Android Tab Recommendations

**Butterfly** · 06-10-2011, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by Bogon

Have you guys rooted your phones and why? Not too confident to make this goldcard shit and play about with folders, then brick the phone. Can the dudes at the IT malls root it for you and stick on the stuff you want (I am interested Mario Cart and other Nintendo/Sega/Playstation games and stuff like that).

you will need to talk to some obsessed teenager living in his basement for that solution, barrycuda will be the perfect candidate to answer your question

**harrybarracuda** · 06-10-2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by loll

i was told today in Jmart Emporium that the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 in Thailand has only 16 GB.Supposedly they dont sell the 32 GB version here.
Anybody can confirm this?
I like the Galaxy, but 16 GB is just not enough...no way

They offer an SD and USB adapter... but you have to pay extra.

A c**t's trick they learned off Apple.

**harrybarracuda** · 06-10-2011, 01:07 PM

I have a HTC running 2.2 Froyo. I have read about rooting and stuff and am not too sure if I should? Looked at the benefits and am not too sure what to do.

In answer to your question, there's nothing mysterious about rooting a phone, it's just more complex than Butters can wrap his one functional brain cell around.

All it really means is giving yourself root (admin) access to the phone's OS, so you can modify it.

Once you've done that, you can do all sorts of things, but the most common is to install a custom build of the OS designed by enthusiasts.

The most common benefits are usually a performance increase, improved battery life, etc.

But another benefit is that if the phone's manufacturer stops doing updates, you can often get a custom build that will allow you to take advantage of new OS's.

For example, I have a Samsung Galaxy Spica that they stopped supporting a year or more ago, and by adding CyanogenMod (one of the more popular Custom ROMs), I can get features from 2.2 which Samsung have never made for this phone.

As for your HTC, you don't say what make it is, but if you go to this site:

XDA Developers

and register (Free), you'll find there are forums for most phones out there, along with instructions to root them and install Custom ROMs.

It's actually not that difficult if you read thoroughly first, and ask questions if you aren't sure.

**Bogon** · 06-10-2011, 08:22 PM

^ Cheers harry.
Got a HTC Legend BTW.

Any ideas on the top 3 tablets to look at?

Out of greens at the mo. Have to reload.

**harrybarracuda** · 06-10-2011, 08:32 PM

Depends entirely what you want to do with it.

If it browses well and works as a decent ereader, the Amazon Kindle Fire at $199 is going to be great value.

Apparently it will cost Amazon $206 a lob!

Amazon Fire

Review

**Butterfly** · 06-10-2011, 08:35 PM

might give a try to the Amazon thing,

let's see what the professional reviewers are saying first,

**harrybarracuda** · 06-10-2011, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

might give a try to the Amazon thing,

let's see what the professional reviewers are saying first,

Butters buying an Android device, WTF is the world coming to.

Steve will be cursing you from his grave for turning your back on him.

**Jesus Jones** · 06-10-2011, 10:06 PM

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

**harrybarracuda** · 07-10-2011, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

WTF is a gt?

**nigelandjan** · 08-10-2011, 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

WTF is a gt?

The model between the GL and the GXL

**harrybarracuda** · 08-10-2011, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

WTF is a gt?

The model between the GL and the GXL

Should have bought the injection model.

**mc2** · 08-10-2011, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

might give a try to the Amazon thing,

let's see what the professional reviewers are saying first,

flashing that device around in the bars won't half impress the ladyboys or the soi boys half as much as , say, ipad2 would though

**harrybarracuda** · 08-10-2011, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by mc2

Originally Posted by Butterfly

might give a try to the Amazon thing,

let's see what the professional reviewers are saying first,

flashing that device around in the bars won't half impress the ladyboys or the soi boys half as much as , say, ipad2 would though

But if you move quickly, the puffed up eyes and trembling lip look the iTards are all going for at the moment would probably elicit some sympathy.

**baldrick** · 11-10-2011, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

galaxy tab ? - I thought they ran honeycomb ?

**harrybarracuda** · 11-10-2011, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

galaxy tab ? - I thought they ran honeycomb ?

Maybe the 10.1" does, but not the 7".

**Bettyboo** · 11-10-2011, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

galaxy tab ? - I thought they ran honeycomb ?

You're the only poster I read in a 'strange' voice; even more so after watching a Blackadder documentary the other evening... Just saying like...

**harrybarracuda** · 11-10-2011, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Originally Posted by baldrick

galaxy tab ? - I thought they ran honeycomb ?

