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Hot News! Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hits the UK on August 22nd, starts at ￡300 for WiFi-only model

It’s ’bout time, right? Having been up for grabs here in the US since way back in May, it’s now looking like Sammy’s second-gen Tab 10.1 is finally ready to make its official retail debut across the pond. According to Carphone Warehouse, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1′s “expected” to be in stock as early as next week — or, August 22nd to be exact — in the United Kingdom, with the base 16GB, WiFi-only flavor set to be priced at a mere ￡300, while ￡100 more gets you the model that’s also sporting 3G connectivity. Better yet, the retailer’s taking pre-orders as we speak, so click on either of the source links below and choose the Tab 2 10.1 variant best suited for your slate needs.

About the above information, you can Read original at: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/14/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-10-1-uk-availability/

For your reference – video and audio files compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Video Formats: MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263

Audio Formats: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac

For people who want to get an android 4.0 tablet, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is a good choice. The previous version – Galaxy Tab 10.1 have obtain a great success. And have a high reputation among tablet users. Based on Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 inch tablet have many full new features. It’s equipped with the latest android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich system. The display also has been optimized, which will give us pretty good visual effects.

Tips:

1. If you have many Blu-ray collections, want to put 2012 popular Blu-ray movies to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for playback, in order to kill the boring time when you have a long journey. Maybe you haven’t find an effective way to realize. Please click here: “How to put 1080p blu-ray movies to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on Windows or Mac?”

2. If you have many DVD collections, it’s a good idea to put DVD movies on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for playback. Please click “Copy DVD movies to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for playing on Windows or Mac“.

3. If you like to collect a variety of format videos, such as: MKV, VOB, TiVo, AVI, M4V, WMV, etc., you can refer to the following solution:

Download iTunes 1080p/720p M4V videos to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Backup/watch Digital Copy movies on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Sync Tivo shows to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for playing

Convert VOB videos to MP4 for Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 playback

Put 1080p 720p MKV movies on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with best video format

Transfer DivX/Xvid AVI files to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

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Part One:
News! Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition Bundle officially hits stores tomorrow, yours for $250 until Sept.1st

After leaking early and then being sold ahead of schedule at Best Buy, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition Bundle — yes, that’s really its full moniker — now has a confirmed street date. Starting tomorrow, $250 the bundle (which includes a 8GB version of the tablet finished in glossy white, a keyboard dock and USB peripheral connector) will be available for purchase until September 1st at Best Buy, Tiger Direct, Fry’s Electronics, Amazon, and Costco. Specs-wise this Android 4.0 slate skinned with TouchWiz isn’t exactly up to par with the venerable $200 Nexus 7, but it’s still a potential step up from B&N’s recently discounted Nook Tablets. Beyond that, it also stands out by packing an IR-blaster, microSD card slot and two cameras — and lest we forget to mention that this particular GTab itself is normally $250. Hit up the press release after the break if your interests are piqued enough to consider hitting the halls with this bundle.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0  Specs:

* Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

* 1GHz dual-core TI CPU

* 7″ (1024 x 600) screen

* capacitive touchscreen

* 8GB Flash storage

* microSD slot

* Cameras 3MP (rear), VGA (front)

* Wifi, Bluetooth

* 4Ah battery

Size 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.41 inches

Weight 12.2 ounces

Above news comes from: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/18/galaxy-tab-2-7-0-student-edition-bundle-officially-hits-stores-t/

Part Two:

How to watch DVD movies on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8?

Want to watch DVD movies on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, but the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 have no DVD Driver, we need rip DVD disc to Galaxy tab 2 7.0 friendly video format via Mac DVD to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Converter.

Pavtube’s DVD Ripper for Mac as an example, because I am using it and I know it rip DVD movies to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 video format at a fast speed with high quality. Plus, it can convert 2D DVD to 3D videos with the amazing 3D Effect feature.

Tip: If you are Windows users, the best Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 DVD Ripper will be your choice. It is adopted with CUDA/AMD Technologies.

Here is a simple article: How to rip DVD to MP4 for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition on Mac Mountain Lion 10.8.
Free download the Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac here:

Support System: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8)

Step 1. Run Pavtube DVD Ripper for Mac, import DVD to the Galaxy Tab DVD Ripper for Mac.

