Finally Microsoft has launched its new Windows Phone 7 platform with a barrage of devices. At launch there are at least 10 WP7 devices with 5 coming from HTC alone. Other manufacturers jumping on board the WP7 wagon include Dell, LG and Samsung.

Windows Phone 7 will make its way to more than 30 countries and over 60 carriers worldwide. In the US, AT&T and T-Mobile will start offering the devices while other CDMA players such as Verizon and Sprint will be offering them early next year. European and Asian carriers will start having them by October 21st followed by US on November 8th.

The hardware themselves look very similar as most if not all of them are running on Qualcomm 1GHz processor with 800×480 AMOLED screen. With a glance of a spec sheet, you would probably mistaken it for an Android device if you missed the operating system part.

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Dell’s 5in Android tablet made it’s debut in India yesterday, and while that may not be anything out of the ordinary, it’s retail selling price might make you go WTF.

The Streak, still running Android 1.6, retails for Rs. 34,990 which is about RM2,436 which is a little more than a 16GB iPhone 4 but waaay too much for a 5in Android 1.6 tablet. Here’s another way to look at it, a 16GB iPad 3G in Singapore sells for SG$928 or about RM2,191.

We’re not sure why the Streak is priced so high in India, in the US the devices retails for US$549.99 or roughly RM1,703 and that’s a reasonable price for something like the Streak.

Dell Malaysia has told us that the Streak will only be coming next year, let’s hope the pricing is closer to the what people in the US are paying for it rather than what people in India are.

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According to Gizmodo, the upcoming 7 incher Dell tablet is expected to be coming in the next few weeks. Whats new is also a larger than iPad version in the next 6 months onwards. It was also suggested that Dell is possibly be offering one with Microsoft Windows 7 OS instead of Android.

The tablet game is heating up and more manufacturers and jumping on the bandwagon. Just recently RIM releases the PlayBook as well. Lets hope this will kick off better than the rapier Tablet days in the early 2000s. Of course we don’t expect to see this in Malaysia anytime soon as the 5″ Streak tablet is not even here yet.

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UPDATE: Added video of Michael Dell showing the 7″ Dell Tablet.

Michael Dell had flashed what seems to be a larger 7″ tablet at Oracle Openworld conference. Tablets-Planet has a picture of him with the device above and it has a similar looking design as the Streak.

While we’re still waiting for the 5″ Dell Streak, Dell is trying to match up to its rivals that are offering larger 7″ versions. Yesterday, RIM is reported to be offering their own 7″ tablet too.

There’s no mention of what Android version the Dell 7″ tablet will run, but we’re hoping that it could be the Android 3.0 which should be more suited for tablet use.

Check out the video below.
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Earlier, we picked up a Reuters report quoting a certain Mr. Steve Felice, who happens to be the president of Dell’s small and medium business unit, who said that the Streak will only be entering APAC markets in the first quarter of next year.

But on the other hand we’ve got the official Twitter account for Dell Malaysia telling us that the Streak could be here as early as November. So who are we to listen to? Is the Reuters report inaccurate or did Dell Malaysia somehow miscommunicated the launch period for the Streak?

As it turns out Dell Malaysia might have gotten the launch period for the Streak mixed up. We’ve received official email from a representative of Dell PR confirming that the Streak will come to APAC next year and not in November as earlier mentioned.

It’s a bummer that those who are interested in the Dell Streak will have to wait at least another four months for the Streak to hit APAC, a Malaysian launch would probably take longer. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that Malaysia will be amongst the first markets in APAC to get the Streak.

But on the other hand, this could be a blessing in disguise. As you already know the Streak is currently running the super old Android 1.6. Although running Android 1.6 the Dell Streak sill manages to look snappy and responsive in the videos that we’ve seen, the archaic OS is not going to cut the mustard against iPads running on iOS 4.2 and Samsung Galaxy Tabs running on the latest and greatest Android 2.2. A later APAC launch could mean we might be getting, at the very least, Android 2.1.

Let’s hope that this will be the case.

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Dell has launched a new Android device called the Aero and it goes for $99.99 on AT&T’s 2 year contract or $299.99 without. As mentioned recently, the Dell Aero might be coming to Malaysia within this year as well.

