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Android 4.x installations overtake 2.3 Gingerbread after 17 months

Android 4.x installations overtake 2.3 Gingerbread after 17 months
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • It may have taken nearly a year and a half but Android 4.x (all versions of Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean) has finally overtaken Gingerbread as the most widely used version of Google's mobile operating system according to the…

BlueStacks hits beta, runs Android apps on your Windows machine

BlueStacks hits beta, runs Android apps on your Windows machine
  • Posted March 30, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Following a three-month alpha phase and a well-received CES 2012 demo, BlueStacks has launched the beta version of its innovative Android emulator for Windows XP, Vista and 7. Using a patent-pending binary-translation technology, BlueStacks allows x86-based PC users to access…

Asus Transformer Prime scores positive reviews, arriving December 19

Asus Transformer Prime scores positive reviews, arriving December 19
  • Posted December 1, 2011, 4:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware With Video
  • Reviews are rolling in for the world's first quad-core tablet, the Asus Transformer Prime, and so far the general consensus appears to be that there's a new king of Android tablets. The device cuts no corner when it comes to…

Lenovo unveils trio of tablets for Chinese market

Lenovo unveils trio of tablets for Chinese market
  • Posted November 29, 2011, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Lenovo is expanding its LePad range of products for the Chinese market with three new tablets: the 7-inch S2007, 10-inch S2010, and an oddly sized 5-inch tablet known as the LePad S2005. Powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm dual-core chip, the…

Source code for Android 3.0 and 4.0 released

Source code for Android 3.0 and 4.0 released
  • Posted November 15, 2011, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Google has released the source code for its tastily titled Ice Cream Sandwich release of Android 4.0, enabling manufacturers to begin to customize it for their handsets. This is also the first version released that is optimized for both tablets…

SlingPlayer app now available for Android Honeycomb tablets

SlingPlayer app now available for Android Honeycomb tablets
  • Posted October 11, 2011, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Sling Media has released a dedicated SlingPlayer app for Android 3.0 tablets that is available now in the Android Market. Android tablet users have been able to use the mobile phone version of the app in compatibility mode but picture…

Acer launches 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, Iconia Tab A100

Acer launches 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, Iconia Tab A100
  • Posted August 12, 2011, 7:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Acer's tablet arsenal has grown one device stronger today with the arrival of its Iconia Tab A100, purportedly the first 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb slate to wash up on North American shores. Priced at $329.99 (8GB) and $349.99 (16GB), the…

Google releases Android 3.2, still codenamed Honeycomb

Google releases Android 3.2, still codenamed Honeycomb
  • Posted July 18, 2011, 12:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • Late last week, Google announced Android 3.2 (codenamed Honeycomb, just like Android 3.0 and Android 3.1). Some devices, like the Motorola Xoom, are already getting updated to the new version, while others will be getting them in the weeks and…

Archos unveils Honeycomb tablets with 250GB HDD, low price

Archos unveils Honeycomb tablets with 250GB HDD, low price
  • Posted June 24, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • You've got to give it to Archos for trying something different but I have my doubts about how practical their main differentiator here really is in real-world usage. The company today announced what it claims are the world's first Android…

Huawei announces 7-inch MediaPad tablet with Android 3.2

Huawei announces 7-inch MediaPad tablet with Android 3.2
  • Posted June 20, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Huawei Technologies, China’s largest phone-network equipment maker, has taken the wraps off what they claim will be the world's first tablet to run on Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor and Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Weighing 390g and measuring 10.5mm tall, the…

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