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User Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Running on a Kindle Fire

You knew someone was going to have to at least try to get Ice Cream Sandwich running on a Kindle Fire at some point, it was just too tasty of a target at being priced at under $200 for someone to not try it.  As you can see from the video above, someone has not

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Transformer Prime Review – The Best Android Tablet Yet (video)

While the iPad will always receive its fair share of media coverage, no tablet has been anticipated more in 2011 than the Transformer Prime. On paper, the device’s specs are a tech-lover’s dream: Nvidia’s new Tegra 3 quad-core processor, an incredible 10.1″ Super IPS+ display, estimated 12 hours of battery (18 hours with dock), 8

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Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus Will Not Support Google Wallet, Will Have Verizon Apps

Verizon reportedly asked Google to keep Google Wallet off the Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus. Computerworld has gotten confirmation from Google at Verizon’s request the phone will not include Google Wallet. Verizon has also added a new of its own apps to the handset, however Ice Cream Sandwich makes it easy for those apps

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World’s First Android Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet Goes On Sale in China

Samsung delivered Google’s latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system to smartphone users with the Galaxy Nexus last month, but it won’t be the first to ship the OS inside a tablet. That prize goes to a Chinese manufacturer called Ainovo, which has begun shipping its NOVO7 tablet today. The Ainovo NOVO7 costs just $99, and for

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HTC Flyer Will Finally Get Android 3.2 Honeycomb Update Today

Great news if you’re an HTC Flyer user: the Taiwanese smartphone giant has announced that its 7-inch tablet will finally be blessed with the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update today — if it’s a GSM model. The update will make its way to users in Europe first, and will then rollout to those the world over

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Meizu Unveils Dual-Core Meizu MX Android Smartphone For 2012

The Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has officially unveiled its flagship Android smartphone for 2012 called the Meizu MX. And apart from being an absolute stunner, this baby’s got some pretty impressive internals. The device is powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, but it has a custom user interface called “Flyme OS” that’s just as pretty as

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Acer Makes The Iconia Tab A200 Official

Following a leaked video that was circulated earlier this week, showing off the unannounced Acer Iconia Tab A200, the company has issued a press release making the new Android tablet official. It looks to be a pretty impressive device, but don’t expect it to give the Asus Transformer Prime a run for its money. What

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Could Arrive at Best Buy On Dec. 11

Still itching to get your hands on Ice Cream Sandwich? Well, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus may be just over a week away now, according to this leaked image believed to be from Best Buy’s internal inventory. The retailer’s system shows that Samsung’s much-anticipated Android handset is scheduled for a December 11 launch on Verizon Wireless.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Finally Hits Vodafone Without Volume Issues

Vodafone customers in the U.K. will be able to sign up for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus today following a delay due to that infamous volume bug. The device is finally available to purchase from the carrier’s website and its retail stores, and best of all, it’ll arrive without the issue. The Galaxy Nexus has been

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Keyboard Dock Unboxing (video)

A Transformer is only a Transformer if you can slide it into a dock that turns it into a keyboard-powered tablet/laptop hybrid, right? Right. That’s why we’ve got ourselves a Dock to go with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime quad-core tablet we’re lucky enough to be testing right about now. Like the original Transformer

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Unboxing – Quad Core is Here (video)

There are certain products in the tech world that are so revolutionary, so ahead of the game, they completely change everything. Most recently, the iPhone (2007), T-Mobile G1 (2008) and iPad (2010) fit the bill. All three offered experiences unlike anything before them – perfect amalgamations of hardware and software. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime falls into that

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Galaxy Nexus Camera Tour

The Galaxy Nexus might be super thin, but it still manages to pack in a 5-megapixel camera. That might seem lacking by comparison to some of the competition, but it is not always about the pixel count. Good optics, processing & user interface control are of equal importance. Many mobile phone manufacturers boast about their

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Sony Ericsson Gives Away Free Box.net Cloud Storage to Xperia Owners in U.K. [Update]

