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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2011
Since we first had some time with the Toshiba Thrive (then only known as an unnamed Toshiba tablet) at CES last January, we've been waiting to hear when it would show up for anyone to actually purchas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2011
The time has come, boys and girls. We're in New York City (when are we not, these days?) tonight for the first official Android Central reader meet-up. (Official as in nobody's going to have to file a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2011
Not to be left out in the cold when the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launches, Verizon and Sprint have stepped forward to let everyone know that they, too will be offering their own versions of the upcomin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2011
To settle all the confusion about the TouchWiz interface and whether or not it will be included on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, we reached out to Samsung. They let us know that the TouchWiz UI w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2011
Archos, a longtime manufacturer of Android tablets and personal media players, has announced the release of their new generation of tablets on June 23, in Paris. Details from Archos are sparse, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2011
After a series of successful beta tests, Dolphin Browser HD is now updated in the Android Market to version 5.0. There's a long list of features, both new and old that make it the web browser of...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 30, 2011
While the U.S. is in holiday mode today, the rest of the world isn't taking the day off. And for manufacturer ASUS, today's a big one, with the announcement of the Padfone at the Compu...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 30, 2011
Looks like the list of retailers preparing to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (read our full review) is shaping up quite nicely. First we had Best Buy, and now it looks like OfficeMax is getting...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2011
Read our Galaxy Tab 10.1 reviewWe're a little more than a week away from the June 8 launch date of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (and the 8.9-inch version as well), and that means it's just about time f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 26, 2011
Good news for everyone waiting for the feature-packed mid-size Galaxy Tab 8.9; it's just made its way through the FCC. The 8.9 inch model, now known as the GT-P7310 (check out our hands-on) will...
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by Chris Parsons
May 26, 2011
Although it's not the Android 3.1 update that is set to arrive in June, Acer Iconia Tab A500 owners are now reporting that a system update weighing in around 38MB is now starting to appear. As reporte...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2011
Maybe I should be productive in some way on my Android tablet. I could take notes about upcoming phones, or use the browser to pay the bills, but I don't. Games are way too fun on these th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2011
News360, the popular cross-platform news aggregator, is now available for Android tablets running Honeycomb. News360 takes a bit of a different approach, combining 1,500 global sources (yes, An...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2011
File Manager is one of the first Honeycomb-optimized file managers for Android. It's one of those utilities you have to have on your Android 3.0 tablet, no questions asked. With Android, y...
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by Chris Parsons
May 23, 2011
Although it's been a long time coming, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is now hitting some store shelves -- and one of those stores, as announced today is OfficeMax. Wasting no more time, OfficeMax has made...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 21, 2011
There's kind of no easy way to say this without insulting one of the year's most important pieces of Android tech, so we're just going to come out and say it: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is what ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 21, 2011
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In this brave new world of dual-core, 10.1-inch, Android 3.0 tablets, is there room for a new 7-incher that's not running Honeycomb? HTC certainly thinks s...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 21, 2011
Just a quick heads up that Riptide GP -- one of the coolest Tegra 2-optimized games we've had the pleasure of playing -- is now available in the Android Market. It's a sort of personal watercraft rac...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2011
Wanna see a neat, but mostly useless trick? Of course you do! Grab your rooted Honeycomb tablet and change the screen density past 170 and reboot. You'll be faced with what appears t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 20, 2011
Been itching to get your HTC Flyer (see our hands-on), and counting down the days until May 22? Well according to this internal email sent to Best Buy stores, you don't have to wait. The...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 20, 2011
Pen will be sold separately, for $79.99
It's confirmed, folks. The Wifi-only version of the HTC Flyer, which goes on sale May 22 exclusively at Best Buy for $499, will not come equipped with...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2011
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Best Buy just announced that the Wifi-only version of the HTC Flyer Android tablet will be available May 22. It's been available for preorder for $499. But...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2011
It's another of those cool things from Google I/O that nobody is talking about enough -- Android Open Accessories. Still in its geek-stage of development, Open Accessories have the potential to ...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 19, 2011
Logitech has launched a new line of Android tablet accessories today. Some of the highlights in the lineup include:Logitech Wireless Speaker: Eliminate cables and listen to your music from up to 50 fe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2011
Malicious files once again have found their way into the Android Market, with a set of applications being hijacked, reverse engineered with malicious code injected, and published alongside the legitim...
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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2011
The 3G version of the HTC Flyer tablet is now available to pre-order from Three UK at a subsidized price of £169 (~$275). In order to bag a 3G Flyer for less than a third of the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 13, 2011
By now we're all back home from Google I/O and get back to work. For Android software developers, that means back to writing and building great Android apps, armed with everything they learned f...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2011
HTC has just announced that the HTC Flyer is now available in the UK and most of continental Europe. Beginning today, customers will be able to pick up a Flyer from retailers based in the ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 11, 2011
News is quickly spreading that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 units given away to Google IO attendees yesterday are completely unlocked and ripe for all sorts of hackery, including quick and e...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2011
One of the coolest things (after getting a Galaxy Tab 10.1 of course) about the first day of Google I/O was the fireside chat with the people behind Android. Chris DiBona, (moderator, and pictur...
