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Acer Iconia Tab A500 unboxed

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Apr, 2011

We have stumbled upon what looks to be an unboxing of the Acer Iconia Tab, there is a hands on photo but after that most seem to look like photoshop or press shots. So this isn't really an unboxing, more like a sighting. Either way it is exciting to see that the Tab is getting closer and closer to "that" time as the more the better.

Motorola XOOM Gets SD Card Activation Early via Tiamac Kernel

By Chris Burns
on 12 Apr, 2011

Behold a fabulous kernel that's been modified to allow YOU usage of the SD card slot on your Motorola XOOM. It's called Tiamat, and word on the street is that the dude who's one of the main creators of this lovely beast has used bits and pieces of code from the Asus Eee Pad Transformer to push the Motorola XOOM another step closer to perfection. Perfection, I tell you!

Reminder: We’ve got a XOOM Giveaway Going on!

By Chris Burns
on 12 Apr, 2011

What the heck, you didn't know we had a Motorola XOOM giveaway going on? You've gotta get in on this! We've got three whole wifi-only XOOM tablets here for you to win, and we've got some entry rules so simple that a dog could do it! On the other hand, only humans are eligible, so no dogs, please. Take a peek below at the rules on how to enter, then DO IT!

Skype with Video for Android Mini Review [Pre-Release]

By Chris Burns
on 11 Apr, 2011

The only reason I call this app review a mini review is because there's simply not that much to say about it. It appears, from here, and this far into the app, that this Skype with Video chat does exactly what it says it does and it does it well. Remember back when we took a look at the app called Tango - another video chat app? Believe it or not, this iteration of Skype is VERY similar to that, only Skype has a big bonus : it's Skype.

WIN a XOOM in Android Community’s Gigantic Tablet Giveaway!

By Chris Burns
on 11 Apr, 2011

It's the day you've been waiting for, the day where we give you one of THREE Motorola XOOM tablets we've got stowed away, courtesy of our awesome friends at NVIDIA! Of course, as you know, the Motorola XOOM Android 3.0 Honeycomb-laden 10.1-inch tablet is powered by NVIDIA's always excellent Tegra 2 dual-core processor, and the ones we've got for you here at the wifi-only versions. That means no data plan for you, just a free and clear powerhouse of an Android tablet! We're going to use this opportunity to get everyone in the community hooked up with our recently born AC Facebook page, too - wins for everyone!

Asus Transformer Source code released already, shows HTC how it’s done

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Apr, 2011

Whoa, what do we have here. It looks like Asus has already released the source code for the yet-to-be released Asus Transformer Tablet/Laptop. Check out the fancy Transformer in our very own Hands-On. Asus recently released a website all about the Transformer, and now things just got even better.

Motorola Xoom and Atrix sales are fine according to Verizon & AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Apr, 2011

Lately we have heard a few of those "analysts" mentioning that the Mororola Xoom, and the Atrix were not selling well, they even called them "sales failures". That is a pretty big way to put it. If you would love more details regarding that story you can follow to SlahGear reports on Atrix and Xoom sales. They go over the analysts story very well.

Samsung Galaxy S II get 1.2 Ghz dual core speed increase

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Apr, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy S II looks to be a beast of a phone for anyone keeping score. With all its fancy features and that ultra fast dual-core processor. We have now heard a few reports that the dual-core 1.0 Ghz CPU inside this beast will be officially launching at 1.2 Ghz instead. A nice speed boost don't you think.

Galaxy on Fire 2 now available in Android Market

By James DeRuvo
on 1 Apr, 2011

Fishlabs Entertainment has taken Galaxy on Fire 2 out of Beta and has released it on the Android Marketplace. The game, part of NVidia's Tegra Zone, has epic space battles, weird aliens and romance? Sadly, even though we took the beta version through it's paces on a Motorola Xoom tablet, according to the Android market entry, the game is listed as only supported on Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphones. That's too bad, especially since we reported that the Xperia Play isn't even available in the US yet. But it may also explain the $11.26 price tag. Still, it's a frakking sweet game.

Motorola Xoom overclocked to 1.5 Ghz with benchmark results [Guide]

By Cory Gunther
on 31 Mar, 2011

Zoom, Zoom, Xooooom. The Motorola Xoom is quick don't get me wrong, but it just got a lot faster with the overclocking results I have to show you guys today. I went ahead and rooted with the very simple Xoom 1-Click-Root method, in that program you can also flash the latest Tiamat overclock kernel. I did that, took about 45 seconds. Now I'm cruising around at 1.504 Ghz and boy let me tell you, this thing is fast. Check out below to see what I mean.