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- Motorola DROID Bionic showing off those 4G LTE Speeds Again
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Going on Sale in Australia, Apple didn’t win
- AT&T Launching 4G LTE Devices Next Week, Just Not Phones
- HTC Puccini Launching by early October
- Minecraft for Xperia PLAY Arrives Today
- Sprinkle Optimized for Tegra Puzzle Game Review [Pre-Release Version]
- Apple Sued by HTC Times Three
- Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban suspended outside of Germany
- FIFA 12 coming to Xperia Play exclusively for limited time
- Limited edition Xperia Play smartphone surfaces in Minecraft livery
- Hardware details on MIUI MI-ONE smartphone surface
- LG Thrill 4G From AT&T Gets Delayed Again?
- Cyanogen Clarifies: He will Continue to Work on CyanogenMod
- Samsung Mobile hires Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik
- Samsung Hercules and HTC Ruby Release Date Leaked
- Android Community Quick App Review: Racing Moto
- Apple’s Evidence in Galaxy Tab Injunction Case may have been Flawed
- Toshiba Thrive Tablet only $368 At Walmart and Amazon [Deal]
- Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader Unlock Available Now
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Touch Wiz UX Updated Halted?
| Motorola DROID Bionic showing off those 4G LTE Speeds Again Posted: 16 Aug 2011 11:07 AM PDT Just when we finally had a few days break from the ol Motorola Droid Bionic it jumps up on the radar teasing everyone yet again with another speedtest result on that blazing fast 4G LTE. Last week we saw what might have been a 4G speedtest result but with the image cropped we couldn’t be certain it was 4G LTE and not Wifi. This new photo shows us clearly that the Bionic indeed is running on 4G and is blazing fast. I want one!
Thanks to Yoda Man who leaked the photo we not only see the speedtest results but this also looks to be one of the cleanest and best photos we’ve seen of the Bionic yet. No blurrycam here and it appears Yoda has some steady hands and for that, we thank you. I wont beat this story with a stick but we still have no confirmed release date from Motorola or Verizon, but at least we have pictures right? If any of you readers are like me, this entire set of delay after delay has me not as interested as I originally was. After seeing this latest picture I can safely say I’m highly interested all over again as those speeds look awesome. I sure hope we see this device very early September like we’ve heard otherwise I might head down to my nearest Verizon store and start a protest, who’s with me? Maybe someone should make a Bionic vs iPhone 5 video like the highly popular EVO 4G/iPhone 4 video we all loved — just a thought. [via AndroidForums] )
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Going on Sale in Australia, Apple didn’t win Posted: 16 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT Despite Apple’s frivolous attempts to block the Samsung Galaxy Tab in many markets such as Australia and even the entire European Union, it appears that sales will surge forward in both areas according to recent news. First we saw the sales might be halted in Australia but quickly learned they will continue as planned and go on sale shortly.
While the entire lawsuit and situation regarding the European version is a bit different Germany will also start selling the tab shortly too. After Samsung initially said they would delay the launch in Australia they later changed their minds and are going forward. I’m happy to report you guys down under will be able to purchase the tab very soon.
According to the above leaked flyer the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be launching over in Australia starting September 1st, it appears Apple’s attempts have failed so far and hopefully they continue to do so. Hopefully this shows how much confidence Samsung has in the courts over in those parts, or maybe they are just pushing it out anyways. I’d be launching it if I were Samsung, they have nothing to hide right? I mean they don’t even have the same aspect ratio as the iPad, or did Apple lie about that too? Device Info
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| AT&T Launching 4G LTE Devices Next Week, Just Not Phones Posted: 16 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT You’d be correct if you were wondering if AT&T had launched their 4G LTE network yet and thought to yourself, no they haven’t. That is because so far they’ve only been testing a few small areas and networks but nothing official has been launched. Next week AT&T will be launching their first 4G LTE devices and don’t get too excited because they aren’t smartphones or tablets, but we will however be seeing a 4G LTE mobile hotspot and a USB Modem coming on August 21st.
