Samsung is finally announcing the Galaxy Tab - they have released a short video showing the device, saying it'll be revealed on September 2nd. We know it runs Android 2.2, supports flash, video calling, plays HD movies and has a GPS. It's also an e-reader. The display is 7", but we don't know whether it's an LCD or a Super-AMOLED display.

Novaled has launched a new OLED market report today, called the OLED Lighting User’s Manual. This is a 200-pages guide/report to OLED lighting which provides an in-depth coverage of technical, marketing and practical aspects. The target audience is designers, luminaire makers, artists, engineers, planners and others involved in the lighting business. This report does not limit itself to a market analysis of materials, technologies and industry players. Instead, the emphasis is on providing an introduction to OLED lighting technology with a view to making and marketing lighting products.

Corning says that Samsung is using their Gorilla glass in the Galaxy S phone. The glass is used as a protective layer for Samsung's Super-AMOLED display. Gorilla glass is an environmentally friendly alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass that is both scratch resistant and durable.

Samsung Galaxy S

The Galaxy S has a 4" WVGA 800 X 480 Super-AMOLED display. AT&T is selling this phone for $49.99, calling it the Samsung Captivate. You can buy the Galaxy S unlocked for $599.

Back in June, we heard some rumors about an upcoming Nokia N9 phone with a Super-AMOLED display. Today we have some fresh rumors, and a photo. The N9 will be a QWERTY slider running the MeeGo OS. The display is indeed a 4" Super-AMOLED. Other specs include a 1Ghz processor, 64Gb of memory (512Mb RAM), micro-SD slot, Wi-Fi, HSPA+ an an HDMI out (the N9 is capable of 720p video).

So it's not confirmed yet, and we'd be somewhat surprised to see a Nokia phone with a Super-AMOLED (what with all the supply issues and the fact that Samsung Electronics is said to get all Super-AMOLED displays exclusively for the next 16 months or so). But we can sure hope that Nokia is working on such a good-speced phone...

bNetTV has posted a short interview with Brian Berkeley (update: the video was removed from YouTube), Samsung's OLED R&D VP. He's not willing to actually say when OLED TVs should arrive, but he did say they are 'coming soon', and that Samsung "have their eyes set on the possibility of OLED TVs". Brian also says that OLEDs will be especially suited for 3D TVs - we've heard that before, of course, from Samsung and from Sony as well.

Acer's Stream smartphone is now shipping in the UK for £399.99 (contact-free). The Stream is an Android phone (running on a 1Ghz processor)
with a large touch AMOLED display. It features 720p video (playback and record), HDMI port, Wi-Fi and a DLNA/UPnP Streamer.

Acer Stream

Buy the Stream now for £399.99!

Update: The video has been pulled from YouTube (it's been made private, actually).

Here's a nice video comparing the HTC Desire with an AMOLED to the same phone with a Super-LCD display (IPS-LCD). The AMOLED is on the right, and is brighter, and has a better contrast (the blacks are really black...). It does have a small 'pinkish' color effect though...

HTC are now offering the Desire with the LCD option because of AMOLED shortage. According to HTC, they look pretty much the same, although the LCD uses more power.

Engadget claims that Sadisk is set to release a new PMP called Sansa Fuze+. The player will have a 2.4" QVGA touch AMOLED, FM tuner, 4/8/16GB and 24 hours battery life (audio only). More information will be revealed on September 12th.

The Samsung-Tab (or Galaxy Tab) tablet computer rumors continue. Today a Korean site claimed that Samsung will announce their tablet computer at IFA 2010 (September 3rd). It will come in two versions: 7" and 10". Both will be using an LCD display, not a Super-AMOLED.

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab

I guess we'll have to wait for official news from Samsung. But we know that they are facing a shortage of AMOLED displays and they won't be able to make a large number of 7" AMOLED panels - so going with an LCD display, at least for now makes sense.

Update: Samsung has released another AMOLED-Plus phone, we're pretty sure this is simply a Super-AMOLED...

There are reports that Samsung plans to release a new phone soon, called Galaxy U. This is an Android phone for the Korean market (CDMA network). Interestingly, the display (3.7", 480x800) is an "AMOLED Plus". So this might be just a bad translation of a "Super-AMOLED" (or the local branding in Korea?). Or maybe Samsung has actually a new AMOLED type?

Back in July, Samsung said they will soon double their AMOLED efficiency, lifetime and power consumption. It's not likely that those displays are ready, but maybe that's what the 'plus' is all about...