Asus has given its next-generation Eee Pad Tranformer a name: Meet the Transformer Prime. Asus chairman Jonney Shih showed off the tablet at the All Things D conference in Hong Kong. He also unveiled that the tablet would be formally announced on November 9th — Asus has a long history of teasing products before they’re […]
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer 3G coming by year’s end
Asus is already starting to promote the Eee Pad Transformer 2, but the company hasn’t stopped updating the original Transformer. The folks at Tablet Bite got a chance to check out a new 3G capable version of the Android tablet. It’s reportedly due to hit the streets in November or December. The 3G Transformer has room for […]
PlayStation Store now available on the Sony Tablet S
Sony has opened the doors to its PlayStation store for Android devices that are PlayStation Certified. Right now that means the Sony Tablet S, but future phones and tablets could join Sony’s tablet in the future. At launch there are 10 Playstatin One classic games available for purchase. Each costs $5.99. Cool Boarders Destruction Derby […]
Netflix now supports all Honeycomb tablets
Just over a month ago Netflix updated its Android app to add support for most phones running Android 2.2 or Android 2.3. Now the company has moved a step up the numeric chain with an update that adds support for most tablets running Android 3.0 and up. You’ll need to be in the US, Canada, […]
ARM introduces Cortex-A7 low power chips for sub-$100 smartphones
Chip designer ARM has introduced a new platform for low power chips that are 20 percent the size of ARM Cortex-A8 processors… and which use only about 20 percent as much power. The new ARM Cortex-A7 processors are designed to power low cost, entry level smartphones and other mobile devices. While ARM says the chips […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus goes up for pre-order
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is now available for pre-order from Amazon for $400 and up. The tablet features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display — just like the original Galaxy Tab which was released in 2010. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end. The new tablet is thinner, lighter, and […]
How to install CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2 on an HP TouchPad
Update: CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 is now available, making it possible to install Android 4.0 on the TouchPad. There’s a new version of Android available for the HP TouchPad tablet. CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2 includes a number of improvements, but the biggest changes are You shouldn’t lose your WiFi connection when you put the tablet […]
What Android 4.0 looks like on tablets
Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is the first version of Google’s mobile operating system that the company designed specifically to run on both phones and tablets. But during last night’s launch event the company only really talked about phones — which makes sense since the event was also the coming out party for the […]
Kobo launches Vox 7 inch tablet for $200
Kobo is the latest eBook company to throw its hat into the Android tablet ring. The company has introduced the Kobo Vox, which is its answer to the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. The Kobo Vox features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel multitouch display, 8GB of storage, and 512MB […]
CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2 now available for the HP TouchPad
The CyanogenMod team has released a second alpha version of Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. Alpha 1 was released less than a week ago, and it was pretty functional — but included a number of bugs that could cause the tablet to crash, the WiFi to disconnect, or other problems. Alpha 2 is still […]