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MK802 $74 Android PC-on-a-stick shown off on video

Brad Linder — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:22 +0000

The MK802 is an inexpensive device with an Allwinner A10 processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. It looks like a USB flash drive, but it's basically got all the workings of a tiny computer designed to run Google Android -- including a USB port which you can use for a keyboard or mouse and an HDMI port for...

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VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:45 +0000

VIA Technologies is entering Raspberry Pi territory with its latest product -- the APC. It's a $49 barebones computer designed to run Google Android. The system includes a processor, memory, storage, and a range of ports for connectivity -- but no case. You can slip the Neo-ITX system board into a computer case designed for a Mini-ITX or MicroATX motherboard,...

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Google completes its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:20:02 +0000

It's official: Motorola Mobility is now a subsidiary of Google. The proud new owner has said that it plans to continue running Motorola as a separate business, but Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha is stepping down to make room for Dennis Woodside, the Googler who will now head up the division. Google will continue to offer Android software free of charge...

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Chameleon: Android home screen reimagined, coming in September

Brad Linder — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:19:53 +0000

The home screen on Android tablets works sort of like a desktop on a computer. You can arrange shortcuts for launching apps or place widgets to show the time, weather, headlines, or other information. But the folks behind Chameleon think there's another way to use the Android home screen and they've developed an app for Android tablets that offers a...

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$74 PC on a stick features Allwinner A10 CPU, Android 4.0

Brad Linder — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:49:44 +0000

The FXI Cotton Candy is getting a lot of attention as a PC on a stick that will be available soon for just $200. But a Chinese manufacturer has beat the Cotton Candy to market with a $74 USB thumb-drive sized computer. The Model MK802 is available from AliExpress for $74, or even less if you order in bulk. The...

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OpenMobile lets Android apps run on Tizen phones, tablets

Brad Linder — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:45:37 +0000

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...

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Firefox 14 beta for Android: Native UI, Adobe Flash support

Brad Linder — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:58 +0000

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...

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ES File Explorer for Android adds SkyDrive support

Brad Linder — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:51:39 +0000

Google Drive is cool and all, what with the 5GB of online storage users get for free. But Microsoft offers 7GB of free storage with Windows Live SkyDrive (or up to 25GB for some users). Now there's an easy way to access your SkyDrive account from an Android device. Microsoft offers official SkyDrive apps for Windows Phone and iOS, but...

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Amazon Fire 6.3.1 software adds extra security options

Brad Linder — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:32:20 +0000

Amazon has released a minor update to the operating system for the Kindle Fire tablet. Software version 6.3.1 includes a handful of changes, with most aimed at giving users more control over their security options. The Kindle Fire 6.3.1 update includes: Additional parental controls Users can now password-protect purchases You can disable access to specific content libraries You can block...

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Android without Java: Xamarin ports Google’s OS to run on C#

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:33:48 +0000

Google and Oracle are duking it out in court over the question of whether Google had the rights to use Java as a basis for the Android operating system. Meanwhile the developers at Xamarin have shown that Android doesn't need to run on Java at all. They've taken the source code for Android and modified it so that instead of running...

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Android 4.0 updates arrive for Acer, Sony tablets

Brad Linder — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:36:27 +0000

Acer and Sony have started rolling out Android 4.0 software updates for tablets that shipped with Android 3.x. We'd already heard that Sony and Acer would be rolling out the updates in April, and it's nice to see the software arrive before the month is over. Here's a run-down of tablets that are in line for the updates: Acer Iconia Tab...

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Google planned to subsidize unlimited data plans for $10/month

Brad Linder — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:00:08 +0000

Most US wireless carriers charge a pretty penny for data plans. But once upon a time Google imagined a world where smartphone customers would pay just $9.99 per month for unlimited data. The Verge has been poring through documents from a court battle between Google and Oracle, and spotted a document outlining Google's 2006 proposal to subsidize the cost of...

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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available from Google for $399

Brad Linder — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:39:43 +0000

Google is selling smartphones again. The company opened up a Devices section in the Google Play Store. Right now the only device available is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, but you'll notice that "devices" is plural... suggesting that additional phones or tablets could follow. The one device that is available for purchase is a pretty good deal. Google is offering...

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Unofficial AOKP nightly builds for the HP TouchPad

Brad Linder — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:58:30 +0000

It's been possible to install Google Android on the HP TouchPad tablet for months, thanks to the tools developed by members of the CyanogenMod team. But CyanogenMod isn't the only version of Android that can run on HP's 9.7 inc tablet. Over the past few months the folks behind the AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) have made a name for themselves by delivering highly customizable...

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TomTec Excellent 8 Android 4.0 tablet on the way?

Brad Linder — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:00:14 +0000

A tablet called the TomTec ATP7658 Excellent 8 showed up at the FCC website this week. There's not much information about this tablet at the TomTec website, but the tablet does appear to run Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It also looks like this may be similar to a tablet that's been available since last year as the Xiron...

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