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May

2

2012

Get a Kindle Fire for $139 Refurbished, Tested and Certified

by Adam Johnson
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  We’ve got a great deal coming out of Amazon today. It’s a certified, refurbished Kindle Fire. You can pick one of these 7-inch tablets up for a mere $139. Amazon actually had this same sale in March, but it’s back again! This Fire is tested, approved and offered with the same 1 year warranty you’d [...]

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May

2

2012

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Shortage To Delay ASUS Padfone?

by Ed Caggiani
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The ASUS Padfone, that weird phone/tablet hybrid device, was supposed to launch in Taiwan at the end of April, and in Italy sometime in May. But now, according to a tweet by ASUS Indonesia, it seems that the launch may be delayed due to a shortage of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processors. An ASUS spokesperson told [...]

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Apr

30

2012

And the winner of the ASUS Transformer Prime with keyboard dock and $25 Amex gift card is….

by Robert Nazarian
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NVIDIA and Phosphor games were gracious enough to provide us a 32GB ASUS Transformer Prime with matching keyboard dock and a $25 Amex gift card for one of our lucky readers. You guys created a lot of really cool captions and trust me, it wasn’t easy, but we unanimously picked the best one.

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Apr

30

2012

Dual-Screen Tablet Design Gets Patented by Samsung

by Jack Holt
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Samsung has never been one to shy away from innovation and this is especially true when it comes to screen size and quality. The Galaxy Note is a perfect example, what with its 5.3-inch screen and the fact that it really spurred the push for the “phablet” design, like LG‘s Optimus VU. Samsung looks to [...]

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Apr

27

2012

Amazon’s Kindle Fire Makes Up Over 50% of the Android Tablet Market

by Stacy Bruce
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According to a recent comScore report, the Amazon Kindle Fire makes up over 50% of the Android tablet market. A recent study shows that the 7-inch slate nearly doubled its sales from December to February 2012, maintaining 54.4% at the end of the month. Samsung’s family of Galaxy Tabs take the second spot and sits [...]

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Apr

27

2012

Sony Tablet S Gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

by Ed Caggiani
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If you own a Sony Tablet S, you’re in for a sweet chocolaty treat. Yes, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available through an over-the-air update! This will come with all the ICS goodies we’ve come to know and love, including panoramic camera mode, drag and drop creation of folders on your home screens, native screen [...]

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Apr

26

2012

Contest: Win an ASUS Transformer Prime with a Keyboard Dock from TalkAndroid, NVIDIA, and Phosphor Games

by Robert Nazarian
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To celebrate the release of Dark Meadow: The Pact, NVIDIA and Phosphor Games were gracious enough to give us a brand new amethyst grey 32GB ASUS Transformer Prime along with the keyboard dock to give to one of our lucky readers. They’re also throwing in a $25 AMEX gift card to cover an accessory or [...]

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Apr

26

2012

Acer Iconia A100 Tablet Gets Android 4.0 Update For Some Owners Around The World

by Roy Alugbue
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If you own an Acer Iconia A100, today is your lucky day. Acer previously confirmed the Iconia A100 would get ICS, but we know that manufacturers sometimes encounter delays and issues which sometimes prevent much-needed software updates from arriving on time. We knew Acer had been working on the update diligently as we saw a smooth-running [...]

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Apr

24

2012

ZTE V66 tablet supposedly to be released as the ZTE Turbine on Verizon

by Tony Rosario
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Earlier this year we had reported leaked info on the mysterious ZTE V66 tablet that is destined for Verizon some time in the first half of 2012. Originally speculated to be released during Mobile World Congress last month, the ZTE V66 has some fairly decent specs listed, however there are still important details unknown, leaving [...]

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Apr

24

2012

Original Eee Pad Transformer receives minor update

by Chris Stewart
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Amidst all of the criticism aimed at many of the top Android manufacturers surrounding software updates, there is one company that has been pretty much on point since day one and that’s Asus. Whether it be minor bug-fixes or the roll out of Android 4.0, Asus has been consistently prompt and hassle free. With the [...]

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