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    Android tablets

    I told you so! http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/01/idc-tablet-share-q1-2013/ Diogen.
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    Intel to (re)enter smartphone/tablet market?

    Intel just won't give up Intel Android smartphone and tablet prototypes tested by MIT, look promising | The Verge Diogen.
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    "Amazon may enter tablet fray in second half of 2011"

    Because the question whether Nook Color owes its success to easy hackability has not been answered. Then why do you keep coming back to this question? Diogen.
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    ARM CPUs: today and tomorrow

    Interesting interview of John Biggs, ARM co-founder The Engadget Interview: ARM co-founder John Biggs -- Engadget Diogen.
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    "Amazon may enter tablet fray in second half of 2011"

    Not yet. The latest update breaks the one-click root. Most likely won't stick for long. Doesn't apply if you're already running CM7 or so. Diogen.
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    "Amazon may enter tablet fray in second half of 2011"

    I think they have a better shot at the TV market (combined with other gadgets) than compete directly with Amazon and Apple... And personally, I like the existing setup. Two companies sell their tablets to lock you in. And going by the numbers (units and/or $$$), are quite good at that. Others...
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    Verizon Thunderbolt: Wireless tethering on LTE status report

    Sorry. I missed the extensive discussion on this earlier... Diogen.
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    "Amazon may enter tablet fray in second half of 2011"

    Kindle marches on Amazon Kindle Fire impressions jump 19 percent: Millennial So much for "There is no tablet market. There is only an ipad market!" Diogen.
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    Favorite Android Apps

    Easy to get lost even if only because of the variety of options. In this respect forums like this are very helpful... Commonly Used Widgets - xda-developers Diogen.
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    Android tablets, Take 2: Ice Cream Sandwich on Tegra 3

    He said nothing about the OS. What the Nexus (?) tablet will run is pure speculation. But I'd expect it to run something more than just ICS of today. Maybe ICS+new features, beefed up hardware... Diogen.
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    My wife wants a new phone but dosnt want a data plan

    Nine out of ten European GSM phones are either sold unlocked or are unlocked after the term expires. And most will work on AT&T network. Diogen.
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    Smartphones of 2017: mind-controlled

    It started with resistive (stylus), then capacitive (touch, multi-touch). Next will be gestures, i.e. Kinect-like operation of the phone, tablet and TV. But all that will go away in 5 years or so and replaced with "thoughts", i.e. mind-control...
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    Android tablets, Take 2: Ice Cream Sandwich on Tegra 3

    Even before Honeycomb was shown on Xoom, Google said to be shifting to annual (instead if bi-annual) mobile OS refresh. It was suppose to start as soon as both branches - phone and tablet - are united, i.e. ICS. Therefore, they either changed their mind or it will show up in June as beta and...
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    Android tablets, Take 2: Ice Cream Sandwich on Tegra 3

    It looks like Google is satisfied with the role Nexus handsets played in the smartphone market and plans to introduce something similar with tablets, reference design of sort... Google chair hints at 'highest quality' tablet in 6 months | Electronista Could it be the tablet they'll give away...
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    "Apple taps Sharp to develop iTV"

    WSJ gets into the rumor game... WSJ: Apple working on a TV, new interfaces, myriad content partnerships | The Verge Have they licensed something from Microsoft or are they looking forward to get sued by them? Diogen.
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    Is the $79 Kindle e-reader a revolutionary moment for the publishing world?

    That will be settled in short order. Watch for fine print in newspapers between Xmas and new year...:) But the publishers (hopefully) understand by now that with the number of smartphone/tablets still in explosive growth territory, the ebook business is under threat to be Napster-ized. People...
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    "Amazon may enter tablet fray in second half of 2011"

    If this ever happens, I'd be really interested how the decision was made. I really doubt it can happen, at least for the next few years... According to Isaacson's biography of Jobs, there are essentially two people that could have anything to do with such decision: Cook and Ive. But Cook is...
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    A $1299 1080p projector: Epson 8350

    Wow, that is about 6 hours a day! Diogen.
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    Ice Cream Sandwich (Android)

    Nexus S getting ICS... Nexus S getting Android 4.0 starting today, GSM models first | The Verge Diogen.
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    Carrier IQ Android OEM tracking software... logs your every move... and not happy about XDA

    Details trickling out... Sprint reveals it has Carrier IQ on 26 million phones To summarize: On the network side - Sprint has 26M phones bugged - AT&T just short of 1M On the manufacturer side - Samsung installed CIQ on 25M handsets (on network request) - HTC - on 6.3M Moto and T-Mo have...
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    Ice Cream Sandwich (Android)

    A very to the point one-liner about ICS (from here) "[ICS] won't do much to convert the Android haters, but it will make the lovers very, very happy." Diogen.
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    USB3 vs. Thunderbolt/LightPeak

    But it is not going to happen very soon... Intel delays product after product without competition - The Inquirer This could be one of the reasons... Intel reportedly creating new mobile-focused business unit | The Verge Diogen.
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    The NEW iPhone 4S Discussion

    Mistake or policy shift? Apple makes it legal to port Siri to an iPhone 4 Diogen.