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Android’s best tablet to date, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, is destined to get a LTE version for Verizon in the near future. Pre-orders for the device went live early last month and rumor has it that we may see the tablet land on store shelves later this week. Thursday, to be specific. Apparently Verizon…
As you may have noticed, Samsung isn’t afraid of releasing products with large displays. While we’re inclined to choose the 4 inch mark for smartphones, Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 ships with a 4.3 inch display and since it’s so thin, it’s more manageable. Same goes for the Infuse 4G. Well, Sammy may have another product…
Android 3.2 Honeycomb has just been released and it includes a number of bug fixes and other upgrades to the tablet version of Google’s mobile software platform. Moreover, the release shows better support for multiple screen resolutions, which means manufacturers can just go nuts with their screen sizes, within reason. What we have to look…
Earlier today the RIM’s tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, was updated to OS 1.0.7. It’s not quite as significant as the last update, but there are a few new features, mostly surrounding file attachments. Now files can be saved to your BlackBerry smartphone over Bridge in addition to locally on the tablet. The PlayBook can also…
There was a little scuttlebutt this morning about Research In Motion potentially discontinuing the WiFi-only version of its BlackBerry PlayBook but the company is quickly trying to put out that fire. The rumor stemmed from an analyst who said the company might stop making the WiFi-only BlackBerry PlayBook in favor of working on carrier deals…
We’ve just heard word that Android 3.2 is currently rolling out to Motorola Xoom users and this finally makes the SD slot usable, as well as adds a new viewing mode for older Android apps. Google has started rolling out Android 3.2, in phases, to Motorola Xoom users,” a Motorola told CNET. We’re still waiting…
Update: We refreshed our top 10 BlackBerry PlayBook apps list for the 2011 holiday season – some of them will look familiar, but there are a bunch of new ones too. The BlackBerry PlayBook launched with a relatively meager selection of quality applications, despite RIM handing out the tablet to any developer willing to cook…
U.S. Cellular’s roadmap for the rest of the year has been revealed in all its glory, and for a little regional carrier, they’ve got some solid hardware on the way. The Motorola Photon, which just got its Sprint release date yesterday, will be landing on U.S. Cellular as the Electrify in October. The LG Optimus…
While SwiftKey doesn’t get the same amount of headlines as Swype (deservedly so, based on installed base), I think the company is trying to do some innovative things with input. The company just launched the SwiftKey X keyboard for phones and this also includes a version that’s optimized for tablets. The SwiftKey X keyboard uses…
Last time we heard about the Eee Pad Slider, Asus’ British branch said it won’t arrive before autumn (that’s fall on the other side of the pond). Apparently that wasn’t the date for whole of Europe with Asus Poland turning to Facebook to announce that the QWERTY-keyboard equipped tablet will be available to Poles in…