Gadgets

Dell Streak 7 tastes a bit of Ice Cream Sandwich

image-Dell-Streak-7-with-ICS While the Dell Streak 7 may be dead for all intents and purposes, even in Dell's eyes, that doesn't mean that owners out there can't get a taste of the future thanks to custom ROMs. That's exactly what has given the 7-inch Streak tablet a new lease on life, if even just for a short bit of time, thanks to a very early build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the... Read more »

HP TouchPad shown running CyanogenMod 9

169289-TouchPad-1 Owners of the discontinued HP TouchPad have been patiently wait for an Android port of the latest Ice Cream Sandwich, and it shouldn't be too much longer. A video has just been released of the tablet running CyanogenMod 9, and things are looking pretty polished. Almost everything is working, and is very smooth for a tablet that originally ran webOS. There are only... Read more »

Transformer Prime users report that they’re unable to upgrade to ICS

xformer-prime-2012-01-16-watermark6001 It's always terrible being the messenger delivering bad news. It's a thankless task but hey, someone's gotta do it. Today is just one of those days when we have to let everyone know that something is just not working right. The much lauded Transformer Prime is in the spotlight today for some difficulties customers are experiencing in their ICS upgrade package. Now... Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Note to come to Sprint and Verizon

GALAXY-Note_453_0 It looks like Samsung's wunderkind the Galaxy Note is about to make some big waves in North America. We saw the Galaxy Note in several renders that teased US carrier logos in addition to seeing the product at CES 2012. Well, it looks like we have some more news for you today and it's all good. Seems like industry analyst Paul Mueller has gotten word that the Note... Read more »

Asus Transformer Prime will not be getting 3G love

asustransformerprime-nvidialg2 It looks like Asus made a judgement call today and we can't say we're unhappy, maybe a little miffed. In any case, the buzz-generating Transformer Prime will not be getting a 3G antenna in any future iterations. While there was no elaboration as to why a cellular version would not be gracing the Android community, it looks like this is not the establishment of a... Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets whitewashed and captured on camera

galaxy-tabs-weiss-5-1 We reported earlier that the Galaxy Nexus would be released in white and we brought you some pictures to prove it. Well, as excited as we are about that, it looks like there's some more news from the Suwon-based manufacturer in the whitewashing department. The ever popular and deliciously controversial Galaxy Nexus 10.1, and its diminutive sibling, the 7 both had... Read more »

Archos G9 gets in line for the Ice Cream Sandwich update

Archos_G9_ICS Archos has been in the tablet game for awhile, even before Android starting nibbling away at the iPad's market share. In any case, Archos is a name know around the world now and it looks like they're showing Android 4.0 (ICS) a lot of love. Archos announced that they would be launching updates to ICS in Q1 of 2012. That time frame coincides with the release of their... Read more »

Pantech reportedly set to pay Microsoft for Android patents

image-Pantech-Element-render1 Microsoft has been watching over the Android manufacturers like a hawk. Thanks to the patent policy in place here in the United States, Microsoft is capitalizing on licensing agreements from many of the largest Android vendors out there, all in hopes of making a few extra dollars per handset sold. It looks like Pantech is next on Microsoft's radar, if a new report... Read more »

ASUS Transformer Prime listed at HH Gregg for only $400

image-ASUS-Transformer-Prime-price-drop The Transformer Prime is now out and about, and in most retail locations you'll notice a price tag that lists the quad-core tablet for $500. That's the normal price, so seeing a tag like $400 is pretty exciting. Of course, if you're someone who doesn't like to buy things online, you'll have to find an HH Gregg location to get your mitts on this device for that... Read more »

Motorola Xoom project beginning to roll out

149610-XOOM-Review-1 Motorola has been informing users that they would like them to participate in a project, but no one has any idea what it is. That's finally changing, as Motorola has just sent out an email to those who are participating. The roll out will begin today and continue through the weekend. While the email didn't state much more, it should be cleared up over the next few... Read more »