Samsung Galaxy Tab gets bigger
Posted: 14 February 2011 0832 hrs
BARCELONA, Spain: South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has presented a new version of its tablet computer with a larger screen of 10.1 inches, four months after launching its first Galaxy Tab.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1, which uses the latest version of Google's Android operating system, weighs 599 grams (1 pound, five ounces) and is just 10.9 millimetres (0.43 inches) thick.
Samsung's first tablet, the Galaxy Tab with a seven-inch screen, was launched in October.
The South Korean company also unveiled its latest smartphone on the eve of the opening of the mobile phone industry's annual conference in Barcelona.
It presented the Galaxy S II as "the world's slimmest smartphone" at just 8.49 millimetres thick.
The head of Samsung's mobile division, JK Shin, said they focused on "screen, speed and content" while developing the phone.
The Galaxy S II includes NFC or Near Field Communication technology which allows for make secured transactions such as payments for riding on public transport,by swiping the phone near a receptor.
It is also equipped with voice recognition that allows users to dictate text messages instead of tapping on the screen.
With similar technology, is the compact and ergonomically designed GALAXY mini which Samsung recently rolled out to Singapore consumers along with two other new Android mobile phones.
The GALAXY mini comes with a Voice Search function to search for information without typing, as well as services such as Google Mail and Google Talk, and an integrated phonebook with direct SNS and IM links.
There's also the frameless, rounded, smooth edged GALAXY Ace with 3.5” HVGA display running on a 800MHz processor for smooth web browsing and seamless multitasking between apps; and the compact Samsung GALAXY Fit with a large screen for easy use of the integrated email system and ‘Office Viewer’ function.
AFP/sf
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