One of the more prolific budget tablet makers is Coby, and they’ve just released a whole slew of new Android 4.0 tablets in various sizes, ranging in price from $109 to $289. All seven Coby Kyros tablets are available for order at Amazon, with an expected release date two weeks from now on April 23rd. […]
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New Acer Iconia Tab A510 with Android 4.0, Tegra 3, and 13 Hour Battery Life
Acer recently unveiled their latest 10″ Android tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A510, and given the specs and price it could stand a chance at becoming a worthy alternative to the new iPad. What’s surprising is the fact that it’s priced the same as the Acer Iconia A500 from last year, even with all the […]
Kindle for Android Updated, Gets Personal Document and KF8 Support
Yesterday Amazon issued a firmware update for their Kindle for Android app that adds some nifty new features. The Kindle for Android app now supports Amazon’s Kindle Format 8, which adds a bunch of content in the form of comic books and graphic novels—like Superman and Batman—as well as illustrated children’s books, such as Curious […]
How to Root the Pandigital Planet and Install Google Apps
The one question that I’ve been getting asked more than anything else here lately is how to root the Pandigital Planet and install Google apps to get access to Google’s Android appstore. The Pandigital Planet is an inexpensive Android tablet that runs Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (at least it is supposed to; mine is stuck on […]
The Android 4.0 ICS Update Borked My Asus Transformer
Last week Asus released a much-anticipated firmware update for the original Asus Transformer tablet that upgraded the operating system from Android 3.2 Honeycomb to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Right after the update I posted a video review showing the changes, and at first everything seemed well and good, but now my Transformer has been […]
Kindle Fire Hacking: Using TWRP Recovery to Install ROMs and Create Backups
This article will show you how to install and use TWRP Recovery on the Kindle Fire to flash custom ROMs on it to transform it into a completely new tablet with different builds of Android—CM7, aka Cyanogenmod 7, for Android 2.3.4 or CM9 for Android 4.0, MIUI, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and various other ROMs. […]
7 Alternative Appstores for Your Android Tablet or eReader
Below you will find a list of seven places to download and install Android apps for your Android tablet, phone, or ereader, including the Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox, rooted Nook Touch, Pandigital tablets, and pretty much any other device that allows the installation of third party apps. Since a lot of tablets don’t come with […]
Coby Kyros Android 4.0 Tablets Incoming for $179 and up
Coby makes some of the most popular budget tablets on the market and are getting set to release a new line Coby Kyros tablets in the next couple of months that all run Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The tablets range in size from 7-inches to 10-inches, each with a capacitive touchscreen. Coby is […]