Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Earlier this week, some rumors went around about Android 3.0 Honeycomb for Tablets having a minimum processor requirement to run. That minimum was said at the time to be a dual-core processor.
Dan Morrill from Google tweeted this week that closes out that rumor…
“Random note: there’s no hard minimum processor requirement for Honeycomb,”
“Trust me, if there were I’d know.”
Motorola has introduced details of its first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet at CES 2011. The new tablet will be called the Motorola XOOM and will have a 10.1 inch screen.
The device detailed was first spotted a month or so back when Andy Rubin gave a very brief demonstration on stage although not much was seen at the time as to what OS it was running. As for technical specs, the 10.1 inch screen has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and can playback 16:9 content. [Read more…]
Google has finally revealed more about Google Android 3.0 AKA Honeycomb. We have seen very brief details before, but now we have a short demonstration of what Android for Tablets will offer.
To start off, we now have it confirmed as Android 3.0 (not 2.4 like previously rumored). We also learn that this version of the Android operating system is designed for tablets only and wont be installed on smartphones. [Read more…]
RIM has launched a couple of new promotional videos for the BlackBerry PlayBook. These two videos arrive just in time for CES 2011.
The first one shows the tablet running HTML5 content as well as Flash games. Social networking sites such as Facebook are also seen running in the video.
The second video shows details about the tools available to developers as found in the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK. Adobe Flash Builder 4 is also shown as well as Flash Builder Burrito. [Read more…]
ASUS has introduced several new tablets at CES 2011. The company seems to be following along with how the Eee PC’s were shipped out, ie… loads of different varieties.
What ASUS is doing here is creating all these different variants so that it can test and see what sticks. [Read more…]
The Vizio Tablet and Phone was first spotted just a couple of days ago when an ad ran with each device in the background. Shortly after, official details arrived about the Tablet and Phone revealing that they would each run Android.
Now, some hands-on shots have been posted of the device as it is now on show over at CES 2011. [Read more…]
HP has sent out an invite to a press event that will be specifically for webOS and will be held on February 9.
There’s no specifics on what the event is about, other than webOS, so this could mean we hear more about where webOS is going, but more importantly we might get to hear the HP PalmPad release date mentioned.
The PalmPad from HP is just one of the many devices we expect to see launched this year, and if Palm manage to get it out sooner rather than later, it could become a competitor to the likes of the Samung Galaxy Tab and Apple iPad 2 (that is launching soon). [Read more…]
Opera has posted a very brief video showing off the tablet optimized version of the Opera Browser for Android tablets.
What you see in the video is a very quick run down of what the browser looks like as well as a demonstration of how smooth scrolling and zooming is. [Read more…]
Rumors are hinting that Android 2.4 (AKA Honeycomb), will require a dual-core processor to function. As well as needing a dual-core processor, we also hear that a resolution of at least 1280 x 720 pixels will be needed.
One dual-core processor that could be used by manufacturers is the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip that is beginning to be used in tablets at the moment. [Read more…]
Earlier today we mentioned that a Vizio tablet and phone were spotted. Just a few hours ago, the details were not available, but now Vizio has formally announced the devices.
The Vizio Tablet has an 8 inch screen (as previously known) and uses capacitive touch. 3 speakers are built in to the tablet. The tablet also has a front facing video camera.
The phone has a 4 inch display that is also capacitive touch. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera as well as a front facing camera. [Read more…]
Last night, Vizio showed a Rose Bowl advert that dropped hints of a new tablet and smartphone arriving soon. The advert shows a tablet being used hinting that you’ll be able to watch content on their new devices launching soon.
The Vizio Via Tablet has an 8 inch display while the Vizio Via Phone has a 4 inch display. Each will run the Android operating system when they launch. [Read more…]
Verizon has dropped the price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab from $599.99 down to $499.99.
Verizon will be switching over display materials in store to show the new price point as captured below.
For those who purchased a Galaxy Tab within the last 14 days who paid $599.99, you’ll be entitled to a $100 refund on your purchase from what Droid-Life is reporting. [Read more…]
