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Well maybe it’s not a surprise, but according to RBC Capital Markets General Manager Mike Abramsky, the tablet market is poised to explode, something we’ve been expecting all along. However, Not only does the firm believe that 185 million tablets will be sold at the end of 2014, but that Android will be the dominant…
Even if Google Buzz was one of the tech industry’s worst attempts at getting in the social-networking game, the search giant was on point about where to implement it: Maps. The best application of its kind, Google Maps just received an update in the Android Market that brings a couple of new social networking, and…
Those of you looking to avoid signing a contract to get a Motorola Xoom may have been waiting for the WiFi-Only version.To that end, PCWorld’s UK site decided to post the pricing of the WiFi version as £449.99 before quickly pulling it offline. Well, it’s made its way back to the site, with a couple of changes.…
AT&T has been blocking the ability to download applications outside of the Android Market since day one. Since then, there have been a few ways to get around the blockade, for those Android users who want to install apps that they downloaded on their own. Today, we’re seeing a new sideloading workaround for the Motorola…
Enjoy your unlimited data plans while you can, Verizon users, as it looks like the carrier may be killing them off in favor of tiered data plans when mid-summer 2011 comes rolling through. Soon, users will have the option to choose between different data plans to suit their needs, especially if those needs include 4G…
We’ve been expecting some sort of pricing for the T-Mobile G-Slate (Optimus Pad outside of the US), but MobileCityOnline has just posted the 3D-toting Honeycomb tablet with a $699 price tag. What’s more promising about the price of the G-Slate is that it looks like there have yet to be any subsidies applied to that $699…
We’ve been wondering when the Honeycomb statue would make an appearance at the Google campus, and that day is today. Now Android 3.0 is finally next to its brethren in the form of, well, a honeybee’s home – Honeycomb. The statue for Honeycomb is a bit more interesting than previous versions, as you’ll find a…
It’s finally here, folks. The Motorola Xoom has officially been launched and we’ve got some time to put Honeycomb through its paces. The tablet-optimized version of Android improves upon many strengths of the OS, and offers up some new features that may be described as a geek’s wet dream. But is Honeycomb a fluid experience…
If you’re looking forward to the sexy Xperia Arc, then you may be interested in the smartphone’s first Android OS system dump, which has been spotted at the XDA Developers forum – think of a system dump as if your handset just vomited all its software code for you to use. If you can’t wait…
If you’re the new owner of a Motorola Xoom, and you want to get your hack on, we suggest you wait it out for a while. According to Motorola’s support forums, if you choose to root (hack) your Xoom, it will no longer be eligible for the free 4G LTE upgrade it has coming to…