The upcoming 7" budget tablet knows as the 'Andy Pad' today had some more details confirmed.
It's still on schedule for it's release in 65 days on the 1st of September ( is that right...? ) and at the announced price of £129.
They have listen to the tech community and the tablet is going to come with 512mb of Ram, rather the previously suggested 256mb. Good news.
It does appear that the Andy pad will have a Resistive screen as it has always been primarily aimed at a younger market looking for a cheaper alternative/first tablet, but they HAVE listened to the tech community on this as well and will be releasing an Andy Pad Pro, with a capacitive screen and Front/rear facing camera, with more features to be revealed soon.
The Pro is intended for the same release date and a 'similar' price. Hurrah.
Andy Pad
They have listen to the tech community and the tablet is going to come with 512mb of Ram, rather the previously suggested 256mb. Good news.
It does appear that the Andy pad will have a Resistive screen as it has always been primarily aimed at a younger market looking for a cheaper alternative/first tablet, but they HAVE listened to the tech community on this as well and will be releasing an Andy Pad Pro, with a capacitive screen and Front/rear facing camera, with more features to be revealed soon.
The Pro is intended for the same release date and a 'similar' price. Hurrah.
Andy Pad
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Jun 11
29
500k Android Activations Daily!
Andy Rubin from Google has just come on Twitter and posted the news that the Android OS has now hit 500,000 activations a day!. A massive milestone for the OS helped by some great hardware from major manufactures and great progress with the Android OS itself
Considering we are not even 3 years into Android yet the OS has come on a massive way since the launch of the T-Mobile G1 here in the UK with a single handset on a single network to now be one of the biggest players in the market with hundreds of interesting devices with custom UI and designs.
Link - Twitter Posted in Android by .
Jun 11
29
New 16GB Acer Iconia A500 launched
The Acer Iconia A500 tablet was released just a month ago but already seems to be doing well enough to warrant a 16GB version too. It'll retail for around £349.99, which is obviously a little cheaper than the existing 32GB model.
The press release below shows Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) as the OS, with other specs including WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, a 5 megapixel camera at the back and a 2 megapixel rear camera at the front. It's powered by the dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU and has a GPU chip for fast graphics, 3D and Flash playback. It's 13.3mm thick and has a 10.1" capacitive multi-touch screen.
Link - Full Specs (PDF)
Acer’s ICONIA TAB A500
Now with 16GB
London, June 28th 2011 – Acer is pleased to announce that a 16GB version of the hugely successful ICONIA TAB A500 is available now for a SRRP of £349.99 inc Vat.
Sleek, smart and full of innovative features, the ICONIA Tab A500 is equipped with the latest, highly intuitive Google Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” operating system, the new version of the Android platform specifically optimized for tablets, combined with Acer UI to reach a whole new level of interactivity.
What’s more, the Acer clear.fi media sharing system will be preloaded on the device for seamless integration in the home clear.fi environment to easily access, play and share multimedia across the home network and to instantly publish updates to social media networks.
Designed for rich multimedia entertainment, this tablet comes with a high resolution, high colour contrast 10.1” display with wide viewing angle providing higher colour accuracy for better visuals from different perspective, allowing users to play
Acer’s ICONIA TAB A500
Now with 16GB
London, June 28th 2011 – Acer is pleased to announce that a 16GB version of the hugely successful ICONIA TAB A500 is available now for a SRRP of £349.99 inc Vat.
Sleek, smart and full of innovative features, the ICONIA Tab A500 is equipped with the latest, highly intuitive Google Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” operating system, the new version of the Android platform specifically optimized for tablets, combined with Acer UI to reach a whole new level of interactivity.
What’s more, the Acer clear.fi media sharing system will be preloaded on the device for seamless integration in the home clear.fi environment to easily access, play and share multimedia across the home network and to instantly publish updates to social media networks.
Designed for rich multimedia entertainment, this tablet comes with a high resolution, high colour contrast 10.1” display with wide viewing angle providing higher colour accuracy for better visuals from different perspective, allowing users to play
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Jun 11
29
CoPilot Live Premium offer
CoPilot Live Premium has just been released on Android and it is on offer for the first 7 days.
During the first week you can get the SatNav full software for £14.99 - afterwards it jumps to its normal price of £29.99.
