Galaxy Note 10.1 launch event video

The launch event video for the Galaxy Note 10.1 is now available. It was a little choppy for me, but is definitely watchable. This 46 minute video is worth watching if you are interested in the Galaxy Note 10.1.

Samsung has provided professionals in different creative industries with a Galaxy Note 10.1 and they describe their experiences with it on stage.

Then Travis Merrill walks through some of the features of the Galaxy Note 10.1. He claims that the tablet “is not simply a great idea, but is also a truly great product.”

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Galaxy Note 10.1 to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by years end

The Galaxy Note 10.1 is now available and is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Ice Cream Sandwich is nice, but users really want Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Roger Cheng, Executive editor for CNET News, Tweeted, “Merrill says the Note 10.1 will have a Jelly Bean upgrade later this year.” Merrill is a director of marketing at Samsung.

Hopefully the update comes sooner rather than later, but it looks like we will see it before 2013.

Source: Twitter

Aug 16, 2012

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Where to buy the Galaxy Note 10.1

The Galaxy Note 10.1 is available in the US today. You can purchase the Wi-Fi only variant from retailers like Amazon for $499.99. It is available in both white and “deep grey” with 16 GB or 32 GB of storage.

Alternatively, you can purchase the Galaxy Note 10.1 from Best Buy, B&H, and New Egg.

Aug 15, 2012

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10 million Galaxy Notes have now been sold

Samsung decided to share some sales numbers today at the reannouncement of the Galaxy Note 10.1. The sales numbers Samsung wanted to share were for the original Galaxy Note.

We had last heard that the Galaxy Note had sold 7 million units worldwide. Now Samsung has revealed that it has sold 10 million Galaxy Notes in nine months.

Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with 4G LTE annoucned

Verizon has decided to pick up another one of Samsung’s tablets and add it to their 4G lineup. The latest Verizon tablet is the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.

The Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will feature 4G LTE. Users can expect download speeds between 5 and 12 Mbps and upload speeds between 2 and 5 Mbps. The specs are largely the same as its Wi-Fi only sibling. One exception is the bump in clockspeed from 1.0 GHz to 1.2 GHz on the dual-core CPU.

Galaxy Note 10.1 available tomorrow in US for $499

The Wi-Fi version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 finally has a release date and pricing for the US. It will start at $499 for the 16 GB model and $549 for 32 GB. It will be released August 16, 2012 (tomorrow).

The leaked specs have all been officially confirmed by Samsung. The Galaxy Note 10.1 has a 10.1-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800. It has a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU and 2 GB of RAM.

The cellular models do not have pricing or a release date at this time.

Source: The Verge