While latest reports suggest we wont be seeing a 4G LTE smartphone from AT&T until very late 2011, at least we know they are coming and that the 4G network seems to be moving along. Pushing out a few mobile hotspots and USB Modem’s is a great way to test the network while they ready more devices such as the HTC Puccini and other smartphones. As for pricing, both new modems will be offered with a $50 per month data-only plan offering a 5GB data limit. Shown in the picture above the hotspot will nicely keep track of your usage for you. Each device will support roll-back to AT&T's HSPA+ network in areas without LTE coverage and for those that exceed their data limit will be charged $10 per GB of usage. More details and pricing can be found over at SlashGear via the link below. [via SlashGear] )
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| HTC Puccini Launching by early October Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT The HTC Puccini tablet could actually be launching in late September or early October according to HTC CFO Winston Yung, while we still don’t know the full details of the tablet a possible release date like this is good news indeed. This news comes to us from DigiTimes reporting on Yung’s comments.
While he didn’t give any further details regarding hardware or the OS we have seen a few screenshots that recently leaked that give us an idea on what to expect come October. We do also have a few leaked specs of the Puccini but they may or may not be accurate and can be put in the rumor mill for now. They include a 10.1″ display like all the other Honeycomb tablets but they also suggest a 1.5 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S3 CPU and AT&T 4G LTE. The above FCC filing makes us believe 4G LTE from AT&T is on its way but other reports suggest that is still a few months off at best. According to our sources HTC will still have the stylus input method available on the Puccini as seen in recent leaks, but they wont be focusing on that aspect as it is mainly a touch input device like we all have learned to love. We can expect HTC Sense UI on Honeycomb like we saw here but for now we will have to keep waiting until the time gets closer. I am excited to finally see HTC join the Honeycomb party myself. [via SlashGear] )
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| Minecraft for Xperia PLAY Arrives Today Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:22 AM PDT Sony Ericsson’s most fabulous Playstation-controller smartphone, the Xperia PLAY, gets a brand new game today, one that’s going to bring the device up to a brand new level, one that’s going to change the way the world works! And it’s going to do so with some big fat pixels. It’s Minecraft Pocket Edition, the mobile version of the “Fastest Growing Independent PC Gaming Franchise” (in history*) as developed by Mojang as released today exclusively on the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY.
What the folks at Mojang mean by what I just wrote before the * above is that Minecraft is currently the most downloaded paid-for independent PC game of all time. Quite an impressive claim to make – 11 million registered users and more than 50,000 new players joining by the day can’t be wrong. This newest version of the game will be thus far unique in that while Minecraft for PC is still, believe it or not, in BETA mode, the Pocket Edition of Mincecraft will be treated as more of a solid v1.0 release.    The Pocket Edition of Minecraft will also be updated regularly with new features and Mojang have made it clear that they’re treating game development as a service – aka it’s free as it should be. For those of you completely lost as to what Minecraft is all about, you’re not alone – a bunch of blocks stacked up to make some awesome structures of immense size and complexity – whatever your heart desires. Have a peek at the first advertisement for this release here, and get pumped up because the game is out now for $6.95 in the Android Market!
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| Sprinkle Optimized for Tegra Puzzle Game Review [Pre-Release Version] Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT This is a game that’s all about water. This means there’s gonna HAVE to be a lot of awesome physics action involved if it’s going to hold any salt against or right alongside the utterly sweet Tegra 2 optimized game Riptide GP, a game which we’ve addressed more than just once. Everyone knows that Riptide has taken water physics to a new level. Sprinkle takes those physics and throws em all around and makes em work even BETTER than before. Not only will you be tossing water around like a pro, there’s a PUZZLE GAME in this too.
The storyline in this game is essentially that some space jerks have knocked free some rocks from an asteroid belt, these asteroids are now falling toward a planet where a bunch of water aliens are living in their huts. These huts are going to be set on fire by the rocks which of course have caught fire as they flew through the atmosphere. These little aliens happen to have a way to bust up the fires, but there’s only one way for them to run the machines: your giant fingers. Make the water go!
