Sep 19

Sling shows off SlingPlayer app for Honeycomb tablets

Posted in: Android, app, hdpostcross, honeycomb, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili, video

Sling’s had a SlingPlayer Mobile app available for Android for some time now, but it looks like Honeycomb users will soon have a version tailored just for them. While there’s still no word on an exact release date, Sling has just posted the demo video above, showing what seems to be a fairly polished app running on a Motorola Xoom. According to Sling, it’ll run the same $29.99 as its other mobile apps, and the company will gladly take your email address now if you’d like to be informed the moment it’s released (hit the source link below to sign up for that).

Sling shows off SlingPlayer app for Honeycomb tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 19

HP’s 7-inch TouchPad Go surfaces on a website that isn’t selling it

Posted in: 7-inch, HP, palm, tablet, Today's Chili, touchpad, webos

You’re still not any closer to being able to buy one, but HP’s mysterious 7-inch TouchPad has now gotten a bit less mysterious. After turning up at the FCC under the TouchPad Go moniker in August, the device has now shown up for some less-than-flattering pictures on the Chinese ZooPDA forums — you may have heard of some other complications that happened in the interim. As you can see, this model packs the same 4:3 aspect ratio as the standard TouchPad, as well as most of the same internals — the notable exceptions being both front and rear-facing cameras, and what appears to be an NFC chip (conveniently mentioned in a spec list printed on the back of the unit). This particular unit also has a removable back cover, which appears to provide access to the battery and a SIM card slot, although it’s possible that’s simply a result of its prototype status.

HP’s 7-inch TouchPad Go surfaces on a website that isn’t selling it originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 19

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi gets US pricing, 16GB model starts at $469

Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, BestBuy, exclusive, galaxy, GalaxyTab, Google, GoogleAndroid, honeycomb, leak, leaked, samsung, slate, tablet, Today's Chili

Samsung’s latest Android Tab has already gotten the in-box hands-on treatment from the blue shirts at Best Buy, but now we have official word on pricing for the 8.9-inch WiFi-only model, set to hit stores as soon as Thursday. Willing to settle for the 16GB flavor? Get ready to hand over $469 to take one of these slim slates home, or pull out another Benjamin to double capacity to 32 gigs — that beefed-up model will run you $569. You’ll also get Android 3.1 Honeycomb with “the freedom of TouchWiz,” a 3 megapixel camera on the rear with 2MPs up front, and a dual-core 1GHz processor. Check out our Tab 8.9 hands-on, or hit up the source link for the full feature rundown from Sammy.

[Thanks, Kevin]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi gets US pricing, 16GB model starts at $469 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 19

Rogers employees get 50 percent BlackBerry Playbook discount until December 1st

Posted in: blackberry playbook, RIM, sale, tablet, Today's Chili

Items tend to sell better when they’re cheaper. There are rare moments when items sell better at higher prices, but that hasn’t been the case with tablets – think HP’s TouchPad. With the iPad as the current king of tablets, times are especially tough for BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that there would […]

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Sep 18

Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi shipments arrive at Best Buy, will go on sale this week

Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, BestBuy, exclusive, galaxy, GalaxyTab, Google, GoogleAndroid, honeycomb, leak, leaked, samsung, slate, tablet, Today's Chili

See that there? That’s a Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi, and after months on end of mystery, it seems as if the wait to procure one in the US of A is just about over. Shipments are arriving at Best Buy stores across the nation, and according to our sources, they’ll be stocked and ready for purchase starting September 22nd. We’re still waiting to hear back on a retail price, but those who’d like to hazard a guess can extrapolate from those UK figures. So, did your Tuesday plans just get made?

Update: Select stores may be ushering them out on the 22nd, while others will be force to wait until the 25th. As for pricing? It’s “listed” at $399.99, but we’ve certainly seen Best Buy placeholders be wrong before.

Update 2: Samsung chimed in with official pricing. The 16GB model will sell for $469, with the 32GB flavor costing $100 more.

Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi shipments arrive at Best Buy, will go on sale this week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 18

Switched On: The great slate debate of Windows 8

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

Just as Windows Phone 7’s “touch-only” interface threw away the past to create a streamlined, more approachable experience, Microsoft is creating a “touch-first” experience for Windows 8 that has more in common with its new phone software than previous versions of Windows. This “Metro-style” UI will be able to run on virtually any modern PC, with screens from 10- to 30-inches and above. The touch interface will be only occasionally relevant on desktops, though, more so on laptops. Where it’s obviously meant to shine is on pure slates — will consumers really flock to Windows 8 for such slates, though?

