Late-night poll: Is GPS useful on a tablet?
ASUS started sign-ups for the free GPS hardware thingy that should ease issues with location services on the Transformer Prime today. Right off the bat, I wanna say it was nice to see a company say "oops" and issue a timely fix for a hardware problem, rather than ignore it, — or even worse — blame the user for doing something wrong. A lot of people are giving ASUS shit for letting it get out the door with the issues, and I can't help but feel the same way, but we also need to acknowledge that they are doing the right thing. When a company does the right thing, I look their direction first the next time I'm shopping. OK, enough editorializing.
But we got to thinking. Just how useful is GPS on a tablet? Not the Galaxy Note or other mini-tablet, but a full blown 7-inch or bigger Android tablet. There's the fact that most folks have a Wifi only tablet, and you need a data signal to effectively use any navigation, but that's easy to overcome with map caching or hotspots. I think maybe the biggest obstacle is the sheer size. I know I don't have room (or desire) for a 10.1-inch Transformer Prime on my dashboard. But I'm sure many feel differently, and I'd like to know how many and why. Vote in the poll, then jump in the comments to let everyone know why you voted the way you did — maybe you can bring something new to the discussion.
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Want a tablet on a budget? Get the original Transformer!
So you want to get in on the world of Android tablets but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Well don’t worry! I had the same urges a few months back and got myself an Asus Transformer for £200/$ 317. Now, you may be asking why I am recommending a tablet that already has a younger and more powerful brother, the phenomenal Asus Transformer Prime. Well, if you are after a tablet which is still very fun, powerful and most importantly, affordable, this could be the toy for you.
First off, lets assume that you are a bit tight on cash (like most of the world it seems). Nevertheless, your heart yearns for a slice of the modern computing age – Android on a big screen. The Transformer ranges in price from $ 360 to $ 390 and can be acquired in so many places, including Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, just to mention the most important. Many sellers on eBay will go all the way down to $ 150 if the device is second hand. What’s important about the Transformer is that the price is decreasing every day, but you still get your money’s worth.
The specifications are not to be sniffed at either, remember that this device only came out early last year, and still rates very highly on benchmark tests.
The best part about the Transformer (for me at least) is the huge development community that stands behind it, supporting users with custom software and tweaks, partly because it is such a fun device, and partly because it wound up having a strong userbase. Long story short, there are plenty of ROM’s and tweaks available for you to enjoy.
The Specifications
At the end of the day, these are what we all care about, so I will lay the important ones out for you. What does $ 360 get you? Plenty, I promise.
- OS: Android 3.2, though you would immediately be asked if you’d like to upgrade to Android 4.0.
- Display: It’s a crisp 10.1″ LED WXGA screen, at 1280×800. It supports multitouch for up to 10 fingers, and has Gorilla glass – the scratch resistant glass that doesn’t care how many oddities get flung upon it.
- CPU: The processor is NVIDIA’s beautiful Tegra 2. It is a dual-core chip, clocked at 1Ghz.
- Internal Storage: This comes as 16 or 32GB, depending on the device you buy, it’s important to remember that the tablet has a microSD slot supporting up to 64GB.
- Cameras: A 5MP Rear Camera, and a 1.2MP front-facer that always looks very crisp. Especially in Video Chats!
- Outputs: Stereo speakers with SRS premium sound, and a great high quality microphone. A Mini-HDMI output! An Audio/Mic headset socket.
- Sensors: G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, E-Compass, and of course, GPS.
- Battery: This is fantastic. It lasts up to 9.5 hours alone, and will keep going to 16 hours with the keyboard dock accessory
The Keyboard Accessory
It’s called the Transformer for a reason, you know. The Transformer can sit itself happily into a keyboard dock, which not only makes typing a breeze but adds another 8 hours of battery life! The keyboard itself has a battery which (if docked) charges up along with the tablet when plugged in. This gives you (if you play your cards well) up to 16 hours on one full charge. Fantastic.
