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Dell Mini 5 comes with Amazon content, several design options

The Dell Mini 5 mondo-phone seems like a mobile internet device/slate that just happens to make calls. Thanks to some Dell internal documents and promotional materials leaked to Engadget, we know a few more choice details about the upcoming device. The Mini 5 seems poised to launch with a Kindle eBook reader app, Amazon MP3, and [...]

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Kogan promises a sub-$200, Android based iPad rival

Our old friend Ruslan Kogan is back to his old tricks of trying to bring an Android product to market. You may remember Kogan as the guy who was scheduled to bring the first Android device to Australia, which also would have been the first anywhere except for the HTC Dream, but pulled out at [...]

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Archos 7 and 8 Home Tablets announced; and that’s all I have to say about that

Archos has announced two new Android-based media devices designed for use in the home and on the go. The Archos 7 Home Table is a Wi-Fi enabled device with a 7-inch touchscreen, USB connectivity for transfer between PC’s and digital cameras, and 7 hours of battery life. The Archos 8 Home tablet is a digital [...]

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Dell Mini 5: Awesome new details emerge

A few weeks ago, Androinica had a short post about the Dell Mini 5 tablet. We speculated that the machine would be a competitor to the iPad, but details were scarce and Michael Dell only confirmed a few features in the brief video shot by Tech Crunch. These included the fact that the machine would [...]

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Camangi lowers the WebStation price down to $275

A brief history of the availability Camangi WebStation… The Camangi WebStation got off to a bad start the day it launched with a non-working pre-order link. Then they disappointed the early bird customers by only giving them a $10 discount. After that we saw some mixed at best reviews that left most ready to not make [...]

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Leaked specs and pricing: Archos 7 Internet Tablet with Android

We saw the unveiling of the Apple Tablet yesterday and although it hogged much of the spotlight that was not the only bit of tablet related news to hit the web. In addition to the iPad announcement, word of the upcoming Archos 7 Internet Tablet with Android hit the web. Basically, this Archos 7 information [...]

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Camangi cooks up “get $600 cashback bonus” system to attract would be WebStation purchasers

I was really excited leading up to the initial release of the Camangi WebStation, and then the practically non-existent early bird discount caused me to make a decision to hold off on my purchase. At that point I had planned to hold off until I saw some hands-on reviews and then assuming all was well [...]

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ViewSonic unveils the Android based VTablet 101

Personally I have never really thought of ViewSonic as a player in the notebook, netbook or tablet market. They seemed to have always been into more display oriented items such as monitors. But things change and they have recently had a few nice netbooks, along with a few more coming in the near future. Additionally, [...]

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets an update, now with OS 1.6

It seems to me that we have seen this happen once before only to see Archos pull the update, but nonetheless they have rolled out the Android OS 1.6 update for the Archos 5 Internet tablet. According to the Archos support page the latest update includes; New Android 1.6 “Donut”?- Optimization of applications on the high-resolution screen [...]

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Video: Astri dual-mode Android based eBook reader and tablet

While CES is finally feeling like it is long over, it seems there are still some goodies being shown off. At least that is the case with this latest video which features the Astri, a dual-mode eBook reader that runs Android. The Astri was being demoed by Marvell and features a 4.8-inch WVGA LCD touchscreen display [...]

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