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Jul

15

2010

Velocity Micro and Acer gearing up Android tablets for late 2010

by Dustin Karnes
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The longer the iPad has the tablet market, the more we Android fans long for a palatable Android slate. Fortunately, some of the bigger names are starting to announce solutions, namely Acer and Velocity Micro. Velocity Micro, famous for their gaming hardware, is planning on releasing their “Cruz” line of tablets on September 1st. According to the company, the [...]

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Jul

13

2010

Confirmed: The Samsung Galaxy Tab Will Have A 7-inch Screen With A Resolution of 1024×600

by Chris Moor
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I was speaking with someone from Samsung online today, trying to confirm the release of the Samsung Galaxy S 2. I abandoned all hopes of getting information after awhile, and began asking questions about the Samsung Galaxy Tab (you know, the one with the dual-cameras?). The person I spoke with was able to confirm that [...]

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Jul

13

2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab will land before October

by Chris Moor
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New details on the Samsung Galaxy Tab have arrived! The tablet is going to sport two cameras, and will tout GPS, WiFi, and 3G connections. As for the release date, Samsung has commented that it will, in fact, be released before October! It will have Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, and will obviously run Android, most likely [...]

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Jul

9

2010

Android tablets heading our way from Rover?

by Chris Moor
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Russian hardware manufacturer, Rover Computers, has introduced several new tablets they are working on including some which will be running the Android OS. With how much I love my Android phone, tablets running the OS really catch my eye and are definitely something I would consider buying. As a college student and an avid reader, Android [...]

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Jul

2

2010

1&1 Pushes Out Its Own Android Tablet

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In our wait for a truly revolutionary Android-based tablet, we’ve been looking primarily at device manufacturers. After all, that’s the way that Google usually operates, right? Well, not always, apparently, because German ISP provider 1&1 is actually going to be outing a new tablet, designed and manufactured by themselves.  The 7-inch SmartPad will house a [...]

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Jun

29

2010

Cisco solidifies plan to utilize Android with the Cius business tablet

by Dustin Karnes
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Cisco has been the go-to source for business communications for years. So, what could make the Cisco lineup even better? According to Cisco, the answer is Google’s little green man. That’s right – Cisco has officially announced a new product, dubbed the Cius. The Cius is an Android based tablet that has the innards from [...]

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Jun

26

2010

Pandigital’s 7in Android tablet “Novel”

by Chris Moor
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With all this news on new Android tablets, you can’t leave out Pandigital’s Novel. The 7″ tablet runs Android 2.1 and packs WiFi, a Web Browser, Mp3 and Mp4 compatibility, as well as access to over 1 Million books through the Barnes and Noble online bookstore. How well this 16oz tablet will perform remains to [...]

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Jun

25

2010

The other Android tablet comparison

by Chris Moor
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Everybody loves an underdog story, don’t they? Slumdog Millionaire, Gandhi, Rocky, those special kids on American Idol – we are suckers for them all. Giant killings are also a personal favourite of mine. I once killed three giants in one go, with my good hand tied behind my back, because one of them stole my [...]

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Jun

23

2010

Android based Huawei S7 Tablet on presale, ships in 10 days

by Dustin Karnes
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If you just can’t wait to get your hands on an Android based tablet that doesn’t look bad, the Huawei S7 tablet may be your weapon of choice. A little while back, Huawei unveiled their S7 tablet at Computex, and now it looks like they will be re-announcing it in Australia tomorrow to make it official. [...]

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