Tablets

Amazon working on 9-inch Kindle tablet, analyst claims

image-Amazon-Kindle-Fire1 This isn't the first time that we've heard that Amazon is working on a new tablet. Initial rumors suggested that Amazon was working on an 8.9-inch version of their Kindle Fire tablet, and that was before the world was rocked by the massive selling potential of Amazon's first tablet device. But now that the Kindle Fire is out, and selling like hot cakes, analysts are... Read more »

Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 receive update to become global roaming devices

image-Motorola-DROID-XYBOARD-8.2-software-update Now that the first DROID-branded tablets have been out for awhile, it's about time that they receive a much-anticipated update: global roaming. Both tablets are now getting notifications that an update, which is build 1.6.0M_279, is now available for the tablet, and ready to download. Both tablets are seeing the same update, while the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 is getting... Read more »

LTE Motorola XOOM receiving minor update, not quite Ice Cream Sandwich

2012-02-08-19h42_06_thumb Owners of the Motorola XOOM on Verizon Wireless have a new update to look forward to, as a software update is about to be pushed out. Before you get too excited, it is nothing more than a couple extra features for international users. If you were looking for Ice Cream Sandwich, move along, there is nothing to see here. If you're still interested, the... Read more »

Samsung to appear at Mobile World Conference, will not be hosting any press conferences

WP_0000841 Over the past month we've heard a lot of rumors regarding Samsung and their presence at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. It was anticipated that the Galaxy S III would be announced, but that turned out to be false. We also heard that Samsung may be bringing some tablets to the event, and there is probably some truth to that. But Samsung will not be making a major... Read more »

Amazon Kindle Fire sees MIUI 4 ROM

image-Amazon-Kindle-Fire The Kindle Fire by Amazon is one of the most popular (cheap) tablets out there. And, while at face value you probably couldn't tell it was running Android (unless you already knew), there's definitely a version of our favorite mobile operating system lying under there. That's why when we see custom ROMs like MIUI going for a spin on the device, we feel like it's... Read more »

Sony Tablet S gets rooted

image-Sony-Tablet-S-render It may or may not be "about time" for one of the new tablets from Sony to gain root access, but if you own a Tablet S by Sony then your time for gaining root access to the device has finally come. Thanks to developer Dan Rosenberg, the man behind gaining root access to Lenovo's ThinkPad tablet, you can now finally have all the fun you want with your Tablet S, as long... Read more »

ASUS Transformer Prime receiving yet another update to fix bugs

image-ASUS-Transformer-Prime-software-update-live The update situation with the Transformer Prime by ASUS has been a bit crowded. We've seen plenty of updates for the quad-core tablet in the past, not least of which was the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But, while the updates were meant to fix the issues plaguing the brand new tablet, it doesn't look like the updates are actually fixing all of them in... Read more »

HP TouchPad had Android kernel developed internally, released by HP themselves

169289-TouchPad-1 Remember hearing about a few of HP's TouchPads shipping with Android instead of webOS? It turns out there was quite a bit more of a story to that, as it appears that HP had an internal team developing Android for the TouchPad all along. Out of the kindness of their hearts, HP has given that very Android kernel they developed to the CyanogenMod team. It also appears... Read more »

Adobe Flash support will not be included in the Chrome for Android browser

adobe-flash Earlier today Google released the Chrome for Android Beta, allowing any device running Android 4.0 the ability to access desktop browser quality features. One thing it doesn't include, (that the stock Android browser does) is support for Adobe Flash. We already knew that mobile development for Flash would be going the way of the dinosaur, but Adobe has again stated... Read more »

T-Mobile hosting a Valentine’s Day sale, all phones will be free on February 11

Screen-Shot-2012-02-07-at-3.30.42-PM-660x503 T-Mobile is really feeling the love this year, and is deciding to share it via a huge sale. On February 11 they will be selling all of their handsets for free on contract, after rebate. There is a catch however, as you must first purchase the device and then apply for a mail-in rebate card. Not the worst in the world, but it should be noted. The offer is for one day... Read more »