Archive | August, 2011

HoneyStreak Custom ROM Revitalizes My Dell Steak 7 (Android Honeycomb 3.2) [video]

Posted on 12 August 2011

Reception of the Dell Streak 7 could be described as “meh” at best. I went all-in on the device when I switched to T-Mobile at the beginning of the year, as, at the time, they did not have a mobile hotspot in their lineup. My time with the Streak 7 has ranged from feelings of [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Now Available Starting at $329–First 7” Honeycomb Tablet

Posted on 12 August 2011

The wait is officially over. Today, Acer announced that the Acer Iconia Tab 100, the first 7” Honeycomb tablet, is available in the US today and will be coming to Canada next month. It haven’t yet found it officially listed for sale on the site of any major retailers (or even on Acer’s own site), [...]

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WiFi-only Dell Streak 7 to Receive Honeycomb Update, 3G/4G Variant Being Left Behind with Android 2.2

Posted on 11 August 2011

According to our pal Jenn over at StreakSmart, the WiFi-only version of the Dell Streak 7 is set to receive an official update to Honeycomb next month. Details haven’t emerged yet, such as which specific version of Honeycomb will be used and whether or not it will be customized or left stock. Jenn says the [...]

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Seven-inch ‘HP Touchpad Go’ Passes Through FCC – Likely Launching This Month

Posted on 11 August 2011

At the end of June, we covered a rumor of a 7-inch TouchPad and now we’ve got information to corroborate that rumor, thanks to the FCC. CENS.com had released a press release which included this statement: As the world`s largest PC brand, HP is now in the tablet PC arena after introducing the 9.7-inch Touch [...]

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The Anticipated Nokia N9 Not Launching in the US… Perhaps Ever

Posted on 09 August 2011

All I can say right now is “wow”. The Nokia N9 is the only high-end phone from Nokia that has drummed up significant interest and anticipation for some time now. Recent information indicates that it may not even launch in the US. The US certainly isn’t the only country in the world, contrary to the [...]

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Breaking: TouchWiz “Emulator” for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Goes Live + Review Roundup

Posted on 09 August 2011

Breaking: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 TouchWiz Interactive Emulator just went live. Samsung calls it an emulator, but its really a simulator! Still, it gives you a way to play with TouchWiz before installing it on your device. I am not a fan of OEM UI’s. I am even less of a fan when they [...]

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TabCo Teases Again with a Video That Tells Us Nothing

Posted on 08 August 2011

There’s teasing, and then there’s annoyance. For me, TabCo just passed the threshold into the latter. For a few weeks now, TabCo has been trying to drum up interest for a tablet that they’ll be announcing in the coming days. Their latest video, titled: “Product Sneak Peek”, went live today, but it’s less of a [...]

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Talk Tablets, Smartphones, Pads, and More in Our Mobile Computing Forum

Posted on 08 August 2011

In partnership with our other mobile computing websites, we’ve just opened the doors on a new forum that we hope will foster more in-depth discussion about the devices we love (or don’t.) We get lots of intelligent comments on our day-to-day articles, and we think that time should be rewarded with a forum where discussion [...]

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The Asus Eee Pad Slider Gets a Thorough Hands-on Preview

Posted on 08 August 2011

Over at Ritchie’s Room, Ritchie has gotten his hands on a retail version of the much anticipated Asus Eee Pad Slider and has given us a great preview of the sliding Honeycomb tablet. A few bits to take away from the reading: Sliding mechanism works well (kudos to Asus for this) Tilt of the screen [...]

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Apple Won’t Fix My iPhone, But Jailbreaking Will

Posted on 07 August 2011

Here’s one more reason I’d be using Android if I couldn’t jailbreak my iPhone: The home button on my iPhone 4 has crapped out. Not entirely, but enough so that sometimes it doesn’t recognize when I press the button. For you non-iPhone users, the home button is the one you use every time you want [...]

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Woot’s TouchPad Sale Stats Visualized

Posted on 06 August 2011

If there’s one thing I love, it’s visualized statistics. Fortunately for me, and anyone else who shares that sentiment, Woot has a nice visual representation of the sales stats of its various products. And seeing how that newfangled HP TouchPad was on sale yesterday, you may be curious to see how it all went down. [...]

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I Want Android @ Home… In My Car

Posted on 05 August 2011

Back at Google I/O 2011, Google announced something called Android @ Home, which seeks to allow a huge range of accessories and appliances to interact with Android devices. I want my vehicles to be Android @ Home accessible more than stuff in my home, and I’ll tell you why. Google did some brief demos on [...]

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HTC Bootloader Unlocker Hits This Month, How Many Will it Really Benefit?

Posted on 05 August 2011

Fresh from HTC’s Facebook wall comes commentary detailing exactly how the bootloader unlocking process will work for users who already own an HTC handset. The good news is that it will be easy-peasy, even for those of us non-hackers who normally just run our handsets stock. The bad news is that doing so “…may void all [...]

Verizon’s Phone Leak, Visualized. Galaxy Tab 4G Coming in November (but which one?), Among Other LTE Devices

Posted on 05 August 2011

IGN managed to get a hold of what their source claims is an internal document listing launch dates for 14 upcoming devices. Swing by IGN to see the original document, but also hang here to see that I’ve taken the information and plotted it on a handy timeline for you (I am a visual person, [...]

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Today Only: HP TouchPad for $379 from Woot!

Posted on 05 August 2011

I was literally in bed when I caught wind of this, and now I’m sparing myself a few additional minutes of rest to bring you this news right away (no, I didn’t have time to get dressed – yes, this is that urgent). Our favorite deal-a-day site, Woot.com, has the HP Touchpad for just $379. [...]

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Tiny USB Hubs for Your USB Equipped Honeycomb Tablet

Posted on 04 August 2011

With a number of already available or soon to be launched Honeycomb tables equipped with full-sized USB ports, I’m hoping that we’ll see the trend continue. Current devices have an issue though; only one USB port! For devices like the Slider, which lacks a trackpad or other form of mouse, that one USB port is [...]

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Asus Eee Pad Slider Hands-on Video

Posted on 04 August 2011

I’ve always loved slider devices, and this is probably why I’m so excited for the Eee Pad Slider which has recently made its way through the FCC and should be arriving in stores soon. Brad Linder of Liliputing points out a lengthy hands-on video of the Slider that recently went up on YouTube. I must [...]

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