Tag: Honeycomb
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Android 3.2 officially detailed, new features explained
The latest incremental software update to Android Honeycomb, 3.2, has been officially detailed by Google themselves on their Android Developers blog. “Today we are announcing the Android 3.2 platform, an incremental release that adds several new capabilities for users and developers. The new platform includes API changes and the API level is 13” reads the…
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Android 3.2 update starts to arrive on Motorola Xoom
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The Motorola Xoom was the first real Google Android Honeycomb sporting device and because of its early run it’s also the First Android Tablet to receive the new Android Honeycomb 3.2 update which will be s-l-o-w-l-y be rolled out to all Xoom customers. Late last night (on Tuesday the 12th of July) a small handful…
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Android Honeycomb 3.2 brings zoom feature for small apps
Android Honeycomb 3.2 is on its way to tablet devices very soon, meaning that new and improved features are being dug up all the time. The latest is an interesting “zoom” feature which will make apps that aren’t customised for tablets able to run on a big screen. Honeycomb is a great OS but let’s…
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Gadget HELP! – Acer Iconia A500 Tablet and changing the screen timeout
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on Acer Iconia…
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Acer rolls out the Android 3.1 update for the Iconia Tab A500
Okay, so it’s a little bit later than previously expected, however Acer have now started to roll out the latest Android 3.1 update to users of the Iconia Tab A500. So if you happen to have yourself one, you should hopefully be offered to update the tablet to Android 3.1 relatively soon. If you’re impatient…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 “Official Demo” feature hits web
It’s Time To Tab.. ..declares the robotic female voiceover in the “Official Demo” for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, which has just surfaced online – and we’ve got to say it’s a bit of a strange one. It’s a little bit Star Trek and a little bit infomercial with a soundtrack that could have come straight…
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Acer release 16GB Iconia A500 Tab with £100 saving!
After seeing a great deal of success with their Android Honeycomb based A500 Iconia Tablet, Acer has decided to release a cheaper model with half the storage. Until now there has been a 32GB Wi-Fi only model available on European and US markets, but Acer have now seen an opportunity to release a cheaper model…
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Google’s 500,000+ Android OS activations a day
Google’s VP of Mobile and head honcho Android man Andy Rubin has taken to Twitter to announce that the Android Operating System is now getting a whopping 500,000 (that’s five hundred thousand!) Android device activations a day, and that number is still rising! Rubin tweeted: “There are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it’s growing…
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Samsung officially confirm Galaxy Tab 10.1 for 4th August UK release
After being in the dark about the UK release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung have finally shone a light and officially announced the release date of August 4th. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will officially go on sale across the UK on August 4th, 2 months after it was initially sold in New York,…
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UPDATED: Archos announce G9 tablets – The cheapest Android Honeycomb tablets ever!
French gadget manufacturer Archos has today announced a new range of Android tablets, and they’re set to become the cheapest tablets with the Honeycomb OS. Literally minutes ago Archos unveiled the 80 and 101 G9 Honeycomb tablets to a packed room in Paris. The 80 is an 8-inch tablet, and as you may have guessed,…
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 will get Android 3.1 update on July 5th
Announcing software updates by Facebook seems to be the way to do things these days; Motorola did it yesterday with the Defy, and now Acer are getting in on the action, announcing that Android 3.1 will be coming to the Iconia Tab A500 on July 5th. The announcement was made via Acer’s German Facebook page,…
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Android 3.2 details outed by Huawei, reported to land imminently
Next iteration of the tablet platform will bring a raft of new features