Unfortunately the keyboard accessory is another $ 120 and sold separately, so if your coin-filled coffee jar marked ‘Tablet Fun’ really is low, you probably don’t need this accessory. However, if you want to get a computing experience unlike any other, in which a tablet becomes a touchscreen netbook with two batteries, then it’s certainly a nice thing to have. It also has two USB ports for external connections such as memory sticks, and an SD card slot. And if you are a fan of video game console emulators on Android, you can plug your USB controllers into the dock. No bespoke adaptors necessary.
Which ROM is best?
As far as I am concerned there are two main contenders, Cyanogenmod 9 and AOKP. Cyanogenmod tries to be as close to stock Android as possible, with fixes and additions that better their community. AOKP has a similar objective, but tends to add more customization and has regular releases.
As to which one you should install, well it depends (as most things do) on your preferences. Cyanogenmod has a pretty slow update/nightly build cycle, however, they in turn have a great reputation for stability. Though AOKP is not unstable, very occasionally one or two things can slip up and need restarting. However AOKP has a much shorter release cycle, with new builds coming out, sometimes, every week.
Some people may think “Why is that good? You have to keep reflashing software”. Well yes, but the point is the AOKP team is very quick to incorporate new features and have everything ready for users. When Android 4.0.4 was released, AOKP merged the changes into ‘Build 29′ and released it all in a few days. As of writing, you can use Build 31. Two builds for fixes came out within a week! Most of the time you can flash one build over an older one, preserving your applications and settings. Sometimes the developers specify that a device must be wiped first to avoid conflicts with old software.
Though both ROMs offer great levels of customisation, AOKP takes the trophy here. You can alter everything from the Power Menu options to whether the WiFi indicator shows an icon or a percentage. All of this is achieved with ‘ROM Control’, which is a very tidy and well organised Settings category, far more so than ‘Cyanogenmod Settings’.
As for day-to-day use, there is really not a lot between the two ROM’s, when I first installed AOKP over CM9 I couldn’t tell the difference. If you require stability, use Cyanogenmod or even the stock Ice Cream Sandwich build. If you like to have new builds regularly and don’t mind a few bugs here and there then AOKP is a lot of fun.
My cluttered homescreen on AOKP Build 29. Loving it.
The best way to start your rooting and ROM-flashing journey is by rooting a TF101. Just remember that this voids the warranty. Afterwards, to flash a custom ROM, you need ClockworkMod recovery, here is our guide for that. Then the general guidelines to installing a ROM like CM9? Take a read of this.
In my opinion, you haven’t truly enjoyed Android until you are running a lightning fast custom ROM. That said, if you aren’t comfortable with the idea of custom ROMs, don’t worry. The default Asus builds are good too.
I go into far more detail on Rooting and how to get a grasp of it in this article. I also explain what a Custom ROM actually is in this article.
Well supported by developers
Android applications are constantly undergoing optimization to make them tablet-friendly and natively scaled. That way, they don’t have to be stretched or zoomed in, which nine times out of ten looks awful. Due to it’s large userbase, the Asus series of Tablets (including the TF101) are always amongst the first to receive such optimizations.
Overclocking?
Most ROMs, including the aforementioned, do not currently support overclocking (operating the CPU at frequencies higher than 1Ghz). There are some kernels available on XDA and RootzWiki which you can use that do allow overclocking, however, it is inadvisable to wipe/replace a kernel image that came with a ROM, and better to flash a totally new ROM which supports the special kernel.
To be honest the Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU already runs everything like a train. If you ever clocked up to 1.6Ghz (the highest most semi-stable kernels offer), I doubt you would ‘see’ much of a performance increase. Certainly not one that would justify running your CPU past its intended speed.
