Amazon is poised to grab a big chunk of the emerging web-tablet market with a device that’s half the size, half the performance, and half the price of Apple’s iconic iPad. The Android-powered, Wifi-only Kindle Fire sports a 7-inch color display, and enters the market priced at $200.
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According to market analyst Nielsen’s August market data, more than half (56 percent) of the smartphones acquired over the most recent three months ran Android. Perhaps the market analyst’s most interesting observation, though, is that innovators prefer Android to iOS by a margin of 40 to 32 percent.
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Evo will soon begin shipping a low-power, Internet-enabled, wireless monitor aimed at parents who want to keep tabs on their babies even when they’re off enjoying some much-deserved R&R.
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Samsung has just pushed out the Galaxy Tab 10.1’s first major update since the device arrived in retail channels last month. Still based on Android 3.1 (“honeycomb”), the upgraded OS integrates several new apps and features, and implements numerous UI theme and functional enhancements and tweaks.
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[Updated Aug 25, 2012] — This comprehensive screenshot tour is part of DeviceGuru’s in-depth Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review, which pits the 10-inch Samsung tablet against Apple’s iconic iPads. The tour includes more than 200 screenshots showcasing the Galaxy Tab 10.1’s user interface, homescreens, settings, apps, and more, and has been updated to showcase various aspects of the tablet’s mid-2012 firmware upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
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