Chinese tablet maker Zenithink is making Google Android 4.0 available for most of the company’s recent 7 and 10 inch tablets. That includes the Zenithink C71 which gained a bit of attention recently when developer Aaron Seigo announced that it would be the basis of the new Spark tablet with KDE Plasma Active Linux software. […]
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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 Tablet. CM7 is a custom version of Google Android based on the open source version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Update: We’ve put together a step-by-step guide for installing CyanogenMod 7 on the NOOK Tablet. At the moment […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note now available for pre-order
The Samsung Galaxy Note is a mobile Android device with a 5.3 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen display, a digital pen for writing or drawing, and a 1.4 GHz dual core processor. It’s either the largest phone you’ve ever seen or one of the smallest tablets, depending on how you look at it […]
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Fujitsu introduces 7 inch Android tablet for enterprise
Fujitsu is launching a new 7 inch tablet in Japan. Its called the Stylistic M350/CA2, and as the awkward name would suggest, this tablet is aimed at enterprise customers rather than the general public. The table has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 6 hour battery and weighs and weighs about […]
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Android 4.0 comes to the HTC Flyer (unofficially)
Months before Amazon and Barnes & Noble made a splash with their inexpensive 7 inch Android tablets, HTC introduced the Flyer — a kind of pricey 7 inch tablet with a digital pen that lets you write or draw on the screen. The Flyer may not have the same kind of name recognition as the […]
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Nike FuelBand gets the FCC teardown treatment
Nike recently introduced a wearable device called the Nike+ FuelBand which can track your fitness data throughout the day. It’s basically a tiny computer in a wristband with a handful of sensors and a very limited set of functions. One question that Nike didn’t really address when introducing the FuelBand last month was how it […]
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MSI introduces U180 Cedar Trail netbook, looks like the last 6 MSI netbooks
MSI is launching its first netbook to feature an Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor. We first spotted the MSI Wind U180 in January, but this week the company officially announced the 10 inch mini-laptop. The Wind U180 doesn’t look very different than MSI’s last half dozen or so netbooks. The company was actually one of […]
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Huawei MediaPad tablet hits AT&T’s HSPA+ network
The Huawei MediaPad is a 7 inch Android tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor. It’s already available in the US from T-Mobile, where the tablet is called the Springboard, but Huawei has announced that AT&T is now offering the tablet as well. The AT&T […]
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Prototype shows AMD’s answer to Intel’s ultrabooks
Most of the top PC makers have already hopped on the ultrabook bandwagon, introducing thin and light laptops with the latest Intel processors, quick boot technology, and other newfangled features. But while Intel has trademarked the word “ultrabook” it certainly doesn’t have the monopoly on ultraportable laptops. Chip maker AMD is hoping that computer makers […]
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Amazon now offers refurbished Kindle Fire tablets for $179
Thinking about picking up an Amazon Kindle Fire, but find the $199 price tag too high? Amazon is now offering refurbished models for $179. Yeah, that’s only $20 off the list price — but Amazon offers the same 1-year warranty on refurbished Kindles as it does on new models. So there’s actually not much risk […]