Google and Android

Mobility Digest Review: Pandigital Multimedia Novel 4GB 7" Touchscreen Tablet Android w/Barnes & Noble eBookstore

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I have to start this review off with a public apology as this is a bit late. It’s not exactly my fault that it’s late, but then again it is. Today for review I have the Pandigital Multimedia Novel 7” Android tablet and coffee got dumped on it, not once but twice. The first time was an accident on my part, the second time was my puppy jumping up on my desk to drink my coffee. This happened about a week apart and the tablet needed time to dry out completely of course. The good thing is that the tablet is perfectly fine, to me this means this is a rather durable little tablet. Anyway, let’s just get into the review…

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MiniTurbo T8 Android Tablet for Less than $150

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  Hmm.. an Android tablet for less than $150. Surprisingly it has decent specs, apparently this company called Idolian thinks Android tablets should be inexpensive, and I tend to agree with them. This new tablet is called the MiniTurbo T8 and it features a 1.2ghz CPU, a 7” capacitive touchscreen, 4gb of storage, HDMI output, … Read more

HTC announces the Rezound with Beats Technology and ICS ready

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Earlier today we got word that Motorola was announcing the XOOM 2 Tablet that was launching with Honeycomb, and not the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) OS and this afternoon, we got the same word coming from HTC but only on their newest smartphone. Announcing the Rezound which will be heading to Verizon wireless, it … Read more

Motorola XOOM 2 official announced with ICS update coming

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Android’s flagship tablet, the Motorola XOOM was loaded with hardware goodness, but lacked the slick user experience to really push it over the top. However, that did not stop either Motorola or Google as they both have been hard at work following up with the second coming of the XOOM called, the XOOM 2, what … Read more

Bing Mobile Updated For Android and iPhone…Windows Phone Left Waiting Again

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I keep saying that they’ve learned their lesson and Microsoft is building an ecosystem…nope. Photosynth all over again. Anyway, let’s start with the news of what they did release. “Today’s update uses HTML5 to blend the mobile browse experience with the app experience so you get a consistent and fast mobile search experience whether you’re … Read more

Angry Birds smashes half a billion downloads

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You people make me sick! Ok ok I play Angry Birds about every day…they got me and it’s bad. Some pretty impressive stats though as they cross this barrier: Angry Birds Fans around the world have so far played a total of 200,000 years of Angry Birds, with 300 million minutes of playing time daily. … Read more

The Media Is Concerned That Toddlers Are Using Too Many Mobile Devices–I Think It’s Not Enough

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So MSNBC is running this story about a new study on the use of smartphones and similar devices in children. Looks like there’s a decent amount of media use for young kids out there. Let’s just go straight to the graphs: The study notes: Nine-month-olds spend nearly an hour a day watching television or DVDs, … Read more