If you really wanted a Tegra 3 feeling, you could certainly get it with some custom kernels on XDA. Unfortunately running a 1Ghz CPU at 1.7Ghz causes system crashes for most people, so you wouldn’t enjoy the speed for long. But there have been some good reports of clock boosts up to 1.4Ghz being stable.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully some of my points here have interested you in the original Transformer. It’s an amazing, yet affordable tablet that is highly versatile, well built, and ready for anything you throw at it. If you go shopping, remember that this isn’t the Transformer Prime (TF201). The older model and subject here is the TF101.
So that’s all. If you’re looking for that affordable tablet then I promise you that the original Transformer won’t disappoint.
What are your thoughts on the device?
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Lenovo mid-range IdeaTab S2109 tablet unveiled, coming soon
Lenovo hasn’t unveiled or released a tablet for a while now, which is not a very “standard” behavior for the Chinese-based technology company, but the silence is about to be disturbed pretty soon. The Lenovo IdeaTab S2019 is a mid-range Android-based tablet, and, even though it doesn’t yet have an official release date or price tag next to its name, it should hit the market rather soon.
With a 9.7-inch 4:3 aspect display (very similar to the one sported by Apple’s iPad), the S2019 doesn’t have a full spec sheet officially confirmed, but it’s likely that it will be oriented towards the mid-range market.
The IPS panel will come with 1024 x 768 resolution, while under the hood we still don’t know much about the device. Early rumors pointed towards either a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor or a 1.5 GHz Krait chipset, but the guys at SlashGear are saying that the tablet will in fact be powered by a TI OMAP proc.
Lenovo’s future slate should draw some attention with its looks, as it is set to come with a unibody shell, a “gunmetal” finish, and an 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) profile. As far as I can tell from the first official photos, the 10-incher does look elegant and slim, but it might actually not feature a metallic body.
Other known features include a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, a microUSB port, microHDMI, and a microSD card slot. The device will also feature four SRS Trumedia speakers on the back and a battery that should last for ten hours between charges, according to manufacturer claims (I would expect an hour or two less in day-to-day use, though).
Finally, in terms of software, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box and will offer both Google Play access and access to Lenovo’s own app store.
There are still a lot of unknowns about the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109, but, for the time being, I think it’s safe to say that this is a pretty interesting tablet, which could draw some attention from technology enthusiasts in the near future. Stay tuned on our website for more details about the 10-incher, and, in the meantime, don’t forget to let us know your opinions on Lenovo’s future mid-ranger!
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Making your Android Tablet Homescreen look like the iPad
Are you in love with the Apple look but not with the iPad? You don’t need to be crazy over Apple to admit that iOS has one of the best looks on the market. It’s sleek, it’s catchy, and the way those icons shake when you move them definitely catches anyone’s attention.
But, if you’re an Android user who’d just like to adopt the look without actually having to buy the iPad, your prayers have been answered. One of the reasons why people love Android, after all, is that it’s extremely customizable. Inject some iOS aesthetic into your Android tablet with Espier Launcher HD.
Espier Launcher HD is based on Android 2.2 and allows you to enjoy the iOS experience right on your Android tablet. After you’ve downloaded the launcher onto your tablet, Espier Launcher HD replaces your Android icons with iOS ones. From the Photos icon, to the Music icon, even including the Maps and Settings icons, the resemblance is uncanny and may fool some people who only take a moment to glance at your homescreen.
With Espier Launcher HD, you’ll be able to easily create folders and edit them quickly.This launcher supports switching between landscape mode and portrait mode on any Android tablet with 800×400, 1024×600, or 1024×768 resolutions.
To make sure you enjoy the iOS look to the last detail, Espier Launcher HD supports the same animation you’ll find on the iPad when you enter and exit applications. The launcher supports dynamic icons, as well as widgets. Pinch out and you’ll be able to enter a hidden screen to view applications you don’t want anyone else to see or those that you’d want to unclutter your homescreen with. Slide the taskbar to the right and you can access the system function switch area.
