Verizon has officially unveiled the Samsung Continuum today, with a release date of November 11th.
The new Samsung smartphone will be the first to include a secondary display, a small 400×96 AMOLED ticker that displays live news, weather, time and texts/emails/IMs.
A special sensor turns on the small ticker display when users grab the bottom of the phone.
The main hardware uses a 3.4-inch 800×480 Super AMOLED display while the phone runs on a 1GHz Hummingbird processor. The smartphone has 8GB of internal memory and a 5MP camera with HD recording.
Pricing starts at $199 with contract.
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The Toshiba Folio 100 tablet is now available in Europe, however only the Wi-Fi model is currently available with 3G versions hitting in February.
Toshiba’s first Android tablet will run 2.2 Froyo and have a large 10-inch with 1024×600 resolution.
Additionally, the tablet has support for Flash 10.1, 16GB of internal memory, a front-side 1.3MP camera, HDMI out and an SD slot for added memory.
The Folio runs on a Nvidia Tegra 250 chip, making it one of the few mobile devices to use Nvidia’s powerful line of processors.
Toshiba has placed their own Toshiba Market Place on the tablet, as access to the Android Market is still not supported. The Toshiba Market has 2000 apps available.
The Folio 100 is selling in Europe for £329 now.
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NotebookItalia has leaked the specs for the upcoming Toshiba Folio 100, which many had been calling the “SmartPad.”
The tablet should be the first true competitor to the Apple iPad as it packs some powerful features.
Toshiba’s Folio 100 will have a 10.1-inch widescreen WSVGA display, run Android 2.2 Froyo, work on a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and include 16GB of internal memory.
Additionally, the tablet will have 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, a 1.3MP webcam and an SD card reader with support up to 32GB.
As for ports, the Folio 100 has a USB 2.0 port, and HDMI port and a USB 2.0 mini audio jack.
Separating it even further from the iPad is the fact that the tablet supports the Opera Mobile Browser with Flash 1.10.
Toshiba is also expected to start its own small app store to complement the Android Market.