The Dell Aero carries a 3.5″ 640×350 screen which is quite rare and has 2GB on board storage with microSD slot. It supports HSDPA up to 3.6Mbps, EDGE and also spots a 5 Megapixel camera.

Disappointingly as expected, it runs on Android 1.5. We hope they have a Android 2.2 update in their plans as running an older version is a turn off.

That said, we’re looking forward to the Dell Thunder which seems to be able to offer something solid.

You can check out the Dell Aero product page here.

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This is interesting, looks like the Reuters report might be a bit off is saying that the Dell Streak’s APAC debut will be in 2011.

Dell Malaysia has confirmed with us via Twitter that the Streak could be here as early as November.

So we’re hoping that they keep their word on this. In the meantime we’re wondering if a telco will offer the Streak with a contract bundle. Our crystal ball says, very high possibility.

Dell Malaysia says stay tuned. So we will be, and you should too. Keep it locked on to SoyaCincau.com for the latest Dell Streak updates.

On and, thanks for replying @dellmsia. Now about that review unit, what say you?

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Guess many Galaxy S onwers out there will have a smug smile on their faces after they read this post knowing that their device is as tough as nails — well the display is at least..

Corning, the makers of tough pots as we have always recalled, has announced that its ultra tough Gorilla Glass is being used to protect the display of the Samsung Galaxy S.

A little rummaging through the interweb also revealed that Dell Streak display is also protected by Gorilla Glass.

What is Gorilla Glass you ask? Corning says, Gorilla Glass is an environmentally friendly alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass that is both scratch resistant and durable.

We wonder how the Gorilla Glass compares with the trick helicopter glass on the iPhone 4, or could Corning’s Gorilla Glass and the one on the iPhone 4 is the same? We are inclined to think otherwise.

Other device with Gorilla Glass? Here’s a list of devices we know that are available in Malaysia with Gorilla Glass.

LG
GD900 Crystal, GD910 Watch Phone, BL40 New Chocolate

Motorola
Droid, Milestone

Samsung
S3650 Corby

How tough is the Gorilla Glass? Check out a video we have after the jump where the people at Engadget went all berserk on the Dell Streak’s display. If the people from TechCentral are reading this, that’s how you show a display is as tough as nails.

If Dell Malaysia is reading this, loan us a unit already. You know we’re good for it.

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The Star’s TechCentral got their hands on a Dell Streak and has just outted an unboxing video.

Aside from stating the obvious, the TechCentral geeks really didn’t say anything much about the Streak. They fail to highlight that there’s a dual LED flash next to the camera, that the back plate is made out of metal.

Upon opening the back plate the unboxer didn’t say what capacity battery the Streak comes with. The unboxer didn’t say how much on board memory the device has and whether it comes bundled with a memory card. Simply put, there’s so much you can say in an unboxing the this video has fail to highlight.

The unboxer will probably say that those details will be saved for the review, but everyone knows a good unboxing video should include these perliminary details.

And no guys, running a key up and down the screen without any or very little pressure doesn’t account for a scratch test ok.

Dell, come one, give us a unit, we can do better.

Video of the Dell Streak unboxing right after the jump.

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The dude that tweeted that the Dell Streak is here could very well be pulling your leg.

Reuters revealed that the Dell’s first Android tablet will only enter Asia-Pacific markets early next year. As in around the first quarter of 2011.

Here’s an excerpt from the Reuters report:

“We have not yet announced the expansion plans for Streak in Asia. I suspect the early part of next year we’ll see that product,” said Steve Felice, president of Dell’s small and medium business unit.

What might make into the Malaysian market within this year is the Dell Aero. The Dell Aero, also known as the Dell Mini 3i in China, is an Android HSDPA (3.6Mbps download) smartphone with a 3.5in screen, 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, running a Marvell PXA310 624 MHz processor and get this, Android 1.5. If Dell is serious about selling this by the bucket load, the had better ship APAC-bound Aeros with Android 2.1 at least.

So could the popular TwitPic, now viewed close to 1,800 times, be the result of an over-excited, Dell product tester? If indeed the Streak will only come to this region early 2011, then the Twitter announcement from Dell is very, very premature. Wonder if @dellmsia will have an counter-statement to the Reuters report.

But then again, could the report be completely wrong? Because it looks like @starintech has already gotten a unit for review. Hmmm. This is getting very interesting.

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