Espier Launcher also packs multiple scrollable home screens. If you were in love with the way iOS icons shake when you move them around, Espier Launcher HD gives you that same effect when you hold down on an icon. From there, easily rearrange your icons the way you like them and in the way that best accommodates your workflow.
The only thing that really affects your iOS immersion experience, however, is your statusbar at the bottom. At the time of this writing, Espier Launcher HD still retains a few glitches. Some users have complained that the widget sizes are messed up and squished and Espier Launcher HD unfortunately does not support resizing widgets. Others have complained that the icons are too small and spaced too far apart. Future releases of this launcher may have those issues fixed, so keep an eye out.
Despite the launcher’s glitches, the Espier Launcher HD is still a treat for Android users who can’t deny their attraction to the iOS’s look but don’t want to give in to the Apple fever. If you want to bring that sleek aesthetic into your Android tablet today, Espier Launcher HD is available for download at the Google Play Store.
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Android bound to dethrone the iPad and take over the tablet market, as it did with the smartphone market
According to a recent blog post by stock market analyst Reggie Middleton (apparently an expert that also predicted the major financial crisis in Greece), Apple’s iPad will lose the tablet market crown in favor of Android tablets. A better phrasing of the same idea: Apple’s iOS will soon be dethroned by Google’s Android as the leading tablet OS. Currently sitting at only 10% behind the iPad, the Android tablet market share should be bigger than that of the iPad by the end of Q2 2012. Android is bound to take over the tablet market, as it did with the smartphone market a few years back.
While the original article (as well as a slew of other articles around the same theme) is centered around margin compression and other financial stuff, there are a few ideas that even geeks such as myself can see trough. Middleton claims that most of the media, as well as financial analysts are under total Apple mind control and are thus unwilling (afraid was the actual word used by Middleton) to spill a single word against Apple, or their products (note: we call these people Apple fanboys).
Case in point, a recent comparison article posted by CNET gave the tablet crown to the new iPad when compared against the ASUS Transformer Prime, something heavily contradicted by comments made by owners of the Transformer Prime. This is just one example out of the number of biased new iPad reviews that have popped out. In addition, the report in question claims that, according to several analysts, the new iPad wasn’t even close to duplicating the massive iPad 2 and iPad 1 sales.
Another thing that stroked my interest was the fact that Apple is spending more money for the various components inside the new, third generation iPad, as you can see in the chart below.
Considering the fact that Samsung, a major player in Android tablet manufactures the two most important components inside the new iPad (the retina display and the A5X CPU), doesn’t it make sense for the iPad will soon be dethroned? Even more, how can a single tablet maker stand up to an array of Android tablet OEMs that already provide a high degree of diversity in their hardware offers? Apple could not do that with their iPhone, they won’t be able to accomplish that with the iPad. It’s not about who gets first into the market, it’s about who plays better on the long run. As it turns out, Android has a better business model than the closed iOS ecosystem.
Although Android had arguably a slow start in the tablet area (many critics feel that Android 3.0 Honeycomb was unable to provide the experience users were looking for in a tablet), as the tablet and smartphone versions of Android have converged into Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, by the end of 2012, it is likely that the main attraction of all iPad models (the number and quality of apps available) will be matched by ICS tablets. Hardware-wise, before the fourth iPad generation comes out (probably in Q1 2013), we’re bound to see a number Android tablets that will trash the new iPad in all conceivable sectors: be it price-performance ratio, raw performance, form factor, and maybe even display quality.
What do you guys think about this? Are there any Apple fanboys among the readers of this Android blog who are willing to contradict these expectations? Feel free to do so in the comment section below!
