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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 29, 2011
Starting today (Aug. 29), Waze and Android Central will be giving away an Android phone or tablet each day to a lucky winner. Entering is fun and easy -- download Waze from the Android Market (l...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 29, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWell, how about that. What you see in the video above apparently is CyanogenMod 7 booting onto an HP TouchPad. Of course, booting is just the first step in a long l...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 29, 2011
The Toshiba Thrive may not be the tablet for you, but Toshiba doesn't appear to be stopping its Android development any time soon. In fact, the above image is that of a purported tablet Toshiba is exp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 28, 2011
Samsung has announced two new products ahead of their presumably big showing at IFA this week in Berlin, the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9 -- in LTE flavors. They tell us a few limited specs, 1...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2011
I don't really have the luxury of using one Android smartphone or tablet all the time, but my usage cases don't really change. And one habit I've gotten into is listening to music or the radio while c...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 27, 2011
As we know it, devices can and often do go through many name changes before they actually reach consumers. In some case, the code names given to devices are much cooler then what they actually r...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 27, 2011
The 3.2 update for the Iconia A500 promised for 25th August never showed, but Acer haven't left us out in the cold instead going public on why the date slipped. Posting on the Acer Malaysia...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 25, 2011
We came away with a positive impression of HTC's 7-inch Flyer tablet when it launched back in late May, however, one thing we weren't fans of was the Flyer's UK pricing. At £480 for Wifi-...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 25, 2011
If taking credit card payments on the go is something you need in your life, then Intuit and Verizon are looking to help you fill that void. They've now announced a new partnership that will brong Int...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 25, 2011
Fun fact about Android apps: An APK is really just a zipped folder. Open it up, and you occasionally find a bunch of goodies inside. Such is the case with Samsung's Unpacked app, which is pimping...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2011
We dig Honeycomb apps around these parts, and when they're done well we can't wait to tell you guys about them. HD Widgets looks like it certainly fits that bill, offering up a set of great...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 25, 2011
We've previously seen ASUS' support pages for its mystical 3G EeePad Transformer, however the device itself has remained elusive up until now. Fortunately AC reader David, who recently spent some tim...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2011
NVIDIA has launched the TegraZone.com website, complete with it's own online community for Android fans with Tegra-powered devices. In addition, the Tegra Zone companion application for Android...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2011
We know the Samsung Galaxy S II is coming to the US. We're almost certain that every one of the four major US carriers will get their own flavor, and it looks like we already know what the Sprin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 24, 2011
We usually scoff when we hear about Android tablets going for $199. But when we hear about stalwart retailer X10 selling one for $199, we'll at least give things a listen. The X10 AirPad promises to b...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Aug 24, 2011
The Vizio 8" (yes, that's the name) now supports Hulu Plus, the first tablet to officially do so. To be fair, Vizio's latest device runs Gingerbread instead of Honeycomb, so you can't real...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 24, 2011
Hey, parents! A second Sandra Boynton book is now available on Android. "Moo, Baa, La La La!" is another kids favorite. It's done in the same style as "The Going to Bed Book" and ...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 24, 2011
HTC Puccini, Jetstream -- whatever you want to call it at this point hasn't exactly been a secret as of late. It's been spotted a number of ways in the past but now we're getting to see the device up ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 23, 2011
If you're rocking an Acer Iconia A500 (and haven't hacked the living daylights out of it!) chances are you'll have a small system update available today. The update seems pretty minor, and many ...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 23, 2011
We're you expecting Netflix support to come with Android 3.2 on your ASUS EeePad Transformer? I'm sure a lot of you were. Well, as we now know -- that didn't happen. The update rolled out and no Netf...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 23, 2011
Sony's mystical wedge-shaped tablet codenamed "S1" will launch this September as the Sony Tablet S, if a recent cache of promotional images uncovered by Engadget are to be believed. The...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 23, 2011
Barnes & Noble has announced that the Nook Color will be getting a software update over the air this week. The Version 1.3 upgrade brings access to a number of Time Inc. magazines, including...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Aug 23, 2011
The Lenovo ThinkPad, the 10.1 inch Honeycomb tablet we first met back in July, is now on sale through Lenovo.com, with an estimated ship date of Aug. 29. If you'll recall, the ThinkPad features...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 22, 2011
It appears that a U.S. customer has gotten his hands on an HP TouchPad running Android, courtesy of Qualcomm. Details are a bit sketchy, but we can see an HP TouchPad, still in the protective fi...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 22, 2011
Sprint has some pretty awesome news for EVO View 4G owners, especially if you're concerned about data packages available to the device. Today, they announced they will be offering up À la cart...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Aug 22, 2011
Heads up, Canadian XOOM owners: Motorola Mobility of Canada has announced via its official Twitter account that the Android 3.1 update for your device is now available.@Motorola_CA: Motorola XOOM owne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 22, 2011
Fess up: You bought a $99 TouchPad, didn't you. It's OK. We did, too. While you can't yet run Android on it, the buzz is that now that it's cheap, a whole lot more people are going to work to ge...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 21, 2011
Welcome to the future ladies and gentlemen, please keep your head and arms inside the car at all times, and do not feed the bloggers. If you look to your right, you'll see that Android Central m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 21, 2011
At $99 bucks, the HP TouchPad would make one hell of an Android Tablet. It has about the same basic internals of the HTC EVO 3D, a decent 1024x768 IPS display, and after the news that HP wa...
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by Menno
Aug 20, 2011
Here at Android Central we review new devices all the time, but one question we're commonly asked is what devices we purchase for ourselves. Sure, playing with a shiny new toy is great, ...
