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Google Chrome OS tablet conceptGoogle is expected to launch its Chrome Operating System for netbooks and other mobile devices later this year. Chrome OS is based on the Google Chrome web browser, and it’s designed to blur the lines between a desktop operating system and web-based apps. Want to write a document, watch a movie, chat with friends, or do just about anything else? There’s a web app for that.While Google initially pitched Chrome OS as a netbook operating system, a ...

The Notion Ink Adam Tablet is one of the most intriguing Android tablets on the horizon, thanks to its NVIDIA Tegra chipset, Google Android operating system, and optional Pixel Qi transflective display. While the Adam isn’t expected to launch until later this year, the folks at Notion Ink have already made it clear that they plan to offer their own custom software, app store, and catalog of magazines and other content for the tablet.Of course, that sort of thing doesn’t ...

It's called the G2, it'll run Android, and it's T-Mobile's first phone to ride those wannabe-4G HSPA+ airwaves. Those are the facts we have. As to the speculation, a previous roadmap leak and T-Mobile's own reps indicate it'll be a HTC-built handset set for a September release, while a careful eyeballing of that silhouette leads us to thinking it's the same device as the purported myTouch HD we've been seeing around here lately. Whatever it is, it's coming soon! [Thanks, ...

Acer Aspire One D255 Die Katze ist aus dem Sack und damit auch das Gewinnspiel geloest! Ja, ich habe einen ganz frischen Acer Aspire One D255 mit dem Intel Atom N450, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Google Android und Windows XP Home ergattert und den mehr oder weniger ausfuehrlich getestet. Ganz ehrlich und das koennt ihr euch auch im folgenden Video anschauen und anhoeren, was wollen wir mit diesem Geraet? Gut, er ist mit umgerechnet etwa 230 Euro saubillig, hat dafuer aber auch einen mehr ...

Toshiba’s 10-inch tablet which we first heard about back in April and was shown off in Australia by Toshiba’s managing director last month was last heard to be scheduled for a September – October timeframe this year. The…

Na einen herzlichen Glueckwunsch aber auch, denn der US-Shop Pads n Tabs waere wohl ein prima Thema fuer eine fiktive IT-”Vorsicht Falle!” Sendung. Die Racker bieten doch tatsaechlich ein Android 2.2 Update fuer das Droid X PAD an und das gegen Bezahlung! $12.99 kostet der Spass und erhaelt demzufolge von mir das goldene Abzocker-Siegel am Bande, auch wenn ich ihnen erstmal jede boese Absicht absprechen moechte. Dennoch muss man sich fragen, wie wir als Verbraucher ...

Some things seem like they might never happen: man traveling at light-speed, AI that is truly sentient, a striped shirt that doesn't make you look fat... and a respectable Engadget commenting system. Well folks, today you can cross one of those lofty goals off of the bucket list. Yes, you read that right. Starting today -- right now -- Engadget has a brand-spanking-new comment system powered by the dynamic and insanely flexible Disqus architecture. Even if you don't know the name, ...

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard news about Google Chrome OS netbooks that I’ve almost forgotten about them but the Game Developer Conference that’s on in Europe is jogging my memory. 1UP.com sat through a conference about…

Multitouch is landing in Ubuntu's upcoming 10.10 release, with a particular eye on Unity, the netbook-optimized flavor of the popular Linux distribution. The new features are expected to eventually support a variety of touch devices, including Apple's Magic Trackpad. More »

A startup called Stream TV Networks is readying a seven-inch Android tablet called the eLocity A7, with preorders starting Aug. 24. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet will be unveiled in two weeks at the IFA 2010 show in Berlin, and will run Android 2.2, reports say....

This “iPad Killer” caught our eye because of the Android customization that HOTT has rolled out with the MD500 a 5″ Android 1.5 tablet. Its running the Rockchip RK2808A, which features an ARM9 core at 600MHz. …

Canonical released a multitouch and gesture stack for Ubuntu 10.10 (& Maverick Meerkat& ). uTouch 1.0 offers a gesture API and recognition engine for Meerkat, which recently shipped in its third alpha, offering Software Centre improvements and a Netbook Edition revamped with Canonical's & Unity& UI stack....

First came the onslaught of Android-based phones, and then came the rush of Android-powered tablet PCs. Now, we can all brace for the third major coming of Google's mobile OS, as this PMP marks the second from Archos alone in the last week. Hot on the heels of the Archos 32 comes the Archos 28 Minidroid, a diminutive 2.8-inch (presumed, anyway) portable media player with inbuilt WiFi, Android onboard, a 3.5mm headphones jack, USB connectivity, an integrated microphone and a ...

The EnTourage eDGe is one of the most intriguing Android devices to hit the market this year. It’s a dual screen device running Google Android. But while one screen is a normal LCD touchscreen display, the other is an e Ink screen meant for reading digital books. The whole thing looks more like a netbook than a typical Android tablet, thanks to the hinge in the middle, and it also weighs about 3 pounds.Out of the box, the device runs a handful of custom apps and is meant primarily ...

Linux patent defense organization Open Invention Network (OIN) announced a partnership with Arizona State University's Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) office, focused on mobile device identity management research. As part of the agreement, OIN acquired key intellectual property from AzTE aimed at providing & intellectual property for defensive purposes& for open source software on mobile devices, says OIN....

It's hard to call Meizu a straight-up KIRFmeister at this point, but the company certainly does like to flirt with copyright disaster. The M8 started off as an iPhone clone, but we've been hoping its successor, the M9, will be a bit more original. Meizu's Jack Wong has been dropping hints about the thing since January, and now he's tossing out a few more nuggets, like a Retina-matching 960 x 640 display -- making us wonder if this isn't just going to be an iPhone 4 wanna-be after all. ...

The Huawei S7 is a 7 inch Android tablet. There’s nothing all to unusual about that. But unlike some of the cheap tablets we’ve seen over the past few months, the Huawei S7 has a reasonably fast processor, a 3G modem and some telecoms are already bundling the tablet with mobile broadband service plans.CarryPad noticed that it’s already available in Austria, where you can pick up the tablet for 99 Euros up front and 29 Euros per month for a 5GB/month data plan. And the ...

In the market for a handheld Android device that doesn’t function as a phone, but think that the Archos 32 with its 3.2 inch display might be a little too big for you? Don’t worry, Archos has you covered with its tiny Archos A28, which sports a 2.8 inch touchscreen display.This little guy looks a bit like an Android smartphone, but it’s designed to function as a portable media device which just happens to run Google Android and have WiFi capabilities, which means ...

It ain't the first time this chef-d'oeuvre has been spotted in the wild, but it's the first time that we're confident in believing the YP-MB2 is legitimate. The smoke that leads to fire is getting harder to duck under, and for all intents and purposes, this here device is a Galaxy S sans cellular connectivity. We're told that a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GHz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3 megapixel camera and Android OS will be featured, and it sure feels like it'll be released first ...

Es ist ein weiterer kleiner Milestone in der Geschichte der Linux-Distributionen. Es war häufig die Rede von einer möglichen Multi-Touch-Fähigkeit, zur finalen Umsetzung kam es bisher jedoch nie. Die bislang einzig mir bekannte Lösung präsentierte MPX. Die Multi Pointer X ist eine Modifikation des X Windows Server, der die Nutzung mehreren Mauszeigern innerhalb einer Desktop-Umgebung erlaubt. Der MPX-Treiber enthielt in einer Entwicklerversion eine Multi-Touch-Unterstützung, die ...