Not sure whether you’re ready to commit to an Android or Windows 7 tablet? The ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro might be the solution. As the world’s first 10.1-inch tablet to offer a “true dual Windows and Android OS experience”, the ViewPad 10pro earns its stripes thanks to the new Intel Atom Z670 processor. Clocked at 1.5 GHz, the new chip minimizes power consumption while enabled smaller and thinner product designs.
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Christmas has arrived early this year for die-hard Android fans. An early prototype of the HTC Holiday has been put up for sale on Craigslist, the neighborhood not-so-safe bartering website destined to send you to a coffee shop for pickup. According to the owner of the HTC Holiday (and the included screen shot), the device touts a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 4.5-inch qHD resolution display, and 8-megapixel rear facing and 1.3-megapixel front facing cameras.
Yesterday news broke that HTC had invested $300 million to become the majority shareholder in Beats Audio. The fruits of this 51 percent stake may bear a smartphone sooner than expected. The rumored HTC super phone, the HTC Vigor, will reportedly become the first handset to sport the Beats by Dr. Dre moniker.
The HTC Vigor is a beast of a handset. Rumors point to a 720p HD display (1280×720 pixels), 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. Clearly the Vigor represents the gold standard in smartphone flagships. With Beats Audio on-board, HTC might have an answer for Samsung’s high-end Android dominance in 2012.
via Gizmodo
A sweet taste of Android Gingerbread (v 2.3.4) is headed to European owners of the HTC Sensation. The update is reportedly 41MB in size and upgrades both the OS and the device’s firmware to version 1.45.401.2. According to a report from Eurodroid, the update has already started to hit Sensation owners in Germany.
Riding the latest build of Android is always a treat. As HTC’s GSM flagship, the Sensation’s arrival to 2.3.4 is well deserved. Besides Germany, users have reported receiving the update in Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Croatia and Italy.
The latest in Motorola’s line of fully expose front-facing QWERTY Android smartphones, the Motorola Fire, is now available for pre-order from Clove. Priced at £216 including VAT, the successor to the Motorola Pro is listed with first stock due “late September”. Now that we have a release date and price, let’s dive into the feature list.
Last week we announced the dual-SIM Motorola Fire XT — think of the Fire as its younger brother. Instead of a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, the Fire includes a 2.8-inch display. Like the Fire XT, the Fire runs Google’s latest — Android Gingerbread. A slightly smaller 1420 mAh battery (down from 1540 mAh), front facing camera and 3-megapixel camera (instead of 5-megapixel) round out the highlights.
The Galaxy line up will add a new member to the family this October. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover is an iP67 certified smartphone able to withstand dust, water up to one meter, drops, kicks and just about anything else mother earth can dish out. This is an Android smartphone made to last and unlike some of its peers, the Xcover ships with Android Gingerbread.
Last month we broke news that the Samsung Galaxy Z, currently available in Sweden, would be re-branded as the Galaxy R when it debuted in Europe. Today Nvidia and Samsung have decided to make the news official, outing the Tegra 2 Galaxy S II sibling via press release. Here’s the scoop on the Samsung Galaxy R:
According to the latest Android developer data a mere 24.3 percent of Android smarpthones run Android Gingerbread 2.3 or higher. This fall the Motorola XT531 joins that exclusive group when it goes on sale as the Motorola FIRE XT in Europe and Motorola SPICE XT in Latin America. This budget-minded dual-SIM smartphone packs a punch.