Dell Released Official Gingerbread Update For Streak 5

To everyone's amazement, Dell has just released the Gingerbread update for their discontinued Streak 5. This is an official build from Dell: version 407, build #20707. This build comes with Dell Stage 1.5 and Swype 2.27.69.19339. This is like an early Christmas present for all of you Dell Streak owners out there. Happy updating!

Follow these instruction to get yours updated.

*NOTE: Follow these instructions at your own risk, Dell Streak Blog and anyone associated with Dell Streak Blog cannot be held responsible for damages to your Dell Streak 5.  

Update Instructions:

1. Backup all import data on your phone.
2. Flash the recovery image of version 350 (if you are not on version 350).
1. Download the recovery image of version 350 onto your SD Card and rename it "update.pkg".
2. Turn off phone.
3. Hold down the volume down + volume up + power button until black menu appear.
4. When the white screen appear, select the 2nd option: "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card."
5. Let it flash the recovery image until it is finished
3. Download the Gingerbread update package onto your SD Card and rename it "update.pkg".
4. Turn off phone and follow sub-step 3-5 of step 2 above.

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Streak 7 Thanksgiving Deal!

Do you love your Dell Streak 7? Do you wish all your love ones can have one also? Well Best Buy has an unbeatable deal for you on Thanksgiving day this year. This deal is online only, so get those nimble fingers ready when the clock stride 12 am Thursday morning. The Streak 7 will make an excellent stocking stuffer, don't you think? Follow this link to Best Buy for more details & deals.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday/pcmcat225600050002.c?id=pcmcat225600050002& 

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Cool Games For The Honeycomb Streak 7

Admit it. You didn't buy the Dell Streak 7 just to surf the net or to read your email. With the NVIDIA Tegra 2 underneath the hood, you bought it to play game! Not just any game, but games that takes advantage of the monster underneath. Therefore each week we will feature a game that will run well with the new Honeycomb update. Check back frequently at this post to see our pick and to give your opinion.

To start off this week, our pick is:

The game features three unique pinball tables - Wild West, The Deep, and Jungle Style - each with its own genre and mission system. Pinball HD will change your concept of Pinball. You'll be stunned by the degree of realism. This is a REAL Pinball simulator with stunning 3D graphics, with or without 3D glasses.

 

  

You can grab it from the Android Market here.

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How To: Setup Yahoo! Mail On Your Streak 7

The Streak 7 is perfect for reading email, but it is frustrating when you cannot setup your Yahoo! Mail to be read on the Streak 7. Its time to cast your frustration away because getting Yahoo! Mail on the Streak 7 is easy. Just follow our guide below.

Step 1: Get the IMAP settings from Yahoo!

These are the settings that you will need when you click on the link above.

To set up IMAP on your mobile device please use these settings:

• Incoming Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com
• Outgoing Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
• Incoming Port - 993 (requires SSL)
• Outgoing Port - 465 (requires SSL/TLS)
• Username: full email address (for example, bill@yahoo.com or bill@rocketmail.com)
• Password: the password you login to Yahoo! with.

Step 2: Open the Settings app and choose "Accounts & sync" and then choose "+Add account" on the top right corner.

Step 3: Fill in your complete Yahoo! email address and password, then choose the "Manual setup" option.

Step 4:  Set the followings for the Incoming Server, and then choose Next.

• IMAP server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
• Security type: SSL
• port: 993

Step 5: Set the followings for the Outgoing Server, and then choose Next.

• SMTP server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
• Security type: SSL
• Port: 465
• check the "Require sign-in" option.

Step 6: Set the Account Options to your liking and then choose Next.

Step 7: Give this account a name and set the name you want to be displayed on the outgoing message and you are done. Congratulation! Now choose Next to get out. 

Step 8: Run the Mail app to check your mail. If you have more than one mail account setup, just choose the drop down menu to select your Yahoo! Mail account and your mail will be downloaded to your Streak 7.

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News: Netflix Now Available On Honeycomb

Those of you who have been down in the dump because the Dell Streak 7 Honeycomb update causes your Netflix application to force closed will appreciate this announcement. Yes folks, Netflix just updated their application to be compatible with Honeycomb, ver. 1.5.0. The application went live on the Android Market today. Now you can kick back and enjoy a movie after a hard day of work. Here's the Android Market link for the Netflix app.

About This App

Updated: October 19, 2011

Current Version: 1.5.0

Requires Android: 2.2 and up

Description

Supports Android 2.2, 2.3, and 3.x in the USA, Canada, and Latin America. Download the free Netflix app to instantly watch TV shows & movies streaming from Netflix.

• It's part of your Netflix unlimited membership. Not a Netflix member? Start your FREE trial today.
• Watch as often as you want.
• Resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer.
• Browse movies and manage your instant Queue right from your phone or tablet.

Netflix playback is supported on Android 2.2, 2.3, and 3.x devices.

 

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Tips: How To Get A Quick GPS Lock

One of the major benefits of having a 7 inch tablet running an Android operating system is the free Google Maps and Navigation application. If you have not discover it, the Dell Streak 7 is a perfect GPS device. And Google gives it all away for free! What more can you ask for? You get free maps along with Text-To-Speech navigation. However, if you have been using your Streak 7 as a GPS system, you may be disappointed by the long wait for it to get a GPS lock after a hard boot. Some have complained that it took them 15 to 20 minutes before they can get a satellite lock. This is unacceptable, and there is a way to remedy this.

Before we show you what to do, you need to understand the technical aspect of the matter. In addition to the stand alone GPS chip in the Streak 7, Android also utilizes an Assisted-GPS (aGPS or A-GPS) system. A Standalone GPS system needs orbital information of the satellites to calculate the current position. The data rate of the satellite signal is only 50 b/s, so downloading orbital information like ephemeris and almanac directly from satellites typically takes a long time. In A-GPS, the Network Operator deploys an A-GPS server. These A-GPS servers download the orbital information from the satellite and store it in the database. An A-GPS capable device can connect to these servers and download this information using Mobile Network radio bearers such as GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE or even using other wireless radio bearers such as WIFI. The data rate of these bearers is high, hence downloading orbital information takes less time. 

In the case of the Wi-Fi Streak 7, a Wi-Fi connection is needed to quickly get the ephemeris information (orbital information) from the A-GPS server. So if you are having to wait a long time to get a GPS lock when you use Google Maps or Navigation, connect to a nearest Wi-Fi network and you will get an instant GPS lock. Try it out for yourself, and happy driving!

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Streak 7 4G Unofficial Honeycomb Update

A few days ago we reported to you that Dell will not be updating the T-Mobile 4G Streak 7, and we told you that as soon as we hear anything from the developer's community, we will sure to let you know.  Well here is the news. An unbranded Honeycomb update for the 4G Dell Streak 7 has surfaced. Since it is not made specific for the T-Mobile brand, you cannot update it through the auto update route. This update has to be loaded manually. The update package is posted by TheManii over at xdadevelopers. Use this link to go to his post and download the "update.pkg for US 4G" under the Method One instruction.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286295

After you have download this package, follow our step by step instruction to manually install this update package.

http://streakblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-update-to-honeycomb-32.html

Those of you who have Clockwork Mod installed on your Dell Steak 7 should follow Method Two of TheManii's post. 

Happy updating and please comment to let us know how it goes.

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