Last time we checked the HP TouchPad was in the midst of a fire sale. Priced at $99 here in the US, the first (and possibly last) webOS slate has sold out across most sales channels. Earlier this week we told you about an Android port in the works and today it seems one TouchPad enthusiast has done just that. A 32GB HP TouchPad running Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box has just been listed on eBay for a whopping $700 (£427). We’ve heard of a mark up, but 250 percent seems a tad high if you ask us.
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The Nexus S, Xperia neo, Xperia pro and Desire S are not the only cool kids on the block able to enjoy Skype video calling. Today, Skype announced support for 17 additional Android handset, bringing the grand total up to 21 devices capable of cross pollinating in video calls with other smartphones, tablets and PCs. Sounds good, but are you ready to hear the catch?
The first mainstream seven-inch Android tablet is due for an update. Though not an official tablet by Google’s standards since it lacks Honeycomb, recording one million units sold in its first two months of availability was no small feat. This year’s seven-inch Galaxy Tab refresh is rumored to include a higher resolution display, faster processor and more RAM. Are you ready for the Galaxy Tab 7 version 2.0?
The Android Honeycomb statue has followed the Android Froyo statue onto the lawns of Google.
The Android Honeycomb statue is our favourite yet, commemorating as it does the eternal battle between robots and giant bees. I for one welcome our giant bee overlords. Let us know what you think of the statue and what Google should do for the Android Icecream Sandwich statue in the comments.
Out now | £free | Google (via Android Central)
The Samsung Galaxy S Mini could be the next Android stunner to join the Galaxy S stable alongside the original Samsung Galaxy S and its MP3-gobbling sibling the Samsung Galaxy Player. Pictures purporting to show the Samsung Galaxy S Mini have popped up online along with specs that predict it’ll be an Android Froyo machine with a 5MP camera and Qualcomm’s budget MSM7227 processor. We’ll also see the same Super AMOLED screen tech as the bigger Samsung Galaxy S. Do we know this for sure? No. But with images of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S2 also out there we’d expect to see much more from Samsung at Mobile World Congress in a few short weeks.
Out TBC | £TBC | Samsung (via Crunchgear)
The Dell Streak has a lot of fans among Electricpig readers and our Dell Streak review shows we were pretty smitten with it too. It’s good news then that a 7in Dell Streak follow-up will break cover imminently. We’ve known that Dell had a larger tablet in the works for a while as it popped up in leaked slides as the Dell Looking Glass but now Michael Dell has confirmed its existence by waving it around in public…
It’s Friday! And to celebrate the afternoon’s joyful descent towards the weekend, we’ve rounded up the best and tastiest of this morning’s tech news. Grab your sandwich, put up your feet and feast your eyes on today’s lunchtime lowdown…
The HTC Desire will be among the first batch of HTC phones to get an Android Froyo update. The Taiwanese handset slinger has confirmed that it and US phones like the HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Evo 4G are in line for the icy upgrade. But others like the HTC Legend don’t get a name check…