The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) went on sale this weekend… and it only took a few days for one of the first proud owners of the new $400 Android tablet to figure out how to root it. Xda-developers forum member weltwon has posted instructions for gaining root access to the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), which lets you access protected…
Read more »
Microsoft plans to make at least one more pre-release version of Windows 8 available before the company’s next operating system goes on sale later this year. And in advance of the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview launch, Microsoft has updated some of the core Windows 8 apps. There are new versions of several apps in the Windows Store, including: Mail,…
Read more »
Asus is rolling out a minor software update for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet in the US and Canada. The last major update allowed users to upgrade from Android 3.2 to Android 4.0. Today’s update improves stability and offers a few new features including support for Face Unlock, letting you unlock your device by gazing into the front-facing camera….
Read more »
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet is a 7 inch tablet with a 1 GHz dual core processor and a 1024 x 600 pixel display. Prices normally start at $199 for an 8GB model. But today B&N is selling the 8GB tablet through its eBay store for just $149. That makes the entry level NOOK Tablet cheaper than the older NOOK…
Read more »
You know how when you buy a new PC it usually comes not just with the latest version of Microsoft Windows, but also umpteen different apps and special offers cluttering the desktop? There’s a decent chance you don’t actually want or need most of those programs — and they may even be slowing down your PC. That’s why Microsoft has…
Read more »
When Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in February the company said it would have a 1.4 GHz dual core processor. But that was then. Now it looks like the company may be giving the 10 inch tablet a bit of a spec bump before launch. Nordic Hardware spotted some benchmark results that suggest the tablet will ship…
Read more »
Sony has announced plans to update its S Series line of notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge (3rd generation Core family) processors. Here’s why I find that interesting: While these aren’t technically part of Sony’s ultrabook lineup, the 13.3 inch S Series notebooks weigh less than 3.7 pounds, measure less than an inch thick, and currently have starting prices as low…
Read more »
For the past few years Google has offered partners early access to upcoming versions of Android so they could build a sort of flagship phone or tablet. Up until now Google has always worked with one company at a time, producing devices including the HTC Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S, and Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones and the Motorola XOOM tablet….
Read more »
Intel, Samsung, the Linux Foundation and a number of other companies are working together to develop a Linux-based operating system for phones and tablets called Tizen. It relies on web technologies such as HTML5, which makes developing apps for the platform a lot like developing for the web. But like any new platform, there probably won’t be many third party…
Read more »
It’s no ultrabook, but the HP Pavilion dm1z is a thin and light laptop that packs a little more punch than your typical netbook thanks to its AMD E-300 dual core processor with Radeon HD graphics. Normally priced at $399 and up, you can pick one up today for $349, which means that this 11.6 inch notebook doesn’t cost much…
Read more »
India isn’t the only country looking for ways to offer students internet-connected Android tablets for educational use. The government of Thailand has just launched a “One Tablet PC Per Child” campaign that could deliver almost a million Android tablets to first grade students. The initial order is for 400,00 tablets at a cost of about $32.8 million. A second order…
Read more »
Mozilla has released a new beta of Firefox for Android which includes a major overhaul of the user interface. For the first time Firefox Mobile now includes a new user interface that uses Android design elements and support for Adobe Flash. You can download Firefox Mobile 14 beta for Android from the Google Play Store. It requires Android 2.2 or…
Read more »