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Hulu Plus updated with additional tablet support and new UI
It's been a while since we heard anything from the folks over at Hulu. Today though, they've gone ahead and updated their Android app to include support for a few more tablets in addition to switching up their user interface for the better. In total, Hulu Plus now has support for nine Android tablets, seven of which were just added today. The full supported tablet list:
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
- Motorola Xoom
- Motorola XYBoard 10.1
- Toshiba Thrive
- Acer Iconia
- LG G-Slate
- HTC Flyer
- Vizio 8" Tablet
In their blog post announcing the update, Hulu did mention that this is just the beginning of their Android tablet roll out and more support will be coming soon. If you're looking to get Hulu Plus on your device, the app is free to download but you will need to subscribe to their service at a cost of $ 7.99/mnth. They do however off a free week long trial with a cancel any time option. The update is available in the Google Play Store right now, download is past the break.
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Tablet bonanza from Amazon in 2012: two (or four?) new models rumored
While, about a year ago, it was hard to conceive that anyone could threaten iPad’s dominance over the tablet market anytime soon, we are now faced with what could be called the “Amazon offensive”.
The Kindle Fire has been by far the most surprising gadget of 2011, and is currently the second most popular tablet in the world, closing in on iPad’s leading spot as we speak. However, if you thought that Amazon would rest on their laurels and live off the Kindle Fire’s success for as long as possible, you thought wrong. Jeff Bezos’ company is looking set to build upon its hit and come up with not one, but several cool tablets in 2012.
More precisely, according to Digitimes’ unnamed sources, Amazon could launch anywhere from two to four tablets in the coming months depending on a couple of aspects.
First off, there will most definitely be a 10.1-inch Amazon slate, likely to be priced at around $ 249-$ 299. The 10-incher might begin shipping as soon as July, and is clearly intended as an honest to God “iPad killer”.
Of course, for that kind of money, you shouldn’t expect a lot of power under the gadget’s hood, but we are talking about Amazon after all, so I think that a dual-core processor is not entirely out of the question. As my colleague Bogdan reported not long ago, the Amazon 10.1-inch slate will probably be built by Foxconn, which is another thing that makes us think that it could be a hit.
Aside from the 10-incher, Amazon will most definitely follow the already beaten path to success, meaning that a Kindle Fire successor is not only likely, but very probable. However, according to new reports, Amazon might in fact come with two 7-inchers, one priced at around 199 bucks and set to be a rehashed Fire version and one that should cost no more than $ 169, targeted towards entry-level (like in rock bottom level) gadget lovers.
Finally, an 8.9-inch tablet could also be released by Amazon in the near future, but this is the part of the report where things get improbable, to say the least. According to rumors, this particular model might sport a full HD screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution and feature pretty much all the things that make a high-end device right now.
However, that kind of gadget couldn’t possibly be made available for a very low price, which makes manufacturers doubt the success of the supposed device. Also, it has to be said that this would be a gamble for Amazon, as there aren’t many 8.9-inch tablets on the market right now, and there’s no way to know how the public would react to such a strangely sized gizmo.
Let’s wrap up today’s rumor mill by saying what I usually like to say when reporting on something unconfirmed from official sources. Patience is a virtue and no one died by simply waiting, so stay tuned on our website and we will bring you all the official information you need to know, as soon as it’s released.
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Hasbro loses bid to block sales of Asus Transformer Prime tablet
The ongoing court battle between Asus and Hasbro might be a little surreal at times, but Hasbro, which holds trademarks on the term “transformer,” got some bad news today. A US district court judge has ruled that Hasbro could not stop Asus from making and selling an Android tablet called the Transformer Prime as the case continues winding its way to trial.
Asus released its first Transformer tablet in the spring of 2011, but it was not until the company put out the follow up Transformer Prime, that Hasbro went all decepticon. Hasbro began airing an animated series in late 2010 called, you guessed it, Transformers Prime. The toy maker claimed in court that consumers would be confused, thinking that the Asus tablet was part of the Hasbro line of products. That might not be as completely outlandish as it sounds on the face of it; Hasbro has, in the past, allowed its Transformers logo to appear on mice, USB drives, and other electronic products.
