Author Archives: Shane McGlaun

Toshiba tosses AT300 Android tablet into the limelight

Toshiba UK has officially announced the launch of the new Toshiba AT300 thin and lightweight Android 4.0 tablet. Toshiba says that while the tablet is beautifully thin and lightweight, it doesn’t compromise on power or performance. The machine uses a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor packed inside a brushed aluminum body.

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Carphone Warehouse says “thousands” of Galaxy S III smartphones pre-ordered

One of the most anticipated smartphones in 2012 is the Samsung Galaxy S III. Carriers all around the world have been taking pre-orders on the smart phone for a while now and so far, about 9 million units have been pre-ordered. What we haven’t known is how that massive number of pre-orders breaks out by …

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Google Play Music limits device deauthorizations

If you’re a user of Google Play Music that has multiple devices, you’re likely familiar with the fact that you may have to deauthorized devices on your account when it starts to get full to be able to add more. If you’re the sort who tends to flash your Android device with lots of different …

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Evernote 4.0 for Android debuts

This week ,a href=”http://blog.evernote.com/2012/05/15/the-all-new-evernote-4-0-for-android/”>Evernote 4.0 for Android debuted, and the update brings with it some slick new features the users of the app will appreciate. Version 4.0 for Android has been completely redesigned and promises more than just a new look. The company says that this is the most powerful version of Evernote for Android …

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ICS update for HTC Amaze 4G hits US next week, Sensation 4G today

If you’re the owner of the HTC Amaze 4G smartphone on the T-Mobile network in the United States, good news. T-Mobile has tipped that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will land on May 21. That would be Monday of next week.

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LG shows off new Optimus UI 3.0

LG is showing off the new Optimus UI 3.0 user interface that will be introduced later this month on the Optimus LTE2 and the new quad core Optimus 4X HD smartphones. The new user interface promises to allow users to take notes quickly with a feature called Quick Memo and be easier to unlock. The …

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KDDi Smart TV Box runs Android 4.0

Generally, I think of smartphones when I hear the KDDi name. Smartphones aren’t all that the company is about and KDDi is getting ready to launch an Android 4.0 set-top box. Looking at the photo of the rendering from the official announcement, it’s clear somebody in the design department really likes the Nintendo Wii.

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Samsung Galaxy S III user manual available for download

I’m not the read the instructions sort of person. Generally, I can pick up the device and just figure out the things I want to do with it easy enough. However, on some complex devices with lots of features, I and other people like me do have to resort to the user manual. I think …

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HTC Desire C gets official with pics galore

Yesterday we mentioned that the specifications and a couple pictures had leaked of the HTC Desire C entry-level smartphone. One of those leaked photographs was an official press shot that came from an errant early publication in a catalog. I’m not sure if the launch was always planned for today, or if HTC figured it …

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Cheap Yzi Android tablet breaks cover

A new 10-inch Android 4.0 tablet has surfaced called the Yzi. The tablet has the expected capacitive multitouch screen and can use a stylus if the user prefers. The tablet offers integrated Wi-Fi along with an accelerometer to support gaming and other features. The tablet comes by default with fully translated French operating system.

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