WSJ: Multiple Nexus devices coming this fall, from five manufacturers, Jelly Bean onboard
by Lucian Armasu on May 16, 2012 12 Comments">12
Traditionally in the Android development cycle, major versions have launched at the end of the year (exception being Gingerbread/Honeycomb). According to the Wall Street Journal, Android Jelly Bean should launch this year, “by Thanksgiving”. Will this be Android 5.0 or another version? That depends on Google’s plans for their I/O developer event happening in June. Andy Rubin’s team has two options: one, launch an Android 4.1 version with some improvements at I/O (and call it Jelly Bean), and then give a new name to Android 5.0. Two, use the event to showcase upcoming features of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, and …
Report: Amazon to release front-lit Kindle in July, 8.9-inch tablet by year-end
by Bams Sadewo on May 16, 2012 0 Comments">0
If rumors are accurate, it has certainly been and will continue to be a busy year for the R&D team at Amazon. Not only is the online retailer giant apparently preparing a Kindle with a color e-ink display, but Amazon is also planning to release a new Kindle device with front lighting. The latter came from a Reuters’ source that apparently has seen the prototype first-hand. According to the anonymous source, production for the new front-lit Kindle e-reader is still ongoing, but the new e-reader should be ready to hit the market in July. It isn’t too surprising to see …
Rumor: Galaxy Note 10.1 to come with new Mali T-604 GPU? Could it crush the iPad?
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 15, 2012 18 Comments">18
Although it was officially unveiled way back in February at the MWC, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet hasn’t yet seen the light of day. Initially set to enjoy a June worldwide release, the 10-incher was recently pushed back to a yet to be specified launch date. If you remember, we told you about a month ago that we’re suspecting the delayed launch to be caused by one or several technical changes Samsung is planning to make to the Note 10.1 we saw in February. Now, this suspicion seems to gain confirmation, as the guys at nordichardware.com are reporting to …
Thai Government to buy almost a million Android 4.0 tablets for $81 each
by Lucian Armasu on May 15, 2012 0 Comments">0
It looks like tablets will be popular in schools in the future, and should replace the netbooks and even the low-end laptops that governments from around the world have tried to buy in the past for educational purposes. Tablets are easier to handle and easier to use than a PC, not to mention much cheaper. So it’s a perfect fit. We’ve covered before the cheap Aakash tablet that the Indian government has commissioned for school children, and now it seems that other nations are walking down the same path. The Thai Government is making the biggest educational purchase so far …
Android tablets: What will $100 (or so) buy you?
by Mike Andrici on May 14, 2012 5 Comments">5
CNET Here’s a principle that Android users and fans can apply to both software and hardware: Android is all about diversity and the freedom of choice. But while the top-end race gets all the attention, there is a sector that has become increasingly interesting to watch, as the aforementioned race gets more intense: the ultra low-cost Android tablet market. So, we’ve set to answer a seemingly crazy question. How far will $100-$125 get you when it comes to purchasing an Android tablet? Not much if you’re planning to impress your buddy, owner of a new iPad. But if you’re willing …
Asus releases official Padfone demo, the device within a device looks amazing! [Video]
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 14, 2012 10 Comments">10
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Unveiled back at MWC in March, the Asus Padfone was one of the stars of the technology trade show. One of the most original devices of the past couple of year, the smartphone-within-a-tablet-within-a-netbook (it’s got a stylus too) seems almost too good to be true. After being first previewed more than a year ago, the Padfone should finally hit the Western markets sometimes soon. The all-in-one device has already been priced and released in Taiwan, and it’s expected to hit Europe by the end of May. The United States launch is not yet confirmed, but a fresh official demo video should …
Are Google and Samsung working on an Exynos 5250-based device?