Everyone seems to be giving away free cloud-based storage with their smartphones these days: Buy an iPhone and it comes with iCloud, get a Windows Phone device and you get SkyDrive, and choose HTC and you’ll get free Dropbox storage. For those in the U.K., you can now get free storage on your Sony Ericsson

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Acer Iconia Tab A200 Appears in Leaked Promo Video

A new Acer Iconia Tab A200 has been leaked in a two-minute long promotional video that showcases many of the device’s fancy features. Acer is yet to officially announce the device, but an eagle-eyed visitor to the company’s website found the clip among Acer’s support section. The Iconia Tab A200 is expected to be a

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Galaxy Nexus 1st Impressions – Worth Buying? (video)

Out of all the smartphones that hit in 2011, the impending release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is probably our most anticipated. (Saving the best for last?) Ever since announcing Ice Cream Sandwich back in October, consumers have been eagerly awaiting the Galaxy Nexus with expectations that the device would combine hardware and, more importantly,

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus – The Dawn of Ice Cream Sandwich (Visualized)

We still don’t know exactly when we’ll see the Verizon-bound Galaxy Nexus in stores (although we have a pretty good idea) but we do have a Galaxy Nexus in the TechnoBuffalo offices. The first phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset will come sporting a a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a stunning 4.65-inch Super AMOLED

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LG Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich Coming For High-End Optimus Handsets

LG has announced plans to bring Ice Cream Sandwich to its high-end Optimus line of handsets. In a post on its Facebook page, LG confirmed it would be bringing ICS to the Optimus 2X, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D, and Optimus LTE. It is also “continuing to evaluate the ICS OS to determine whether it is

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Sony Xperia Handsets Will See Ice Cream Sandwich by March

We already knew that Sony Ericsson’s Xperia line of handsets were going to get Ice Cream Sandwich, and now we know when. The company announced on its blog earlier this month it would be updating the entire 2011 Xperia line with Ice Cream Sandwich, this week Sony’s head of marketing Maurizio de Palma said on

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Galaxy Nexus Unboxing – Opening Up The Future (video)

We still don’t know exactly when we’ll see the Galaxy Nexus in stores (although we have a pretty good idea) but we do have a Galaxy Nexus in the TechnoBuffalo offices. The first phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset will come sporting a a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a stunning 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display,

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Verizon Pricing The Galaxy Nexus At $199?

It looks like the Galaxy Nexus may be only $199 with a new 2-year contract with Verizon. Android Police spotted an ad on websites across the web over the holiday labeling the phone with a $199.99 price point. Clicking the “Learn More” button on the ad takes you to a holiday-themed webpage, which seems to

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LG Teams Up With Prada Again For Third Phone In 2012

Forget the iPhone, the LG Prada was technically the world’s first completely touch-based smartphones, and it was incredibly innovative when it made its debut back in 2006. While touchscreen devices didn’t quite take off back then, the device still achieved 1.5 million sales during its first 18 months, encouraging LG and Prada teamed up again

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ASUS Transformer Prime Ready for Pre-order

Well, well, well. It seems like the ASUS’s monstrous Eee Pad Transformer Prime is edging closer to release – happy holidays! The Tegra 3-equipped device has teased us over the past month, but nothing in the way of a release date was ever officially announced. This is the next best thing – it’s now up

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Samsung Confirms Galaxy Nexus Will Hit the U.S. in December

It’s not often that us Brits get the opportunity to enjoy new gadgets before they’re released in the U.S. — it’s usually the other way around. However, we’ve been slapping our dirty mitts all over the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for nearly a week now, and it’s arrival across the Atlantic is still nowhere to be

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Google Promises to Fix Volume Bug Plaguing New Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The downside to becoming the first smartphone on the market to ship with Google’s new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system is that the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn’t without its little niggles. One of those is a lack of Adobe Flash Player, and the other is a bug that causes the device’s volume to fluctuate

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Galaxy Nexus Hands-on and First Look (video)

When Google announced the Galaxy Nexus I just knew it was going to be something special. The hardware (manufactured by Samsung) looked great, the specs read well and the fact that it was to be running Ice Cream Sandwich sent me dizzy with excitement. Further more, this mobile phone has the highest resolution screen on

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