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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 22, 2011
Best Buy will have the exclusive launch of the WiFi only model of the 7-inch HTC Flyer tablet, coming sometime this Spring.  While some of us may enjoy the connectivity that a 3G or 4G And...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 22, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Best Buy just dropped the news that it'll be selling an unbranded, Wifi-only HTC Flyer Android tablet sometime this spring. That's good news for those of you who a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 22, 2011
As expected, Sprint has announced the HTC Evo View 4G tablet at their CTIA 2011 event held this afternoon.  The 7-inch tablet sports a 1024x600 display, and weighs in at 420 grams.  Thi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 22, 2011
Kicking things off at CTIA Wireless 2011 in Orlando (well, after the opening keynote, that is) is Samsung's press event. It's no secret that we're about to have an 8.9-inch tablet dropped in our lap...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 19, 2011
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) provides full 2D hardware acceleration in applications, and Romain Guy explains the ins and outs of enabling it in your app at the Android Developers Blog.  Mr. Guy is a s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 18, 2011
Rumors have been flying for a few days, but there's now a new leak with a bit more information.  BGR reports that they have been tipped about two new devices from HTC, and more about the Motorola...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 18, 2011
Toshiba's 10.1 inch tablet (see our hands-on from CES 2011) now has its own sign-up page on Amazon.com.  The Tegra 2 based tablet features "Adaptive Display Technology", which is video ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Dell Streak 7 developer graffixnyc and his band of co-horts (check the source link to see just who to thank) have successfully built ClockworkMod recovery for the Dell Streak 7.  With some help f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Sprint's Epic 4G, Galaxy Tab, and Samsung Transform will all be receiving OTA updates starting March 21 according to documents leaked to us by an anonymous tipster(s).  The above picture was...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 16, 2011
If Cincinnati Bell is your carrier of choice, and you have been waiting for an Android tablet to arrive, the wait is over. The first Android tablet released on their network is the Commtiva N700, whic...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 15, 2011
Big, black and powerful. That pretty much sums up the Motorola XOOM (henceforth to be referred to as the more eye-friendly Xoom), the opening salvo in what is about to be a deluge of tablets running...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 14, 2011
Our pals over at PreCentral have found themselves in possession of what apparently is a release schedule from "a major U.S. retailer," and it's got a number of Android tablets listed, ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 13, 2011
 It is no secret that Samsung has been working on a WiFi-only Galaxy Tab, but now emerges a flier that indicates it might be coming April 4 for a cool $399. The problem for Samsung is that its 7-...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 13, 2011
It looks like the Motorola Xoom is joining the HTC Thunderbolt in the "leaked docs from big box stores" department, as Droid Life got some goods from a Staples insider showing the long await...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 12, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWhen we first got a look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10-inch at Mobile World Congress, it was your usual trade show free-for all. But the upcoming Honeycomb device (when's...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 11, 2011
Speed X is a 3D accelerometer-controlled game where you fly through tunnels and a futuristic grid landscape, dodging obstacles and collecting points.  It has amazingly smooth graphics, great musi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2011
Three things (or maybe 4 things) Thing 1: Malware, trojans and viruses, oh, my! Google tells of steps taken in wake of spate of malicious appsFake Android security fix is really another trojan Thing 2...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2011
Motorola releases Xoom's official system images When Motorola announced that the Xoom Honeycomb tablet was getting an update to prepare it for Flash Player 10.2, it also announced that unlocked and ro...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 11, 2011
Everyone's favorite FPS (fowl precision shooter) Angry Birds Seasons just got the update for St. Patrick's Day.  Rovio brings us some new golden eggs, and 15 new levels packed with shamrocks and...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 10, 2011
Samsung has unleashed a new Galaxy Tab commercial that seems to focus on the Froyo tablet's 7-inch size a bit more than they have in the past. Right now the smaller form factor could be the biggest se...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2011
The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a great little $250 e-reader to turn into a decent little Android tablet. But maybe you went just a little too far and borked it. Or maybe you just want to g...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2011
So it's pretty much a forgone conclusion that Samsung's going to drop an 8.9-inch tablet on us at CTIA in a couple weeks. And judging by this new teaser picture posted on Facebook, it's going to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 05, 2011
Motorola and Google made the Xoom with an unlockable boot loader (thanks for that!), so it's great news when the hacking community has a way to roll things back to stock.  You never know when you...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2011
Good news for those of you who might have unlocked and/or rooted your Motorola Xoom -- to the surprise of few of us here, you should have no problem with Motorola upgrading it to LTE. That's in contra...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 04, 2011
 Apple's recently-announced iPad 2 will provide some strong competition to the current crop of Honeycomb tablets, and it looks like manufacturers are already taking note of the threat posed by Ap...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 04, 2011
Tablets, tablets, tablets iPad 2 versus Honeycomb (and others)!Motorola Xoom torn down, shows all for the world to seeGet LTE on your Motorola Xoom in one week, and a dozen or so easy stepsSamsung ask...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2011
No, your eyes do not deceive you. What you see here supposedly is a display at a Sam's Club trainer store (a faux store where they show real stores how it's done) with a Wifi-only Motorola Xoom....
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 02, 2011
Just a heads up that Google Body is back in the Android Market, and it's now available for download on Honeycomb tablets. Again, you'll need a tablet running Android 3.0, not a phone running anything...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 02, 2011
Good news for those of you awaiting the Motorola Xoom in Europe -- it'll have Adobe Flash Player out of the box when it launches in the first week of April. That also lines up with the "within a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 01, 2011
Good news, bad news and a good news again: Google Body briefly made an appearance in the Android Market on the Motorola Xoom today. Bad news is that it's been pulled (though the market listing s...