Toshiba has released a software update for the Toshiba Thrive which brings Google Android 3.2 to the 10 inch tablet. Android 3.2 is designed to run on tablets with multiple screen sizes and resolutions — but the key improvement that most people will notice when upgrading from Android 3.1 is that apps designed for smartphones […]
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Toshiba Thrive 7 inch tablet coming in December
Toshiba has unveiled a new 7 inch Android tablet which the company plans to sell in December for under $400. If the tablet looks familiar, that’s because it looks almost exactly like the Toshiba Thrive 10 inch tablet. The key difference is that the Thrive 7″ is… smaller. Under the hood, the two tablets have […]
Deals of the Day (8-15-11)
Newegg and TigerDirect are both offering gift cards when you purchase specific Android tablets today, and Walmart has the best price I’ve seen so far on the Toshiba Thrive tablet — which is one of the more interesting Android devices to hit the market this year thanks to its removable battery and full-sized SD card […]
Toshiba Thrive update fixes sleep/resume bug
Toshiba has pushed out a software update for the Toshiba Thrive Android tablet. It’s designed to fix a bug that caused problems for many users when they tried to press the power button to resume from sleep mode. You should be able to download and install the update by visiting the Service Station app from […]
Deals of the Day (8-01-11)
It looks like tablets running Google Android 3.x Honeycomb are following familiar territory. Like netbooks a few years ago, many tablets launched with price tags in the $400 to $500 range, but just a few months after launch the prices are dropping. I suspect it won’t be long before we start to see high quality […]
Toshiba Thrive software update to address sleep issues
Many early Toshiba Thrive customers have noticed a bug that prevents the tablet from resuming from sleep mode properly. I didn’t go into this in my recent review of the tablet, because honestly, in the week or two that I’ve been using the device I haven’t run into this problem. But if you’ve been waiting […]
Toshiba Thrive rooted
It’s been a few weeks since the Toshiba Thrive went on sale in the US, so it’s about time someone figured out how to root the device. Rooting an Android phone or tablet allows you to access system files and settings that would otherwise be unavailable. That means you can install apps that change the […]
Toshiba Thrive Android tablet review: full-sized ports make a difference
The Toshiba Thrive isn’t the first Android tablet to hit the streets. It’s not the thinnest, lightest or cheapest. But Toshiba’s tablet manages to stand out from the crowd in a few ways that makes this 10 inch tablet worth considering if you’re looking for a more PC-like experience from an Android tablet. Toshiba’s tablet […]
Toshiba Thrive: Testing the HDMI output
One of the key things setting the Toshiba Thrive apart from other Android tablets is that the Thrive has full-sized USB and HDMI ports. I’ve already tested the tablet’s ability to read data from a USB flash drive, so I decided to take the next step and test the HDMI port. I have a 1080p […]
Toshiba working on sleep/resume bug affecting the Thrive tablet
The Toshiba Thrive Android tablet went on sale just over a week ago, but early customers are already starting to notice a major with the company’s first tablet to run Google Android 3.1 Honeycomb. According to a thread at the Toshiba forums, a number of users are having trouble getting the tablet to resume from […]