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LCD Density hack brings Gingerbread interface to Honeycomb tablets

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

The tablet market is very hot today with lots of offerings coming to market. The iPad may be the leader in the tablet market, but there are a lot more Android offerings out there than Apple can match. The cool thing about the Android offerings is that the tablets are easy to hack to put your own custom touches on to suit your style and needs. A new hack for Android tablets has surfaced that is easy and very cool if you have root access on your device. Read The Full Story

First Samsung Galaxy S II custom ROM arrives

, May 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are one of the users who has already picked up the sweet Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone or one of its variants with other carriers, you will like this. Lots of Android users take their smartphone and add custom ROMs to get new features right away. A new custom ROM application has landed called VillainROM for the Samsung Galaxy S II. The app is in version 1.0 and the developer warns that the software is use at your own risk. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia Tab A100 and A101 up for pre-order in UK, ships May 14

, May 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Back in April the Acer Iconia Tab A100 hit Amazon UK for pre-order with a ship date pegged by the pre-order page as April 20. April 20 came and went with apparently no launch of the tablets. The Acer Iconia A100 and its twin the A101 are now both on pre-order again at Amazon in the UK with a different launch date. Whether this launch date sticks remains to be seen. According to the ad, the new launch date is only nine days away. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: April 6th, 2011

, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up with your host, Chris Burns! I think I'll take over the Daily Show someday. It'll be horrible! Before that happens, let's talk about everything that's happened before we woke up here in the West. Let us begin with a big fat review written by yours truly that was actually published last night, but perhaps beyond a lot of people's bedtimes: T-Mobile Nokia C7 Astound - it's the same as the rest of the world, but different. Then hit the advice books with Chris Davies as he admits: "for a gadget reviewer, I'm rubbish at advice." Read The Full Story

Google Keeping Android 3.0 Honeycomb Closed For Now

, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has decided not to release the source code for Honeycomb to outside developers anytime in the near future. Honeycomb was developed from the ground up specifically for tablets and Google isn’t quite ready to let developers besides big manufacturers like Samsung, LG, HTC, and Motorola to play around with it yet. Read The Full Story

HTC Pyramid Revealed as Android 3.0 Honeycomb Phone

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [30]

Take a peek at a phone that's basically blowing the doors off of the Android world with it's unconventional release of itself stocked with Android 3.0 Honeycomb. This version of Google's mobile OS is only supposed to be for tablets, it being released recently with the Motorola XOOM. This phone, on the other hand, is giant, but it's not quite tablet sized. This phone instead is much closer to the upcoming HTC ThunderBolt or the recently released HTC Inspire 4G - it's like they're all made by the same manufacturer! Read The Full Story

iPad 2 vs Motorola XOOM

, Mar 2nd 2011 Discuss [145]

Behold the new fistfight. While we have had many a competition between tablets of Android and the iPad original, this is 2011′s real brawl. We’re talking the official Google approved Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet vs Apple’s hero product, the second generation in what’s quickly become a game-changing device in the whole world of consumer electronics. Who will emerge victorious?

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Android Honeycomb Review

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [44]

Google doesn’t mince its words: the search giant told us that smartphone versions of Android weren’t ready for tablets, and that we should wait for its slate-specific build, and boy have they delivered. Android 3.0 Honeycomb marks a significant shift from the Android 2.x we’re familiar with on handsets, with a refreshed UI and functionality to make the most of tablets’ expansive touchscreens. It debuts on the Motorola XOOM but we’re already expecting it on the imminent Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and LG G-Slate; check out the full Android 3.0 Honeycomb review after the cut.

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Acer Iconia Smart Android smartphone debuts at MWC 2011

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Acer has unveiled one of the most interesting product I have ever seen from the company at MWC 2011. Acer is more a computer firm in my mind, but the new Iconia Smart Android smartphone that has just been unveiled is very cool. The most interesting feature about the smartphone is the giant screen it uses. Read The Full Story

Motorola to launch Xoom in Europe in Q2

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [5]

We have been excited about the hardware inside the Xoom tablet from Motorola and the fact that it will be one of the first Android 3.0 tablets to hit the market. We are far from excited about the prices that have turned up with the Xoom showing an $800 MSRP at Best Buy. Europeans wanting to get their hands on the Xoom will be able to do so before you know it. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: February 4, 2011

, Feb 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

First, see for yourself the release dates for both the Motorola XOOM and HTC ThunderBolt. Then, grab yourself a wish from Android Community for a Happy Chinese Android New Year! See the winner of our big fat SlashGear’s Final Football Matchup Toshiba TV Giveaway! Grab a glimpse of Angry Birds newest expansion “Hogs and Kisses!” Decide for yourself if the "backdoor" into Google's new browser-based Android Marketplace is really something to be frightened of. Finally, and definitely not least of all, we're looking for new workers over on Android Community! If you think you've got what it takes, check out the Android Community Wants Workers post! All this and MORE on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 4 2011

, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

First and foremost, Android Community would like to wish you a Happy Chinese Android New Year! Next, grab the release dates for both the Motorola XOOM and HTC ThunderBolt, and see how Android Ice Cream will bring Honeycomb functions to handsets. Then hear a cryptic message from ASUS as their CEO promises a "secret weapon" to VANQUISH iPad 2. Meanwhile Apple's doing quite well as the iPhone launches on Verizon, setting first day launch records in just two hours - perhaps due in part to their clever beatdown of AT&T via a "Can You Hear Me Now?" ad spot. Oh an that iPad magazine The Daily? It's already hacked and free. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story
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