US computer giant Dell has announced plans to launch a new
touchscreen tablet, the seven-inch Streak 7, and the Venue smartphone using Google's Android software.
Dell launched a smartphone late last year with Microsoft, using the
US software giant's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, but it
opted for Google's free Android platform for the latest device.
Dell's new 7-inch Android tablet, the Streak 7 is a 4G capable tablet
designed for T-Mobile?s 4G network.
The Streak 7 has a seven-inch WVGA touch screen with Gorilla Glass.
It features Google's Android 2.2 operating system, a dual core 1GHz
NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and full support for Adobe Flash Player. It
will come comes preloaded with a variety of content and applications
from T-Mobile and will also have access to applications, games and
widgets from Android Market.
The Streak 7 is also equipped with a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera
for high-definition stills and video recording. The front-facing 1.3
megapixel camera with the preloaded Qik Video Chat application
provide video-calling over T-Mobile's network as well as Wi-Fi.
The new Streak 7 will feature Dell's Stage user interface. Later this
year, Dell will add syncing to Stage so people can keep their photos,
contacts, calendars and other personal content synchronized across
their Dell Stage-equipped devices, from tablets to PCs, connected
through their home network.
The new Dell Streak 7 Tablet is expected to be available in the U.S.
in the coming weeks at a "very competitive" price.
FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS:
* Seven-inch WVGA (TFT) touch screen display with Gorilla
Glass
* Android 2.2 (Froyo) with Android Market
* Qik video chat with built-in front-facing 1.3-megapixel
webcam
* Stage User Interface - easy access to the stuff you care
about
* Built-in support for T-Mobile's 4G mobile broadband network and
Wi-Fi
* Dual core GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
* SMS/MMS, SWYPE virtual keyboard and stereo Bluetooth 2.1
capable
* Support for Adobe Flash Player
* Support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts and
calendar
* 16 GB of internal memory and SD Card slot with support for
expandable memory up to 32 GB
* Dimensions: 7.87" x 4.72" x 0.49"
Dell is
also showcasing the Venue Android 2.2 smartphone at CES 2011. The
one-touch GSM smartphone comes unlocked providing instant access to
everything you love. It will be pre-loaded with the Stage software
and will have a 8-megapixel camera, a 4.1-inch AM-OLED display with
curved Corning Gorilla Glass and an 1 GHz processor. As with the Dell
Streak 7, Venue offers access to Android Market applications.
In addition, the Venue also comes equipped with today's necessary
business features including support for ActiveSync and QuickOffice.
The combination of high speed access and Swype for fast text input
makes viewing e-mail, editing documents, and surfing the web fast and
easy.