Put out all the fires by finding out what pieces of rock, ice, and wood and metal gears go where so that you’ll be able to splash the water at the fire and put the fire out! Because the game is simplistic, as simple as Angry Birds, if I might be so bold, I’ve gotta guess that this game is aimed at kids. On the other hand, just like Angry Birds, this game is going to latch on to the addicted fingers of many a folk across the land. This game is going to be able to be purchased SOON, and it’s optimized for Tegra 2 devices. NVIDIA-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (aka the device this review / hands-on is filmed on,) Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Asus Eee Pad Slider, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, Viewsonic G Tablet, Acer ICONIA Tab A500, Acer ICONIA A100, Lenovo IdeaPad K1, Dell Streak 7, Motorola XOOM, Toshiba Thrive, and the LG G-Slate – and that’s not even the smartphones: Motorola ATRIX 4G, LG G2x, Motorola Photon 4G, or the Motorola DROID X2. Look at all those crazy options! I’d link each one of those NVIDIA devices individually, but why would I do that when I could just link you to the most handy guide in the world: http://device.ac/nvidia/ — find everything you need there!        )
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| Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT It appears that it’s HTC’s turn to sue, and the sued in this case is about to be Apple. HTC has filed a new lawsuit with the fruit-shaped company saying that they’ve infringed on three of HTC’s patents, two of which were purchased by HTC back in April as they purchased the entirety of ADC Technologies. I’m not sure about you, but I think all this interest in patent cases has gotten a little out of hand – this sort of thing goes on all day every day, on all levels – why all the interest lately? Regardless, this set of suits has been filed in the US District Court of Delaware, Rueters reports, and has to do with iOS devices like the iPhone and the iPad as well as iPods and Macs using a certain IP without permission.
In this case apparently HTC is looking for damages, triple damages for willful infringement, and an injunction on importation and sales of the allegedly infringing devices. We can see which patents each of the devices HTC is saying are infringing are infringing, those being 7,417,944 "Method for orderwire modulation", 7,672,219 "Multipoint-to-point communication using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing" and 7,765,414 "Circuit and operating method for integrated interface of PDA and wireless communication system" — note here that the latter patent was originally filed by HTC while ADC filed the former two. In similar news you should be aware of, Apple has previously been found guilty of infringing upon S3 Graphics patents – HTC presumably owning those soon we can expect another round of lawsuits coming through as well. HTC has told us that they will not comment specifically on this new suit, noting “we don’t comment on pending litigation.” The company has told us, on the other hand, that “as a leading smartphone innovator, we respect intellectual property of others and will defend our own intellectual property as needed.” War is brewing. [via SlashGear] )
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| Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban suspended outside of Germany Posted: 16 Aug 2011 07:42 AM PDT We have already talked about Samsung looking for a court date to try to get the ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe overturned. That court date was slated for August 25. Samsung won’t have to wait that long to get the tablet back into some parts of Europe. The ban on sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has been lifted in many parts of Europe allowing sales to start back up.
The only country left with the ban in effect inside Europe is Germany. Exactly why the German court that had placed the ban suddenly changed its ruling is unknown. It is possible the evidence that Apple may have manipulated images used to get the ban put into effect could have affected the decision, but the validity of that is unknown. Others suggest that the language in the initial ban ruling may have been the reason for the backtrack. Some reports suggest that confusion centering on language in the ban around establishments and subsidiaries between German and English may have prompted a review by the court. However, should the court come back and rule against Samsung and sales are restarted in areas Samsung could be looking at substantial damages. [via SlashGear] )
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| FIFA 12 coming to Xperia Play exclusively for limited time Posted: 16 Aug 2011 06:02 AM PDT If you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphone and you are a big fan of the FIFA franchise for EA sports you will love this news. If you are a FIFA fan that uses a different Android smartphone this will not be good news for you. Sony Ericsson has landed a limited time exclusive for the game allowing it to only be offered on the Xperia Play during the holiday season.
The new game has some impressive graphics and is being optimized for play on the Xperia Play. The game will make full use of the smartphones GPU to offer 60fps rendering on the device making for smooth play. The game will eventually come to other Android smartphones. Sony Eriksson’s exclusive period ends on February 21, 2012. This game should prove to be very popular with Android gamers. The audio for the game will also be enhanced with commentary and crowd chants on the Xperia Play. )
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| Limited edition Xperia Play smartphone surfaces in Minecraft livery Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:45 AM PDT If you are a big fan of the Minecraft game that was shown off for the Xperia Play smartphone back during E3 you will get a kick out of this device. A special edition of the smartphone has surfaced on eBay from Mojang that is decked out for fans of Minecraft. The smartphone has some very cool graphics for fans of the game.
