Samsung has announced a new tablet – Galaxy Tab 7.7, at the IFA 2011 event in Berlin, Germany. The new Galaxy Tab 7.7 is an improved and entirely revamped version of the Galaxy Tab 7 tablet.

The new tablet has a 7.7 inch Super AMOLED Plus display supporting 1280×800 pixel resolution, producing vibrant colours along with lots of brightness.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 packs a dual core 1.4 GHz microprocessor with Mali-400MP graphics chip to power the Android 3.2v Honeycomb operating system. The Android Honeycomb will certainly have the TouchWiz UI and the Live Panels UX layered on the top of it.

This is the thinnest tablet from Samsung so far as it measures mere 7.89 mm thin and possibly the lightest as it weighs mere 335 grams. Samsung has added Universal Remote Control functionality that will let you control your television as well as home entertainment systems.

A distinct feature of this tablet is the support for the basic telephony and obviously you ought to use the earphones with microphone instead of sticking the tablet to your cheeks.

Samsung did fall back in terms of imaging as the tablet carries 3 megapixel Autofocus camera whereas a 5 megapixel image sensor would have been good. However, the back panel camera is capable of taking 720p HD video. In the front lies a 2 megapixel camera meant for video chat and video calls.

The tablet doesn’t have any capacitive buttons and totally reliant on the on-screen menu buttons of the Android 3.2 Honeycomb. For wireless connectivity, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 features HSPA+ 21 Mbps networks, WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands) and WiFi Channel Bonding.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 will come in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB storage options along with support for micro SD card of up to 32 GB capacity.

Lenovo, which is known for its desktop and notebook computers, has announced a low cost Android tablet, named Ideapad A1. It will become the second tablet from the company after Ideapad K1 in India. The A1 is priced at $199 which translates to approximately Rs 10,000.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the company has confirmed to The Mobile Indian that its upcoming Ideapad K1 tablet will be priced above Rs 30,000.

The Ideapad A1 is powered by a single core 1 GHz Processor with dual cameras, and up to 32 GB of storage via micro SD cards. The 7 inch display handles a Resolution of 1024 x 600 which is a standard for this size. The capacitive multi touch input also ensures a smooth web surfing.

The operating system used in the Ideapad A1 is the Android Gingerbread 2.3 which offers more compatibility for smaller tablets as compared to the Honeycomb.

Along with this, Lenovo has also announced its App store and has promised more than 200 applications by the time the store will be available for the users.

Although the launch date for the A1 has not been disclosed by Lenovo, it is being anticipated that the tablet will soon be available for launch in the market. With the Ideapad K1 expecting a September launch in India, Lenovo could probably launch the A1 in October.

Philips Go Gear line of products have been around for quite some time now and by far are considered to be one of the best media players. Expanding the Go Gear series, Philips has now unveiled the Go Gear Connect 3 media player with Android at the IFA event in Berlin.

It is by far the most advanced product in the Go Gear series. The Go Gear Connect 3 is based on Google’s Android Gingerbread 2.3 and has WiFi connectivity. The device can be used to access hundreds of applications on the Android Market. The Go Gear Connect 3 features a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen which is capable of playing 720p HD videos as well.

Boasting the best of Philips’ sound technology including FullSound, Sound Personalisation and Surround for Movies, it delivers superior sound that the Philips Go Gear range is popular for.

The Go Gear Connect 3 also comes with the PC software Philips Songbird, an easy-to-use program that makes syncing music from your PC hassle free. Plus, there is no need to sort your music library to find the perfect tracks – just pick one, click the ‘LikeMusic’ icon and the software will instantly build a smart play list basis the users preferences.

The Philips Go Gear Connect 3 also comes with DLNA capability and with the help of the Philips ‘SimplyShare’ app, it allows users to play multimedia content on a variety of Philips and third party DLNA enabled products such as Network Music Players, WiFi enabled cameras and photo frames, wireless speakers, home cinema systems or television sets as well.

Although the launch dates and the pricing information for the Go Gear Connect 3 has not been disclosed by Philips, it is expected that the mini media player will soon be available for purchase in global markets.

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Dell has told a website Thinq at the IFA Berlin that the Streak 7 operating system would be upgraded to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. The website reportedly also spotted some Dell Streak 7 tablets which were running on Honeycomb.

Though, Dell Streak 7 managed to impress users with its specification including its Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, it faltered on two counts &#151 screen Resolution and an older Android 2.2 Froyo operating system.

The company is yet to come up with a specific date for the arrival of Honeycomb update but the presence of Dell Streak 7 running on Honeycomb at IFA Berlin suggests the update is likely to arrive soon. Notably, Honeycomb is the tablet specific version of the Android operating system.

Users who suspected the death of Dell Streak 7 as well like Dell Streak 5 would be pleasantly surprised by this move of the company, though the move seems logical considering Dell Streak 7 has sold better than Dell Streak 5 in the US market.

Olive Communication is set to launch the latest version of its OlivePad tablet, named OlivePad 2. It will feature a more powerful Processor than its predecessor did, along with the latest Android 2.3 operating system.

Olive has introduced some design changes in the tablet: the new OlivePad 2 will be slimmer and lighter than the existing OlivePad. The tablet will sport a croc leather finish at the back to give it a more premium look.

Confirming this to The Mobile Indian, Arun Khanna, chairman, Olive Telecom, said, “We are going to launch our next tablet that will feature a more powerful processor and the latest Android operating system.”

Taking about the company’s plans, he said, “We will be focusing only on Android smartphones and tablets going forward. We are working on strengthening our distribution network. People are saying that they know our brand but could not find our products in stores; this is going to change”.

The first OlivePad could connect to 3G networks through a dongle, but the next version is likely to have a modem built in. The screen resolution is not known, however the size will be 7 inches, similar to the current model. The tablet will also have a GLONASS navigation system (the Russian alternative to GPS) built into the tablet. GLONASS claims to offer more accurate navigation compared to GPS.

Back in the month of May Acer had announced the launch of its tablet devices based on both Android and Windows platforms in India. Now Acer is all set to revamp its tablet range with the launch of a new Android device in the Indian market.

An Acer India spokesperson confirmed to The Mobile Indian that the company is set to launch a new tablet &#151 Acer Iconia Tab A501 this September in India.

The Tab A501 will be an upgrade to the existing A500. It will have 3G and cellular data connectivity, which was not available in the earlier Acer Iconia Tab A500.

Iconia A501 is identical to A500 in terms of technical specifications. It runs on Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual core Processor clocked at 1 GHz with a 1 GB DDR2 RAM. The A501 will be available in two different memory sizes of 16 GB and 32 GB. The tablet will have a 5 Megapixel rear camera for video and imagery while its frontal 2 megapixel camera will be for video conferencing.

The 10.1 inch display of the A501 will be capable of the same 800 x 1280 pixel Resolution as its predecessor, but it might also include the new ten point multi touch input technology which was included by Acer in the LTE version of the Iconia Tab launched sometime back.

There is a huge possibility that the A501 might come preinstalled with Android Honeycomb 3.2. Otherwise, users can upgrade the tablet to Honeycomb 3.2.

The 3G enabled tablet will cost the users somewhere between Rs 27,000 to Rs 30,000 for the 16 GB version.