You’ve heard of singin’ in the rain (and have likely seen the movie). You may have even attempted it once or twice, but tableting in the midst of a downpour? That doesn’t exactly conjure the same whimsy and spontaneous dance numbers. Yet, Pantech’s ma…
Posts Tagged ‘Honeycomb’
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review (global edition)
February 7th, 2012
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Within an 11-day period last fall, Engadget published reviews of two different Samsung Galaxy tablets. At the time, we felt the company was turning into a caricature of itself, with slates in every conceivable size, including 10.1, 8.9 and 7 inches. M…
Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes advantage
February 4th, 2012
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The Google TV update that rolled out to Sony units earlier this week (no word on the Revue, yet) brought tweaks to Chrome and support for Blu-ray 3D playback on the player, but that’s not all. The bump to Android 3.2 also improved hooks for developers…
Google TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes advantage
February 4th, 2012
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The Google TV update that rolled out to Sony units earlier this week (no word on the Revue, yet) brought tweaks to Chrome and support for Blu-ray 3D playback on the player, but that’s not all. The bump to Android 3.2 also improved hooks for developers…
Rhapsody music streaming lands on Android tablets with ‘magazine-style’ app
February 3rd, 2012
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If you use Rhapsody to satisfy your $10-per-month musical appetite, then here’s another way to digest. The service can now be accessed through an app tailored to Android slates, featuring music discovery tools like expert playlists and guides, origin…
ZTE Optik tablet hits Sprint for $100 on February 5th, hopes EVDO is good enough
February 2nd, 2012
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Sprint has officially taken the wraps off the ZTE Optik and, as expected, the 7-inch tablet will be landing for a measly $100 on contract. Of course, to hit that price point you’ll have to make some sacrifices, like signing up for a two-year agreement…
Verizon-bound ZTE V66 slate gets photographed, looks just like you imagined
January 27th, 2012
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It wasn’t long ago that we first crossed paths with the ZTE V66 tablet, though at the time we were unfortunate to only meet its dull black-and-white renders. Those of you unfamiliar with the tab won’t have your jaws dropped by its innards, which are e…
LG makes Optimus Pad LTE official, 8.9-inch IPS tablet coming first to South Korea
January 18th, 2012
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You’ve already seen this little guy in the wild, but LG has gone ahead and made its first LTE tablet very official — ladies and gentlemen, meet the Optimus Pad LTE. The 9.3mm thin slate packs a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm CPU and an 8.9-inch 1280 x 768…
RedPad brings Chinese patriotism to Android, costs each comrade just $1,590
January 17th, 2012
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Well, it was only a matter of time. Hongpaiyihao (literally meaning “red group number one”), a Beijing-based pro-government new media company, has launched a 9.7-inch Tegra 2 tablet that’s “tailor-made for government officials” and patriotic consumers…
Some Transformer Prime users unable to upgrade to ICS, serial number ‘Unknown’
January 16th, 2012
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Ice Cream Sandwich for the Transformer Prime was one of the most anticipated updates for one of the most anticipated tablets of recent memory. It was pushed out last week and so everyone’s happy — right? Sadly, some folks are missing out. We’ve recei…
Hands-on with Panasonic’s 10-inch Toughpad tablet
January 10th, 2012
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Well, Panasonic’s presser here at CES just ended, and we just got done getting handsy with the company’s Toughpad tablet. As we reported back in November when it was first announced, it’s a 10-inch Android tablet running Honeycomb that’s built to ab…
Toshiba AT200 tablet coming to the US as the Excite X10, starting at $530 for 16GB
January 9th, 2012
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When Toshiba said its skinny AT200 tablet wouldn’t be available until January, anyone with a casual interest in gadgets could have guessed that meant a splashy CES launch was in order. Sure enough, everyone’s favorite trade show has rolled around, a…
Asus Transformer Prime Review: The Android Tablet You’ve Been Waiting For
January 6th, 2012
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I suppose it’s not a little ironic that what is easily the best Android tablet yet does not look a little bit like an iPad, but a lot like an iPad, and is being sued for trademark infringement…
Android 2.3 continues soaring upward, now installed on 55 percent of Google devices
January 4th, 2012
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Google’s monthly Android distribution charts may be the most visual piece of evidence that the mobile OS is riddled with fragmentation, but at least Gingerbread has clearly become the dominant player — and it continues to build momentum at a heal…
Motorola Xyboard Review: It Only Looks Like It Can Fly
January 3rd, 2012
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Xyboard. It sounds like a xylophone made sweaty, mumbly love to a chalkboard. Putting that aside, the Xyboard is a pretty serious tablet with an IR blaster, boom-packing speakers, and hardware …
HTC Flyer Honeycomb update starts rolling out for 3G tabs in the States (Updated: WiFi models too)
January 3rd, 2012
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Jealous of our friends across the pond, with their fancy Android 3.2 on their GSM-equipped HTC Flyers? Well, be envious no more our Yankee friends — Honeycomb is here for your stylus-friendly slate of choice. Reports are rolling in from across the …
Sony cuts Tablet S price by $100, now starts at $400 for 16GB
January 1st, 2012
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New year, new pricing strategy? We just got word that Sony’s cut the price of its 9.4-inch Tablet S by $100, so that it now starts at $400 for the 16GB model, and $500 for the 32GB flavor. The move follows a temporary $50 price cut, which Sony ann…
Toshiba Thrive 7" review
December 27th, 2011
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As 2011 draws to a close, it’s fun to look back and think about how we began the year testing the first Honeycomb tablet, and are now ending it elbow-deep in me-too slates, many of them cut down to smaller sizes. So it should surprise no one, then, …