Unlike Google Maps, it offers offline Navteq maps for when there is no signal, although Google Maps is free of course.
And despite the new name, confusingly the Premium services, such as traffic, will cost extra (currently £9.99 a year).
Jun 11
29
Get yourself a free HTC Flyer
Call me Mr Indecisive, but for quite a few weeks now I've been looking at a new contract. Today I spotted a couple of deals over on Phones 4U which include tablets as gifts. The deals include this HTC Desire HD for £36 per month (24 month O2 deal) and this Wildfire S deal for £32 per month (24 month O2 deal). Both deals include not just any tablet but a brand new HTC Flyer.
Let us know if you've recently found some good deals, we always like to find out where the good deals are ! :)
Update - androiduknewsetc has just pointed out more deals, this time from The Carphone Warehouse which include the HTC Flyer, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Archos 7, Hannspad and the Blackberry Playbook. Thanks guys.
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Three UK have announced this morning the 2.3 Gingerbread update is now available to HTC Desire HD customers (just to avoid confusion this is ONLY for the HD and NOT the original HTC Desire).
This is a free OTA (Over the Air) update so will not need a cable to install.
If you have not already had the message then check under Settings and manually search for an update to make sure you get access to that gingerbread goodness that 2.3 has to offer you.
This update is for Three branded HTC Desire HD devices, anyone with unlocked sim free or handsets supplied by another network might have a longer wait or already be using 2.3 before now
Link: Three Twitter
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Following on from our earlier post here, Orange have put up a page on their coming soon section for the Android 2.3 , 4.3" Skate.
Good news as this hopefully means a release quite quickly. This eagerly awaited phone could be set to be another huge success for Orange and the phonemakers ZTE. This is the obvious successor to the Orange San Francisco ( Aka the ZTE Blade) that was very popular due to a decent specification and low low price of roughly £80, coupled with the phones openness meaning it could be Sim unlocked and customised very easily.
No prices yet, fingers crossed for another bargain.....
Specification pasted below:
Orange
Good news as this hopefully means a release quite quickly. This eagerly awaited phone could be set to be another huge success for Orange and the phonemakers ZTE. This is the obvious successor to the Orange San Francisco ( Aka the ZTE Blade) that was very popular due to a decent specification and low low price of roughly £80, coupled with the phones openness meaning it could be Sim unlocked and customised very easily.
No prices yet, fingers crossed for another bargain.....
Specification pasted below:
Orange
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Jun 11
29
HTC ChaCha Lands On T-Mobile
On checking the online store tonight, T-Mobile have now launched the HTC ChaCha on their network here in the UK and you can pick one up free from just £20.42 a month which will get you 300 Minutes, 300 Texts, 500MB Internet and a Flexible Booster
There are a whole host of other options starting from just £10.21 a month where the phone will cost a one off of £135.00 and get you 100 Minutes, 100 Texts, 500MB Internet and a Flexible Booster.
To find the best deal for you check out the link below or visit your local store.
Link: T-Mobile Store
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Jun 11
29
HTC Salsa now available on O2
The HTC Salsa has just landed on the O2 website. Prices range from a big fat nothing to £104.99 on contracts, or you can pay £299.99 up-front and do Pay and Go.
The handset has a dedicated Facebook button for quickly sharing and keeping up to date, plus there's a 5 megapixel camera at the back, another VGA one up front, Facebook Chat, Android 2.3, a 3.4" 480x320 HVGA screen, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and O2 are chucking in a 2GB microSD card too. We confirmed O2 exclusivity last month.
Link - O2 Shop
Credit - Moominking
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Regular readers of my little my blog may be aware of my love for The Daily Mash. It's full of smut, inneundo and abuse. It therefore makes me laugh like a loon. It's the UK's best satirical website and takes a regular swipe at the press and news events. Imagine a UK version of The Onion and you're pretty much there. :)
Today they've launched their Android app. It costs £1.25 and will go alongside the existing iPhone version costing £1.79. It'll let you read their stories on the go and select the category you're interested in. They're advertising it today in their own unique style..
Here's some screenshots of the app. Do a search for "The Daily Mash" in the Market to find it..
Links - The Daily Mash - Android Market
Here's some screenshots of the app. Do a search for "The Daily Mash" in the Market to find it..
Links - The Daily Mash - Android Market