Leak shows HTC's AT&T-bound 4G Puccini tablet
A new leak has revealed Taiwanese handset maker HTC's 10.1-inch Puccini tablet with 4G LTE is in the testing phase and will challenge Apple's iPad when it arrives in the near future.
Engadget obtained photos of the Puccini, which is also rumored to be called the Jetstream in the U.S., in the wild. Sources told the publication that the device is currently in testing and should arrive in the "not-too-distant future."
The report confirmed that the Puccini will be the first AT&T tablet with built-in 4G LTE support. The device will reportedly feature a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 10.1-inch WXGA touchscreen. It will run Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system.
AT&T launched its first 4G LTE devices on Sunday in the form of several WWAN modems. The carrier plans to reach 70 million customers across 15 markets with the technology by the end of this year.
The leak also showed HTC's Wi-Fi only 7-inch Flyer tablet, which is expected to go on sale in the U.S. in September. The device launched in May to lukewarm reviews and modest sales. Apple has targeted the Flyer in a patent infringement case that could lead to a ban on the importation of the device.
That lawsuit is part of a larger dispute between Apple and HTC. In August, Apple won an initial ruling against HTC with the International Trade Commission. An ITC judge found the company had infringed on two patents, though the decision will need to be reviewed by the full commission.
HTC CEO Peter Chou remains unfazed by his company's legal disagreement with Apple, characterizing it as a "distraction." He also said that the handset maker is still "carefully assessing the tablet market" and will become more competitive in 2012.
Engadget obtained photos of the Puccini, which is also rumored to be called the Jetstream in the U.S., in the wild. Sources told the publication that the device is currently in testing and should arrive in the "not-too-distant future."
The report confirmed that the Puccini will be the first AT&T tablet with built-in 4G LTE support. The device will reportedly feature a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 10.1-inch WXGA touchscreen. It will run Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system.
AT&T launched its first 4G LTE devices on Sunday in the form of several WWAN modems. The carrier plans to reach 70 million customers across 15 markets with the technology by the end of this year.
The leak also showed HTC's Wi-Fi only 7-inch Flyer tablet, which is expected to go on sale in the U.S. in September. The device launched in May to lukewarm reviews and modest sales. Apple has targeted the Flyer in a patent infringement case that could lead to a ban on the importation of the device.
That lawsuit is part of a larger dispute between Apple and HTC. In August, Apple won an initial ruling against HTC with the International Trade Commission. An ITC judge found the company had infringed on two patents, though the decision will need to be reviewed by the full commission.
HTC CEO Peter Chou remains unfazed by his company's legal disagreement with Apple, characterizing it as a "distraction." He also said that the handset maker is still "carefully assessing the tablet market" and will become more competitive in 2012.
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Even before I saw it, I knew what the thing was going to look like...and when I clicked the link and saw the screen caps, ugh. I was not surprised. Same as all the other 10.1" tablets that came after iPad. Why don't they just call it the "JetPad" and complete their journey towards the dark side?
Yeah I was actually expecting a triangular-shaped tablet, how dare they design it like that?! Did they not realise Apple holds the patent to rounded rectangles already? Disregard the vastly different hardware and OS inside, bring on the lawsuits!
and will become more competitive in 2012.
Will.....?? Become.....?? More.....?? Competitive?
Way waay too little too late. Any serious contender needs to bring something different and compelling to the market in the next quarter. Or else they'll be going up against iPad 3.
bleh....
Any other specs like weight, dimensions and cost?
Honestly, who cares, other than Engadget, who think people still care.
Yeah I was actually expecting a triangular-shaped tablet, how dare they design it like that?! Did they not realise Apple holds the patent to rounded rectangles already? Disregard the vastly different hardware and OS inside, bring on the lawsuits!
You see it that way. Not? One P. But then, I could see the difference. Just look at those icons... Urggh, Sick!
Sorry, can't find any bucket nearby....
Actually, just follow back with what that have been presented before, the ones before iPad came out. Plenty of those comparison pictures around the inter-web.
Even before I saw it, I knew what the thing was going to look like...and when I clicked the link and saw the screen caps, ugh. I was not surprised. Same as all the other 10.1" tablets that came after iPad. Why don't they just call it the "JetPad" and complete their journey towards the dark side?
They all resemble the media consumption Tablet Newspaper profiled in a video here. . .
back in 1994. Yes, even the iPad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEtP...eature=feedlik
FWIW, every tablet design I've ever seen, including those going back to 1968, have had the same general rectangular shape. It's the only one that makes immediate sense, as well as the most familiar form factor for other media such as books, magazines, paper, etc.
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story...f-the-tablet/1
Why would anyone expect a tablet to have any other shape? Would something round or triangular even be generally acceptable as a form factor for a media device by the average person? Very doubtful.
They all resemble the media consumption Tablet Newspaper profiled in a video here. . .
back in 1994. Yes, even the iPad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEtP...eature=feedlik
FWIW, every tablet design I've ever seen, including those going back to 1968, have had the same general rectangular shape. It's the only one that makes immediate sense, as well as the most familiar form factor for other media such as books, magazines, paper, etc.
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story...f-the-tablet/1
Why would anyone expect a tablet to have any other shape? Would something round or triangular even be generally acceptable as a form factor for a media device by the average person? Very doubtful.
Let's not even mention the tablets featured in '2001' eh? Ooh look, flat, thin rectangular devices with rounded corners.
Bloody design patents.
Let's not even mention the tablets featured in '2001' eh? Ooh look, flat, thin rectangular devices with rounded corners.
Bloody design patents.
Bloody people who don't understand design patents.
It's not about thin rectangular devices with rounded corners. There's a lot more about the appearance than the general shape. The fact is that one of these 'prior art' devices look anything like an iPad other than the general shape. Yet most of the tablets that have come out since the iPad are nearly indistinguishable from the iPad. If the design of the iPad is so obvious, why was no one using it before the iPad came out? Look at the 2001 'device'. Row of buttons on the bottom and solid black. Look at the device in the above videos - not at all like the iPad. Yet the designs of most of the tablets released in the past 3 years look like a race to see who can make their system look most like an iPad.
Why does the external design of every new tablet these days from every manufacturer has to look like an ipad??
bleh....
Because the external design of the iPad is obvious and utilitarian? Because even in 1969, tablet computers looked like that in science fiction movies? Just a thought.
Because the external design of the iPad is obvious and utilitarian? Because even in 1969, tablet computers looked like that in science fiction movies? Just a thought.
You think the tablet in 2001 looks like iPad? Wow!
Even before I saw it, I knew what the thing was going to look like...and when I clicked the link and saw the screen caps, ugh. I was not surprised. Same as all the other 10.1" tablets that came after iPad. Why don't they just call it the "JetPad" and complete their journey towards the dark side?
it looks cheap & tacky. It doesn't have that feeling of apple quality. and therefore it doesn't seem quite real, like it's a toy.