Users tapping away on their Motorola XOOM tablets (of the Wi-fi variety) will be glad to find an over-the-air update coming to them today that includes nothing less than the newest version of the Android Market, one we've seen popping up on handsets of all kinds for the past couple of weeks. This newest version of the market re-arranges the way you search for and browse apps, retaining then the content of the market as well as the prices, your account, and basic bits along those lines. Hackers will soon be bringing this to Android tablets of all kinds, of course, leads on this included in the text below.
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Archive for September, 2011
Android Market update released for Honeycomb tablets
iPhone 5 gets realistic mockup in aluminum, glass
Apple will be pulling the wraps off the next-gen iPhone in only a matter of days and although there's the possibility that it could turn out to be only a minor upgrade to a rumored iPhone 4S, there's no stopping the anticipation for something more radical in the form of an iPhone 5. The folks at Giga.de have rounded up all the rumors surrounding a more drastic revamp along with CAD designs, leaked cases, and hardware components to create their own realistic mockup.
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Google Analytics now tracks users in real-time
Today the folks at Google's Analytics lab revealed an upcoming service where users visiting websites tracked with the service would be counted in real-time. This isn't the first time such a service has been offered by an analytical group, but because it's being integrated into one of the most-used services for such tracking in the world, Google Analytics, this becomes a rather significant happening. Google calls this new service "Google Analytics Real-Time" and will be turning it on for users in waves over the next few weeks - can't wait!
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EliteBook Notebook PC Concepts hands-on with HP’s Eric Chen
It’s a rare occasion when you get to see the inner workings of the industrial design crew at a PC creation laboratory, but that’s just what we got to do this week at HP’s inaugural Making of Elite Tour for the world’s press core. It’s here that we got to speak with Eric Chen of HP Notebook Design and were allowed to gain some great insight into a bit of the grab-n-plug nature of iterations of devices. What we get to see here is a set of three EliteBooks, different versions on the way to the testing floor at one point or another, saved here for future projects should the need ever arise.
Xbox LIVE could get Comcast, Verizon TV next week
Microsoft has reportedly been in talks with almost two dozen content providers to source music, sports, movies, and TV shows for expanding its Xbox LIVE streaming service. Early last week, there were reports that the company was considering partnerships with Comcast and Verizon to bring traditional cable TV to the Xbox 360 console, and now a source has revealed that the service could start as soon as next week.
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What Console Could You Not Live Without?
Over the weekend, I was getting ready to play Gears of War 3 on my Xbox 360, and looked at my selection of game consoles, including the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, in addition to Microsoft’s hardware. After thinking about all the benefits of those devices, I asked myself a simple question: “which one of those could I simply not live without?”
Huawei 4G tablet leaked for T-Mobile
Some images have surfaced of what looks to be Huawei's 7-inch MediaPad tablet. According to TmoNews, this tablet is destined for T-Mobile as a 4G slate and could get its major unveiling during CTIA next month. The tablet was first announced back in June and although originally thought to launch in August, it's been pushed back to October in Malaysia first and then worldwide before year-end.
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Scosche unveils Realm high-end headphones and earbuds
Scosche has unveiled two new high-performance headphones under its Realm brand, which has been known for its high-end series of car audio components. The company has leveraged that experience to develop an over-ear model (RH1056md) and an earbud model (IEM856m) so that audio enthusiasts can enjoy Realm's premium audio quality everywhere.
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Kindle Fire already Amazon top seller
It appears that Amazon may have a hit on their hands right out of the starting gate here as their pre-orders list now points toward the Kindle Fire being an instant best-seller. Amazon reports that their top-selling item at this very moment, and for the second day in a row, is indeed the Kindle Fire, a $199 Android-based unique-functioning tablet that's not even out in stores for sale yet. We've got all the coverage you could possible desire on this tablet as it was formally announced this week - meanwhile sit back, click around, and ask yourself why you've not ordered the thing for yourself yet.
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iPhone 5, N94 now listed in Apple’s inventory
According to a new inside tip, Apple updated its inventory system today with the iPhone 5. Yesterday, we reported that two iPhones and three iPod touch devices had been added to the system, but that the codenames associated with those devices suggested that they were only minor upgrades, possibly the rumored iPhone 4S. Today’s inventory update, however, adds the N94 device, which has long been rumored as the codename for the iPhone 5.
HP TouchSmart 9300 Elite Business PC Hands-on [Video]
In an effort to give the press (and via the press, consumers) a better look at the inner workings of their PC business, specifically their Elite line of PCs, HP has invited us to what’s called the “HP Making of Elite Tour” which we’ve been enjoying throughout the first half of this week. What we did not expect but certainly welcome is a look at some totally complete PCs, here an HP TouchSmart 9300 Elite Business PC, an all-in-one computer that we first saw mention of back in February. WIth its deep-tilting full touch display, it seems custom made for Windows 8, an OS we know to be made to reflect the touch-based future of PCs. Will the 9300 add up?
Amazon Kindle Fire Q and A for greater detail
In addition to the basic details spoken on the circuit this week for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, questions had to be asked of those that had the details (and we’re not just talking clarification here) for bits and pieces that only the “early adopter” crowd might be truly needing to know. That’s where pressing the PR representatives comes in, and that’s where we’ve got to do some additional analysis. In what some may have dismissed as their B-roll of film, there’s the Q and A session, and here we’ve got some additional answers for those of you wishing to know specifics on the next big Android-based tablet experience from Amazon.
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