Google Voice on the Motorola Xoom working – hacked

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Yesterday, we told you about Google Voice not officially working or supported on Android Honeycomb OS just yet. Google’s Support forum is aware and looking into getting it officially supported. But why wait for that right?

That’s what Android central forum member Elysian893 thought too, because Google Voice is now working (unofficially) on the Xoom after they were able to backup the Voice app from a Motorola Droid, then pop it onto the Xoom. After permissions were granted for access, the app seemed to work fine. Still can’t make calls on it however (it is a tablet), but the SMS and other features work fine. So if you don’t want to wait for Google to get it going, head over to the source ink to find out more on the procedure.

[via Android Central Forum]

ViewSonic Offers Dual-Boot Tablet, The ViewPad 10 (Video)

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ViewSonic has recently announced the availability of their latest and greatest tablet, the ViewPad 10.  The device at first glance appears to be an entry level model in regards to most tablets, coming in at 10.1″.  However, what quickly sets the device apart is its cool dual-boot functionality, allowing one to seamlessly transfer between Android 1.6 and Windows 7.  Yeah, you said the same thing I did when I read the press release.  ”Android 1.6?”  Not sure why or how difficult it would have been for ViewSonic to incorporate at least Froyo on the device, making this thing a true powerhouse.  In any event, it’s possible that an upgrade could be gracing the device in the near future, but no word yet on when.

The ViewPad 10 is an Atom-based tablet offering a 10.1″ screen as mentioned, running with a resolution of 1024 x 600, a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom CPU, 2GB of memory, Wifi for b/g/n protocols, bluetooth 2.1 and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video chatting.  And as we stated earlier, you can navigate between Andriod 1.6 and Windows 7, meeting all of your personal and business needs simultaneously.   » Read the rest

Google Voice won’t work on Xoom – update coming for Honeycomb

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If you grabbed yourself a new swanky Motorola Xoom last week, and have been loading up all kinds of great apps, you may find that you’ll have a problem with Google Voice, if you use it. Apparently the app crashes on the Xoom, which has left a number of people unhappy that Google dropped the ball updating their own apps for their own Android OS.

Google Support is aware and working on an update for Honeycomb OS, so this isn’t necessarily an issue with the Xoom as much as it’s an issue with this version of Android. Don’t go bringing that Xoom back just yet, Google is working on it.

Glad to hear from so many Xoom early adopters! As you’ve noticed, Google Voice isn’t available for Honeycomb yet. We’re working on it, and I’ll update this thread as more info is available.

If you want to know more and keep up to date on this fix, you can hit the source link below.

[via Google Support]

Only 0.3% of the Earth’s Inhabitants Own A Tablet

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With the overwhelming amount of Tablets announced mid to late 2010 up until now, one would think that there would be quite an amount of them circulating the globe.  However, an inductive study by Mike Abramsky, an RBC analyst, shows that the market for tablet ownership is still quite large and promising.  According to the chart, 99.7% of people in the world still do not own a tablet of any kind, as of the end of 2010.  What the heck is that about?  And how in the world do we get an Android tablet in the hands of these 99.7% unaware and depraved individuals?  We’ll be working on that one folks.

Abramsky’s chart points to a small smartphone and tablet user base of 394 million worldwide as opposed to other markets like TV subscription, total PC’s and mobile subscribers

According to the Business Insider:

Abramsky predicts more than 400 million tablet users worldwide by 2014, including 185 million tablets sold in 2014. But he thinks Google Android, not Apple, will come to lead the market, representing 40% of the 2014 tablet market, versus 34% for Apple, 13% for Microsoft, 8% for BlackBerry, and 5% for HP WebOS

Until we can find a way to resolve this horrific issue, if you know of anyone who is not rocking an Android tablet of some sort, be sure to point them in the direction of Talk Android, where we’ll do our best to persuade them as to why they ‘need” the functionality of one.  Are you content with just a smartphone?  Or should one compliment their smartphone with a tablet?  We’ll let you be the judge of that.  Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments below.

[via businessinsider by engadget]

Want Some Optimized Apps For Your Motorola Xoom?

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Alright, so you purchased a Motorola Xoom, unlocked the bootloader, possibly rooted it and the device only cost you an arm, leg and your first born.  Now what?  What apps can I use on this baby?  Well, our friends over at Android Central have some dedicated forum members who have compiled an unofficial list of apps that work and are optimized to operate on your new Xoom.  Hit the source link for the thread and let us know what your favorite app is and how well it runs on your device.

[via androidcentral]

Rogers drops the Samsung Galaxy Tab to $299

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Rogers Wireless has finally jumped on the bandwagon of carriers lowering the price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab down to $299.99 on a 3 year contract. Even though this is a lower price, it’s still pretty pricey considering that the Galaxy Tab has 2 more models coming out with much better specs that this original, on top of that, there are going to be a giant amount of tablets being made available to Canada this year. If you really want a tablet, it would be advisable to hold on a little while longer, as this will lock you into a 3 year contract with an already outdated piece of hardware.

I have a better idea Rogers, get rid of the 3 year contract, and put this price at the maximum under a 2 year. In 3 years time, this tablet will look like an Etch-a-Sketch compared to whats available on the market when they’re finally good to buy another tablet.

[via Rogers Wireless]

Motorola Xoom tablet overclocked to 1.5GHz

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen all kinds of stories about the Motorola Xoom, with it being launched with Honeycomb at CES, showing off a fancy new Superbowl commercial rivaling the Apple iPad, coming without Flash at launch, being unlocked and rooted to name a few. Here’s another to add to the list which shows the hardware of the Xoom and what it’s capable of handling.

The Motorola Xoom has successfully been overclocked to 1.5GHz by XDA member coolbho3000. As seen in the video below, the Xoom is really cooking after getting some extra GHz breathing room, and looks to be pretty stable at that speed. If you want to find out how you can get it running faster, hit the link here for the XDA forum.

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Motorola Xoom already rooted – 2 new Verizon Xoom videos

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The Motorola Xoom which we just saw released has already been hacked and rooted, ready for some custom ROMs. Koushik Dutta got a Moto Xoom and decided the first thing to do would be to get it rooted by throwing ClockworkMod recovery image and ROM Manager on it. Hackiness goodness.

Also, here’s some Verizon Xoom video additions to the ads they started on TV which was cut off, no doubt to leave us anxiously awaiting the conclusion.

Check out the Verizon Xoom videos below.

Minecraft will be coming to Android later this year

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The hugely popular sandbox building game Minecraft will be coming to Android platform sometime later this year according to the game developer Mojang. The game has sold it’s millionth copy in January this year, and is still in beta form, meaning it’s actually got some 8-bit lovers enough that the developer thinks it’s time to move onto other platforms.

There was consideration from the developer to get a third party company to put Minecraft into mobile form for Mojang, but they decided its best to keep it in the family, and work it out themselves. No solid dates yet on the release, or cost if any, but we’ll keep you posted!

[via Android Central]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and S2 will stream content from Samsung TVs

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Samsung looks to be taking a few notes from Sony and Apple on how to keep your family of electronics connected, making a better end-user experience as we now hear that Samsung TVs will be able to stream content to the Samsung Galaxy S2 and Tab 10.1 that we saw launched at MWC 2011.

The Samsung line of TVs that currently supports this functionality is the D7000 and D8000, and likely this will be a feature to come on most new models as well, however there has been no comments on whether it would work on older Samsung TV models. We’ll go ahead and say it’s very unlikely, but that said, it’s a great direction to go in unifying your products.

[via intomobile]