You're the only poster I read in a 'strange' voice; even more so after watching a Blackadder documentary the other evening... Just saying like...

He has a cunning plan....

**Bettyboo** · 11-10-2011, 09:09 PM

and a:

**harrybarracuda** · 11-10-2011, 09:24 PM

It's long thread, so why not have some humourous interjection.

**mc2** · 12-10-2011, 04:30 AM

[at] baldrick the snivelling dumbass

**harrybarracuda** · 13-10-2011, 07:48 PM

CyanogenMod brings Android 2.3 to HP TouchPad

Richard Goodwin

Ever fancied running Android Gingerbread on your HP TouchPad? Well, that reality is one step close with the release of CyanogenMod 7.1.0

Published on Oct 13, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered about what Android Gingerbread would like running on your HP TouchPad you’re in luck, CyanogenMod 7.1.0 brings Gingerbread to the TouchPad – and there’s even a video to showcase it as well.
But before you get too excited, this isn’t the finished article. The guys behind the mod have even dubbed it the ‘Lower your Expectations Edition.’ So what’s missing? Quite a bit as it goes. And the team’s official line is that there are ‘too many non-functional features to properly list at the moment.’
‘If you're brave enough to install CyanogenMod anyway,’ says Engadget, ‘you'll wind up with a neat assortment of usable features, including multiboot support, ten-point multitouch, functional WiFi, camera support for video chat, limited GPU acceleration and a ton of other features that are either working now, or are near completion.’
But what if, like us, you like using webOS? Well, just stick to your guns and hope that no bugs rear their ugly heads in the coming months and years. If they do, you could be in trouble as HP isn’t likely to push out any more updates since it wants rid of the platform.
Having said all that, though, some other company – maybe Facebook or Samsung – could come along and snap up webOS. Then you’d potentially have some updates to play with, but that’s a bit of a long shot at present.
Still it’s good to know that hackers are currently working on an Android-based solution for the TouchPad. Granted this one isn’t final, but it’s a start and the boys have made some serious progress. We look forward to seeing and hearing more about this in the coming weeks and months.
Feeling brave? You can download CyanogenMod 7.1.0 here.

**Jesus Jones** · 14-10-2011, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

WTF is a gt?

Galaxy Tab

**Jesus Jones** · 14-10-2011, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by baldrick

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Must admit, since upgrading to gingerbread, my gt has been a twat.

galaxy tab ? - I thought they ran honeycomb ?

Maybe the 10.1" does, but not the 7".

According to my firmware, i have 2.3.3 gingerbread. Either it a pain at times.
GT 7

**harrybarracuda** · 20-10-2011, 03:48 PM

Asus' new Android Transformer tablet going quad-core

by Stephen Shankland October 20, 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih unveiled his company's next-generation Android tablet today, a 10-inch model in the Transformer family that will come with Nvidia's quad-core Kal-El processor.

Shih, speaking at All Things Digital AsiaD conference in Hong Kong, said the model will be 8.3 millimeters thick and features USB and mini HDMI ports, but reserved further details for a formal launch on November 9, according to All Things Digital's report. The tablet is called the Transformer Prime, according to Endgadget.

Asus already has a similar product on the market, the EeePad Transformer, with a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, and signature feature, a detachable keyboard that can make the tablet look more like a laptop. It's not clear if the keyboard module for the EeePad Transformer will work with the new model.

It seems likely the new Transformer will come with Ice Cream Sandwich, version 4.0 of Google's Android operating system for mobile devices. Android 3.x, aka Honeycomb, was a stopgap measure intended to help Android tablets reach the market as soon as possible, but Ice Cream Sandwich is a more finished product and won't be out of sync with the OS version running on Android phones. Shih said Ice Cream Sandwich could arrive on tablets "maybe earlier" than the end of the year.

Asus has set high expectations for its tablet family, predicting earlier this year that Asus would outship all other tablet makers except Apple.

Asus also offered a tease video of the Transformer Prime yesterday. It showed a close-up view of the keyboard, including a USB port, and the combination screen and tablet detaching from it.

Nvidia already powers most Android tablets today, and it seems likely that its new quad-core Nvidia chip will be a prime selling point as Android tablet makers strive to compete with Apple's incumbent iPad.

Yesterday, Android chief Andy Rubin said at the conference that 6 million Android tablets have been sold. By comparison, Apple said Tuesday that it's sold 32 million iPads so far.

**baldrick** · 20-10-2011, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

that Asus would outship all other tablet makers except Apple.

where is their 7" offering ?

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