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Jan

5

2012

Acer Announces HD Iconia Tab A200, Available in January with ICS in Tow

by Stacy Bruce
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With the new year upon us, we’re about to see an influx of new tablets and smartphones by the handful. Acer, one of the more affordable manufacturers, has just announced the availability of their next entry to the Iconia Tab line-up, the Iconia Tab A200. The new slate will be available in the US on [...]

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Jan

3

2012

Motorola Prepares Update For Xoom WiFi “Google Experience Device”, Indication For Something Big On Its Way?

by Roy Alugbue
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Hello kids, we have an interesting tidbit of news to those of you who are Xoom WiFi tablet owners. Motorola just shot out a ‘confidential’ email out to Xoom WiFi owners indicating what looks to be a major “project” about to get underway. The project is specifically targeted at those who have the “Google Experience” [...]

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Dec

28

2011

Firmware Update Now Available For Asus Transformer Tablets

by Justin Routhier
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A new firmware update has been released by Asus for their original Transformer tablet PCs and is now available OTA as version 8.6.5.21-20111216. (This device should not to be confused with its successor, the Transformer Prime.) The update addresses HDMI problems some owners experienced while operating the tablet with newer HDTVs and it enhances stability [...]

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Dec

27

2011

Acer Not Ready to Throw in the Towel for Tablet and Smartphone Manufacturing

by Stacy Bruce
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Some of you may have heard the rumor going around that Acer is preparing to withdraw from the tablet and smartphone markets because of their poor track record. Yesterday, Acer’s founder Stan Shih spoke out in response to the rumor and says that although sales have not been up to par, it’s not time to throw in [...]

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Dec

9

2011

Download the New Motorola XYBoard Wallpapers Now

by Stacy Bruce
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In case you were wondering what the new Motorola DROID XYBoard wallpapers look like (because the DROID line always comes up with some snazzy ones), they are now available for your downloading pleasure. A couple of them are repeats but some of the new ones are pretty bitchin’. Hit up the download link below to [...]

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Dec

8

2011

Verizon Starts to Receive DROID XYBoard Demo Units, Launch Date Still Unconfirmed

by Stacy Bruce
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With all the hubbub surrounding the Galaxy Nexus it can be easy to forget about the other great devices getting ready to drop. Take the Motorola DROID XYBoards for example. Although officially announced by Verizon, they are unofficially rumored to launch this Monday, Dec. 12, and haven’t received as much hype as they would have had [...]

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Dec

5

2011

MIPS Announces 7-inch Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet for $99

by Stacy Bruce
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Did you know that as of right now you can get your hands on a 7-inch Android tablet that runs Ice Cream Sandwich for under $100? Well you can. Today, MIPS technology announced the first ICS tablet to hit the market with the availability of their $99 device. The 7-inch tablet operates at 1GHz by [...]

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Nov

28

2011

Motorola Has Another “Project” On The Way, This Time For Xoom Tablet

by Roy Alugbue
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Well, it looks like we have another “project” in the works. First comes the “project” for the Droid Bionic, now it is something for the Motorola Xoom tablet. An email is currently being circulated among Xoom users in the Moto Support Forums: “Hi, Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are preparing a project for [...]

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Nov

24

2011

Asus Transformer Prime Gets A Video Walk-through, Shows Off Hardware And Software

by Joe Sirianni
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If you’re not sick and tired of hearing about the most anticipated tablet of the year, then you might want to check out the video demo of the Asus Transformer Prime below.  The Transformer Prime touts Nvidia’s new Tegra 3 chip set and comes packed with a slim as hell keyboard.  Check out the hardware as the review [...]

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