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Sharp discontinues two Galapagos tablet models
You probably haven’t heard too much about the Sharp Galapagos media tablets if you live outside of Japan. The story behind the two models that are being discontinued started around a year ago when Sharp first announced them. The Galapagos tablets were positioned as e-book readers that were able to take advantage of Sharp’s e-bookstore, but they could also do more tablet-centric tasks such as web browsing and run applications. It turns out the 5.5 and 10.8-inch models of the Galapagos weren’t selling well, and Sharp has decided to axe them.
Sharp debuts new Galapagos A01SH Android tablet in Japanese market
Sharp is going to launch a new tablet in the Japanese market later this month and it is going to feature a 7 inch 1024 x 600 touch screen display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz processor, and run Android 3.2 out of the box. In addition, it features a 5MP rear facing camera and a more »
The mid-range AT&T Sharp FX Plus surfaces again
Recently, a Wal-Mart brochure leaked the upcoming Sharp FX Plus, which is an Android smartphone with a Sidekick-esque form factor that is expected to become another mid-range offering from AT&T. At the time, many of the specs were unknown, but Pocketnow received a few press style images of the smartphone and were tipped on a more »
Wal-Mart brochure shows off upcoming Sharp FX Plus Android 2.2 device
A new Wal-Mart brochure has a picture of the unannounced Sharp FX Plus, which is presumably an Android successor to the original Sharp FX and is destined for AT&T. Unfortunately, not many details regarding the Sharp FX Plus are known at this time, but we do know that it will run Android 2.2 when it more »
Sharp Aquos SHI12 3D phone graces the FCC
It looks like Sharp is the next player to join the 3D smartphone market as a Sharp-branded CMDA handset has just been spotted to have graced the FCC tablet lately. No words yet on what this Sharp Aquos smartphone will be officially called but its FCC documents bear the markings – SHI12. So for now, more »
Sony Ericsson and Softbank partner with Dropbox, will begin arriving pre-loaded on devices
It looks like Dropbox has gotten into the game of partnering with phone manufacturers and mobile carriers. The news comes by way of the official Dropbox Blog and confirms new partner deals with Sony Ericsson and Softbank. The Sony Ericsson deal means Dropbox-powered phones for ten countries including UK, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, and Italy. As more »
New Sharp Android phone that looks like a Sidekick spotted
A new Sharp-branded phone just surface out of nowhere and it’s pretty interesting to note that this phone which runs Android OS actually looks a lot like the Sidekick phone series. Unwired View even got some juicy specs about this still unknown Android smartphone. According to them, the phone features a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, more »
Sharp launches the Aquos SH-12C Android phone
Over at Japan, Sharp is quietly joining the Android smartphone company by way of its new Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C. If this new smartphone is to be released internationally, I’m pretty sure many will be interested to get their hands on it as the said phone sports a gorgeous 4.3 QHD 3D New Mobile ASV more »
Sharp ASD1 Capa Android smartphone tipped for release with AT&T
We recently saw AT&T release the budget minded LG Optimus One smartphone as the LG Thrive (pre-paid) and the LG Phoenix (post-paid) and it looks like they are going to be adding another handset in that group soon enough. According to the details that we are seeing up until this point, the handset will be more »
CES 2011 Hands-on: Sharp Galapagos eReaders
Oh, Sharp, why? You make TVs, TVs with red, green, blue, and yellow. Why do you need to try to make a tablet? Oh, right because everyone else is doing it, because that’s a good reason. What? Two tablets, 10 and 8 inches, and they’re just LCD eReaders? Okay, fine. To make a long story more »
