Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 First Looks review

Folks at GSMarena have got their hands on the new Galaxy tab 10.1 tablet and they agree that it is not very different from its predecessor. However, it does include some notable changes like the ability to record full 1080p video.

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Specs:

* Dimension: 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
* Weight: 588g
* Display: 16M-color 10.1″ PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels)
* OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, TouchWiz UI
* Chipset: 1 GHz dual-core processor
* Camera: 3.2 MP autofocus camera with 1080p video recording; VGA front-facing camera
* Memory: 16/32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via a microSD card slot
* Connectivity: Voice and data connectivity with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) UMTS, 21 Mbps HSDPA and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps support, video calls, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Assisted GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 30-pin connector
* Battery: 7,000mAh
* Misc: Gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, ambient light sensor, Adobe Flash Player 11 support, DivX/XviD support, TV-out (adapter required), USB host (via an adapter)

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Galaxy Tab P1000 bloatware removal

I am not a huge fan of Samsung apps on my Tab and would love to get rid of that bloatware. Unfortunately, the only way to get rid of it is by flashing a new ROM.

Features of this bloatware-free firmware:

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* Removed Samsung Bloat
* ADW Launcher or TouchWiz Launcher
* 95% AOSP Gingerbread themed
* Custom Honeycomb style battery with percent indicator
* All Apps up to date
* De-Odexed
* Zip Aligned
* Rooted with Superuser and Busybox pre-installed. This means that you need not root it as it pre-rooted.

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CWM Recovery for Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000

To install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) for Galaxy Tab P1000, follow these instructions:

1- Reboot your device in download mode (power button + volume down rocker)
2- Open Odin. If you do not have it on your PC, get it from galaxy tab plus official firmware post (see the bottom of the post).

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3- Download Skin1980_P1010_CWM-RECOVERY-BETA-1.tar from this thread at XDA and select the file in the PDA field in ODIN;
4- Flash it.

Tip – Make a data backup of your Tab before you proceed.

Galaxy Tab P1000 Skype Video call Issue

Many Samsung Galaxy tab P1000 users are not able to get the video chat function on their tablet to work. Even the one available from the Google market does not work the way it should on the Tab. However, there is a solution  to this problem.

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First, download this build of Skype from here and install the APK on your tablet. Then, go to Advanced Settings, and set the following:

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Faster App Launcher for Galaxy Tab P1000

A Chinese developer has made a very beautiful and fast app launcher for the Galaxy Tab P1000 tablet. Earlier, the launcher was Chinese-only, but thanks to the community efforts, it has now been made available in English. The launcher is called 360 Mobile desktop and has myriad of nice transitions and themes.

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Here are its features:

Download theme from its site
Download custom lockscreen from its site
Download wallpaper from its site
Quick launcher widget (power widget)
Built in clock widget
Built in power saving widget (more setting requires 360 Battery Guard)
Folder in Home screen
Folder in Launcher
Unlimited apps in a Folder
Built in lockscreen
Built quick system setting widget

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Small USB host adapter for the Galaxy Tab Plus

USB connection kit from Samsung is great but forces the user to hold it in awkward position, especially if you are watching the movie while holding the Tab Plus in your hands. An xda user bought himself a cheap third party USB host adapter and glued it all together to one lump. The adapter is actually meant for use in P1000 but works fine in Tab 7.0 Plus. He then paired it with a tiny microSDHC reader. Here is how it looks like.

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