The Dell Streak that was launched a year ago was one of the most anticipated Android devices to enter the market last year. Unfortunately local launch delays and expensive pricing had hindered its success in Malaysia.

Earlier this week, Dell has officially announced that the Dell Streak 5 has been discontinued, leaving behind its 7 incher Dell Streak 7 as their sole Android tablet right now. In Malaysia, Maxis is the only telco offering the Dell Streak 5 and outright it is still offered at RM2099, which is RM500 more than the Galaxy Tab 7 or the same price as a 4.3″ Samsung Galaxy S II. On contract, it is offered as low as RM999 over 24 months contract with minimum 1.5GB data plan on Maxis.

The Streak could have been the first tablet to hit Malaysia but each delay had made it less appealing. Even now, the price is still ridiculously high. Maxis and Dell should relook into its dated pricing as there are other cheaper and better alternatives in the market today.

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Maxis has released their latest tablet service plans for the Motorola Xoom and the Dell Streak 5, and here are our observations on what they have to offer.

Motorola Xoom.
There’s not much of a service plan for the Motorola Xoom from Maxis. The Maxis Motorola Xoom plan is in actual fact a “get one free Motorola Defy” promo where you purchase the Xoom for RM2,499 from Maxis and then signup for a 3GB data plan with your choice of Maxis Value Plus plan to get the free Defy.

There is no option to purchase the Xoom with any other Maxis service plan.

Retailing for RM2,499 outright, you can’t deny that the WiFi only, 32GB Motorola Xoom is overpriced. Against it’s closest competitor, the WiFi 32GB iPad 2, priced at RM1,799, the Xoom is RM700 more expensive. In fact, for RM2,499, you can get the “top-of-the-line” 64GB 3G+WiFi iPad 2.

We’re not saying that the Xoom is not a capable tablet but it is really that awesome to command such a high price premium over its closest rival? We don’t think so.

With regards to the service plan, we’d rather Maxis offer just data plan with a MiFi device. If they can do it with the WiFi iPad why can’t Maxis do the same for the Xoom? It makes more sense and we’d gladly carry a MiFi — that is lighter, smaller and would probably have a better battery life — over an additional phone which we won’t be using to make calls on anyway.

So the Maxis Motorola Xoom service plan is lacking any appeal for us.

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After much teasing and leaks of the 7″ version of the Dell Streak, Dell together with T-Mobile has finally announced the device promoting it as T-Mobile’s first ever 4G enabled tablet. T-Mobile currently runs on HSPA+ which they boldly claim as America’s largest 4G network.

Just a quick run through on the device, the 7″ tablet with its toughen Gorilla Glass displays 800×480 and it is powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 processor. The resolution is quite a let down as we’re expecting 1024×600 resolution on a 7-incher like its Samsung Galaxy Tab rival. While Honeycomb OS is the buzz now for Android Tablets, the Dell Streak 7 runs on the older Android 2.2 like other current tablets you’ll find on sale today. It weights 450g and comes with a 2780mAh battery.

Among the notable specs and features revealed are:

• Brilliant seven-inch WVGA (TFT) touch screen display with Gorilla Glass
• Android 2.2 (Froyo) with Android Market
• Qik video chat with built-in front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam
• Stage User Interface easy access to the stuff you care about
• Built-in support for T-Mobile’s 4G mobile broadband network and Wi-Fi
• Dual core GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
• SMS/MMS, SWYPE virtual keyboard and stereo Bluetooth 2.1 capable
• Support for Adobe Flash Player
• Support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar
• 16 GB of internal memory and SD Card slot with support for expandable memory up to 32 GB
• Dimensions: 7.87″ x 4.72″ x 0.49″

Next question most of us will be asking is when will it reach Malaysia and when will they release Android 3.0 Honeycomb update if any. Until now, the Dell Streak 5″ version has yet to make an official sales appearance in Malaysia.

Full press release over at Dell’s website and you can get the full device details .

Head after the break to watch the introductory video of the Dell Streak 7.

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2011 will be the year of the tablet with almost all of the major manufacturers and platform developers — including Microsoft — having something to offer the consumers next year.

Dell came into the table game with probably the smallest tablet on the market, the 5-inch screen Dell Streak. With just 1 inch additional screen real-estate compared to the largest of Android smart phones in the market, the Streak blurred the lines between what makes a tablet and what makes a smart phone. This left some users torn between the 5-inch Streak and any 4-inch Android smart phone that offer virtually identical features, while others wanting a bigger screen to make investing in a tablet worthwhile.

Its no longer a secret that Dell is working on a 7-inch tablet along the same lines as the 5-inch Streak and here are what looks to be official pictures leaked to the public. The images are blurry and too small for us to make out any details but word has it that the tablet will be running Froyo and have front and rear cameras.

The extra screen size looks to have also added extra thickness on the Streak’s frame but we can’t be sure increase in thickness is significant until official specs are revealed. Once we have that, we’ll let you know.

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While the 5-inch Dell Streak is still no where to be found here. Dell is already busy working on the details for the launch of a 7-inch version of the Dell Streak and here is the proof.

Engadget chanced upon what looks to be a full storyboard treatment of an upcoming Dell commercial starring the 7-inch Dell Streak. You take a look at the stroryboard in full here.

The commercial shows the 7-inch Streak’s features along with the new Stage UI skin seen on the 5-inch Streak. You also get to see Dell’s new slogan “You can tell it’s Dell” along with the name of the device — Streak 7.

