Looking for the cheapest Android tablet ever? Look no further than this 7-inch ICS-powered offering from Shenzen-based HuaYi, which asks for a mere 399 yuan or about $65 USD in exchange for a single unit. And before you write this off as one of those “no wonder it’s cheap, the specs are terrible” type of devices, take a look at its spec sheet. It comes with a 7-inch 800×480 pixel resolution multitouch display, a single core CPU based on the ARM Cortex A8 architecture, 512MB of device RAM, a microSD card slot, microUSB and HDMI-out, plus a front facing camera for web conferencing. Perhaps the absolute best thing about it is that it is supplied with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, so you won’t need to worry about whether or not an update will come for it at all since it’s already there. There is one caveat, though: you may have to order it straight from China.

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Hot on the heels of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101′s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update is an additional release that is available for download to those who are in Canada and the US. This is release version 9.2.1.24 and is supposed to effect several changes including improvements on stabiity for the Email app, MyNet, MyLibrary, and the system in general, as well as the addition of several feature such as System Bar Lock and Face Unlock. All users of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 are encouraged to download this new release to ensure that system hiccups are avoided in the future.

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HP’s recent event in Shanghai saw not only the introduction of their latest notebook offerings (including their flagship line of Ultrabooks), but also the announcement of HP’s plans to re-enter the tablet device market. This time, though, instead of webOS, HP is going to work with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 tablet OS instead.

HP CEO Meg Whitman knows that the growth is in the tablet segment this year, so it’s obviously a good move to try and wrestle with the current top names in the market for a chance to get a slice of the pie. No information has been revealed about HP’s upcoming Windows 8 tablet offerings yet, but it will likely take design cues from the discontinued HP Touchpad, with the added bonus of having access to various cloud-based features and services.

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After giving us that information on AOC’s next-generation Android 4.0 ICS Breeze tablet via the FCC, Brad from Liliputing also uncovered documents pertaining to a device called the ZTE V68. Apparently, this tablet was first introduced back in February as part of ZTE’s offerings during Mobile World Congress, and the information on the FCC’s web site reveals that it will come equipped with 4G LTE networking technology. At the moment, it’s not sure which telco exactly ZTE will partnet with in order to release this tablet to the market. The only thing that’s sure about it, though, is that not only will it be 4G LTE compatible but also have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity included as standard. Watch out for more updates regarding the ZTE V68 4G LTE tablet in the future.

FCC via Liliputing

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Not content with releasing just one Android-powered tablet (which came out last year), AOC is now preparing to launch something new with the latest version of the Android software pre-installed, as evidenced by documents obtained from the FCC’s web site.

Pictured above is AOC’s next-generation Breeze tablet, which is going to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich when it becomes available in the market (model number MW9022). Its specs include a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1GB of RAM, up to 16GB of onboard storage, and a built-in microSD card slot.

As mentioned earlier, it will sport a 9-inch screen and its native resolution is reportedly 1280×800. It’s certainly no Retina or SuperAMOLED unit, but from the looks of it, this new tablet from AOC should not take away that much weight from your wallet.

The FCC’s web site also reveals other details including its 7-hour battery life with Web surfing via Wi-Fi. Pretty much the only thing that hasn’t been revealed is when and for how much this thing is going to be sold exactly. We’ll just have to wait on that information for now.

FCC via Liliputing

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With yesterday’s official unveiling of HP’s latest notebook offerings, it’s obvious that the company is not about to get left behind by the competition especially in the Ultrabook department. But does HP have any plans at all for the tablet space?

HP has been sitting on Palm assets for the longest time now and it seems like they either have no plans to further develop webOS at all or they simply have no idea how to. But now it appears that HP is actually taking steps to assert their position in the tablet market by coming up with a new webOS-powered competitor to the iPad and many of today’s most popular Android tablet offerings.

Apparently, HP is currently hiring developers that are to work on webOS, and it is highly likely that we will hear about a new webOS device coming out before the end of this year, if things go according to HP’s plan of course. There are no known webOS-powered devices in the works from HP at the moment, but it is known that the company has been testing Windows 8 since a short time after it was first announced by Microsoft.

Right now, there are a dozen job posting on HP’s own career web site. Will these people finally form the team that will bring us the webOS powerhouse fit to topple the iPad? Watch out for further updates on the subject in the next few weeks.

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We don’t hear a lot about netbooks these days, and yet the category is arguably what set the whole consumer electronics industry on the fast track to delivering smaller, more powerful, and longer lasting devices for mobile computing. The guys over at Notebook Check recently put one of the latest netbooks from Asus’s stable through a full review, and here’s what they’ve found. The Asus Eee PC 1011CX netbook may pack rather mediocre, yet standard netbook specs these days: 10.1-inch 1024×600 resolution LCD screen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 processor, 1GB of RAM (not upgradeable), and 320GB of HDD storage, but it’s still worth taking a look at because of the nearly 12-hour battery life. That thing about the RAM being soldered and not upgradeable may be a major drawback for some, but for most casual netbook users, this is actually quite adequate. At the same time, the Asus Eee PC 1011CX sits at a very attractive price point. Certainly much more attractive than most tablets and smartphones out in the market right now. Read the full Asus Eee PC 1011CX review via the link below.

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Samsung Galaxy Note users may expect to get a new notification informing them of the availability of a new OTA software update for their devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This has already happened to one Devin Balentina, who revealed in a Twitter post that the 318MB download will update the software on the Galaxy Note to the latest version of the Android software.

So what kind of neat new stuff have been included by Samsung in this software update which has been delayed not once, but twice? You get two updated apps with the Android 4.0 ICS update, which are the S Note App and the S Memo Widget. At least, those are the only things listed in the actual update notification (screenshot above).

There is no guarantee that this software update will be available in all regions or on all devices. For now, what seems clear is that Galaxy Note users who are with carriers such as AT&T may need to wait for an official release from the carrier itself before they can update their devices to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Via The Verge

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Whether or not you are affected by the rumored PadFone delays that were reported on here recently, here’s your chance to ogle the said Android-powered hybrid device from the good of Taiwan-based Asus. The Asus PadFone has just made its way to Taiwan shores and now, it has been featured in an unboxing video of its own which also includes bits about the PadFone Station Dock. The Station Dock is of course the keyboard dock to which you can plug the tablet part into so that it effectively becomes something similar to the Asus Transformer. See more of these devices for yourself via the Asus PadFone unboxing video below.
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When the first batch of Windows 8-powered devices arrives in the market, you’ll have the option to choose something that runs on either Intel or ARM. As you may already know, this is in part due to the two different flavors of Windows 8 that will be coming out. First, there is a standard, kind of desktop-like Windows 8 version that is effectively the next level of the x86 platform, and then there’s the ARM-flavored Windows 8 version (called Windows RT) for mobile devices with an emphasis on maximum computing power with the lowest TDP and longest battery life. Today, during during a meeting with investors at their headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the time to mention something that’s going to set Intel-powered Windows 8 devices apart from those that are running on ARM: legacy mode.

Legacy mode allows users to switch out of Windows 8′s standard Metro style option and use legacy programs, particularly enterprise apps that have been around for a very long time. “We have the advantage of the incumbency, advantage of the legacy support. Not just in terms of applications but devices,” said Otellini to Intel investors during the meeting. ARM’s lack of support for legacy mode leaves Otellini confident. The Intel CEO was quoted as saying, “I think they have a big uphill fight.”

Currently, there seems to be a lot of interest in upcoming Windows 8 devices, regardless of whether they are running on chips from either Intel or ARM. It would be interesting to see how the market adapts to the availability of two different types of devices which effectively open the door to two separate universes.

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