Well, well, well! Looks like we’re inching ever closer to the release of the latest (and by far greatest so far) Android tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been revered as one of the slickest tablet experiences to date, competing head-to-head-with the iPad 2. Looks like we’ll see this one in stores tomorrow, 6/8, with 4G LTE on board.

While Apple may have hooked up their iPad (and other iOS devices) with a batch of new features yesterday, they aren’t available as of yet, and if you’ve got an Android phone, you may want to stay on the platform! So check out the remaining specs for this beast after the break!

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Hm. Well. This is awesome. Rumor has it that HTC’s Incredible HD will be available on Verizon on November 23rd. Why is this so great? Because frankly, this is the Android smart phone Verizon users have been waiting for. With a 4.3″ screen and front facing camera, the Incredible HD should be amazing for video chatting. It’s also got a stand, making it super convenient for video as well as video chat, as you can now enjoy both handsfree. These features, along with the assumed HD video capture from the back camera, make this Verizon’s true answer to Sprint’s Evo 4G.

The only thing one needs to consider now is how important 4G speeds are to them, as this is rumored to be a 3G only device, meaning that once Verizon’s LTE network begins going live in 2011 you won’t be able to take advantage of those extra high network speeds. Keep in mind though, that those 4G speeds for likely at least a year will only be in the major metropolitan areas, so suburbs probably won’t find LTE useful until 2012 anyway, and with the lengths of most contracts these days, this may prove to be a non-issue. I know that I’ll definitely be trying one out, and possible getting one, as soon as its available.

What do you think? Going to wait for LTE devices? Or are you up for an upgrade pretty soon and considering the Incredible HD? Let us know below!

Source – Droid-Life

LG made waves on Sunday (although not on purpose) by having their brand new phone leaked.  The big news here is not the even the leak of the phone though, no, its much bigger than that.  The actual news here is that the phone appears to have an LTE logo on its back.  What we may be looking at here is one of the first LTE phones to go live on Verizon next year.  Verizon has been sticking to their timeframe of going active with their LTE network in over 30 major US cities in the first half of 2011, and of course in order to do that they’ll need devices for people to use on it.  The speeds of the LTE network are supposed to be pretty crazy, at around 50 to 60mbps download speeds.  For reference, that’s likely faster than your home’s internet connection.

The phone appears to have an HD camera on the back, meaning HD videos on the go.  It also looks like it may have a front facing camera in the top right corner of the front.  As this is rumored to be an Android device, this would be some nice competition to the iPhone’s FaceTime app.  Between Skype and Yahoo! Messenger, you’re likely to see some features that its iOS counterpart lacks, like cross-platform chat. (For more on FaceTime, see our FaceTime for Mac Beta review here.)

Are you as excited as we are for the LTE network to go live?  Do you think this network is what Apple has been waiting for to bring the iPhone to Verizon?  Or are Android phone’s officially Verizon’s “iPhone” for the time being?  Sound off in the comments!

Source – Engadget