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Samsung: No Ice Cream for the Galaxy Tab 7″ or Galaxy S smartphone

Samsung has announced that it will not be releasing an official Android 4.0 update for the original 7 inch Galaxy Tab or the Samsung Galaxy S, one of the most popular Android smartphones on the market. The reason? They simply don’t have the hardware to support a decent user experience. And by decent experience, I […]

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Ainol Novo7 Paladin tablet with Android 4.0 up for pre-order for $120

Remember that $100 tablet with a MIPS processor and Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? It looks like the retail price is going to be closer to $120 in the US, but that still makes this Android 4.0 tablet cheaper than most devices running Android 2.3 and earlier. PandaWill and Merimobiles are both taking pre-orders […]

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Dell Streak 5 gets a software update, Streak 7 not so much

Dell’s first two Android tablets have been discontinued, but it looks like Dell is still pushing out software updates for the Streak 5. This week an official update was released for the Korean version of the 5 inch tablet, bringing Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the device. You can find a download link and more information […]

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Kindle Fire: How to keep root, block OTA updates, or root Kindle Fire OS 6.2.1

The latest software update for the Amazon Kindle Fire is designed to improve performance and make the tablet easier to customize. For most users, it’s a big improvement over the software that originally came with the tablet. But if you’ve rooted your Kindle Fire, the last thing you want is to install the over-the-air updates. […]

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Judge: Samsung gets to keep selling Galaxy Tab 10.1n in Germany… for now

Samsung recently introduced the Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany. It’s a slightly modified version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a plastic bezel which extends over the sides of the tablet to make it look a little less like an Apple iPad 2. The new design came after a German court decided that Samsung’s original […]

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How to block over-the-air updates (and keep root) on the NOOK Tablet

Software updates are usually good things since they kill security flaws, improve performance, and offer new features. But if you bought a Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet running software version 1.4, proceeded to root the tablet, install the Android Market, and make other changes you’ve probably been dreading the new B&N software 1.4.1 update. The […]

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Google Books lets you download eBooks in Chrome for offline reading

Google Books has launched a new feature that lets you download and save books using the Chrome web browser, allowing you to read eBooks even when you don’t have an internet connection. That makes Google Books a heck of a lot useful if you’re one of the handful of people that has a Chromebook, or […]

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Skytex Skypad Alpha 2 tablet now available (on sale for $169)

As promised, Skytex has started taking orders for the Skypad ALpha 2. It’s an Android tablet with a 7 inch display, a 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread operating system. It has a 5-point multitouch display, support for 1080p HD and 3D video, and HDMI output. Those features are almost enough to make […]