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Rumor has it we’ll be seeing a reduced cost, reduced storage version of the Nook Tablet this week.
According to The Verge, an 8GB model of the device will be available on February 22nd. The storage is typically at 16GB, and has a price tag of $249. Because the internal storage has been cut in half, a drop in price is [Read more...]
Owners of the Asus Eee Transformer, prepare to be disappointed. The promise of an update to Ice Cream Sandwich by February is now broken. Asus has provided itself with some release-date wiggle room, changing their anticipated upgrade time for [Read more...]
The latest Android operating system rumor says that the next version, Android 5.0, could be coming a lot sooner than we’d think; we could see “Jelly Bean” as early as Q2 2012.
The rumor springs from DigiTimes, who reported that [Read more...]
Chrome has launched in the Android Market for phones and tablets operating 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This is the first “official” Chrome to be released for Android. Since it’s a beta rollout, it’s not going to be a game changer for how use utilize your mobile browser, but it definitely creates a more fluid way of browsing, and for that alone Google gets an A for effort from me!
If you’ve been waiting for the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to receive the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, you’ve only got a few months to go. The Android 4.0 update for this device is officially scheduled for May 2012.
Big features you’ll be treated to include face recognition, voice input, and a faster web browser. The face recognition feature, or Face Unlock, is a way of keeping your tablet locked against anyone who isn’t you. [Read more...]
Android tablet sales have struggled when it comes to their hold on the market, but may finally be seeing a good turn around. In the final quarter of 2011, Android leapt to 39% share of the market, from the previous year’s 29%. Units being backed by vendors went from 3.1 million the past year to 10.5 million. [Read more...]
Another new tablet is making its into the market, and with this device’s impressive specs, it’s sure to give the rest a run for their money. The Onkyo TA117 is a 10.1-inch Android 2.2 Tablet that features a 1024 x 600 resolution touch screen, NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 (1GHz), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi, MicroSD Expansion, HDMI Out and a 1.3 MP front facing camera.
There’s two models to this tablet, the TA117C3 and TA117C1. The C3 model is the more beefy one, with 1GB of memory and 16GB of storage while the lower end C1 only have 512MB of DDR2 RAM ang 8GB of storage.
While there’s no word on prices or release dates for either units, surely we’ll be seeing more of these at CES in January.
If the Samsung Galaxy Tab was out of your price range before, then you’ll be pleased to know that Best Buy is dropping the price of the Tablet a whole $100 from the contract-free price of $599. There’s no serious obligations by grabbing the Galaxy Tab at this new price, but you do have to sign up for just 1 month, but after that month it’s all yours to do whatever you please with no further contract terms. For $499 you can’t really go wrong for the Galaxy Tab.
The white Galaxy S has already made its way to the UK, and is now being launched in Germany. Oddly, this model doesn’t come with Android 2.2 stock, but Android 2.1. Rumors are being tossed around that it may see it’s Froyo or even Gingerbread update by early 2011. We should also note that the back may be white, but the front will still sport the original black color. You can grab the whitecoat from Amazon Germany for only €463.99 Unlocked.
