HTC Android handset sales banned in US

Apple wins patent case, but HTC has until April to fix infringement

Apple has won a legal case which, in theory, bans the sale of some HTC Android phones in the United States from April 2012.

According to the International Trade Commission's findings, the Taiwanese smartphone titan has infringed upon an Apple patent.

Goes On Sale, Dual Touch Panels And AllSony's Tablet P

If you're of the belief that all Android tablets look the same, Sony has a new one to change your mind. The long-awaited Tablet P is now on sale, bringing together a clamshell interface with two 5.5" touch panels and the same TruBlack LCD technology that is already used in the company's BRAVIA HDTV line.

iPad Still Dominates Tablet Web Traffic with 88%

There has been a lot of talk about Apple's competition becoming tougher in the tablet market with the introduction of a number of new devices; however, the Cupertino-based company still dominates the tablet market, as a recent study of web usage within the sector indicates, Slashgear reports.

The analysyis, conducted by Royal Pingdom, revealed that the iPad managed to get 87.6% of all global tablet web traffic in the first two weeks of November. Android tablets accounted for just 10.9% of web usage, while webOS and BlackBerry OS tied for third place with merely 0.7% each. To complement this data, a comScore report showed that in October iPads accounted for 95.5% of US tablet web traffic.

Startup Unveils USB Dual Core PC Running Android

A startup called FXI has managed to bring a Samsung Exynos 4210 dual core chipset clocked at 1.2GHz with an ARM Mali-400 MP quad core GPU, Wi-Fi, 1GB RAM, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot and an HDMI jack into a USB flash drive sized PC called Cotton Candy.

That is essentially some of the hardware found in the Samsung Galaxy S II without the onboard storage or the capacitive touchscreen (and battery).

When plugged into a PC or Mac via a USB port (or even a tablet or smartphone we reckon), it transforms into a fully fledged computer that runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread but without Android Marketplace access.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet to ship in the US next week

Motorola Xoom, watch out as next week, on April 26th, Asus' Eee Pad Transformer will reach stores in both US and Canada, offering a fresh mix of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and Tegra 2. This new tablet will be available in two versions - with 16GB of storage space ($399) and with 32GB ($499).

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Tegra 2 tablet listed at £300, to ship on April 20th

According to Amazon UK, Acer's tablet offensive will continue this month with the release (on April 20th apparently) of the Iconia Tab A100, a 7-inch tablet which is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core chip and runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).

Sony Ericsson X10 mini Pro successor pictured again, still not announced

Sony Ericsson's 2011 Xperia smartphone offering has already begun to find its way into stores so now we can look forward at what's coming up from the joint venture like the previously-leaked but unannounced SK17i aka, the alleged successor of the X10 mini Pro.

Archos' Arnova 10 Android tablet goes on sale

Announced in February, the 'flagship' of Archos' Arnova line of cheapo Android tablets has now become available for purchase, priced as low as $187.66. This device runs Android 2.1 (Eclair) and is powered by a Rockchip RK2818 processor.

Netflix for Android leaks out, doesn't seem to stream video right now

This prototype LG Revolution may be the only Android phone actually capable of streaming Netflix at the moment, but there's nothing keeping you from giving it a go - some enterprising hacker extracted a full system dump from the Revolution this week, tossed it to AndroidSPIN, and @al3xevolved subsequently pulled out the juicy Netflix innards.

Cobra iRadar detection system coming to Android next month

iPhone users have been able to avoid radar speed guns using Cobra's iRadar system since late last year, and it looks like Android users will soon finally be able to get in on the act as well. Cobra used the gdgt Live event at SXSW to announce that iRadar will be available for Android phones sometime in April.

Xoom gets USB host functionality, no thanks to Motorola or Google

The Xoom may have gotten a slight software update last night to prepare it for its long-awaited Flash playing capabilities, but some of the folks over at SlateDroid have an even more impressive though much less official update, bringing USB host functionality to Moto's slate.

Sprint pulls Epic 4G Froyo update, cites data connectivity and SD card issues

Well, we're not quite sure what the trouble is with firmware updates for Samsung phones this week, but another one's just been pulled days after it was rolled out.

iPad loses significant share to Android tablets

Apple's iPad still reigns supreme among tablets, but its grip on the market is starting to loosen.

In the fourth quarter, Apple's tablet captured 75.3 percent of worldwide market share, easily besting Android-based devices' 21.6 percent share, according to market-research firm Strategy Analytics. However, those figures differ vastly from the third quarter when Apple had 95.5 percent share and Android had just 2.3 percent.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Review - Android takes on the iPad

Introduction and Hardware Overview

2010 saw the first releases of what can be considered a truely modern tablet computer. Instead of the old haphazard notebook computers turned tablet with resistive touch screens, we saw something new. Embedded systems with with capacitive, multi touch capable displays have invogorated the market for tablet computers. The forerunner of this new market segment by far is Apple's iPad. However, some people are not satisfied with Apple's closed platform in iOS, bringing on other competitors, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, with the Android OS.

Sony unveils next-gen PlayStation Portable, Android store

Sony had quite a few announcements to make at a media event yesterday in Japan. Although the recently unearthed Xperia Play was not part of the show (it's expected to be introduced at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona), attendees were still treated to a first look at the long-rumored PSP successor, which is codenamed Next Generation Portable or NGP. It looks very much like the original PSP handheld at first glance, but it's a whole 'nother beast inside.

Archos 9 tablet gets an SSD upgrade

Archos is clearly one of the brand names that manages to offer affordable tablets, with a lot of products priced in the 200-400 $ range, thus cheaper than the iPad and any other competing products. Of course Archos tablets are not the best you can get for the money, but you do get considerably better products than those no name Android tablets. One of the older models, the Archos 9, a 9 inch tablet as the name suggests, recently got a small upgrade in terms of performance: a 32 GB SSD drive.

Motorola XOOM™

Motorola XOOM is redefining what a tablet experience can be as the world's first device to run Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Google's powerful operating system designed specifically for tablets and featuring the latest Google Mobile Innovations. Motorola XOOM also comes with support for Adobe® Flash® Player, allowing you to browse the web with full access to Flash sites, videos and games. Enjoy all of this on the Motorola XOOM's 10.1" HD widescreen display, enabling HD video content that's richer and clearer than ever before.

Dell is already working on the commerctial for the Streak 7

We've told you about Dell's plans to launch a 7 inch tablet and then a 10 inch model as followup to the first 5 inch Streak. We now have confirmation of the 7 inch tablet, simply called Dell Streak 7, as Engadget got a hold on the blueprints of the TV commercial that will introduce the 7 inch Android public to consumers. As you can expect, since there are no significant differences between the 5 and 7 inch model, the commercial focuses on the screen size, which is said to be perfect this time for gaming, browsing and other meaningless tasks.

NEC to showcase dual-screen LifeTouch Android tablet at CES

NEC are set to unveil their 7” dual-screen tablet at the upcoming CES show in Las Vegas. Apparently the device will be based around the single-screen LifeTouch slate which was revealed in Tokyo last month. What’s interesting about the tablet is the design, with SlashGear’s mock up showcasing its dual-screen in action it looks surprisingly like a Nintendo DSi (but with a bigger screen).