One of the least fun things about installing Windows using the original installation media is waiting for the operating system to download and install all the updates that were released after the installation media was created. It’s even more frustrating if you’re trying to install a version of Windows that’s no longer support by Microsoft. […]
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Google releases Android 5.0.1 source code, factory images
About a month after releasing Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has released the source code for Android 5.0.1. It’s a minor update that appears to be mostly aimed at fixing bugs in the initial release. There are also new factory images for the Google Nexus 9, Nexus 7 (2013), and Nexus 10 tablets. Google hasn’t said […]
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Android 4.3 for the Google Nexus 4 leaked, you can install it now
Google is expected to introduce Android 4.3 soon, but if you have a Google Nexus 4 smartphone you can install an early build of the operating system now. A leaked build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S4 hit the streets a few weeks ago. Now there’s a build available for Google’s […]
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Asus rolls out Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for the $299 MeMo Pad tablet
Asus is rolling out a software update for its cheapest 10 inch tablet, bringing Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to the MeMO Pad Smart ME301T. The tablet features a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, a 1.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. The $299 tablet is sort […]
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Hyundai T7 quad-core tablet gets an Android 4.2 update (beta)
The Hyundai T7 is a 7 inch Android tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and a speedy Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core processor. It’s also pretty darn cheap, selling for as little as $140 or so (plus shipping from China). There are only a few catches. First, it ships with Android 4.0 rather than […]
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4 Comments on Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReader
Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReader
4 Comments on Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReaderAmazon has rolled out a software update for the Kindle Touch, bringing some of the features from the Kindle Paperwhite to folks still using Amazon’s first touchscreen Kindle eReader. Clearly the software update won’t bring a front-lit screen to the Kindle Touch, but it does give users new ways to navigate the home screen, book […]
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Update Google Nexus 7 to Android 4.1.2 without loosing root
Google recently started rolling out an Android 4.1.2 software update for the Google Nexus 7 tablet and some other devices including the Galaxy Nexus smartphone. The update lets you view the home screen in landscape orientation on 7 inch tablets, and includes performance and stability improvements. But there’s one thing you might want to know […]
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Asus rolls out Android 4.1 for the Transformer Prime (in Sweden)
Asus started offering an Android 4.1 software update for the Transformer Pad TF300 tablet over a month ago. But the company still hasn’t widely released Android 4.1 for the Transformer Prime TF201 — a model with a faster processor and higher quality components which has actually been available even longer. Now it looks like Asus […]
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B&N releases Nook Tablet 1.4.3 software, breaks root (temporarily)
Barnes & Noble recently added over 100 comic book issues from DC comics to the NOOK Store, allowing NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet users to purchase and read Batman, Superman, and other comics on their tablets. The company also released a minor software update adding zoom view in comics and graphics novels, 2-page mode in […]
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B&N NOOK Tablet 1.4.1 update kills sideloading, lets you keep apps installed so far
Amazon isn’t the only company pushing out a software update that kills root access this week. Barnes & Noble has started rolling out version 1.4.1 of its software for the NOOK Tablet, and users that have rooted their $249 tablets are reporting that the update removes root access. It also removes the ability to sideload […]