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, […]
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 […]
Google Music drops beta, now has 8 million songs for sale
Google Music is now out of beta, and available for anyone in the US to use without an invitation. Google has also announced that the basic service will remain free. That means you can upload as many as 20,000 songs to the Google Music website and stream them to any computer or mobile with a […]
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 […]
Lenovo to slap Android onto upcoming ThinkPad notebooks?
Lenovo is reportedly planning to launch a high-end business laptop later this month which will be able to run Windows and Android. The Verge caught wind of a new notebook called the ThinkPad X1 Hybrid. On the outside, the laptop looks just like the existing ThinkPad X1 ultraportable notebook. But the new hybrid model will […]
Logitech Revue is dead… is Google TV next?
Logitech has announced that it will sell off remaining inventory of the Logitech Revue. But according to The Verge, Logitech has no plans to make another Google TV set top box. The Revue launched last year for about $300. Today you can pick one up for just $99.99. The box was one of the first […]
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 […]
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 […]
Barnes & Noble unveils NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble introduced its latest NOOK device today. The new NOOK Tablet looks almost exactly like the popular NOOK Color which was released last year — it has the same case design and the same display. But as expected, the new device has a faster processor, more memory, and more storage. The new tablet […]