You can load DVD disc directly from your DVD Rom, or load from a DVD folder stored on your HDD, or load from DVD ISO/IFO file.

Step 2. Set subtitles and audio language for putting DVDs to Student Edition.

Select subtitles and audio track (English, French, German, Spanish…) for each chapter from the drop-down list of “Subtitles” and “Audio” box.

Step 3. Choose output format for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition. Click on ” Format > Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab H.264 (*.mp4) “.

Step 4. Click the “” button to start converting DVD movies to MP4 for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition.

Bonus features:

- The Mac DVD to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Ripper is able to convert DVD disc/DVD ISO to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition with wanted subtitles and audio track kept.

- More than transferring DVD to Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition, the program is also able to shrink DVD for playing on numerous other hot tablets and smartphones, including Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Nexus 7, New iPad 3, Kindle Fire, Asus Transformer, etc.

- Supports ripping DVD for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

If you like, you may go to the Galaxy Tab Column to search more information about how to enhance Galaxy Tab 2 movies playback capability.

Tivo Box can help us recording wonderful TV programs when we don’t have time to watch Live, these video files in a special format with the extension .tivo. Since you just received the new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 inch android 4.0 tablet. You may plan to sync tivo files to Galaxy Tab 2 for playing anywhere. But, certainly, this format can’t be supported by Galaxy Tab 2. Now, this article will give you a detailed solution.

Part One. Transfer TV recordings from TiVo box to your PC.

To start, please ensure you have installed TiVo Desktop Software on your computer, and your TiVo box is connected to your home network. If you have no idea about how to do it. You may refer to the guide How to transfer shows to your PC or Mac. Just follow it step-by-step.

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Some friends have issues to play MKV movies on their new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 inch android 4.0 tablet. This is not surprising. In my experience, few tablets can play this format well. If you like, you may try many players to choose the one can play all your MKV files. The problem is, there is no all-in-one player can deal with all mkv videos, because mkv is a container format. It’s rather complex, and most mkv videos are in 720p or 1080p. The playback won’t be satisfied.

According to the test, most android tablets prefer h.264 mp4 videos. Galaxy Tab 2 also does. This popular format has many advantages, the most important feature is, maximum compression ratio to maintain the highest quality. Which is a good choice for people who want to get a balance between video size and quality. Therefore, there is another solution for us to watch MKV 1080p 720p movies on Galaxy Tab 2. As Galaxy Tab 2 also like this format, why don’t you convert MKV to h.264 mp4 for Galaxy Tab 2?

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While Samsung was more than willing to redesign its flagship tablet in the face of the German court’s ruling last year, the higher regional court in Dusseldorf maintains that the original still can’t be sold within its borders. As Samsung and Apple continue their legal fisticuffs worldwide, the claim from Cupertino that the 10.1-inch Android tablet is too similar to its own iPad has seen more attention than most. Samsung returned the favor by counter-suing over mobile technology patents, although it’s been just as unfortunate here, losing two out of the three infringement claims. The final case will be ruled on in early March. Today’s decision will also encompass the continue reading…

Google’s latest and great Ice Cream Sandwich is head to the galaxy tab 8.9 at some undefined point in 2012. But the promise of a future update just isn’t enough to sate the appetites of a certain enterprising subset of Android users. With their hunger for Ice Cream Sandwich guiding their hands, a trio of XDA members decided to whip up a homebrew version of 4.03 for their Sammy tabs. While the bootable builds, of which there are now three, are far from complete, an update over on the site’s dedicated forum notes that Bluetooth, GPS, hardware acceleration and the accelerometer are now functioning, with efforts continuing to enable WiFi. If you were hoping to sample a slice of these early ROMs, you’re out of luck — the group’s decided to refrain from offering downloads until the ports are complete.

Honestly I am an iPhone user. I love my iPhone, it gives me everything I need and I just love it. But today after work I popped into a Bell store just to see if there was a Galaxy Nexus in the store so I could play with it… there was. I’d just like to say that the Galaxy Nexus could replace my iPhone 4. It’s screen is absolutely gorgeous and the continue reading…