With CES just a couple of weeks away, is a safe bet that we’re going to get to see this new Streak making an appearance at the show. As always, you know you can get the latest right here at SoyaCincau.com

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This is getting exciting, New York Times reports that sources close to Microsoft have indicated that the software giant will be introducing a slew of tablet devices at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, or better known as CES, in Las Vegas next month. Yes, you’ve read correctly Microsoft will be launching more than one tablet at CES with collaboration with manufacturers like Dell and Samsung along with a few other manufacturing brands.

Microsoft hopes that its tablet devices will offer some competition to the tablet to beat — Apple iPad — which is not only a leader in the market but have garnered an iconic status amongst portable computers. Specifically Microsoft is looking to tap into a huge market of business users who want to “enjoy a slate for reading newspapers and magazines and then work on Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint while doing work,” said a person familiar with the project.

As expected, details of these are scarce at the moment but according to people familiar with the project say that the Microsoft Samsung device has a “similar in size and shape to the Apple iPad, although it is not as thin. It also includes a unique and slick keyboard that slides out from below for easy typing.”

In addition, the source revealed that the Samsung device will run Windows 7 when in landscape mode, but will also have a layered or skinned interface that will appear when the keyboard is hidden and the device is held in a portrait mode.

Also expected to make an appearance alongside the Microsoft tablets at CES is the successor of the Windows 7 OS, Windows 8. We’ll be looking forward to this and the many other updates coming from CES next month so do keep it locked on to SoyaCincau.com for the latest updates as it happens.

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Finally, the Dell Streak is getting its Android 2.2 Froyo Update! The announcement came from Dell UK which says that Dell Streak users will be getting the OTA Froyo updates in stages starting from the UK. This puts the Streak on par with the Samsung Galaxy Tab in terms of Android OS version.

Earlier on, Dell was said to be skipping its Android 2.1 upgrade and instead focus directly in delivering Android 2.2. That’s just one month ago and we must say that they delivered earlier than expected. Looks like Dell is doing a better job than Sony Ericsson which has just released Android 2.1 upgrade recently.

Now the next question, when will the Dell Streak be officially available in Malaysia and how much will it be?

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UPDATE: Updated with Full length version of the Dell Streak ad.

You might know it but Dell has just started a global re-branding exercise to become the PC industry’s “most loved brand“.

And while in our minds the name Dell is synonym with no-nonsense, good value for money PCs, laptops and monitors, far be it from us to profess our love to the brand and we’re sure that many of you out there feel the same way. It’s not to say that Dell is a bad name, far from it, Dell is a strong and trusted brand but to be positioned as the “most loved brand” is going to be a tall order for Dell.

We don’t see a lot of Dell TV ads here in Malaysia, so it’s going to difficult to compare this new treatment with Dell’s previous advertising campaigns but the company claims this new series of ads represents a new approach for the brand. Where previously Dell commercials tend to highlight a product’s specifications, cost and ordering details, this new series hopes to draw customers in and forge an emotional connection with viewers by showing how its technology enables relationships. Dell hopes the new ad will convey its evolution into a more consumer-centric company.

The new ad stars the Dell Streak and highlights its various features in a somewhat real-life setting. Take a look at the new TV ad after the jump ad tell us what you think.

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Surprise, surprise! The Dell Streak was recently launched in Vietnam and Indonesia making these two amongst the first countries in the region to market the device. The Streak retails for VND14,990,000 or about RM2,395.00 in Vietnam and INR6,250,000 or about RM2,178.

Price wise the Dell Streak looks to be comparable with the similarly spec-ed Android devices like the Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Desire. In fact, if you take into account the screen-size of the Streak, it looks to be offering a better value and if you consider the possibility of a contract bundle with a local telco then, the Streak is set to be the cheapest tablet to hit Malaysia (barring the fact that the Streak runs an archaic Android 1.6).

Although speculating the price of the Dell Streak in Malaysia is interesting, what has got us very intrigued is the Malaysian launch date of the device.

If you recall earlier, we picked up a news report from Reuters that quoted Steve Felice the president of Dell’s small and medium business unit who said that the Dell Streak will be making it’s APAC debut only in 2011. On the other hand, Dell Malaysia replied to our Twitter question saying that the Dell could hit Malaysia as early as November — this comes two days after the Reuters report.

We’ve gotten in touch with Dell Malaysia right after that to verify when exactly will the Streak come to Malaysia and Dell PR tells us that the Reuters report is correct, meaning the Streak will only be on sale in Malaysia some time next year.

But with the Dell Streak now launched in Indonesia and Vietnam, it’s very possible that plans have changed at Dell and that we could see a Dell Streak launch in time for end-year holiday season. We have a feeling that the first targeted November launch could happen but Dell PR is tight-lipped about this so we’ll just have to keep a really close eye on the developments at Dell Malaysia to give you the latest update on the Streak, so keep it locked on!

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According to the latest update, Dell will stop concentrating on rolling out Android 2.1 eclair on its 5″ Dell Streak but instead focuses on rolling out Froyo directly.

It seems that it takes more effort to update 2.1 and it makes more sense to go straight to the latest Froyo directly. Dell is said to be committed to deliver their Froyo update before 2010 is out. Let’s hope they stick to their word and not becoming another Sony Ericsson which is still stuck with good old 1.6 Donut.

If Dell is going to release the 5″ Tablet in Malaysia, it better come with Froyo considering Samsung will debut its 7″ Galaxy Tab with Froyo running already.

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