Samsung Galaxy Appeal is coming to Walmart as a prepaid GoPhone for $149.99

Are you considering trudging the prepaid path as opposed to the traditional postpaid one? Well, there’s a brand new member in AT&T’s GoPhone family that you might want to consider, as it boasts all of the wonderful functionality of a modern smartphone – while packing an ever useful QWERTY keyboard.
Frankly, it’s going to raise some eyebrows since it bears the beloved Galaxy branding, but the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Appeal for AT&T’s prepaid GoPhone lineup is nothing more than an entry-level Android handset. Still, when it’s compared to some other prepaid offerings, it’s sure to stand out – though, we still can’t get yesterday’s Palm Pixi Plus deal out of our head.
Some of its features include a 3.2” HVGA display, 800MHz single-core processor, 3-megapixel camera, video recording, 1,300 mAh battery, microSD card slot, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Naturally, its 4-row landscape style QWERTY keyboard is its other main attraction, as it no doubt caters to those who prefer a tactile feel when composing messages.
As it currently stand, the Samsung Galaxy Appeal is set to arrive in Walmart stores nationwide starting on June 5th for the no-contract price of $149.99. Later on July 15th, AT&T stores will begin selling it as well.
source: AT&T via Mobileburn


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Microsoft Office said to be coming to Android and iOS in November

Remember the leaked images of Microsoft Office for the iPad we saw a few months ago? The ones that Microsoft claimed were fakes? We were suspicious about their denials at the time, and it turns out the only “fakers” may have been Microsoft’s PR team. According to “a reliable source” speaking to BGR, Microsoft will be releasing tablet versions of Microsoft Office not just for the iPad, but for Android as well this November.

The November date presumably lines up with the launch of Windows 8 – Microsoft most likely plans to release tablet versions of its nearly ubiquitous office suite at a time when it ships for Windows 8 tablets (aka Windows RT). Frankly, this is a smart move all around. With tablets and smartphones rapidly eating into computer sales, Microsoft needs to transition Office (which has been a money cow for them for years) to the new mobile platforms, and they don’t have the luxury of placing all of their software eggs into one OS-basket this time around. At the same time, they don’t want to completely undercut Windows tablets before they can ship, so holding off on a release until the fall is a good strategic call.

BGR’s source has reportedly seen the iOS version of Office first hand, and indicates that it is identical to the original leaked images, suggesting that those were the Real McCoy after all. The source also indicated that the loading screen said “Office for iOS” rather than “Office for iPad”, raising the question of whether the suite will be made available on phones and iPod Touch devices as well as tablets.

Unfortunately we may have to wait until November to learn that. Or at least until the next leak…

source: BGR

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