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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer walkthrough [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 2nd 2011 Discuss [36]

ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer shot from me-too tablet to potential must-have slate earlier this week, as the company showed what it could achieve by thinking a little laterally from the omnipresent iPad. In a second video from the Eee Pad Transformer launch event, the Android tablet's custom app suite gets a walkthrough, complete with remote desktop support allowing you to bring your PC or Mac homescreen on the move. Read The Full Story

Flex touchscreen UI purposefully distorts your view [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

Usually, when we're reviewing smartphones and tablets, we give them extra credit if they can pan, scroll and zoom without distortion. Now, Osaka University researchers are claiming, it's might be better if they did. Their Flex touchscreen interface - demonstrated with Google Maps - uses a more elastic distortion of on-screen graphics, stretching around while your finger is on the display. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

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April Fools Tech Roundup

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [16]

It’s April 1 2011, and that means the wags of the tech industry will by vying to see if they can con each other with April Fools’ Day pranks. There’s always some impressive schemes and this year there are some real stars, including a PLAYMOBIL Apple Store and motion-control for Gmail. Check out the SlashGear April Fools Tech Roundup after the cut!

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Review

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [22]

Frankly, it’s a surprise it’s taken them this long. The idea of a PlayStation phone hasn’t been so much a persistent rumor as it has a cellular cloud hanging over both Sony and Sony Ericsson. It overshadowed the launch of the PSP Go and has been responsible for untold speculation about terse relations between the divisions. Throw in more pre-announce leaks than average, and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play has quite the reputation to live up to. Can the first gaming-centric Android smartphone deliver both the polished day-to-day experience we now expect, and live up to the PlayStation branding? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Three UK gets HSPA+ modem: up to 40% faster [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

UK carrier Three has announced its first HSPA+ USB modem, which will be headed to the network on April 7 and, it's claimed, offer 40-percent faster speeds than the existing HSDPA dongles. The Huawei E367 has a rotating USB plug rather than an easy-to-lose cap, and will be available on both pre-pay and a rolling one-month contract. Read The Full Story

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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer first-impressions [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [82]

If you’d asked us yesterday which Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet we were most excited about, we’d probably have said Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1, or maybe its smaller 8.9 sibling. Now we’re not so sure. SlashGear caught up with ASUS today for the official launch of the Eee Pad Transformer, the company’s 10.1-inch Tegra 2 tablet that can be optionally paired with a detachable, battery-toting keyboard dock. Announced back at CES 2011, and promptly lost amid the flurry of similar slates, it turns out that ASUS could well have a winner on its hands. Read on for our first-impressions.

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Google announces Fiber Project winner is Kansas City, Kansas [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has announced the lucky city that will get a 100x internet speed boost, courtesy of the search giant's ultra high-speed fiber broadband installation. Kansas City, Kansas, will be the recipient of the gigabit connection, with Google promising to work alongside local organizations, businesses and universities to help them figure out how to take advantage of all that bandwidth. Read The Full Story

Gmail mining Priority Inbox, more, for targeted ad campaigns

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google's Priority Inbox for Gmail may help you find the messages you're interested in quicker, but it's also a new source of personal preference information that the search giant can mine so as to show you more appealing adverts. Google has quietly announced a new push for "better ads in Gmail" which will take into account attention and interest in how it decides which contextual ads to display. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Nokia E6-00 leaks in full: Video, Specs, More

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

We've been gradually building a picture of the Nokia E6-00 over the past few months, but the unannounced Symbian smartphone has just seen its biggest leak to-date. A prototype has apparently found its way to the NokioTeca forums and been thoroughly snapped, tested and detailed. On the confirmed list, a VGA resolution capacitive touchscreen, paired with a physical keyboard, and an 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. Videos after the cut Read The Full Story

Firefox 4 for Android released: 3x faster than stock browser [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Mozilla has released Firefox 4 for Android, with the company promising that the new browser is up to three times faster than the stock Android browser. That's thanks to new JavaScript engine tweaks, but there's also support for tabbed browsing, Firefox Sync and add-ons. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Reviews

HTC Desire S Review

Chris Davies, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [45]

The original HTC Desire became one of the most popular Android smartphones of 2010, a compelling balance of screen-size, functionality and pricing that convinced us in our review and continued to convince buyers throughout the year. Now, HTC is back with the follow-up, the HTC Desire S. Question is, with dual-core Android phones already on the market, does the “S” stand for “sequel” or just “surpassed”? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.