CTIA 2011

[diogen]

The opening keynote has really funny digs:
Live from CTIA's day one keynote with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski -- Engadget

- "Dan Hesse, do you agree with that?"
- "Well, you know, my opinion doesn't matter. I think the FCC, the DOJ..."
Awkward pause. Big laughter from the audience!

Hesse to de la Vega: "I thought you and T-Mobile already had 4G?"

Hesse's talking about subsidies increasing as devices get more powerful.
"We're going to try, of course -- I think all of us -- to pass that cost onto the end user.

Anybody still in doubt prices will go up?

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

Samsung keynote starting in few minutes...
Live from Samsung's CTIA event! -- Engadget

Diogen.

EDIT:
Galaxy Tab seems to be the main topic, two new devices...

The not so new 10.1"

- Honeycomb
- 4G of today and tomorrow
- 8.6mm thick
- 595g weight
- 6800mAh (up to 10hours)
- a/b/g/n WiFi
- iPad pricing: WiFi version comes in 16GB and 32GB flavors; $499 and $599 respectively.
- launch June 8th
and TouchWiz customizations on top...

And the 8.9" version

Similar specs as the 10" (thickness, WiFi, resolution).
WiFi version comes in 16GB and 32GB flavors; $469 and $569 respectively. Early summer.

 

[diogen]

Sprint keynote
Live from Sprint's CTIA event! -- Engadget

HTC EVO 3D
- Gingerbread
- 4.3"
- 960x540
- 1.2GHZ, WiMax
- HDMI, DLNA
- 3D, no glasses
- two 5MPix cameras

HTC EVO View 4G (Tablet)
- "Not faux G, 4G"
- 1.5GHz
- will get Honeycomb "as soon as it's ready"
- HDMI, DLNA

Interesting bit: both devices use dual-core Snapdragon with capability for asynchronous clocking
on the two cores -- a power-saving feature that the Tegra 2 lacks.

Diogen.

 

[Steve Mehs]

I cannot wait for the Evo 3D! Too bad it doesn’t have the kickstand, that’s one thing I’ll miss. I still have yet to comprehend why people think the iPhone is so great when you have phones like this and the Thunderbolt that completely destroy the iPhone. It’s good to see the Evo View will eventually get Honeycomb, too bad it’s the DOA size. If it was 10” I’d buy it. I don’t see anything about Sprint releasing the Moto Xoom though.

 

[diogen]

I still have yet to comprehend why people think the iPhone is so great when you have phones like this...

The scriptures are there to read and believe in without rationalizing.
It says (or used to say): Think Different!



Diogen.