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Game changer: Google buying Motorola Mobility.
008/15/2011
Google Inc. has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility. A move that may help cement the dominance of Android in the smartphone market, and help further whittle away at Apple’s tablet market share. The deal has been approved by the boards of both Google and Motorola Mobility, and More >
T-Mobile LG G-Slate getting Android 3.1 OTA update starting today.
108/12/2011
The LG G-Slate may be the tablet that time forgot, but it’s still going to get an update. T-Mobile has announced that the device will start receiving the OTA Android 3.1 update starting today. You would think they would have just waited a few weeks and jumped More >
RIM rumored to have cancelled 10 inch BlackBerry PlayBook.
106/29/2011
While the 10 inch version of the BlackBerry PlayBook was only a rumor itself, the new rumor is that the plans for it have been canceled. RIM has had tough times over the past year, and the hope of PlayBook being their savior did not come More >
Android 3.2 due out in a few weeks, details leaked.
306/21/2011
Details have leaked that Android 3.2 will be coming out this summer. With the next iteration of Honeycomb (Android for tablet) comes support for 7 inch screens, and Qualcomm processors. This would match up with the release of several 7 inch tablets that are due out between More >
Acer Iconia Tab A100 delayed due to Honeycomb issues?
105/25/2011
The first 7 inch Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet was supposed to hit the market this May, and it was to be called the Acer Iconia Tab A100. Just weeks ago we learned that the tablet was being delayed, but no reason was given. Digitimes is reporting More >
Google announces Honeycomb 3.1 at Google I/O.
105/10/2011
Today, at Google I/O, Google has announced an update of Honeycomb to version 3.1. This update is expected to hit the Verizon branded Motorola XOOM starting today. It will hit other Honeycomb tablets over the next few weeks/months. This update is More >
The Elephant In the Room: Android tablets are failing.
005/07/2011
Well, I love this kind of straight talk from a guy that knows a helluva lot more about Android than me. Frankly, MyTabletLife.com is about reporting the news and this post (and the article it refers to) is opinion. I’m not sure my boss will publish More >
Google does have hardware requirements for Honeycomb.
104/15/2011
At the IFA Conference in Alicante, the product manager of Hannspree, Jordon Popov explained why only one of their upcoming tablets features Android 3.0. He says that Google is requiring that tablets using Honeycomb have a screen resolution of 1280×800, and have front and rear cameras. More >
Andy Rubin clears up Honeycomb confusion.
004/07/2011
Andy Rubin took some time to blog on all the rumors and speculation floating around about Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). He titled the post “I think I’m having a Gene Amdahl Moment”. Gene Amdahl coined the term “FUD” or “Fear, uncertainty, and doubt”. He wants to assure all More >
Does Google still have plans for a Chrome OS tablet?
004/07/2011
CNET has found that buried in the source code for Google’s Chrome OS is the beginnings of making the new operating system tablet capable. Google has claimed we would see Chrome OS tablets one day, but Chrome OS has yet to make it to the consumer market More >
Android in app billing now live.
003/29/2011
Google has finally released in app billing. This will allow users to purchase items from inside of an app like Tap Tap Revenge. There are several other apps that can also use this feature immediately. They are Comics by ComiXology; Gun Bros, Deer More >
Will there be a Google Nexus Tablet?
103/28/2011
Over the last few days rumors have persisted that Google is going to release their own Nexus branded Honeycomb tablet as they did with their Nexus One, and Nexus S smartphones. The Nexus One was built for Google by HTC, and the Nexus S by Samsung. LG More >
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