by Bams Sadewo on May 14, 2012 3 Comments">3
Now that we’ve (almost) closed the big book of rumors on the Samsung Galaxy S3, it’s time to play the guessing game on what device Google and Samsung are working on together! We know that it’s highly likely that Samsung will be Google’s choice for the next Nexus phone, which traditionally comes out at the end of the year. But the latest report from Sam Mobile might provide us a clue about something even bigger. The website reports that Adam Green, a known ROM developer (maker of Oxygen), has found some lines of code on Google’s Git Repository that seem to lift the curtain …
Layperson’s dictionary of rooting terms
by Carl Parker on May 14, 2012 2 Comments">2
So, you’re new to the Android community. First off, welcome to the wonderful world of customizing your phone! Android’s all about the power to make your phone truly yours and if you dig deep enough, you’ll find a hundred ways to make your phone unlike anyone else’s on the planet. Or, at least, nearly unlike anyone else’s. The more you customize, the slimmer the chance people will have the exact same settings. If you’re a stickler for individuality, you’ve made the right choice by getting an Android. But, the moment you loaded up Android Authority, you already feel overwhelmed by …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and Music Player 4.2 on sale May 13
by Ankit Banerjee on May 12, 2012 6 Comments">6
After the successful launch of the eagerly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3, it’s almost easy to forget that Samsung, the maker of a whole series of tablets and music players, is one of the largest device (among other electronics) manufacturers in the world. The Korean company announced today that the 10.1″ Galaxy Tab 2 and the Galaxy Player 4.2 will go on sale on Sunday, May 13 in the US. Galaxy Tab 2 The Galaxy Tab 2 is dubbed the successor of the original 10.1″ Galaxy Tab slate, but with the impeding arrival of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, the Tab series …
Vote in the TegraZone Player’s Choice Awards to Win a Transformer Pad 300 Prize Pack! [Giveaway]
by Darcy LaCouvee on May 10, 2012 120 Comments">120
![Vote in the TegraZone Player’s Choice Awards to Win a Transformer Pad 300 Prize Pack! [Giveaway]](http://1.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/asus-tf300-blue.jpg)
It’s been one year since NVIDIA debuted the Tegra Zone, the premier destination to get games optimized for Tegra specific hardware. The jump in performance from Tegra 2 to Tegra 3 was absolutely massive, and the number of quality titles that keep popping keep getting better as time goes by. If you’ve never seen them in action, then you’re missing out, as the titles of today optimized for Tegra 3 hardware are getting very close to console like quality. To celebrate their one year anniversary, they’re giving away some a most excellent prize pack! What’s in the Prize Pack ASUS …
Toshiba Excite 10 goes on sale for $449.99, ships with Tegra 3 and ICS
by Bams Sadewo on May 08, 2012 0 Comments">0
Toshiba announced the coming of not just one or two, but of a trio of Excite tablets last month. On schedule with the company’s plan, the 10.1-inch version of the slate, the Excite 10, has now been made available at various online retailers. Going for $449.99, the Toshiba Excite 10 is priced lower than its two siblings. Aside from the inclusion of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, what else can one find in the Toshiba Excite 10? The first of the Excite tablet line will boast a 10.1-inch screen IPS display with 1280 x 800 resolution, a 1.2GHz Nvidia Tegra …
Datawind unveils two more Aakash / Ubislate tablet models
by Mike Andrici on May 07, 2012 18 Comments">18
Although I don’t usually endorse dirt-cheap Android devices, the Aakash line of Indian educational tablets may be worthy of an exception. The idea of placing a tablet in the hands of every Indian student is definitely controversial, but on a personal note, I do find the program useful to some extent. It’s in this context that Datawind have announced a couple of upgraded versions of the Ubislate / Aakash tablet, soon bound to enter the market: the Ublislate 7+ and the Ubislate 7C. Given that the new line of Aakash tablets will retail for somewhere around $75, I’m sure nobody …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to feature a quad-core processor?
by Ankit Banerjee on May 05, 2012 17 Comments">17
We are all still spinning from the rumor whirlwind that prefaced the eventual release of the Samsung Galaxy S3. But, the technology world waits for no man, and it is time to hop aboard the rumor train once again. The focus of our attention this time is another eagerly awaited Samsung product, the Galaxy Note 10.1. The Galaxy Note 10.1 was first seen at MWC 2012 but the release was delayed until June and further information suggested that Samsung is yet to set a release date and unsurprisingly, will not confirm the hardware or the design of the tablet. So …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 goes up on Amazon and Office Depot for $399
by Bams Sadewo on May 05, 2012 4 Comments">4
Samsung has released the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 last month for an almost Kindle Fire-like price of $250 for the 8GB model. Since the Tab 2 7.0 comes with a microSD card slot, the storage shouldn’t put off buyers, given that the tablet does come with a snappy 1GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But what happened to the bigger Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, which has been reportedly delayed to receive a quad-core processor upgrade? It seems that the plan to fit the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with a faster processor has been shelved by …
IDC: Apple’s iPad spoiled the Kindle Fire party, Android tablet sales down significantly
by Bams Sadewo on May 05, 2012 6 Comments">6
Research firm IDC has released the latest tablet shipment numbers for the first quarter of 2012, and it’s not what the Android crowd has been waiting to hear. According to IDC, worldwide tablet shipments dropped by 38% compared to the previous quarter, with Amazon’s Kindle Fire suffering the steepest drop and Apple’s iPad reasserting its dominance. Out of the 17.4 million units of tablets that were shipped in Q1 2012, 68% came from Apple’s camp, which means Apple has shipped 11.8 million iPads in the January – March period. The Kindle Fire, meanwhile, saw its share plummet from 16.8% to …
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