The back and sides of the phone are covered in the pixilated blocks of the game and the screen has a background that matches right up to the art on the side and back of the phone making the Xperia Play have all around Minecraft decoration. The smartphone is on eBay right now, and the new smartphone has 53 bids and is up to $1,350. The phone is listed as new. Apparently, the auction is for the device ahead of the listing of another one just like it for a contest on Gamescom. Other than the snazzy graphics, the Xpreia Play is the same device we reviewed at launch. It has a 4-inch 854 x 480 screen, a microSD card slot, 512MB of RAM, and 1GB of internal storage among other things. The money made from the sale will be donated to charity. [via Droidgamers] )
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| Hardware details on MIUI MI-ONE smartphone surface Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:23 AM PDT Yesterday we mentioned that the popular MIUI firmware was going to get its own smartphone hardware to go with the OS. We ran down a few of the rumored specs for the coming device for you and today a lot more detail on the smartphone that will be running the MIUI OS has surfaced. The smartphone looks so much like the iPhone from the front it will be a surprise if there isn't a lawsuit filed.
The official name of the smartphone is MI-ONE and it has some nice hardware specs. It uses Android 2.3.5 with an unlocked bootloader. The screen is 4-inches with a resolution of 480 x 854. The processor is now claimed to be a 1.5GHz snapdragon MSM8260, yesterday it was thought to be a 1.2GHz dual-core. The smartphone will pack in 4GB of ROM and 1GB of RAM as well. Storage expansion will be via a 32GB microSD card. The rear camera is an 8MP unit and the phone uses a 1930mA battery. The device supports GPS and GLONASS systems and packs in WiFi along with Bluetooth. The smartphone gets a 266MHz Adreno220 GPU. The measurements are 125 x 63 x 11.9mm and it weighs in at 149g. Supported networks include GSM and WCDMA. Engadget has a few photos of the innards of the phone from what appears to be the official press event for the smartphone.    [via Androidandme] )
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| LG Thrill 4G From AT&T Gets Delayed Again? Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT The LG Thrill 4G is that glasses-free 3D smartphone headed to AT&T early August, or late August, and now reports are saying sometime in September. Yes it has been delayed yet again after initial reports and statements claimed it would launch at the beginning of August. We later heard right from AT&T it was headed to market in the “coming weeks” but sadly that isn’t happening either.
For more information about this 3D powered dual-core superphone check out our full review. After initial reports for the August 8th launch ended up being false LG delayed the device until the end of August. Now according to the leaked document you see above it has been delayed yet again and we wont be seeing this device until early September, possible on the 4th. With that being a Sunday it might not launch until the 5th because that would make a bit more sense if you ask me. While there isn’t all bad news I’m happy to report that the LG Optimus 3D (aka LG Thrill) has more than a few fans in the Android developer community and those amazing guys over at Cyanogenmod have been actively working on the LG Optimus 3D. The LG 3D phone will be receiving CM7 sometime shortly and you can get more details and a preview of that here. I’d like to also report we have heard AT&T changed the name to the LG Thrill 3D so that could be part of the blame for these delays but we wont know until it launches and hopefully they don’t have hardware issues. Device Info
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| Cyanogen Clarifies: He will Continue to Work on CyanogenMod Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:59 PM PDT Just minutes ago we shared that the founder of CyanogenMod, Cyanogen himself, had been hired by Samsung. While we were happy for him to be sure, there was a feeling of uncertainty left in our stomachs about the future of our favorite ROM. Cyanogen has clarified though, we have no reason to fear, CM will stay strong, and he will continue to help lead the team.
In a quote to AndroidGuys.com, Cyanogen clarified that his job at Samsung is a chance for him to take the skills he’s learned working with Android and use it in the real world. He also stated that he will continue to help with code review for the project, and remain a leader in the direction of the ROM. Welcome news indeed. Addressing his work on CyanogenMod as a hobby that will continue suggests that Samsung hired Cyanogen for his skills and knowledge of the Android system rather than any direct plans for using his custom ROM as the stock on a future phone. That doesn’t mean we can’t keep hoping though. Congrats again to Steve/Cyanogen on his new job! [via Android Guys] )
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| Samsung Mobile hires Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:44 PM PDT Looks like Google wasn’t the only one getting a huge acquisition today. While they were off buying Motorola Mobility today Samsung was busy hiring yours truly — Steve Kondik (aka Cyanogen himself). This news is almost just as big as this mornings news and the first thing that came to my mind was a Galaxy S III CM Edition, I want one and I want it now!
