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Updated Netflix applications brings unofficial support to Honeycomb
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Netflix recently updated it Android application to support a whopping 24 devices now. Oh, that’s not that much. Still, the application that debuted with support of only five handsets is expanding its reach and you can stream video on some devices that aren’t even officially supported, including Honeycomb tablets.
The updated Netflix app works on the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but we had no luck with the Toshiba Thrive. While it’s not a Honeycomb tablet, Netflix works just as well on the EVO View 4G, too. We can likely thank the new Lenovo IdeaPad K1 for this new-found unofficial support, as the devices are the first Honeycomb tablets that are Netflix certified out of the gate....
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Motorola updating Wi-Fi XOOM to Android 3.2
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Motorola began issuing the Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) update to Wi-Fi XOOM owners on Tuesday. The patch reportedly adds support for the tablet’s SD card slot and also features a new screen zooming feature that will allow users to resize mobile applications so that they fit the screen appropriately. Android 3.2 will also add support for smaller tablets with 7-inch screens, many of which currently run older versions of Android such as Gingerbread. Google also announced that it is releasing parts of the Android 3.2 source code to the Android Open Source Project.
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Google Talk getting real-time video calls image stabilization in Android Honeycomb devices
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Google Talk on Honeycomb tablets is receiving image stabilization during video calls, which should help with jerky picture while moving or walking around. The system is being provided by SRI, a California-based non-profit research institute, whose inventions range from the ultrasound to automatic checks processing. It's been about 10 years in the making, but only now are mobile devices powerful enough to allow for the software to work in real time.
The folks at SRI explain the magic behind the video image stabilization that is to grace Google Talk on your Android Honeycomb slate:
"Video chat applications capture video from the front-facing camera on smartphones and tablets. Once an image is ...
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Android 3.2 Honeycomb due soon, includes support for 7-inch screens, Qualcomm chips
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Yesterday's launch of the Huawei MediaPad included the tidbit of news that Android 3.2 Honeycomb is coming down the pipeline, and now we have a bit more info on the latest version of Google's tablet OS - thanks to This Is My Next.
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Olivetti's OliPad 110 tablet runs on Honeycomb, olive oil
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Just a few months after unleashing what it called Italy's first tablet, Olivetti is turning its attention to what might be Italy's first tablet upgrade -- the OliPad 110. Much like its predecessor, th...
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Rooting your Android device will prevent you from seeing movies rented from the Android Market
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Earlier this month, we reported that some Android device holders will be able to rent movies in the Android Market. Right now, only those owning a MotorolaXOOM with Android 3.1 have access to the serv...
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Android Honeycomb has hidden Gingerbread interface, enabled by higher LCD density
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Google's already indicated that tablets and smartphones won't be sharing the same Android build until Ice Cream Sandwich in Q4, though interestingly enough, it turns out that the tablet-friendly Honey...
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Nvidia CEO Disappointed With Android 3.0 Tablets
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Nvidia's Tegra 2 mobile chipset scored a pretty big win as it is the de facto piece of hardware that powers the new generation of Android Honeycomb tablets.
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, however, isn't s...
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ViewSonic G-Tablet gets a taste of Android 3.0 Honeycomb
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Some surprising news for ViewSonic G-Tablet users out there : Android 3.0(.1) Honeycomb is now available for your device. Even better, the ROM is pretty stable for such an early development, and alrea...
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Toshiba Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet Now FCC Approved
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Toshiba is taking its Android tablet plans very seriously – and the few we’ve seen so far aren’t half bad – so it’s good to know that the FCC just approved two Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets that Toshi...
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MIPS porting Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform
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MIPS Technologies is no stranger to Android. As a matter of fact, the company was showing off few MIPS-powered smartphones and tablets running Google’s mobile OS during this year’s CES. Now they’ve an...
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Android 3.1 gets namechecked by Adobe Flash Player 10.2, will be required to enjoy accelerated 720p video
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Remember how Adobe said Flash 10.2 wasn't living up to its full hardware-accelerated potential on Honeycomb thus far? Well, it seems the company's found a solution by the name of Android 3.1. We've be...
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Android 3.0 hacked into Samsung Galaxy Tab
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An enterprising user over on GalaxyTabs has hacked the original, 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab from Sprint and loaded Android 3.0 onto it. While the resulting system is buggy and not many features work, a...
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Android 3.0 catalog still stalled below 100 apps
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A follow-up check by Second Gear developer Justin Williams has revealed Android 3.0's app catalog to have made little progress in the month since launch. About 14 core apps are still truly native, whi...
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Google tries to prevent hacking of Honeycomb to phones, won't release the source code soon
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Google said in a presentation that it will delay the release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb's source code, mostly to combat efforts to port it over to phones "and creating a really bad user experience. We h...
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