Samsung has made Galaxy Tab’s launch date for the UK market official

Samsung has made Galaxy Tab’s launch date for the UK market official. Its first Android-powered tablet will go on sale nationwide on November 1, which also happens to be Samsung’s 41st anniversary.

Samsung says the device will arrive on major networks as well as to stores like Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Store Group but has failed to mention the price except claiming to be available in “range of attractive price packages.”

Full Specifications:
Network: 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz; 3G (HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps) : 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Display: 7.0 inch TFT-LCD, WSVGA (1024 x 600)
Processor: Cortex A8 1.0GHz Application Processor with PowerVR SGX540
Camera: 3 MP Camera with Auto-Focus and LED Flash; 1.3MP front camera for Video Telephony
Value-added Features: Android Market™ and Samsung Apps for more applications and contents; Readers Hub; Media Hub*; Music Hub*; Social Hub; *Availability will be decided by market preference.; Adobe Flash 10.1 player support; Full HD video playback; Thinkfree Office; Swype; Hybrid Widget
Connectivity: 30 pin connector
WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth® 3.0
Sensor: Gyroscope sensor, Geo-magnetic sensor, Accelerometer, Light sensor
Memory: 16G / 32G internal memory with up to 32G external memory slot
RAM: 512 MB
Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, 380g
Battery:4,000mAh (7 hour movie play)

source: http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/10/01/galaxy-tab-coming-to-uk-on-november-1/

Android App: Nesoid (NES emulator)

It is good to know that it's possible to play those classicNintendo NES games on any Android device with physical keyboard (Motorola Backflip, Droid, LG GW620, etc.). Thanks to the processing power of these latest mobile phones and the lesser restrictions (compared to Apple App Store) from the Android Marketplace, you can install a NES emulator app on Android. The one emulator that I can highly recommend is Nesoid.

Nesoid is filled with features and options and can run just about any NES ROMs that you would load it with. However, you will have to get your own game ROMs because it doesn't come with any. If you would like to know where to find some NES games, why don't you ask Google.

The ROMs can be stored in the SD card and can be easily loaded on Nesoid. You can access your list of games from Nesoid's simple but polished file manager. The game state can be saved even during mid-play and it can be loaded again at anytime and start where you left off.

In Nesoid, you can tweak several options like change the aspect ratio or stretch to fit the screen so it's possible to play games in full-screen mode. If you want, you can play the games at their native resolution but that would considerably reduce the playing area and would not be good for your eyes. The frame skip can also be adjusted to improve the overall performance. Enabling auto frame skip can run the games at normal or accurate speed.

Even though Nesoid has virtual on-screen keys like the start and select buttons and the d-pad, it lacks the 'A' and 'B' buttons, so you won't be able to play at all if you don’t have a physical keypad. Using the QWERTY keyboard, the default key settings are 1, A, Q, W for up, down, left, and right, O and P for the B and A buttons, and delete and enter for select and start. The buttons can be reconfigured to suit your needs.

Nesoid is definitely a must-install application for all you old-school game lovers out there. Even the young one's can appreciate the collection of thousands of highly addictive NES games that are available out there. For only $2.99, this app is a keeper.

The Nexus One Clone

HTC Desire: The Nexus One Clone - HTC has introduced a new smartphone that is almost the same as the Google Nexus One in terms of design and hardware features. The HTC Desire has a lot to be liked about since it has all the qualities of a really powerful and good-looking smartphone.

Like the Nexus One, the HTC Desire has a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display (800x480 resolution), Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and 5-Megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash among others. It is also running on Android version 2.1 (Eclair).
While the size and shape of HTC Desire is similar to that of Nexus One, it has a few useful changes like the additional buttons at the bottom and the trackball has been replaced with an optical version.

On the software side of things, the HTC Desire added the Sense UI Android overlay that gives it a lot of enhancements in user interface and functionality. HTC has also created something useful, which they are calling as the Helicopter Mode. --It allows users to simply pinch in on the home screen and see all the seven widget-filled windows at once, which is really handy.

The Nexus One Clone

HTC Desire: The Nexus One Clone - HTC has introduced a new smartphone that is almost the same as the Google Nexus One in terms of design and hardware features. The HTC Desire has a lot to be liked about since it has all the qualities of a really powerful and good-looking smartphone.

Like the Nexus One, the HTC Desire has a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display (800x480 resolution), Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and 5-Megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash among others. It is also running on Android version 2.1 (Eclair).

While the size and shape of HTC Desire is similar to that of Nexus One, it has a few useful changes like the additional buttons at the bottom and the trackball has been replaced with an optical version.

On the software side of things, the HTC Desire added the Sense UI Android overlay that gives it a lot of enhancements in user interface and functionality. HTC has also created something useful, which they are calling as the Helicopter Mode. --It allows users to simply pinch in on the home screen and see all the seven widget-filled windows at once, which is really handy.