Articles Tagged Android
Lenovo Joins Mobile Market with Intel
Intel has been “coming” to smartphones for such a long time now that it’s difficult to remember when it all started. The NVIDIA and Qualcomm dominated field of mobile computer processor chips has been ripe for competition by the world’s most well-known CPU manufacturer and it looks like Intel is finally entering the fray… with Lenovo.
Lenovo Launches First Android 4.0 TV
Lenovo isn’t exactly a company that springs to mind when you think of TV, or Smart TV. However, at this year’s CES in Vegas Lenovo entered the TV market with a bang, introducing the world’s first TV running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The TV goes by the moniker of the Lenovo K91 Smart TV and will, oddly enough, be initially available only in China. There will be a wider release later this year, however.
Sony Unveils the Xperia S at CES
One of the first smartphones to be released after Sony’s buyout of Ericsson, the Sony Xperia S is definitely heading in a slightly new direction when it comes to style. This simplistically beautiful device comes in both black and white and boasts a 1280x720 4.3 inch display. Yes, that’s a 4.3 inch 720p HD screen for anyone who was wondering.
Toshiba Excite X10 Tab Coming Soon
Toshiba’s new Excite X10 tablet is on its way and with it reportedly comes the title of Thinnest and Lightest 10-inch tablet measuring in at just 8mm thick. Hardware-wise the Excite X10 isn’t skimping out. A 1.2GHz dual-core processor accompanied by 1GB of RAM should be enough to keep it in line with most of the competition for now, as will it’s shipping with Honeycomb 3.2. Although there is a chance we could see a release delay in order for Toshiba to upgrade that to Android 4.0.
White Galaxy Nexus Coming to the UK
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has already seen some pretty widespread popularity across the mobile market, making up a generous percentage of the 0.6% of Android handsets to currently run Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Now, come February 6th, it’s going to be available in white for UK customers.
3.7 Mil Android Devices for Christmas
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, announced via his Twitter than over 3.7 million Android devices were activated over last Christmas weekend. This is a huge boost over normal, but already impressive number of daily Android activations that currently sits at around 700 thousand new units per day.
Galaxy Ace Plus Announced
Continuing in the long line of confusingly similarly named handsets is Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Ace Plus. As is inferred by the moniker, the Galaxy Ace Plus is the newest model in the Galaxy Ace line. If you’re unfamiliar with the original Samsung Galaxy Ace, it’s basically a budget option of the more popular Samsung Galaxy S product line for folks who don’t feel the need to spend top dollar on a new smartphone, but still don’t want last-year’s model.
HTC Sensation XE Review
The HTC Sensation XE is one of HTC’s current leading devices, offering a similar yet enhanced experience than the original HTC Sensation. Some of the differences between the two devices are obvious due to the very nature of the XE, such as Beats Audio integration or its faster processor, and some are less obvious, even unexpected.
Google Pauses Nexus S ICS Updates
Google recently announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be rolling out to Google Nexus S devices over the course of the next month. That rollout has now apparently been put on hold in some areas while Google collects and monitors feedback.
Sony Tablet S Gets PS3 Controller
Sony’s released what sounds like a pretty simple, yet clever update for its PlayStation certified tablet: the Sony Tablet S. Continuing in the traditions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the Sony Tablet S has access to the PlayStation Sore via Android. That means movies, games and more. Up until now those games could only be enjoyed in a very limited fashion, as on-screen controllers are usually pretty difficult to handle when compared to the real deal. Now Tablet S users will be able to get that full PS game experience right on their tablets.
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