The Amazon Kindle Fire is the first Android tablet to support Amazon’s Instant Video streaming service. Users can purchase or rent TV shows or movies from Amazon and stream them over the internet or download them to the tablet for offline viewing. But the service only works in the US and only on tablets that […]
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Pantech Element 4G tablet coming to AT&T for $300
Just when you thought every mobile device maker had already launched an Android tablet, along comes the Pantech Element. While Pantech may not be a household name, the company does have a pretty solid reputation for making sturdy electronics — and the Pantech Element tablet features a waterproof (or at least splash-proof) design. BGR reports […]
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ReaderDock introduces Kindle Fire, NOOK Tablet charging docks with speakers
ReaderDock plans to introduce two new tablet docking stations this month, one for the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color and another for the Amazon Kindle Fire. The N-Station and FireStation are both scheduled to ship in mid-February, but pre-orders for each will open in late January. The docking stations include built-in speakers […]
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Rockchip eHome Cloud Solution will sync your phones, tablets, PCs
Chinese chip maker Rockchip plans to demonstrate a new system at the Consumer Electronics Show next week for wirelessly synchronizing Android smartphones and tablets with computers on your home network. The Rockchip eHome Cloud Solution will allow users to transfer or share files or stream music or videos wirelessly. The press release doesn’t really describe […]
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Velocity Micro unveils Android 4.0 tablet lineup
Velocity Micro has a solid reputation for making decent, affordable, but not particularly spectacular Android tablets. Now the company is unveiling two new tablets which will feature faster processors and newer software than previous models. The biggest problem with the company’s tablets so far has been that they have shipped with Google Android 2.3 or […]
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Samsung Series 5 ultrabook available for pre-order for $900 and up
Samsung’s first ultrabooks are now available for pre-order. The Samsung Series 5 ultrabook is available in two versions. There’s a 13.3 inch model which J&R is selling for $899.99. There’s also a model with a 14 inch display that sells for $949.99. The larger model has a DVD burner, but both laptops have 1366 x […]
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MSI Wind U180 netbook has Cedar Trail inside
MSI is probably better known for making motherboards than computers, but a few years ago the company was one of the driving forces in the netbook space. MSI was one of the first companies to release netbooks with 10 inch displays, Intel Atom processors, and decent keyboards. Recent MSI products haven’t really pushed the boundaries […]
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Android 4.0 for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime coming January 12th
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the first tablet to ship with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Soon it will also be one of the first to receive an official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update. While the tablet hit the streets in late 2011 with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, Asus says it […]
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Asus is preparing a Transformer Prime bootloader unlocking tool
Asus is promising to release a tool that will allow customers unlock the bootloaders on their Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablets. That will make it easier for users to modify the tablet by installing custom ROMs or other software. While this isn’t something that most Android phone or tablet users are interested in doing, there’s […]
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MIUI ROM is now available for the Kindle Fire – video
There’s a new version of Android available for Amazon Kindle Fire users that aren’t afraid of rolling up their sleeves and hacking the tablet. It’s based on the popular MIUI software which is already available for dozens of other Android devices. MIUI replaces the Kindle Fire’s version of Android with a user interface that looks […]