Google is readying a new socially-enabled news reader app, Google Propeller, which will take on well-known rivals like Pulse and Flipboard in addition to challenging Facebook's recent news additions. Propeller is expected to be available both on Android Honeycomb tablets and Apple's iPad, AllThingsD's sources reckon, and is one of a number of apps and services the search giant has in the pipeline.
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Sphero smartphone-controlled robotic ball Hands-on with CEO Paul Berberian [Video]
Remote controlled cars have come a long way in just a few short decades, and here in Orbotix’ Sphero we’ve got the new benchmark for awesome. This device is indeed a sphere with bright lovely lights inside of it that can be controlled with a variety of smartphone-based apps that you can run on either your iPhone or your Android handset. And what’s mot than that, you can use your iPad, your iPod Touch, and essentially any variety of Android device to make this ball go – all you need are the official apps and bluetooth connectivity. What we got to see this week, courtesy of the CEO of the group that’s created this lovely device, Paul Berberian, is a hands-on experience with the near-final product in all its glory.
Logitech Revue gets a second Honeycomb leak
In Google TV news another Honeycomb build for the Logitech Revue Google TV has been leaked. We saw Honeycomb for the Revue first leaked in August but that brought many bugs as well as the loss of Netflix. I'm happy to report this newest leaked build not only runs better but Netflix is back and ready to go. We have a full 8 minute video teaser for you after the break.
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HTC Jetstream hands-on [Video]
Providing the grunt inside of various gadgets lets you take certain liberties, and in Qualcomm’s case it’s an HTC Jetstream on its Snapdragon stand, flown into Istanbul especially from AT&T. The 10-inch Honeycomb tablet was sharing deck space with its 7-inch Flyer sibling, though aesthetically it’s more reminiscent of the harlequin-style Salsa to our eyes. Read on for some first impressions.
AT&T Acer Iconia Tab A501 4G due September 18
AT&T has confirmed availability and pricing for the Acer Iconia Tab A501, an HSPA+ enabled version of the Honeycomb slate. Set to go on sale September 18, the Tegra 2 based tablet will be priced at $330 with a new, two-year data agreement, or offered at $480 for the 16GB contract-free version. The slate is otherwise identical to the Iconia Tab A500 we reviewed earlier this year.
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HTC Flyer Honeycomb 3.2 update leaked with screenshots
The HTC Flyer 7-inch Android tablet that boasts an optional stylus looks to be getting its Android 3.2 Honeycomb update very soon. MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien got a hold of a beta version of the update along with the "Sense 1.1 for Tablets" update and has publicly released the ROM for all to download and has also tossed up some screenshots of the new interface.
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Congratulations AT&T, you killed HTC’s tablet
HTC just can’t catch a break with its US tablet plans. The HTC Flyer, when it launched as the EVO View 4G in the US, came with its most obvious component – the digital stylus that differentiated it from all the other Android tablets on the market – as an optional accessory. Now, AT&T has released the HTC Jetstream, a 10-inch Honeycomb model, and it’s time for another face-smack moment. The carrier is asking $699.99, and that’s with a two-year data agreement. It’s almost like AT&T doesn’t want the Jetstream to succeed.
Apple wins Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 injunction
Apple has secured a new injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 in Germany, forcing the company to yank the tablet from IFA 2011 show stands as we saw on Saturday. The courts in Dusseldorf granted Apple’s request for a ban on sales and promotion of the new Android slate, Yonhap News reports; “Samsung respects the court’s decision” spokesperson James Chung told Bloomberg, though went on to criticize the ruling as something that “severely limits consumer choice in Germany.”
ViewSonic ViewPad 7x Android Tablet Hands-on [Video]
This week we got the opportunity to take a hands-on look at quite a few devices, today playing host to a set of tablets that may well change the tablet world forever – is the ViewSonic ViewPad 7x one of them? This is an Android 3.2.x Honeycomb tablet, a tablet we first got wind of earlier today, this year’s IFA conference in Berlin certainly not letting us down on the tablet front. You’ll find a whole new user interface, a lovely 7-inch display size, and the quality you’ve come to expect from all ViewSonic hardware.
Toshiba AT200 hands-on [Video]
Toshiba has taken the wraps off of its new Android Honeycomb tablet, the Toshiba AT200, and we just spent some time up-close with the brand new slate here at IFA 2011. Toshiba only had a couple of units on hand at the show, only one of which was functional, but it’s the aesthetic that makes this slate particularly stand out. Far thinner and more pleasing to the eye than the Thrive, the AT200 also beats the existing thinnest Honeycomb slate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Will carriers kill the Galaxy Tab 7.7?
All eyes have been on Samsung this morning, with the company’s compact tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, finally breaking cover. It’s hard to argue with a better-than-720p Super AMOLED Plus display, Kindle-besting thinness and 10hr battery (at least on paper), but the big question hanging over the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is whether – like its predecessor – its potential success will be scuppered by the North American carriers.
AT&T HTC Jetstream LTE 10-inch Android tablet official
AT&T has officially unveiled the HTC Jetstream, the company’s 10.1-inch tablet previously known as the HTC Puccini. Packing Android 3.1 Honeycomb on an WXGA touchscreen with support for HTC’s Scribe digital pen – initially bundled with the slate – the Jetstream totes both HSPA+ and 4G LTE support and will go on sale on September 4 priced at a hefty $699.99 with a new, two-year agreement.
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