The judge was unwilling to grant Hasbro the preliminary injunction that would have stopped Asus from selling the device until the case was settled. In the decision, the judge used several justifications including the accuracy of the name. The Asus Transformer products “transform” into laptops with the aid of a keyboard dock. Additionally, Hasbro may have simply waited too long to act, thus weakening its claim of ongoing harm to its brand.
Hasbro played up the positives in the case thus far, pointing out that the judge did acknowledge the strength of the Transformers trademark in general. One last bit of juicy data from the courtroom, Asus revealed in filings that it has only moved around 80,000 Transformer Prime tablets since the device was released in January.
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Preview: Toshiba AT330 13.3″ Android 4.0 Tablet
Here we are folks! A new day and a new the announcement of a new Ice Cream Sandwich enabled tablet. This time, Toshiba unveiled the new AT330 Android 4.0 tablet, at its Toshiba World 2012 event in Germany.
If you are rolling your eyes at this point and wondering ‘’What’s different about this one?”, well, the answer is literally right in front of you. This is is 13.3-inch tablet, akin to the screen size of a standard laptop, and is more than 30% larger than any other tablet available at the moment. Also, the AT330 is the third tablet announced that houses a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor
It’s also equipped with a TV tuner and an antenna, and something not seen in a phone or tablet in a long time – a full sized SD card slot. It seems the extra 30% space has been put to good use. The slate features a contemporary plastic body accentuated with metal and a matte finish grip, allowing you to hold it easily.
Other specifications include:
- 1.4 Ghz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor
- Android 4.0 OS
- 13.3-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
- 1920×1200 screen resolution (expected)
- 32GB built in memory, expandable to 32GB with SD card
- 5 MP with flash rear camera, VGA front camera
- 802.11 b/g/n
- Mini USB port, HDMI out port
Toshiba has showcased only a prototype so far, and a full specification list is yet unavailable. No official release date or pricing has been announced.
It gets difficult to hold on to a 10-inch screen for a long time, hence the multitude of stands and docks available, so it is understandable that people will have qualms about holding an even bigger slate. Also, while a full sized SD card is rare and seemingly vintage at this point, it also doesn’t provides multi-device portability, as most devices have now moved on to microSD slots.
Here is a short video introducing the Toshiba AT330:
What are your thoughts? Is 13.3” too big? Is a TV tuner and antenna a welcome addition? Full SD card slot? Really?
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This article, Preview: Toshiba AT330 13.3″ Android 4.0 Tablet , was originally published at androidtime.com – Your Android News Source.
Sony Tablet S successor with Tegra 3 and ICS outed
It looks like Sony’s first Android tablets — the wedge-shaped Tablet S and clamshell Tablet P — may soon be getting some company. According to a new set of Nenamark scores, the company is working on a Tegra 3 tablet that’s currently badged as the Sony V150.
Their original slates were based on the Tegra 2 SOC, so it’s not a complete surprise that Sony is working on a successor using Nvidia’s latest and greatest. The quad-core (or is it penta-core?) Tegra 3 is clocked at 1.4GHz and should provide plenty of gaming muscle. The V150 Nenamark scores also revealed that it’s currently running a 1280×752 pixel display like the Tablet S.
While that could mean that the V150 will launch with the same panel, there’s always a chance that these scores came from a prototype unit that featured a new board crammed into the existing 9.4-inch chassis.
But even though the screen matches up at this point, there’s one other key feature apart from the processor that differentiates the Tablet S and the V150. The new model will also ship with Android 4.0 preinstalled, so purchasers won’t have to wait around for an OTA update to arrive — and we know all too well how frustrating that can be. Just ask the Asus Transformer owners who rode the update release rollercoaster for two months until Google finally gave the patch their stamp of approval.
The Tablet S and Tablet P are supposed to receive the update “this Spring,” but Sony hasn’t gotten more specific than that. For the sake of existing owners, let’s hope Sony gets them updated before the V150 hits the streets.
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