Cyanogen is one of, if not the best developer to ever hack an Android phone since Android was first released. Him and his team has single handedly kept plenty of phones alive and chugging along and I don’t even need to mention those as I’m sure you all are well aware of his work. If not check out cyanogenmod.com for more details. I am excited and happy to hear of this news and I can only imagine the good things headed Samsung’s way. Today Steve changed his private Facebook page’s employment status to Samsung Mobile Software Engineer. I’d like to take this time to please ask you not blow up his Facebook as I did state it’s his “private” page and if you’d like to follow him do so at Twitter via @Cyanogen instead. This is huge news for the entire Android and developer community and while we are unsure of what this all means for Samsung and CyanogenMod we are happy for Steve either way and would like to formally say Congratulations and thank you for everything you do for this amazing community. Steve did assure his fans that CM will still very much be a part of his life and an active side project just as it has always been. These guys all have day jobs, and as much as we’d like to dream they sit around and tinker with Android phones and do nothing else they do in fact have other responsibilities. I for one am patiently waiting for CM7 for my Sensation but I’ll wait until it is good and ready. I doubt we will actually see a CM branded Samsung device but the possibility is now a bit closer right? Think of the possibilities… )
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| Samsung Hercules and HTC Ruby Release Date Leaked Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:22 PM PDT We all know the Samsung Hercules is one of the few amazing devices that will surely be T-Mobiles new flagship offering. Between it and the HTC Ruby that was recently leaked it appears T-Mobile is planning to make a very strong push in Android this fall. Now we have a new document that might have just revealed both of these top tier phones release dates.
While we still don’t know full details on both devices the HTC Ruby is rumored to have the fastest dual-core we’ve seen yet clocking in at 1.5 Ghz and should be a very impressive phone. The Samsung Hercules is also powered by a extremely fast dual-core CPU but will be rocking a 4.5″ display according to latest rumors. Both of these devices are highly anticipated phones coming from T-Mobile and according to a leaked document (pictured above) it appears they will be hitting the streets, but sadly a little later than most of us hoped. It appears as if T-Mobile plans to launch both devices together starting October 26th, sounds like T-Mobile will have a busy few days on their hands. While this may be a little later than many of you were hoping for at least we have a date we can mark in our calendars. Start saving your pennies as you have a few more months guys. [via TmoNews] )
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| Android Community Quick App Review: Racing Moto Posted: 15 Aug 2011 03:39 PM PDT I was browsing through the market recently and stumbled on this great time-waster and its called Racing Moto. I spotted it on the Honeycomb app list and quickly gave it a try on my Android tablet. While it works and plays great on Honeycomb the 10.1″ display does make the graphics get a little degraded but it looks and plays very similar on a smartphone and is super addictive.
Racing Moto is basically a very simple racer style game where you can weave in and out of traffic, but it gets hard and a little addicting when you crash and know you could’ve done better. It’s a fast paced motorcycle game that only gets faster when you tap the screen to enable the boost mode. Boost makes everything go faster and that includes the bonus points but watch out for blinkers because cars and trucks love to cut you off.
While this may not be a game you play for hours on end it is definitely a great way to waste time while watching commercials or if you don’t like the NFL half-time performance (I’m glad football is back). With decent graphics and addicting game-play it’s worth the price of FREE that is for sure although you do deal with a few on-screen ads here and there. With decent graphics and great scenery if your not going too fast to enjoy it, this one is worth the download and I recommend you all give it a try. I noticed a few bugs and the sound effects might get a little repetitive but overall it’s fun and exciting. Don’t forget to watch out for walls otherwise you’ll be getting some road-rash from that too. Feel free to scan or click the QR code below to head over to the market and install.
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| Apple’s Evidence in Galaxy Tab Injunction Case may have been Flawed Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:31 PM PDT New light has been shed on a sketchy side-by-side comparison photo Apple submitted as evidence in the court case that resulted in an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Europe. The photo, meant to demonstrate the similarity between the two tablets, shows a stretched photo of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, resulting in a much more similar appearance between the two tablets.
