Sliiiiiiiiiick. Samsung has finally spilled the details about its long-awaited tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, during a press conference at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.Samsung calls its tablet a “smart media device,” and Galaxy Tab definitely has the specifications to back it up: Android 2.2 support, a Cortex A8 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and 16/32 GB of internal memory with the possibility of upgrading through microSD memory cards.Furthermore, there’s a 7-inch TFT-LCD display with 1024×600 pixel resolution, a 3-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED Flash plus an additional front 1.3-megapixel camera for video chats (that’s got to hurt iPad owners at least a little bit) as well as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The dimensions of the device are 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, with 380 grams of weight, and the battery should last through seven hours of movie playback.In other words, the iPad got a worthy competitor, not only because of the capable hardware the Tab is sporting, but also because it has the latest and greatest version of Android. Although it’s smaller than the iPad, whose screen measures 9.7 inches, Galaxy Tab does a lot of things the iPad cannot do: It has two cameras, and it supports Flash and a wide variety of multimedia formats, including DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263 and H.264.Samsung has partnered with Vodafone for the launch, and the Galaxy Tab will start selling in October in the majority of Vodafone’s European markets and later this year in the U.S and other markets.Disclosure: Samsung is a Mashable sponsor.Reviews: Android, MashableMore About: android, samsung, Samsung Galaxy Tab, TabletFor more Tech coverage:Follow Mashable Tech on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Tech channelDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPad

DO WANT Justin.tv is finally breaking into the mobile broadcasting business with today's release of its first Android application and with an iPhone version soon to follow. The company admits that it's not the first to do mobile broadcasting - competitors like UStream and Qik have been around for some time - but it's the first company do it at this quality. According to CEO Michael Seibel, Justin.tv wanted to wait until the hardware on smartphones would be able to support their vision for what a mobile broadcasting experience should be like. And now, thanks to modern smartphones, features like support for hardware encoding, high quality cameras, sufficient CPUs and more, Justin.tv says it has been able to develop the best live streaming mobile application yet.
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How Justin.tv Does High-Quality Mobile Broadcasting

The major drawback to mobile broadcasting is having to deal with network connectivity issues. Mobile users in an area of poor network coverage or who are moving in between areas of good coverage and bad, have typically faced video quality issues like stuttering, stops and starts. But with Justin.tv's mobile applications, both on Android and the soon-to-launch iPhone version, connectivity issues have been addressed through the use of smooth streaming and adaptive bitrate technologies. What this means is that the mobile app can ping the phone to determine how much upload bandwidth you currently have available and then make adjustments to the quality of the encoded video on the fly, adaptively reducing or increasing the bitrate of your stream as the network coverage gets better or worse.

Although the app can't record high-quality video when cell towers simply aren't providing your device with a good signal, the app can seamlessly make adjustments for varying coverage. In addition, it can perform hand-off from Wi-Fi to 3G and vice versa without dropping the connection.

The app also takes advantage of hardware developments like hardware encoding, a feature common on many of today's smartphones. Your phone doesn't have to offer hardware encoding (a separate chip that handles video) in order for you use to app, it makes the experience better if you do.

Given the talk of all the hardware and mobile advancements that have made the Justin.tv application finally possible, you may think that it's limited only to select devices or those running the latest version of the Android operating system, for example. But the company says that's not actually the case. The Android app runs on over 95% of the devices in the marketplace today. Justin.tv itself tested the app internally on ten different phones then ran a beta program where it was tested on a number of other handsets, too. When asked what phones it wouldn't work on, Seibel wasn't sure. Maybe the G1?, he wondered. We suppose we'll find out today as the app is released to the official market.

Other Features: Social Networking, Unlimited Storage, Chat

In addition to focusing on video quality, Justin.tv also strived to make an app that mainstream mobile users could embrace, even if they had never heard of the company. All registration and social networking integration setup, including direct broadcasting via links to Facebook and Twitter, is configured within the app itself. You never have to visit the company website. Other features introduced today include built-in chatting and unlimited video storage, at no additional cost. The app itself isn't monetized yet - it's free, has no ads and it may remain that way for good. The company says it's focused only on the product for now. The links created by the app drive traffic to the Justin.tv website which is already successfully monetized, so there may never be a need to charge for the app or insert ads within it, we're told.

Of course, a lot of companies claim their apps are "the best" at what they do, so Justin.tv released this comparison video that positions their Android app head-to-head with its competitors. Will it perform as well for you? There's only one way to find out.

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I’ll be going everyday. If you’re gonna be there, hit me up and maybe we can have a tumblr meet up! YAY!

I’ll be hashing through it during the legendary Kessel Run. I may be dressed as Jesus.

hey! here are my “social media” thoughts on Cee Lo’s video as a ”viral marketing phenomena” - IT’S CEE LO. This is the same man that gave us the single Crazy - he writes hits. His songs are so damn catchy he doesn’t need a fancy video to get people to listen. Prior to the release of an official music video - all that was present online was a video with text lyrics of the song bouncing across the screen, and it still was getting signifcant traffic. I had that shit on repeat back to back with the equally amazing video for his Band of Horses cover, No One’s Going to Love You. People will find a resource online, whatever resource it may be, if the content is worth finding. Content filters up as much as it does down. Brands looking to launch successful viral videos have difficulty because they’re so focused on advertising before entertaining. It’s like when you’re trying to win back your ex — you try to play it cool, try to play it cool - then you totally freak out and call 100 times in an hour. You’re suffocating us. It’s clear - you love us and want to be back together. But you’ve taken all the fun out of the relationship with your neediness. Stop wearing your emotions on your sleeve. We totally get it - you want to tell us how great your tampons, phone service and food product is. Say it without words. Please. More importantly, how could you have never heard of Cee-Lo? Hello Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley?!

Erica writes pretty scathing (and spot on) social media commentary y’all.

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