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Feb

8

2012

White Version Of Samsung Galaxy Note Spotted Out In The Wild

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by Roy Alugbue
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Photo Courtesy of Pocket-lint   The Samsung Galaxy Note phone/tablet is no doubt a cool device, that’s a gimme. Well Samsung took the device and threw on some white covers, making it even more attractive than it already was. The fine team at Pocket-lint got a chance to go hands-on with the newest color of [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Amazon Kindle Fire Gets Another Taste Of ICS Thanks To MIUI 4 ROM

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by Roy Alugbue
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Would you look at that? The MIUI 4 ROM is now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire. In addition to the sexy Android 4.0-based UI, the ROM includes full support for both the Android Market and the Amazon App Store. Keep in mind the ROM is a work in progress, so the following features are [...]

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Feb

8

2012

ASUS Transformer Prime Receives OTA Update, More Than Just Minor

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by Stacy Bruce
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Great news for Transformer Prime owners, as I woke up to an OTA update notification this morning! The new update is currently without a changelog, but from my experience and others on XDA, the device receives a new kernel (2.6.39.4) and updated versions of Wi-Fi (6.1.1.18) and Bluetooth (9.26). Folks are reporting a solid improvement, [...]

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Feb

8

2012

You Will Not See a Press Conference From Samsung at MWC

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by Jack Holt
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As you folks know the rumored Galaxy S III announcement at the Mobile World Congress was refuted by Samsung and they went as far to say we wouldn’t see it at their press event in France either. Well it appears that the Korean company is going a step further by saying that they will not be [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Android Kernel Source Released For HP TouchPad Tablet, Hackers & Developers Now Licking Their Chops

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by Roy Alugbue
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The HP TouchPad continues to get a new lease on life– this time receiving a test version of the Android kernel. HP (which has long been a supporter of the Android development community) released information and other components to the CM developers working on the CM9 port for the TouchPad. Here is some insight HP’s [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Size Matters: Who Wants a Phablet?

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by Ed Caggiani
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When mobile phones first became ubiquitous, the best phones were the smaller ones. Every new model got smaller and smaller and would sell better than the bigger, clunkier models. Then, in 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone…a phone that was all touch screen and was meant to be looked at as much as be held to [...]

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Feb

7

2012

T-Mobile celebrates Valentine’s Day with FREE smartphones and tablets

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by Robert Nazarian
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Mark February 11 on your calendars because T-Mobile is going to have one of those really big sales. This time they are celebrating Valentine’s Day just in case you need to get that special someone a really nice Android phone or tablet. Of course there’s nothing stopping you from taking advantage of this promo for [...]

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Feb

7

2012

New, Evolved Android Malware Shows That Google’s Bouncer Service Can Possibly Be Sidestepped

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by Jack Holt
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Google’s new bouncer-service that was announced last week is supposed to have dropped the number of malware apps in the Android Market by about 40% already. While that is a great number the Bouncer service isn’t perfect and it probably is the beginning to one of many back and forth battles between the Search Giant [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Toshiba’s stylish AT200 aka “Excite X10″ tablet launches in the UK

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by Chris Stewart
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The ultra sleek Honeycomb tablet, known in the US as the Excite X10, has landed in the UK and will be available exclusively from Carphone Warehouse. The AT200 claims to be the slimmest 10″ Android tablet on the market (7.7mm) and weighs in at an impressively light 535 grams. The tablet also boasts a premium build, boasting [...]

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