Tag Archives: Android2.3

Panasonic’s UN-W700 runs Android, streams Blu-ray video, takes Skype calls, isn’t a tablet

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We’ve seen Android used for home theater purposes before, but it’s been rare that a company has wanted Google’s OS used almost exclusively with that purpose in mind. Panasonic is gambling that its UN-W700 can use Android (2.3, unfortunately) for an a…


Orange San Diego revealed: Intel-powered phone to reach UK on June 6th for £200

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Orange took its time to decide, but now it’s settled. The first European Intel-equipped smartphone is the San Diego, replacing the Santa Clara codename assigned to it since February’s Mobile World Congress. It will launch on pay-as-you-go at £2…


1Mpad is Malaysia’s first branded tablet, delivers 7 inches of Gingerbread for $315

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So you’ve decided that it’s time to make a tablet part of your life, but a lack of star-spangled slabs has prompted you to defer the purchase. Malaysians now face no such dilemma, due in no small part to the 1Malasyia Pad — the country’s first brand…


AT&T launches Samsung Galaxy Appeal GoPhone, available at Walmart on June 5th for $150

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What’s in a name? For the Samsung Galaxy Appeal, everything. The moniker of AT&T’s new Android GoPhone fits the manufacturer’s current legal situation perfectly, though admittedly its side-slider QWERTY-packing form factor is the least likely of …


RAMPAGE 6 notepad runs Android 2.3 in a rugged package

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The last time we heard from SDG Systems, it was shilling its Trimble Nomad with Android 1.5. The company’s new device, the RAMPAGE 6 (confusingly, it’s also known as the Mesa Rugged Notepad), thankfully includes a less prehistoric build of the OS. Th…


VIA Technologies outs $49 APC Android barebones, nods towards Raspberry Pi

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Android might have already spilled over into the desktop world in one form or another, but what if you want something a little more project-friendly? VIA Technologies has developed the APC, a Neo-ITX-based barebones system running a custom version of…


Sony Xperia U goes on sale at Three UK

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We’ve been twiddling our thumbs waiting patiently for the littlest of Sony’s new-look smartphone lineup, the Xperia U, to arrive in earnest. It’s a bit of a relief then to see the Android 2.3 phone go on sale at Three UK. You’ll be getting what we sa…


Sony Xperia U goes on sale at Three UK

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We’ve been twiddling our thumbs waiting patiently for the littlest of Sony’s new-look smartphone lineup, the Xperia U, to arrive in earnest. It’s a bit of a relief then to see the Android 2.3 phone go on sale at Three UK. You’ll be getting what we sa…


Visualized: Android’s device diversity cut up into 3,997 little pieces

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Some call it diversity, some call it fragmentation. However you slice it, there’s a lot of Android devices out there. OpenSignalMaps has tracked a staggering 3,997 unique phones, tablets and other Google-powered gadgets, and has put them into a chart…


Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones

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HTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol’ college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for ¥1,699 and is targeted at “people who really car…