If you've been tracking Android since the release of the T-Mobile G1, you may have noticed that the Android OS isn't solely designed for smartphones--netbooks and tablet devices get to enjoy the Android fun as well. And though we've been unsure of how Android will translate to netbooks, we can definitely see an easier transition being made in the tablet market. In a sense, a tablet device is just a bigger smartphone right?

So when Kinpo showed off its 7-inch Tablet at Computex, we were eager to see how it would perform. So how does it perform? Well, predictably to say the least. It's a little rough around the edges since it's just in its prototype stages but Android is all there and it runs fairly well. The Kinpo Android Tablet will have a 7 inch (800x480) WVGA display running on a Freescale processor.

Check out the video to give us your impressions! Do you guys see yourself using an Android Tablet Device?

[engadget]

We're always a bit wary of handwriting recognition software because with the current methods available, it just seems a bit tiresome and inefficient to actually be considered useable. However, Vision Objects is developing MyScript for Android--their take on handwriting recognition software--and from the looks of it, it seems decent enough.

Android would certainly benefit from handwriting recognition technology (just for drawing out foreign characters alone) so we're a little more excited to see this technology come to fruition. How about you guys? Do you see handwriting recognition software being useful in your usage?

[via talkandroid]

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Official news of the T-Mobile Bigfoot has been pretty hard to track down. We first assumed it was an HTC-built device, than heard it was Motorola made, and the latest reports pegged it as a Samsung Android Phone. Well, BGR has cleared it up for us--the T-Mobile Bigfoot will be made by Samsung and it'll be releasing soon, as in this summer soon.

The rumored specs are nice: 3 inch capacitive AMOLED screen, 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA. It obviously lacks the hardware buttons (call, end, menu, home) that Android seems to be known for, so we'll keep an eye out for more information.

What do you guys think? Is this the Samsung Bigfoot aka the T-mobile G1 v2 ?

We're not big users of iGoogle personally but we can definitely see the appeal. Google calls iGoogle on mobile devices 'info snacks': you can read the news, check the weather, glance at finance, and so on--iGoogle allows you to keep track of what's going on without having to commit a lot of time. In a sense, it's perfect for the mobile space.

So Google has just updated iGoogle for Android, optimizing it so that it's faster and easier to use, supports your favorite gadgets (flash gadgets won't work), and supports tabs. You can re-arrange the order of your gadgets and make changes wherever you see fit (it won't affect your desktop layout, so don't worry).

To try it out head to igoogle.com on your Android browser and tap 'Try the new MObile iGoogle'. Tell us what you think in the comments!

[official google blog]

The Official Google Mobile Blog just announced some very cool new features to the Gmail Web App for Android. We'll get faster auto-completion for e-mail addresses which is semi-cool and support for keyboard shortcuts which is really cool. Though of course, we'd still use the native Gmail app in Android any day, it's good to know that we have a solid alternative in form of a web app.

Just head to gmail.com on your Android browser to access the new goodies in Gmail!

You can't help people sometimes. Sometimes, they're just resistant to change. When discussing the two HTC product chains--Android and Windows Mobile--HTC chief executive for France stated that HTC "will always have more flagship products on Windows Mobile". It's interesting that HTC said that because Android is the hot, new operating system that garners so much media attention while Windows Mobile is old, creaky and well, un-exciting (except to these guys).

We're not sure if HTC is betting on the right horse. But what can you do? If the market reacts positively to more HTC Android devices, maybe they'll change their stance. In the meantime, le sigh.

[engadgetmobile]

Years ago, Sony used to be one of our favorite electronics companies, they made beautiful, desirable products that seemed to be ahead of the curve. Fast forward to 2009 and Sony products always seem a little misguided, a little needless, and almost always proprietary.

So color us surprised when we heard that Sony was working on an Android-powered Walkman. Has the maker-of-all, master-of-none company finally conceded defeat? Have they finally realized software is what makes great products these days? It would seem so if they put Android on their Walkmans.

Details are expectedly vague but it makes incredible sense: no one cares about Walkmans right now, people want more Android. Plus Android is highly customizable, has a great web browser, and a slew of applications to boot.

We say it's a no brainer, what do you guys think? Is Android going to be in everything?

[engadget]

Google I/O was a pretty big deal and we're sad that we missed it this year (for more reasons than free phones). Luckily, if you're still interested in what happened in Google's largest developer gathering, you can catch up with all the happenings online.

There were a lot of big products like Google Wave, Google Web Elements, more technical sessions to showcase some applications that developers built, and of course, Android. Leave it to Google to even build an interactive map to mimic the showroom floor. It's like you were there!

Check out all Google I/O content here.

T-Mobile is still rolling out their 3G network in hopes of reaching respectability, this time cities in Texas such as College Station, Beaumont, Bryant , and Galveston are all enjoying the speediness that is 3G. For you Floridians living in Lakeland, Sarasota, Spring Hill, Bradenton, and Weeki Wachee--well you guys have T-Mobile 3G too!

I'm not familiar with a large portion of these cities so it looks like T-Mobile is hitting the smaller cities now with their 3G rollout. Does your city have T-Mobile 3G?

[tmonews]