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…]
Sony Ericsson has announced a new smartphone called the Xperia Arc. The smartphone will run the Google Android operating system when launched, and surprisingly it will be Android 2.3 rather than the older versions that SE commonly chooses.
Features include a 4.2 inch touchscreen (multitouch) along with an 8.1 megapixel camera. The sensor in the camera is an Exmor R sensor that is capable of capturing video at a resolution of up to 720p. [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…]
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…]
Plenty of tablet news out today in preparation for CES 2011. From what we see hitting news sites, it looks like Android Tablets willreally start to move in a good direction over 2011.
Next up is an announcement from Toshiba who has announced a Tegra 2 based tablet that has been designed to run Android Honeycomb when it launches.
The tablet has a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The screen is capacitive touch and uses “Adaptive Display technology”. Other sensors on this particular tablet includes an accelerometer and an ambient light sensor. [Read more…]
HTC has filed for a trademark for a new device called the HTC Scribe. The name and specifications suggest that this particular device will be a tablet.
What we have heard about the HTC Scribe is that it will have 2GB of internal memory that can be expanded a further 32GB via a microSD card. It is rumored to have a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels with a size of about 10 inches. It isn’t clear at the moment if the screen will be capacitive or resistive. [Read more…]
Good news is in store for owners of the Samsung Epic 4G. It looks like an Android 2.2 update is heading your way on December 26.
The screenshot below explains that a new software update will arrive OTA beginning December 26 and that it will be Froyo. The updates will be spread out over about 4 days from what we see below. [Read more…]
Pantech is launching the Pantech Vega X smartphone this week over in South Korea. The device will be landing on the KT and LG telecom networks.
OS wise, it runs Android 2.2 and is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. A large 4 inch WVGA screen is used on the device. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera. [Read more…]
NEC will be unveiling a new dual screen Android OS based tablet at CES 2011 that is being held in a couple of weeks time. The new dual screen tablet will be called “The Cloud Communicator” and will have two 7 inch screens attached together with a hinge in the middle.
Each of the 7 inch screens will be touchscreen. Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth as well as 3G for connectivity. Although both screens are touchscreens, it isn’t known at the moment what type of touch technology they will use. Hopefully both will be capacitive and the provided stylus will be an active stylus to make it compatible with that technology. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has announced that the Nexus One Android 2.3 update will be arriving soon. In a tweet that Google sent out, it said that it would be here in the coming weeks.
When the Nexus S and Android 2.3 were first announced there was a bit of confusion in people thinking that the Android 2.3 update was being pushed out. It turns out that those reports were incorrect and that Nexus One owners were just getting a small interim update to fix a few bugs. [Read more…]
