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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets run through the testing, certification gauntlets

Samsung recently introduced a new 5 inch smartphone and 8 inch Galaxy Note tablet. But it looks like the tablet may also be getting ready to refresh its 7 and 10 inch Android tablets. Last month benchmark results started showing up for devices with model numbers suggesting they could be Galaxy Tab 3 tablets. Now […]

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Google Keep: If Google launches a note-taking service, would you trust it to stick around?

Google may be preparing to launch a new online note-taking service called Google Keep. Android Police noticed that it went live briefly yesterday, but the Google Keep website is no longer active. Overall it looks like a decent tool for jotting notes and saving and organizing them online so you can access them from any […]

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Rikomagic announces MK802 IV quad-core mini PC with Android 4.2

Chinese device maker Rikomagic plans to launch a new Android TV stick in mid-April. Like some other models we’ve seen recently, the upcoming MK802 IV will feature a Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. But the MK802 IV is also expected to ship with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, offering Google’s latest […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad T431s ultrabook coming in April for $949 and up

Lenovo’s next ThinkPad ultrabook is a laptop with a 14 inch, 1600 x 900 pixel matte display, a carbon fiber and magnesium case, and the company’s signature ThinkPad look… although that look is a little different than it used to be. The Lenovo ThinkPad X431s will ship in April for $949 and up, with the […]

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Rooting Android 4.1 on devices with Rockchip RK3188 quad-core chips

The first tablets and TV sticks with Rockchip RK3188 quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor are just starting to hit the streets. But it hasn’t taken long for early users to figure out how to roo an Android device featuring the new processor. Spanish blog AndroidPC.es has posted instructions for rooting a device with an RK3188 chip […]

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ARM, FXI want HDMI sticks to replace cable boxes (with browser-based software)

There are dozens of inexpensive HDMI sticks which you can plug into a TV to surf the web, stream internet video, or play games on your TV. But most of those sticks run Android software and come from companies you haven’t heard of. But chip designerARM is working on a software platform that could mean […]