Apple’s filing for a preliminary injunction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a German court, effectively banned the Android tablet from being imported to all of Europe. An investigation by Webwereld.nl found modified photos of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had been submitted to the court as evidence which gave the appearance of a much stronger similarity between Apple and Samsung’s devices. Apple’s iPad 2 has an aspect ratio of 1.30, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a noticeably wider aspect ratio of 1.46. In the image submitted, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was stretched to have an apparent aspect ratio of 1.36. 8% wider than the actual device, and much closer to the iPad 2. I won’t even start on the fact the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was displayed in vertical orientation (while horizontal is the default for Android tablets). This new evidence could be a game changer, in Samsung’s favor. Since Apple was the only one able to submit evidence in the filing due to its nature, the truth of the evidence presented takes on particular importance. Hopefully this will lead to Europe getting the same awesome tablet we’re still allowed to enjoy over here. [via SlashGear] )
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| Toshiba Thrive Tablet only $368 At Walmart and Amazon [Deal] Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:21 PM PDT While more and more Honeycomb tablets are seeing price drops lately none are as cheap as the Toshiba Thrive tablet today. Although the Acer A500 is only $299 at Target that price only comes after you use a $100 gift card you receive when you buy the tablet. The Toshiba Thrive is just $368 at Walmart, and $369 at Amazon making it a pretty sweet deal.
While this is only the 8GB model it still offers a great package at a good price because the Thrive is just like many other Android Honeycomb Tablets. Rocking a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, and all those other impressive specs we’ve come to love. While I feel the Acer A500 16GB for $399 and a $100 gift card is a much better deal, some may prefer all the ports and options available with the Thrive. Don’t forget to check our hands-on and unbox video if you’d like to see the Toshiba Thrive in the flesh before you head out to Walmart to purchase it. Most stores including Target and others are still offering the 8GB version for the overpriced cost of $429 so it’s nice to see both Amazon and Walmart lower the price. Are we going to see prices continue to drop for all Honeycomb tablets as Ice Cream Sandwich and quad-core tablets near, Or is this just one of those deals that we see occasionally? What does everyone think? Device Info
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| Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader Unlock Available Now Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:54 PM PDT Over the weekend some crafty developers unlocked the Motorola Photon 4G’s bootloader. The pudding, as the developers of the method like to call it, comes courtesy of the same method used to free the Motorola Atrix not too long ago. We’re still waiting on a long term solution from Motorola, but for now we’ll take the unlocked bootloader however we can get it.
It’s a bit too soon to say if Google acquiring Motorola Mobility this morning will help speed up Motorola’s promised unlock method. With that in mind, I for one was happy to hear the method used to get an unlockable bootloader for the atrix might be successful for other Moto devices. The Photon is now the first device to profit. Motorola’s WiMax toting, dual-core Photon 4G (see our review) is now free to run whatever custom ROMs, recoveries and kernels devs can come up with. With the promising results I’ve seen on the Photon’s close cousin, the Atrix, with its alpha builds of CyanogenMod this already sexy phone has plenty of gain to reap from this new found freedom. This probably has little impact on you (unless you’re a developer) in the immediate future. What it does mean is that you can start getting excited if you’re a fan of custom ROMs, overclocking and nandroid backups. Things may even go a little faster for you since the Atrix build may offer a good starting point. Freedom is as sweet as pudding. [via XDA] )
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Touch Wiz UX Updated Halted? Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT This is a bit of random news that is for sure. Apparently Samsung has halted the rollout of the recently released Touch Wiz UX update for the Galaxy Tan 10.1 Wi-fi tablet. It started hitting devices sometime last week but it appears they might have found a few bugs and are now temporarily halting the update to assess the problem.
While we recently accepted the update and have been enjoying it you can see our full Touch Wiz UX Update Review. Our man Chris Burns has been enjoying all the new features although he has experienced more lag than usual and the occasional slowdowns weren’t present before the update. We did let out a public service announcement that the update was NOT reversible, but it appears maybe we should have said it a little louder. The software update is working great for most, some users have been experiencing lag and graphical glitches according to some comments and our sources. Following @SamsungCarla on Twitter she has confirmed the Touch Wiz UX update has been temporarily halted “To Assess Progress And Ensure It’s A Positive Experience”. Basically make some bug fixes is what she is trying to say. Have you accepted the update yourself? If so do you like it or are you experiencing similar issues? Feel free to add your thoughts to the comment section below. Device Info
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