Tech Review Mobile: Thursday, June 21, 2012

Get a T-Mobile prepaid 4G USB aircard for $19.99

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-57455867-58/get-a-t-mobile-prepaid-4g-usb-aircard-for-$19.99/?tag=nl.e796

Tech Review Android: Thursday, June 21, 2012

Is the Best Android Tablet Available Made for Kids? ($200)

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/06/nabi-2-tablet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Android: not-so-open open source

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/55247-android-not-so-open-open-source/55247-android-not-so-open-open-source?limitstart=0

• SDK is not open source

Black Magnetic Phone Multi Funtion Lenses - Wide Angle Lens + Macro Lens + Fisheye Lens For HTC, Nokia, Apple, Blackberry, Samsung Phones - Ci19BCA ($17)

http://mambate.store.buy.com/p/black-magnetic-phone-multi-funtion-lenses-wide-angle-lens-macro-lens/228470582.html

• Magnetic lens for smart phones

Samsung Galaxy 4.0 Android MP3 Player WiFi White (8 GB) Digital Media Player($135)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261048525557+

Report: Google to accelerate development on personal voice assistant app Majel

http://phandroid.com/2012/06/19/report-google-to-accelerate-development-on-personal-voice-assistant-app-majel/

• What does this have to do with Star Trek?

Nexus 7 Overview

http://phandroid.com/nexus-7/#overview

Nexus 7 vs. Microsoft Surface vs. New iPad

http://phandroid.com/2012/06/18/nexus-7-vs-microsoft-surface-vs-new-ipad/

Tech Review Android: Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Kocaso 7" Capacitive Touchscreen Tablet Android 4.0 (1.2GHz, 4GB, HDMI)

http://www.expansys-usa.com/kocaso-7-capacitive-touchscreen-tablet-android-4-0-1-2ghz-4gb-hdmi-232232/?siteID=.7WaaTN6umc-9PoK0oekTCFH5byWzd7x_Q&ito=LKS*7WaaTN6umc

• At $110 this look pretty good.

Tech Review Android: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Linaro Tweaks Speed Up Android, By Up To 100 Percent

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/06/10/138214/linaro-tweaks-speed-up-android-by-up-to-100-percent?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotLinux+%28Slashdot%3A+Linux%29

http://liliputing.com/2012/06/android-is-about-to-get-a-lot-faster-thanks-to-linaro.html

• Using the gcc 4.7 toolchain to get 30 to 100 percent speed up of Android 4.0 (ICS)

Tech Review Android: Thursday, June 14, 2012

Intel: Android not ready for multi-core CPUs

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/intel-android-not-ready-for-multi-core-cpus/20746?tag=nl.e505

• I think this article is an example of FUD
• I have seen the example of the NVidia Tegra 3 and there is no problem with Android taking advantage of the multi core here.  Also looks like some very efficient use of the low power CPU
• Real cool video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R1qKdBX4-jc
• Nice article
• http://androidcommunity.com/nvidia-announces-tegra-3-quad-core-processor-we-have-all-the-details-video-20111108/
• Could this be because Intel has no multi-core Atom processor planned?

Tech Review Android: Monday, June 11, 2012

http://www.appinventor.mit.edu/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/12/google_app_inventor_for_android/

• Modeled after Scratch
• http://scratch.mit.edu/

 

Samsung Galaxy S 3 III i9300 16GB GSM Factory Unlocked Android 4.0 ICS White ($650)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230805486015+#ht_2118wt_1398

• Quad Core 1.4 Cortex
• 3G

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/350492/20120610/samsung-galaxy-s3-verizon-att-50gb-dropbox.htm

• forward facing camera

Dell Streak 7" Multi-Touchscreen Tablet w/ WiFi, T-Mobile 3G/4G, Bluetooth ($140)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Streak-7-Multi-Touchscreen-Tablet-w-WiFi-T-Mobile-3G-4G-Bluetooth-/221042138717#ht_2691wt_1265

• factory refurbished
• 1.0GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2
• 3G/4G T-Mobile
• Honeycomb (Android 3.0)
• Sweet little machine.  Wish I could buy this one for Dolores instead of the piece of junk I bought

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ASUS Transformer Prime revisited: Still best Android tablet

• Somebody who likes that attached keyboard
• he likes it for the extra battery life

Google Maps for Android getting offline access

http://www.androidcentral.com/google-maps-android-getting-offline-access

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/google-announces-full-offline-mapping-mode-for-android-smartphones/7744?tag=nl.e550

Tech Review Windows: Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Windows 8 Release Preview: How to download and install it

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57446533-12/windows-8-release-preview-how-to-download-and-install-it/?tag=nl.e415

Samsung Galaxy Appeal (AT&T) $150

http://www.zdnet.com/reviews/product/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-appeal-at-t/35312943?tag=nl.e505

• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• slide-out keyboard
• friendly price

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Galaxy S III coming to Verizon June 6 or thereabouts($200/$250)

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/galaxy-s-iii-coming-to-verizon-june-6-or-thereabouts/8057?tag=nl.e505

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php

• Android v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Exynos 4212 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
• GPU - Mali-400MP

Tech Review Android: Wednesday, June 6, 2012

http://bluestacks.com/

• Plays Android apps on a Windows PC

ASUS Transformer Prime TF201-B1-GR Eee Pad 10.1-Inch 32GB Tablet (Amethyst Gray) $535

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0067PLM5E/ref=pe_171880_24301500_pe_vfe_dt1

• Android 3.2 HoneyComb 
• can be upgraded to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core CPU

REMOTELY FLASH Sprint HTC EVO Shift Android Phone To Straight Talk $100

http://www.ebay.com/itm/REMOTELY-FLASH-Sprint-HTC-EVO-Shift-Android-Phone-Straight-Talk-/320917638273?_trksid=e17002.m221&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSKWL%26its%3DK%26itu%3DUCK%252BMBMS%26otn%3D6%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8944954711675564210#ht_1379wt_1274

ASUS to preinstall Bluestacks on PCs: Android on Windows

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/asus-to-preinstall-bluestacks-on-pcs-android-on-windows/8033?tag=nl.e505

• free for 6 months