Monthly Archives: August 2011

Android Camera Shootout: 13 Phones Put to the Test

Android Camera Shootout: 13 Phones Put to the Test

Over the past month, how many photos have you taken with your smartphone versus your stand-alone camera? Sure, for special events or portraits, you’ll probably want to use an advanced point-and-shoot, an interchangeable-lens camera, or a DSLR–but when you’re on the go, a phone with a good camera is more than sufficient. At the...
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Sony to launch Android-based tablet

Sony to launch Android-based tablet

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Sony Corp. JP:6758 +2.16% /quotes/zigman/197524/quotes/nls/sne SNE -0.27% will launch its first Android-based tablet device later this month, the firm said late Wednesday. The Japanese consumer giant will price its 16-gigabyte Tablet S at around $499 and the 32GB version at $599. That price bracket will place it in competition with iPad...
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Android Atlas Weekly 63: The show where we ask, "Why?" (Podcast)

Prime, Vigor and Jetstream what are they? We’ll tell you that and a whole lot more on this week’s episode of Android Atlas Weekly. Listen now: Download today’s podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS (640×360) EPISODE 63 NEWS Samsung May Buy WebOShttp://blogs.forbes.com/mobiledia/?p=388 CyanogenMod Brings Android to the HP...
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Sony to Ship Its First Android Tablet in September

Sony says it will ship two Android Honeycomb tablets in the coming weeks: the Sony Tablet S with an innovative fold-over look in September, and the Tablet P with a dual-screen clamshell design by the end of 2011. The 9.4-inch, 1,280×768-pixel touch-screen of the Tablet S (code-named S1) resembles a pad of paper with...
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Madden NFL 12 goes long for Android and iOS

Madden NFL 12 goes long for Android and iOS

Updated player and team rosters are the main highlight in Madden NFL 2012 for Android and iOS. (Credit: Electronic Arts Inc.) It’s a sign of the smartphone/tablet times that on the same day EA released Madden NFL 12 for Xbox 360, PS3, and other game consoles (read CNET’s First Take), you could also buy...
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Android’s Insecure Users Top All Malware Targets: Tech by Rich Jaroslovsky

Android’s Insecure Users Top All Malware Targets: Tech by Rich Jaroslovsky

Rich Jaroslovsky Enlarge image Android Tim Boyle/Bloomberg The Google homepage is seen on a Motorola mobile device running on Google’s Android software. A Symantec Corp. report earlier this year found that Android provides significantly less protection against malicious software than Apple Inc.’s iOS devices. The Google homepage is seen on a Motorola mobile device...
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Hands On With Sony Tablet S: A Tablet That Goes Beyond Basics

Hands On With Sony Tablet S: A Tablet That Goes Beyond Basics

Sony finally revealed all on its Android-based Tablet S Wednesday, announcing the slate, with a 9.4-inch display, will ship in late September with a starting price of $500 for a 16GB model and $600 for the 32GB unit. You’d be wrong to think Sony’s Tablet S is a run-of-the-mill iPad lookalike tablet to ignore....
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Tumblr For Android 2.0 Manages Multiple Blogs, Sports New UI

Tumblr For Android 2.0 Manages Multiple Blogs, Sports New UI

Android: The Tumblr Android app just got a major overhaul, complete with a new UI, the ability to quickly create and save posts, add video and photos to your blog, follow new Tumblr blogs, and manage your account from your device. iOS users got this update back in July, and now Android users are...
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Analysts: AT&T’s HTC Jetstream Tablet Overpriced

ATT and HTC’s new Jetstream Android tablet with LTE capabilities is heavily overpriced at US$700 in a market where buyers are looking for discounts, analysts said on Wednesday. The tablet will be the wireless carrier’s first LTE device, and will become available starting on Sept. 4 with a two-year agreement in the U.S. The...
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Sony launching Android tablet

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