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How to root a BlackBerry PlayBook with DingleBerry

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 02:20 PM PST

DingleberrySo you picked up a BlackBerry PlayBook for $199 and now you've decided that you want to root the tablet so you can access protected files and settings, install the Android Market, or do other things that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion doesn't really want you to do. The Dingleberry tool makes the process relatively easy, but there are a couple...

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How to install PlayBook OS 2.0 Beta

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST

playbook-os-2-betaThere are two things that have people (some of them, anyway) talking about the PlayBook OS 2.0 update coming in February 2012. First, it's going to add the missing native BlackBerry email, calendar, and contacts apps. Second, the Android Player will finally make its debut, allowing users to run thousands of Android applications on BlackBerry's tablet. If you're willing to...

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HP could launch new webOS tablets in the next year or two

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:29 PM PST

HP TouchPadNow that HP has announced that webOS is going open source, CEO Meg Whitman says the company is looking at releasing new webOS hardware. No plans have been finalized yet, but Whitman tells The Verge and TechCrunch that tablets are still on the tablet, but HP is likely pulling out of the webOS smartphone business. If HP does produce a...

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Custom kernels let you overclock the Amazon Kindle Fire

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:06 PM PST

Kindle Fire custom kernelDevelopers have started to release custom kernels for the Amazon Kindle Fire which allow you to make a few nifty changes to the tablet. For instance, you can overclock the CPU or GPU when using the first custom kernels. Right now the top clock speed is 1.2 GHz, but it could go even higher. Out of the box the Amazon...

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HP to make webOS open source

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

HP TouchPadHP has announced that it will turn webOS into an open source project. The company paid $1.2 billion to acquire Palm and its webOS mobile operating system last year, and sunk billions of additional dollars into developing webOS smartphones and tablets before killing the hardware division this summer. Now HP is hoping to keep webOS alive by making it open...

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Coby will launch 5 Android 4.0 tablets in 2012

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:18 AM PST

Coby Ice Cream Sandwich tabletsBudget electronics maker Coby has announced plans to bring five new tablets to market in the first quarter of 2012. They'll have screens ranging in size from 7 inches to 10 inches, but all five models will feature: Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Capacitive touchscreen displays 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processors WiFi HDMI The tablets will offer up...

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Deals of the Day (12-09-11)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 and iPod touchToday's a good day to be in the market for a portable media device. Newegg is selling iPod touch models for 10 percent off, and you can grab a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 far below list price from Amazon. There are also some great deals on tablets, a USB flash drive, and other mobile tech. Handheld devices Apple 8GB iPod...

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This is what Android 4.0 looks like on the Notion Ink Adam tablet

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:00 AM PST

Notion Ink Adam tablet with Android 4.0The folks at Notion Ink and TabletROMs are working on bringing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Notion Ink Adam Tablet. A few days ago we saw the first photo, and now there's a video of ICS on the Adam to go with it. We're still looking at an early build that appears to have some graphical glitches. But...

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Apple iPad, iPhone sales could be banned in Germany (lawsuits)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 08:09 AM PST

Patent suitsA German court has issued a ruling in a patent case between Motorola and Apple which could lead to a temporary ban on sales of iPhones and iPads in Germany. Motorola is charging the Apple's mobile devices are infringing on a patent it holds related to GPRS wireless devices. But while the court ruling could lead to a preliminary injunction...

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Droid XYBOARD tablets now available from Verizon for $430 and up

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:25 AM PST

Motorola Droid XYBOARDVerizon Wireless is now taking orders for the Droid Xyboard 8.2 and 10 inch tablets, also known as the Motorola XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition. The tablets will be available at Verizon stores on December 12th, or you can place orders at the Verizon website. Prices range from $429.99 to $729.99 with a two-year service plan. Xyboard 8.2...

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