. It has a Firefox browser, 15-inch screen, and some basic document editing software (very basic), but doesn’t have great stats for a laptop. The gigabyte of RAM and dual-core processor are great, but the 16GB of internal memory, lack of a Webcam, low desktop resolution, and lack of available applications and games leave a lot to be desired. Since it runs a variant of Android/Linux in its Laptop mode, there are few to no applications built for it yet. Motorola will likely release a few, but unless the concept takes off in a major way, browsing the Web on a big screen with a keyboard is the only major advantage of the Atrix 4G Laptop. But at its current pricing, you could buy a decked out netbook and do a helluva lot more with it for much less money.

 

Conclusion

While the Atrix 4G + Laptop Dock is definitely a better deal than buying an Atrix 4G (or other Android phone) and a 3G connected Netbook, I can’t see how anyone who wasn’t rich, lazy, desperate, or a combination of the three would choose either option at AT&T’s current data and device prices. The most economical way to go is to buy a $200 Android smartphone like the Atrix 4G and also buy a Wi-Fi netbook like the ASUS Eee PC Seashell Windows 7 Netbook for $315. With some ingenuity, you can find a way to tether your phone and netbook without AT&T’s crazy tethering plan. Even if you do decide to go legit and opt for the $45-a-month tethering plan, it works out to $1,595, a mere $15 for a fully functioning Windows 7 computer that doesn’t need a phone jammed into it to operate.

The Atrix 4G + Laptop is one of the coolest ideas we’ve seen, but the only way such a concept will take off is if it’s either A.) much better than a standard netbook and phone separately, or B.) cheaper than the alternatives. Sadly, The Atrix 4G + Laptop Dock is neither.

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HP's Mini Netbooks 1103 Review

HP's Mini netbooks have traditionally been well priced, durable, and fast enough for basic tasks. A new model for 2011, the Mini 1103, acts as an inexpensive successor to other business netbooks like the Mini 5101 and 5102. HP is positioning this squarely as a companion PC, a netbook you use for travel or when you need an alternative to your main desktop or laptop. The Mini 1103's $299 price point is hard to beat, and the system delivers excellent battery life along with average netbook performance from its Intel Atom N455 processor.

Design

Wrapped top to bottom in black shiny plastic, the Mini 1103 looks like a generic but professional netbook. The top half has a slippery coating, while the bottom half has a textured feel that keeps it from sliding around on your lap. While attractive, the shiny black plastic on the top collects fingerprints easily. At 2.8 pounds and measuring 0.9x10.5x7.5 inches, it's svelte enough to be unobtrusive for travel.

The Mini 1103's right side features a media card reader, power switch, two USB ports, and a Kensington lock slot. The display's backing is glossy and collects fingerprints.

The Mini 1103 has a standard array of ports: three USB ports, a VGA-out port, a Kensington lock slot, an Ethernet jack, the power port, and a combo headphone/microphone jack. Also included is a flash-card reader that supports the SD, SDHC, SDXC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, and MultiMediaCard formats. Connectivity on the unit includes Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth for various peripherals. A 250GB, 7,200rpm hard drive is included in the standard configuration, with a 160GB or 320GB drive offered in other configurations.

Features

A 0.3-megapixel VGA Webcam is embedded in the Mini 1103's bezel. A small LED light turns on when it's in use. The cam is low-res, though, and as a result provided lackluster visuals. In our trials, pictures and video looked grainy, dark, and washed out. One friend using Skype said she could make out enough detail and facial features to make video calling worthwhile, but we suggest tempering your expectations.

On the other hand, we liked the Mini 1103's keyboard, which is 93 percent of full size. It's not of the Chiclet variety that has become nearly ubiquitous on netbooks lately, but its layout allows for accurate typing, though those with larger hands might feel a bit cramped. The keyboard offers reverse-operation function keys along the top row that act as easy-to-access media and system controls. You can adjust brightness, volume, and wireless access just by pushing one of them. But if you want to access an actual function (to, say, access the BIOS during bootup), you’ll need to hit the Fn key in concert with the appropriate function key to make it register.

As for the 3.1x1.25-inch touch pad below the keyboard, we found it very responsive, if also a bit cramped. There are two small plastic mouse buttons below the touch. In general, were comfortable and responsive, if a little cheap-feeling.

The Mini 1103's keyboard is 93 percent of full size, but it works surprisingly well for being small. The touch pad is a little cramped, but the physical buttons are responsive.

Embedded into the glossy bezel above the deck is the 10.1-inch LED-backlit display. The screen has a 1,024x600 native resolution and a matte finish, the latter helping to keep stray reflections down. And even with the matte finish, the picture was bright and the colors rich. Video playback from Hulu and YouTube streamed smoothly for such a low-powered machine. Streaming playback stuttered a lot when trying to play 480p (640x480) or 720p (1,280x720) streams, but 360p (640x360) generally worked fine. Unfortunately, when video was viewed more than 20 degrees off-angle from the screen's center, the picture's colors appeared washed out.

