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American Dell Streak 7 tablet gets Android 3.2 software update

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Dell Streak 7A few days ago Dell began rolling out a software update for the Dell Streak 7 tablet in the UK and Europe. Now it's also available for US Streak 7 owners. The software update brings Google Android 3.2 to the 7 inch tablet. It initially shipped with Android 2.2 Froyo -- a version of Android designed for smartphones rather than...

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Fusion Garage Grid10 tablet reviewed, found wanting

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Fusion Garage Grid 10The Grid 10 is the second tablet from Fusion Garage... the company behind the ill-fated JooJoo. But while the JooJoo had a unique browser-based operating system and no support for third party apps, the Grid 10 is a 10 inch tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor and an operating system based on Android. While it doesn't look like...

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Parallels Desktop 7 now lets you install Windows 8 on a Mac

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Parallels Desktop 7 for MacParallels makes software for Mac computers that allows you to install Windows and run Windows apps from OS X without rebooting. The latest version of Parallels adds experimental support for Windows 8. Microsoft released  developer preview of Windows 8 recently. It features a dramatically redesigned start menu and new "Metro style" applications with a full-screen view and touch-friendly user interface....

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Motorola XOOM 4G upgrade also improves SD card support

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Motorola XOOMWhen the Motorola XOOM hit the streets in February it was missing two key features: a 4G LTE modem and a working SD card slot. It took a while, but in July Motorola finally rolled out an update that allowed users to insert an SD card and read data from it. And last month Motorola and Verizon finally started to...

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Deals of the Day (10-06-11)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Velocity Cruz Micro R102Velocity Micro's Android tablets may have slower processors, less RAM, and less storage space than some higher priced tablets -- but it's hard to argue with the price tags. These tablets usually come cheap, and today you can pick up two models extraordinarily cheap. Here's a roundup of some of the day's best deals on mobile devices and accessories: Velocity...

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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet goes on sale for $199 and up

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Lenovo IdeaPad A1Lenovo has begun taking orders for the IdeaPad A1 tablet. It's available for $199 and up from Lenovo.com. The 7 inch Android tablet has an estimated ship date of October 27th, so it looks like you'll have to wait a little while to get your hands on the device, but it should still ship before Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire tablet,...

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HP applauds efforts to port Android to the Touchpad, won’t offer any help

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:50 AM PDT

HP TouchPad with AndroidIndependent developers have been working for the past few months to port Google Android to run on the recently discontinued HP TouchPad tablet. The effort got a big boost in late August when a handful of users reported that they had received HP TouchPad tablets with Android preloaded. At least one of those people shared a system dump with the...

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Pixel Qi: Over 3 million screens in the wild

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Pixel Qi 7 inch screenPixel Qi makes transflective displays that look like full-color LCDs when used with a backlight, but look more like a low power, outdoor readable E Ink when you turn off the backlight on a computer, eReader, or other device. The company has been showing off its technology for a few years, but so far very few consumer devices have actually...

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Rdio now offers free (and ad-free) music-on-demand

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:47 AM PDT

RdioRdio has stepped up its game in the online music service's battle with Spotify, MOG, and Rhapsody. Rdio now lets users sign up for a free account and listen to a limited number of songs on-demand for free each month. Spotify offers a similar free service tier. But unlike Spotify, Rdio won't interrupt the music after every few songs to...

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Alien Dalvik allows Android apps to run on iOS

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:21 AM PDT

alien dalvikMyriad Group has unveiled new software that allows Android apps to run on non-Android devices... including the Apple iPad and other iOS devices. Myriad has been showing off its Alien Dalvik software since early this year, but version 2.0 adds support for a wide range of tablets, eBook readers, televisions, and other devices including Apple products running iOS. The software...

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Best Buy accidentally marks down the HTC Flyer to $100

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:36 AM PDT

HTC Flyer at Best BuyJust a few days after Best Buy began offering the HTC Flyer 7 inch Android tablet for $299.99, the electronics retailer marked down the price to $99.99 last night. Unfortunately the tablet is already sold out online, but it may still be available in some stores. Members of the SlickDeals Forum noticed the markdown last night, and as of this...

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