Manu Cornet, a Google employee, posted this cool “Android Evolution” comic strip on his Google+ page over the weekend. As you know, each major version upgrade for Android is accompanied by a tasty treat moniker. Going down the drawing from left to right we have Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich...
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Splashtop 2 HD, complete with its proprietary “Bridging Cloud” infrastructure, is now available for 7 to 10-inch tablets running Android 3.1 and higher. The app allows users to remotely access their Windows PC or Mac to run applications, view/edit files, watch HD movies and play graphic-intensive games. The updated version offers better performance through...
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Do Androids Dream of Jelly Beans? Apparently so, and Google has posted a video on YouTube that shows the team assembling the Jelly Bean sculpture in front of Building 44 of their headquarters in Mountain View, California. It now seems to be a tradition for Google to release a video of the process, as...
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The Jelly Bean sculpture has spilled onto the front lawn of Building 44 at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. It joins a bevy of statues representing previous builds of Android – Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich – at the Googleplex. It’s now undeniable that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will...
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The TiVo App has been available for Android smartphones for months, but now it’s finally been optimized for Android tablets. The app allows users to search, browse, explore and share comments about favorite TV shows or movies without interrupting what they’re already watching through their TiVo DVR. Read on for more information on features,...
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Today, Verizon announced release and pricing details for their upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. The LTE-enabled Android tablet will be available starting March 1 for $499.99 with a new or renewing two-year agreement. To review, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 features a 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display (1280×800), 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM,...
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In this video from CES 2012, we get a walk-through of the Sony Tablet P, which is headed to AT&T’s 4G LTE network in the coming months. What’s unique about this Android tablet compared to others is its clamshell form factor. It actually has two, foldable 5.5-inch capacitive touchscreen displays – each with 1024...
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In this video at CES 2012, we take a look at the Sony Tablet S, which is a 9.4″ screened Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet. The Tablet S features a 9.4-inch 1280×800 display, Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, 5000mAh battery, 32GB of internal storage, PlayStation certified, and...
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Sprint has started rolling out a significant update for the HTC EVO View 4G tablet. The 2.23.651.1 upgrade transforms the Android tablet’s software from Gingerbread to Honeycomb. The automatic update process begins today, December 22nd, but you can also ping it manually through the settings menu. Check out the change log below. HTC EVO...
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Google has updated their image search feature to better accommodate tablet users. There’s now a new image carousel that can be swiped to navigate through a long list of results. Simply perform a standard image search with the browser, tap on an image in the listed results, then swipe left or right to casually...
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Asus has unleashed the official promo video for the Transformer Prime Android tablet, which is due to go on sale this month. The Transformer Prime, the first Android tablet powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core chip, will run Android 3.2 Honeycomb at launch, but will be upgraded soon after to Android 4.0 Ice Cream...
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Today, Samsung started re-rolling out the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for the the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The upgrade was previously pushed out last week only to be quickly removed due to a major bug that disabled WiFi connectivity, screen rotation and Bluetooth on some tablets. Thankfully, the latest P7510UEKMM software update fixes those issues....
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If you plan on purchasing the Asus Transformer Prime, you can now set the wheels in motion by pre-ordering the Android tablet from It’s currently listed at $492.20 for the 32GB variant and $584.22 for the 64GB model. Unfortunately, there’s no release date attached to the pre-sale page, but the latest points to...
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Toshiba has updated their Thrive tablet from Android 3.1 to 3.2 Honeycomb, adding new features and performance enhancements. The 3.2.1.31.5.0002 update enables an improved compatibility mode enhancing the way applications originally designed for smaller screen devices appear and function on the larger tablet display and improves screen rotation acceleration. Note: applicable models – Thrive...
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As promised, Adobe has released a suite of six Touch Apps for Android 3.x Honeycomb tablets to the Market. The apps consist of Photoshop Touch, Collage, Proto, Ideas, Kuler, and Debut – each costing $9.99. Check out app descriptions, videos and features below. Adobe Photoshop Touch Transform images with core Photoshop features in an...
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