On the left side of the device, you'll find a power port, a VGA-out, a USB port, and a combo microphone/headphone slot.

The speakers, which line the front of the unit, can crank up quite loud for a netbook. That said, sound quality is poor: Music sounds flat, and spoken voices came off harsh when volume was turned up. On the song “What's My Name” by Rihanna, the bass and midrange tones could hardly be heard even at loud volume. This could be acceptable for watching a presentation, but it’s not ideal for a movie.

Performance

The Mini 1103 has a standard Intel Atom N455 processor. We run three tests on a netbook's processor. First up is our Cinebench 10 test, which taxes all available cores on the CPU while rendering a standard test image. The Mini 1103 scored 840 on this test, which is less than the 899 average we've seen across netbooks we've tested. To put that in perspective, that score is nearly identical to the 870 the HP Mini 100e earned—and that notebook, while also $299, is made for kids. For more business-centric users, a comparison with the Samsung NF310 is more appropriate. That netbook is $399 but otherwise has the same sort of sober aesthetic as the Mini 1103. It scored 1,458 on this test, proving its processing superiority with its 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 CPU. (The Mini 1103's chip is a slightly older chip with lower power consumption.)

Next, we ran our iTunes Conversion Test, in which the test system converts 11 standard MP3 files to AAC format. The Mini 1103 completed the test task in 18 minutes and 45 seconds, close to the 19:07 average we've seen across the netbook category. By comparison, the HP Mini 100e ran the iTunes test at 19:22, while the Samsung NF310 ran the test in 19:36.
 

The Mini 1103's lid collects fingerprints but still manages a nice balance for both business and consumer use.

 
On our Windows Media Encoder (WME) test, in which we convert a 3-minute-and-15-second video file to DVD-quality format, the Mini 1103 took 26 minutes and 23 seconds to complete the task, which is almost two minutes longer than the 24:41 netbook category average. Running the test a second time, with a simultaneous spyware scan by Windows Defender running in the background, the WME test took 33:11, nearly seven minutes longer than the first time. This shows that the single-core Intel Atom 455 isn't strong at handling legitimate multitasking. The Samsung NF310 showed a little more processing oomph in this trial: It ran the WME test at 18:36 and the multitasking test at 21:26. We should note, though, that in the bigger picture, nearly all netbook scores are abysmal compared with those of traditional notebooks, so don’t get overly hung up on these numbers.

To evaluate the 3D-graphics capabilities of the machine's integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, we ran our 3DMark06 test. At its native resolution of 1,024x600, the Mini 1103 scored a low 151. (We couldn't run the test at a resolution of 1,024x768, as we normally do, because the Mini 1103 doesn't support that resolution.) But it's not alone at the bottom: The Samsung NF310 scored a 145 at its native resolution and 149 at 1,024x768 resolution. A couple of standout netbooks with some graphics oomph can top 2,000, but most range from 140 to 170 on this test. Case in point: The HP Mini 5103, a much more expensive business netbook at $683, didn’t do any better, with a score of 146, so money doesn’t get you everything. With these scores, the Mini 1103 isn't a machine for gaming, photo editing, or any other graphics work, but it can handle simple Flash-based games like Farmville on Facebook. The intensely addicting Flash game Robot Unicorn Attack had some slowdown, but it played okay for the most part.

The brightest light on the Mini 1103's feature list is the six-cell battery that comes with the $299 configuration. During our strenuous battery-rundown test, in which we stream video from Hulu.com at reduced volume and brightness, the Mini 1103's battery lasted an astonishing 5 hours and 29 minutes. This is more than an hour over the netbook-category average and is the best battery result we've seen out of a $299 netbook. It's certainly much better than the Mini 100e, which only put out a terrible 2:18 with its three-cell battery. It also reigns supreme over the Samsung NF310, which lasted 4:09 with its six-cell battery.

Conclusion

On the machine, HP offers an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty, backed by 24/7 toll-free tech support, one-hour-response e-mail assistance, and online chat-based help—a generous array, especially for the low price. Extended HP Total Care packages are available as well, starting at $119.99 for a two-year package with round-trip shipping in case of the need for repairs.

Onboard is a solid assortment of helpful software. For office denizens, there's a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Word and Excel, which you can upgrade to the full version at extra cost. You’ll also find the full Corel Office Suite. For security, McAfee Total Protection is provided for anti-malware services, which is nice to have, but it can be annoying because it pops up on the screen often. And for the Webcam, HP offers ArcSoft's Camera Suite, which worked well even if the images didn't look good.

