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Kindle Fire gets ClockworkMod Recovery… doesn’t do much yet

It’s only been a few days since the Amazon Kindle Fire started shipping, but early users have already figured out how to sideload apps, root the tablet, and install the Android Market. Next up? Replacing Amazon’s software with custom ROMs. There’s no way to do that just yet, but xda-developers forum member JackpotClavin has taken […]

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FXI Cotton Candy is an Android PC on a USB stick (just add a display)

FXI Technology has introduced a tiny new computer that’s the size of a USB stick — but which has a processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI output. All you have to do is plug it into a monitor and pair a mouse, keyboard, or other accessory over Bluetooth to surf the web, watch videos, play games, […]

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How to sideload apps (even the Android Market) on the Amazon Kindle Fire

The Amazon Kindle Fire may look like a tablet designed only to access apps, music, movies, books, and periodicals from Amazon. But under the hood it’s an Android tablet, which means that it can run most apps designed for Android 2.3 and earlier. And it turns out it’s quite easy to install most of them. Most […]

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Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet overview (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arcRBXdNhJ0 The NOOK Tablet is a purpose-built Android tablet which provides an excellent experience for reading books, a decent experience for listening to music or watching movies, and an adequate experience running some apps. I’ve been playing with the tablet for a few hours, and while it’s too early to pass judgment, here’s what I can say […]

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A possible fix for HP TouchPad Android “sleep of death” problem

It’s been almost a month since the CyanogenMod team released a public build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. And while  a second alpha was released a few weeks ago to fix some bugs, Android on the TouchPad is still a work in progress. One of the biggest problems is the so-called “sleep […]

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Team Xron releases custom Android ROM for the HP TouchPad (CM7 remix)

It’s been almost a month since the CyanogenMod team of developers released the first build of Google Android for the HP TouchPad tablet. Now another development team has remixed the CyanogenMod software, giving Android on the HP TouchPad a different look and feel. Update: The download links for new ROM have been temporarily removed while […]