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Switched On: The great slate debate of Windows 8 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 18

CyanogenMod 7 update brings WiFi, sound and accelerometer support to TouchPad (video)

Posted in: Android, demo, diy, GoogleAndroid, hack, honeycomb, HP, mod, slate, tablet, Today's Chili, video, webos, wifi

Oh, sure — HP’s webOS may be one of the most sophisticated tablet operating systems in existence, but with a permanently stagnant market, The CM Team has decided that your fire sale TouchPad may be better off running Android. You know, from a long-term perspective. All jesting aside, the crew has been pounding the pavement on a new (and vastly improved) CyanogenMod 7 for Android, with this build providing functional WiFi, access to the Android Market, audio (albeit a bit fast) and an operational accelerometer. There’s no code being released just yet — the team’s still working to cull the aforesaid Hamsterdance effect — but you can catch a sneak peek of everything in action just above.

CyanogenMod 7 update brings WiFi, sound and accelerometer support to TouchPad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 18

Opera Mobile on Android x86 at IDF 2011 (video)

Posted in: Android, Google, hands-on, honeycomb, intel, intel atom, IntelAtom, Opera, tablet, Today's Chili, video
We discovered this little gem hidden deep within the recesses of the show floor at IDF 2011. It’s none other than Opera Mobile running on a Honeycomb tablet — not just any tablet, mind you, but Intel’s Oak Trail-powered (Atom Z670) Green Ridge device. That’s right, you’re looking at Opera’s web browser, compiled using the latest Android NDK and running natively on top of Android x86. First impressions? It’s fast, even without hardware acceleration — scrolling and zooming are smooth as butter, with no signs of checkerboarding anywhere. According to Phillip Grønvold of Opera software, this is just the beginning. Hardware acceleration is already in the works, along with Flash support. So go ahead if you dare — browse our gallery below and watch our hands-on video after the break.

Gallery: Opera Mobile on Android x86

Dante Cesa contributed to this report.

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Opera Mobile on Android x86 at IDF 2011 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Adobe: yep, your Windows 8 system will support Flash — sometimes (video)

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Flash fans can breathe a collective sigh of relief — Adobe has confirmed that the next version of Windows will, in fact, support work built on its once ubiquitous web publishing platform. Windows 8 PCs and tablets with x86 or ARM processors will support the platform — in the more traditional desktop mode, that is. The version of Internet Explorer 10 built for that interface will play nicely with Flash. Those users who opt for the new Metro UI, on the other hand, will be out of luck on the Flash front, thanks to a lack of plug-in support. Between Adobe’s work in the HTML5 world and the ability to build Flash-like apps using Air for the Metro interface, however, the company seems to have most of its bases covered in Windows 8 land. Check out evidence of Flash running in Windows 8 after the break, courtesy of Qualcomm.

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Adobe: yep, your Windows 8 system will support Flash — sometimes (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Report: Foxconn’s Brazil factory ready for business, will begin shipping iPads in December

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It appears that Apple is about to expand its manufacturing operations to Brazil, where a new Foxconn factory is already in place and ready to churn out iPads, according to a report from national media outlet UOL. Aolizio Mercadante, the country’s minister of science and technology, confirmed the news this week during a hearing held by the Commission of Economic Affairs. “At first many doubted, but it will be the first time that [Apple] will produce iPads outside Chinese territory,” Mercadente said. “We are taking a big step for digital inclusion in the country.” Located in Jundiaí, the new facility was constructed under a joint venture between Foxconn and the Brazilian government, with the former reportedly contributing $12 million to the initiative. Rumors of a South American expansion began circulating earlier this year, with many expecting Foxconn’s Brazil-based operations to get underway during Q1 of 2012, according to DigiTimes. Construction, however, appears to have wrapped up ahead of schedule, with Mercadante claiming that iPad shipments will begin in December. Apple, for its part, has not commented on the report.

Report: Foxconn’s Brazil factory ready for business, will begin shipping iPads in December originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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