Additionally, HP includes the QuickWeb instant-on feature, which lets you access the Internet, Skype, a music player, and more without booting into Windows. QuickWeb is different on the Mini 1103 than on other HP Mini models because you have to configure the system to boot into QuickWeb through Windows, but once you do, it will always boot into QuickWeb first, stay there for as many seconds as you like, and then boot into Windows, so long as you don’t touch it. If you don’t set an amount of time to be in QuickWeb, you’ll need to click a Windows button to continue the boot-up process into Windows. It’s a helpful feature, as it took only 11 seconds to boot up with QuickWeb as opposed to the 1 minute and 41 seconds it took to boot Windows 7 Starter. And we like that HP has made it more configurable, so you can adjust the time it spends in QuickWeb or turn off the feature altogether.

In the end, the Mini 1103 is a case of getting what you pay for. For $299, this is a great choice for anyone in need of a small PC companion with excellent battery life. Students and businesspeople alike that don't require major graphics or processing performance will find a lot to like here. The Samsung NF310 offers a sleeker design and a better display, but it costs $100 more and also has shorter battery life. For ultra-mobile users, despite the lackluster performance, the Mini 1103 is a very solid choice.
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Introducing Dell™ Streak 7. Share photos, videos and movies together. It’s small enough to carry around, big enough to gather around.

* Android™ 2.2-based tablet with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases
* Vibrant 7-inch, multitouch display with full Adobe® Flash 10.1

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The web with the works

With so much to see and do on the Internet, you don’t want to miss a minute of it. Powerful, pre-installed Adobe Flash 10.1 makes sure that your favorite sites load and look their very best. Browse, game, surf, email, download, post, and share the content you love, the way you want, with the quality you deserve.

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It’s show time

Got a movie in mind? Pull it up easily for instant entertainment on the go. Stage™ gives you fast access to your favorite clips and lets you catch a TV show or two with the touch of a button1. And since the Streak 7 is small enough to carry around, video is as portable as it is accessible.

Dell Streak 7

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Video chat is a snap. With a front-facing and rear-facing 1.3MP camera, friends and family are practically with you wherever you go. The large screen enables for personal conversations that put you face-to-face with the people who matter most to you. Connect with 3G/4G or Wi-Fi and stay in touch without ever having to stay still.2

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A must read


Read any good books lately? Now you can. With an easy-to-use interface, you can quickly browse and enjoy over 700,000 eBooks in the Kindle Store. The brilliant, 7-inch, multi-touch screen eliminates squinting, helping you fly through your favorite titles. Not to mention the thin, lightweight design makes every book feel like an easy read.

Dell Streak 7

Watch, play, listen and connect


When you buy a Dell system equipped with Stage software, you get a one-stop entertainment hub. Download movies, play games, listen to your favorite songs and stream radio stations with RadioTime. Connect with friends on social networks, and view their Facebook and Flickr photos together in a real-time photo stream. Stage delivers the things you need, right where you need them.

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The Stage that sets itself


Stage delivers the things that matter to you right to your desktop, with your most recent content always front and center. Seamlessly toggle between your favorite applications (photos, videos, music, Web pages and more) with ease, all from Stage’s sleek, movie-reel style interface.

Dell Streak 7

Utility meets simplicity


With Stage, you can easily edit and crop your photos, then share them with family and friends on Facebook or Flickr — no extra software required. Want to find that song you love? MusicStage lets you search your music collection by artist, title or even genre. And when you’re ready to share your home movies, PhotoStage makes it easy to play and upload video files to Facebook.

Dell Streak 7

Operating System


* Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with Over the Air Upgrade Capability
Processor
* nVidia Tegra T20 – Dual Core @ 1 GHz
Bands
* T-Mobile: HSPA + @ 2100/1900/AWS/850
Display
* 7” WVGA 800×480 Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen with Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera
* Front: 1.3MP Fixed Focus
Rear: 5MP Auto Focus with Flash
Video
H.263/H.264, 3GP, MPEG4, WMV
Audio and Speakers
* MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, MIDI, WAV
Messaging
* Email, IM and Video Chat on all models
SMS & MMS on 3G models only
Browser
* Full HTML WebKit browser, Adobe Flash 10.1 (Froyo)
Storage
* 16GB of Internal Storage with support for up to 32GB additional storage using the user accessible SD, MMC, SDHC memory card slot
Connectivity
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Dimensions
* 199.9 x 119.8 x 12.4 mm
Advertised System Weight
* 450 g
Primary Battery
* 2780 mAh
Miscellaneous
* Dell Stage 1.0, Onboard GPS, 16×9 Landscape Tablet with 30 pin Connector
Source: Dell

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