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  • MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    We've seen how to install Android 4.0 on the Amazon Kindle Fire, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. We've also ...

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  • Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Android tablets with 7 inch displays seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days... or at least available for ...

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  • CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet – video

    CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet - video

    A team of independent developers have ported a beta version of CyanogenMod 7 to run on the NOOK ...

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  • $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

    $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

    The Spark is a 7 inch tablet with an open source Linux-based operating system and an open platform ...

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

    How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

    The first public build of Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for the HP TouchPad. ...

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    An early build of Google Android 4.0 is now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. If you ...

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  • Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

    Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

    Ok, you've installed the PlayBook OS 2 beta. You've rooted your PlayBook. Now it's time to get the ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note hits AT&T for $300 and up in February

Samsung Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a 5.3 inch Android devices which blurs the lines between phones and tablets. It has a 1280 x 800 pixel Super AMOLED display and a stylus for writing or drawing on the screen. But it can also make phone calls, connect to the internet over a wireless carrier network, and maybe even slide into your…

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January 30th, 2012, 11:49 am by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Intel launches Cedar Trail Classmate PC platform

CTL 2go Classmate PC NL3

Intel has updated its Classmate PC designs to incorporate the latest Intel Atom Cedar Trail processors. The new netbooks and convertible tablets are also more rugged and include improved touch features and longer battery life. Classmate computers are designed for students and feature sturdy cases, built-in handles for carrying the device, and other education-focused hardware and software. CTL is one…

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January 12th, 2012, 10:00 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Google Android 4.0 adds support for stylus input

HTC Flyer with Stylus

Over the past few months we’ve seen a couple of companies try to distinguish their Android tablets from the crowd by offering a stylus for writing and drawing. The HTC Flyer, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, and upcoming Asus Eee Pad MeMo (if it ever actually comes to market) all feature a stylus. But the manufacturers have also had to bundle some…

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October 20th, 2011, 4:00 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

HTC Flyer & Digital Pen now available in one happy $500 package

digital pen

The HTC Flyer is a 7 inch Android tablet that offers a few things most of its competitors lack. First, it runs Android 2.3 instead of Android 3.x Honeycomb, but it comes with HTC Sense software featuring custom home screen widgets and apps. Second, unlike most Android tablets, the HTC Flyer has an active digitizer which means you can draw…

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July 4th, 2011, 8:36 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

HTC Flyer tablet review

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If you stuck me on a desert island and handed me a stack of paper and an unlimited supply of pens and pencils, I would probably attempt to fashion a typewriter out of rocks, sticks, and mud. My handwriting is bad enough that I’ve often been told that I should have been a doctor. I have a hard time reading…

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June 10th, 2011, 7:15 pm by Brad Linder | 13 Comments

HTC Flyer tablet unboxing and first look

flyer2

The HTC Flyer goes on sale at Best Buy this weekend for $499.99, and the folks at HTC were kind enough to loan me a demo unit to test out in advance of the US launch. The Flyer is one of the most intriguing Android tablets to hit the market in recent months for a couple of reasons: While most…

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May 20th, 2011, 3:46 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

HTC: The Flyer tablet only lacks a pen if you get it from Best Buy

News broke yesterday that Best Buy would be selling a stylus for the HTC Flyer tablet for $80, suggesting that the tablet will actually ship without a digital pen. Today several web sites including Droid-Life and Engadget have received confirmation that the Best Buy version of the HTC Flyer will indeed come without a stylus. That seems odd since the…

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May 6th, 2011, 1:51 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

HTC Flyer stylus may cost $80

Best Buy

One of the things that sets the HTC Flyer apart from virtually every other Android tablet on the market is the support for a stylus for precise, pressure-sensitive input. This makes it possible to draw pictures, take handwritten notes, or perform other tasks that are hard to do with a fingertip. But it looks like the HTC Flyer might not…

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May 5th, 2011, 1:46 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

Lenovo ThinkPad tablet with Android 3.0 in the works?

We already knew that Lenovo was working on an Android tablet called the LePad, as well as a Windows 7 tablet with an Intel Atom chip and stylus support. But now the folks at This is My Next have obtained a document suggesting that Lenovo is also prepping an Android 3.0 tablet as part of its ThinkPad line of business-oriented…

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April 24th, 2011, 4:42 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Fujitsu pushes Stylistic Q550 tablet for professionals… with tongue

Well here’s something you don’t see every day. Fujitsu has put together a series of videos to promote the company’s new Stylistic Q550 Windows tablet. The overall theme? It’s designed for professionals. But I’m not entirely convinced that’s the message these videos send. In at least two we see office pranks but no sign of the tablet at all. In…

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April 22nd, 2011, 9:11 am by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Sprint introduces the HTC EVO View 4G tablet (also known as the HTC Flyer)

Sprint has announced plans to offer a new 7 inch tablet called the HTC EVO View 4G. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s the same tablet HTC unveiled at Mobile World Congress last month when it was called the HTC Flyer. But you know how US carriers like to put their own names on things. The Sprint version of…

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March 22nd, 2011, 2:19 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

HTC Flyer 7 inch Android tablet features palm rejection and stylus input

With virtually every PC and phone maker on earth jumping into the tablet arena, it’s hard to make your device stand out from the crowd. HTC is actually taking a rather old-school approach with its upcoming HTC Flyer tablet. While it features a finger-friendly capacitive multitouch display like most other high end tablets, HTC has also included an active digitizer…

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March 4th, 2011, 12:22 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »
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