The CX-01 is a USB thumb-drive sized device designed to let you run Android apps on a TV. At one end of the stick there’s an HDMI adapter which lets you plug the device directly into an HDTV. There’s also a full-sized USB port for a keyboard or mouse, and a microUSB port for charging […]
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HP TouchPad microphone now works with CyanogenMod 9
The HP TouchPad may have shipped with the webOS operating system, but people have been installing custom versions of Google Android on the 9.7 inch tablet for months. Running Android on the HP TouchPad allows you to install hundreds of thousands of apps that aren’t available for webOS, and Google’s operating system generally feels more […]
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Texas Instruments shows off a Windows RT notebook prototype
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows RT operating system is designed to run on devices with ARM-based processors including iPad-like tablets. But while most of the prototypes we’ve seen so far are tablets, Windows RT should be able to run on any device with a supported ARM-based chip. Texas Instruments has started showing off a Windows RT notebook prototype from […]
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Motorola acquires Psion (maker of the original “netbook”)
Canadian company Psion makes rugged mobile devices for industrial and enterprise use. But once upon a time, Psion was known for making PDAs and handheld PCs running the EPOC operating system, a predecessor of Symbian. In fact, at the turn of the century Psion offered a tiny laptop-like computer called the Psion netBook long before Asus introduced […]
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Rumor: Microsoft to build its own Windows tablet
Microsoft plans to announce something at an event in Los Angeles Monday. That much we know for certain. While the company hasn’t actually said what it will announce, sources have told The Wrap and All Things D that Microsoft will use the event to talk tablets. But Microsoft has been talking about tablets for months. The […]
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2110A tablet visits the FCC
The last time we saw the Lenovo IdeaTab S2110Â tablet with an optional keyboard docking station was at CES. At the time Lenovo was calling it the IdeaTab S2 10… which could still be the model number the company will use when it releases the tablet. But this week it showed up at the FCC website […]
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InHand Hydra-T3: Rugged tablet with outdoor visible screen
The Hydra-T3 from InHand is a rugged 7 inch tablet with a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, support for Google Android 2.3, Ubuntu 10.10, and Windows Embedded Compact 6. It also has a Pixel Qi LCD display which can be viewed in direct sunlight. Before you pull out your wallet, you should know that the […]
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Sony rolls out Android 4.0 for the Sony Tablet P
Sony is now offering an Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich software update for the Sony Tablet P dual screen tablet. It took a few weeks longer than expected to push out the update, which was originally scheduled for May 24th. But if you have a Sony tablet you can check for the update by visiting […]
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Vizio’s new ultrabooks feature HD displays, $900 starting price
Vizio is best known for making inexpensive televisions. But the company is getting into the computer space, and while its first laptops aren’t exactly cheap, they’re actually very reasonably priced by ultrabook standards. And at least two of the first notebooks from Vizio are ultrabooks, featuring thin and light cases and Intel Ivy Bridge processors. […]
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Lenovo unveils LePad A2107 dual-SIM tablet for China
Lenovo is introducing a new 7 inch Android 4.0 tablet for the Chinese market. What makes the Lenovo LePad S2107 stand out isn’t the screen or the operating system though — it’s the two SIM card slots. In other words, you’ll be able to use the tablet on two different mobile broadband networks without swapping […]