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The Dead Simplest Way To Root Your Nook Tablet
If you’ve manage to get a Nook Tablet shipped to your fine self here in Australia, good news! We’ve seen the Nook Tablet rooted before, but this has to be the easiest process out there. All you need is a 2GB SD card, a computer that runs Windows, and a Nook Tablet with tablet software version 1.4.1 or earlier.
Locked Transformer Prime Bootloader Brings Out The Pitchforks
Asus has been the target of criticism from some angry power users who are worried they won’t be able to customise the brand new Transformer Prime as much as they want to. And rightly so!
Sony’s Android Tablet Just Got $US100 Cheaper
Sony’s weird-looking — but pretty good! — Tablet S has only been out for four months, and Sony’s already slashing the price by $US100. It seems Sony, like other manufacturers, was a tad optimistic on what people are willing to pay for an Android tablet. AU: We’re checking with Sony to see if Australia will get the price drop too.
Install Android 3.0 Honeycomb On The Nook Color
The best Android tablet is the Android tablet that can run Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’. And I guess that means the Nook Color, which has just received a port of Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Which you can install. Right now. Well, if you have a Nook colour, that is.
Toshiba Hasn’t Finished With Its Tegra 2 Android Tablets
Video: 7-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, Prowling In The Wild
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Oh hello there, Samsung Galaxy Tab. Fancy seeing you here, being tested on a bus in Sydney! From the looks of it, you’re going to a downright decent iPad alternative when you’re released next month.
Motorola, Verizon Working On Android-Based 10-inch TV Tablet?
We’ve heard rumours of Motorola and Verizon partnering up for an Android tablet before, but this one’s rather interesting. According to the Financial Times, the two companies are putting together some sort of TV tablet:
LG’s Optimus Z Rears Its Square Head, As Android Tablet Is Referred To Again
That mysterious Optimus Z phone from the other week has been formally introduced by LG, but for now it’s only getting a release in the land of kimchi and soju – South Korea. A global release is expected, however.
Tour The Cruz Reader, A $US200 Android Tablet
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The iPad’s the best tablet around right now because it’s the only tablet around, but you can bet that a whole legion of Android tablets, like Velocity Micro’s Cruz Reader, are on their way. For $US200, it looks pretty good.
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