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HP TouchPad Vs Motorola Xoom
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Tablet war is heating up with every passing moment. After Apple iPad, RIM’s Playbook, Motorola’s Xoom now has one more decent competitor –at least it looks like that on paper.
Honeycomb’s RenderScript detailed on Dev Blog
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A significant time was devoted of Renderscript at the Honeycomb launch event by Google recently. While, most of it was only limited to what it can do, Google today posted a slightly detailed description of Renderscript.
Is Android 2.4 coming in April? We don’t think so
Tech world is buzzing with rumours about Android 2.4 launch in April. According to the gossip, the first device to acquire the version will be Viewsonic Viewpad 4.
Pocket Lint states that, the recently announced ViewPad 4 smartphone will be packing Android 2.4 when it launches in April. Moreover, the release date of version 2.4 has been brought forward to ensure that dual-core apps designed for Honeycomb (v3.0) will be able to work with single-core devices running v2.4.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Vs LG Optimus 2X
Credits: Engadget
Sony Ericsson and LG are two manufacturers that are on their road of redemption with Android this year. Both the companies were struggling due to the lack of hit Android smartphones in 2010, but they clearly have plans to change that in 2011. They have lined up some awesome devices in the form of Xperia Arc/ Play/Neo and Optimus Black/2X for launch in the coming months.
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Global tablet shipments to reach 42 million units in 2015
Worldwide shipment of tablet computers is expected to rise by 12 folds in 2015, estimated research firm ISuppli. A rise of 242.3 million units will be seen in 2015, owing to an enormous upsurge in the demand for the device, report said.
According to ISuppli director Rhoda Alexander, the year 2012 will witness a wave propelled by Android-based models.
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Motorola Xoom Super Bowl XLV ad teaser released
Quick Note: Motorola today announced that it will debut a new commercial during the second quarter of the Super Bowl XLV telecast. Created by Anomaly New York, the ad will feature Motorola XOOM.
Check out the advt teaser below:
Using Web Android Market: A Demo
Google has finally released a working web-based Android Market. The previous version was a mere unusable demo, where one could not even see all the Android apps. The new market can be browsed on any device, and it will send a direct download link to your Android phone.
Among other features, you will be able to see the detail of your app downloads till now, get the device based Android market usage history.
There is a demo video below guiding you through the whole process along with a series of screenshots.
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Missed; Watch full Honeycomb launch event now
If you were not able to watch the live streaming of Honeycomb launch event yesterday, Google has posted the entire event video online for you. This video will give you the first hand information about the tablet OS along with app demos.
Honeycomb gets official; tablets only right now
Google has finally unveiled the tablet-optimized Android version. Dubbed as Honeycomb, this is Android’s version number 3.0.
While Honeycomb has been custom-made for tablets, but Google also seeks to clutch it with smartphones in the coming future – Though, no guarantees there.
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Google launches web based Android Market, In-App billing
Android market has now turned bigger and better! Lately, three important features have been added to the souk. New market features were unveiled yesterday at event along with the launch of Honeycomb.
New web-based Android Market
- ANDROID MARKET ON THE WEB
Android Market client has now been extended to mobile devices to every desktop. Anyone and everyone can now find and share applications from their favorite browser.
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