The newest tablet computer to hit the market could stand up against Apple’s market-defining iPad

Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in October in Europe.

Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in October. It can be used to surf the Web, watch movies, read e-books, navigate using GPS — and even make phone calls, according to Samsung.

The Streak is a complicated gadget. For a tablet computer, it is fairly small and thin. Yet Dell insists it is also a phone, and as such it is fairly enormous and uncomfortable to talk on.

THE PRODUCT: Dell Inc.’s Streak device ($300 with a two-year contract from AT&T) is both a tablet computer and a cell phone. THE FEATURES: The Streak includes a huge 5-inch touch screen and runs Google Inc.’s Android operating software.