HTC’s upcoming Flyer tablet has seen its unofficial specs leaked today, although the company has not even announced the tablet yet.
The tablet will have a seven-inch screen, 1024×600 resolution, Android 2.3 (upgradeable to 3.0), a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and LTE support.
Additionally, the device will have a 5MP rear camera, a 1.3MP front side camera, and pre-installed Skype.
The standard camera will have LED flash and facial recognition.
Finally, the tablet will have HDMI-out, DLNA wireless streaming and a USB port.
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Verizon has announced the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt with LTE 4G support, a likely successor to the very popular HTC Incredible.
The smartphone has a large 4.3-inch Super LCD display, a 1GHz processor, and run on Android 2.2 with HTC Sense 2.0. The updated Sense has the new “Fast Boot” for quicker booting of the OS.
When connected to Verizon’s LTE 4G, the carrier says users should expect down speeds of 5-12Mbps and up speeds of 2-5Mbps.
The device has Mobile Hotspot capability for sharing the 4G connection with up to 8 Wi-Fi devices, as well.
Additionally, the smartphone has an 8MP standard camera and a 1.3MP front-side camera, along with Dolby and SRS surround sound.
Skype video conferencing is built right into Sense and the Thunderbolt has DLNA streaming multimedia support.
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AT&T has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Apple Inc. is to blame for the rejection of the Google Voice application from the iPhone app store. According to AT&T, the company does not manage to approve any applications for the App Store at all. The FCC had asked Apple and AT&T to explain the process by which Apps are approved or rejected, and to what extend AT&T is involved in any given decision.
AT&T’s claim that is does not approve or reject applications for the App Store is not entirely true however, as it clearly had some sway over App limitations at least. The Slingbox and Skype apps have been forced to go WiFi-only in order to be listed in the App Store, largely due to network congestion fears from AT&T.
Even Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that AT&T is “policing” VoIP applications, attributing Skype’s limitations to the carrier. The new issue highlights what is being seen as a rift between both companies in recent times which even saw Apple accused of making several swipes at AT&T at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
