Android Devices

30/09/2011
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is Hot
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Amazon’s Kindle Fire is Hot

This week’s most talked about gadget is none other than Kindle Fire, Amazon’s latest e-book reader slash tablet device. This new addition to the Kindle family is actually tickling the fancy of tech enthusiasts and that’s because – surprise, surprise it’s powered by Android. Set for an official release on November 15, the Kindle Fire … Read more

02/02/2011
NOOKColor with Honeycomb…Unofficially
Posted By Rhoda Abad

NOOKColor with Honeycomb…Unofficially

An xda developer slash hacker hiding under an alias:  deeper-blue (although in his posts he uses the signature Rafael Brune), has succeeded in porting Android Honeycomb 3.0 on NOOKColor earlier this week. It stirred quite a lot of interest among Android devotees as this hacker bit by bit exposed his so-called “experiment” over an xda-developers.com’s … Read more

12/11/2010
Android Solves Rubik’s Cube in 12 Seconds. World Domination To Follow
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Android Solves Rubik’s Cube in 12 Seconds. World Domination To Follow

So, you’ve used your Android Phone to play games, music, find a place to eat, find your parked car. I’d be willing to bet, however, that you’ve never used it to solve a Rubik’s Cube in a mere 12.5 seconds. No? Well, some enterprising geeks at this week’s ARM developer conference in Silicon Valley have. … Read more

12/10/2010
Sony Ups Its Google TV Game
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Sony Ups Its Google TV Game

“The World’s First Internet TV” – a bold claim from Sony made in today’s New York keynote unveiling of their new Google TV product line up. The Sony Internet TV aims to be more of an integrated media hub than a traditional TV, complete with keyboard style remote and integrated WiFi. Of course the most interesting feature is … Read more

29/09/2010
7-inch Dell Tablet Due Very Soon, 10-inch Coming in 2011
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

7-inch Dell Tablet Due Very Soon, 10-inch Coming in 2011

The 7-inch tablet waved around by Michael Dell at the Oracle World conference is only a few weeks away, Dell Greater China President Amit Midha confirmed when talking to the WSJ. Although an exact launch date wasn’t given, we should, in Mr Midha’s own words, expect it “very, very soon”. “It was showed off at Oracle World by … Read more

27/09/2010
Sharp Enters E-Reader Market With Android Tablet
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Sharp Enters E-Reader Market With Android Tablet

First off the block to announce a new Android tablet this week is Sharp with their “Galapagos” 5.5 and 10.8-inch e-book readers, initially aimed at the Japanese market. The two touchscreen devices have an LCD display rather than the e-ink display found in Amazon’s Kindle. Sharp plans to back up the hardware release with an … Read more

23/09/2010
Dell Teases With 7-Inch ‘Looking Glass’ Tablet
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Dell Teases With 7-Inch ‘Looking Glass’ Tablet

Dell haven’t yet carved out a name as a company that overwhelms with it’s Android Devices. The 5-inch Streak is  sits in uncomfortable ground between an oversized phone or a tiny tablet and software updates have been slow in coming. It only recently gained a 2.1 update and users are still waiting patiently for 2.2 … Read more

20/09/2010
HTC Android Tablet with Android 3.0, Tegra 2 costing $790?
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

HTC Android Tablet with Android 3.0, Tegra 2 costing $790?

Despite the lack of any official word from HTC about a forthcoming Android Tablet the rumours still continue, this time originating from a Taiwanese notebook maker, by way of the guys over at Digitimes. Pegatron, the company in question, has reportedly landed an order to supply HTC with the hardware for an Android tablet. Specs … Read more

15/09/2010
Acer To Launch Trio Of Android 3.0 Tablets
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Acer To Launch Trio Of Android 3.0 Tablets

Taiwaese computing giant Acer has decided to enter the Android tablet market space with three Android 3.0 tablets scheduled for Q1 2011 according to a Digitimes report.  The devices will come in 5-inch, 7-inch and 10-inch flavours with the 5-incher apparently targeting the market between smartphones and tablet PCs. (We’re not so sure there is one). … Read more

03/09/2010
Samsung Galaxy Tab – Price & Release Date Found
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Samsung Galaxy Tab – Price & Release Date Found

We promised to get you the price and launch date of the most talked about Android device of the moment, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as soon as possible and we like to deliver. Although Sammy were eager to show off the device itself at Germany’s IFA, they remained tight lipped about availability and pricing. This hasn’t stopped … Read more