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Samsung’s New Galaxy S3
Published on 2012-04-13 04:56:29
The successor of the two previous models of the Samsung Galaxy S is announced to be released in 2012 and in regards to the phone’s functionality, there certainly is a lot to look forward to. One of the most recent photos that is an actual press release photo of the phone was released and can [...] > read more
XyBoard (Xoom2) can be preordered now
Published on 2012-01-18 15:16:34
In US you can now preorder the 8″ and 10″ version of the XyBoard directly at Moto homepage. The XyBoard is the Wifi only version while the Droid XyBoard is the version with telephone/LTE. The Droid XyBoard can be ordered at Verizon, only with contract. If you have not read about the XyBoard yet: It [...] > read more
ICS update for Xoom (update with pictures)
Published on 2012-01-18 14:36:13
GED Xooms (US WiFi only) are just rolled out to ICS (Android 4.0.3). I’m just about to explore the new features, but I will propably continue to find changes the next weeks What I found until now: There where many redesigns regarding the look On the bottom menu bar you can see that the fonts [...] > read more
Android 3.2 for European WiFi Xooms
Published on 2011-10-31 15:28:02
Moto announced on facebook and the support forum, that it will release Android 3.2 for European WiFi models. You can find more info at http://www.motorola.com/myxoom > read more
Droid Razr
Published on 2011-10-19 00:36:49
I had my doubts that we will already see a presentation of Xoom2 and I was right. Moto launched the Droid Razr yesterday. One can discuss, if the name of the device is very creative, but at least I hope it brings Moto luck. The droid razr will have some nice features like LTE, very [...] > read more
Xoom2 presentation on Oct. 18th?
Published on 2011-10-10 14:05:44
Motorola is placing a countdown on it’s mobility websites (eg UK). It says: Could sound like a Xoom2. I would have expected Xoom2 rather around christmas, with Kal El (Tegra 3). I’m a bit sceptical. The announcment could as well be for a smartphone. -Maybe one with ICS. > read more
Wrap up of the last days
Published on 2011-10-07 12:44:44
US Xoom users that have sent in their device for LTE upgrade where surpised that they did not only receive a standard dock together with there returned Xoom, also the SW version said Andoid 3.2.2. There where some rumors that Xoom2 will come in a standard and a family edition. -Was not quite correct: According [...] > read more
US WiFi only Android 3.2.1 update part II
Published on 2011-09-30 00:27:31
It seems that Moto/Google has finally adopted Apples strategy to not inform customers in advance about update releases. This way they can not be blamed for delays. Already the release of the first 3.2.1 update (build HTK55D) was a surprise, even for good informed Moto members. Now Moto has delivered an update to the update. [...] > read more
US honeycomb updates
Published on 2011-09-22 01:11:34
US WiFi where updated OTA to Android 3.2.1. Little is known about the content of the updateEven a Google changelog is missing. Grapevine says it is only bug fixes and APIs for Google TV. US 3G models should get Android 3.2.2. after they got LTE update > read more
Android 3.1 for Germany
Published on 2011-08-31 07:52:21
Users of German Xooms can now check for update. It should be availabel now, after it was delayed by German Telekom. This article should have gone online on Aug. 26th, but was saved as draft only. Sorry for the delay > read more
Google buys Motorola
Published on 2011-08-15 14:19:36
It seems that even if not all Xoom owners do have a GED (Google experiment device), we have all Google devices now… Google bought Motorola Mobility for 40US$ per share (thats last Fridays closing price + 63%), in total about 12,5 billion US$. This is a strategic deal. Motorola is not a big player on [...] > read more
Linux Xoom
Published on 2011-07-03 02:12:02
It seems that Xoom, is attractive also for other platforms and so different teams or persons try to port linux variants to the Xoom. Eg. Thomas Sohmers Here is the blog of Thomas Sohmers. As you can see even on the video, Thomas attempt is to run Ubu > read more
Update: Xoom with Android 3.1 hits the street in Australia
Published on 2011-07-01 03:19:26
According to Worldtech Australia article, Xoom will be sold with Android 3.1, starting today. Update: This is also confirmed by Motorola Australia on their facebook pinboard. > read more
Team Tiamat Rom 1.1 released
Published on 2011-06-30 06:49:14
Guys from XDA Developers have done excellent work again and made a Custom ROM which exceeds even European Android 3.1 contents in some cases. Since the ROM is based on an official Motorola US build, the market place is supported. Applying this custom > read more
Xoom LTE
Published on 2011-06-29 14:52:10
Its now over a week, that Xoom LTE has been mentioned at Verizon dealers. How many speculations where published in that week, and some of them were really wired. But how many real infos have we got? Zero. And nowhere in the web I have found an explan > read more
Wikitude for Honeycomb
Published on 2011-06-29 10:29:20
Wikitude 6.1 with support for Android 3.x was just released today. Wikitude is an augmented reality app. Based on GPS data and the environment, filmed by the Xoom camera, additional informations (or virtual objects) are displayed and overlay the came > read more
Android 3.1 for Europe
Published on 2011-06-22 09:55:25
Motorola Europe representives have confirmed, that Android 3.1. will be rolled out in Europe. Unfortunately they did not commit to a roll out date. They talked about several weeks until the begin of roll out. The US 3.1 Android update was driven by G > read more
Moto Promo???
Published on 2011-06-20 15:10:58
What was this? For a short time Moto had a promotion on their facebook pinboard. The Promotion promised 50% off on Xoom accessories, for those who register their Xoom. There where about 150 comments to the post and most of them complaining that the d > read more
Update on Movies
Published on 2011-06-18 06:15:48
In opposite to what was planned originally, movies was not implemented as additional tab (right next to “Android Apps”) in the Xoom android market, but came through the backdoor with an own app, called “Videos”. First you need > read more
Could this really be the Xoom 2?
Published on 2011-06-17 16:03:18
Just recently, a hard to distinguish picture of a small corner of a tablet labelled ‘Xoom 2′ was visible on Motorola’s own website, once more sparking rumours about the imminent arrival of the successor of the first Xoom tablet. And > read more
Movies for Xoom, or not…
Published on 2011-06-17 13:41:03
I’m hearing trough the grapevine since yesterday, that movies is also enabled for Xoom WiFi and not only for Xoom Verizon (which probably nobody in Europe has). But… …integration to buy movies in the android market has been implemen > read more
Galaxy on Fire II for Tegra – out now!
Published on 2011-06-16 11:30:13
Just posted yesterday on the German partner side that GoF II will be even more deleyed, but today the long expected release already rushed in. I defeniteley will have to do a review on this, but first I’ll need to setup my Xoom for screenshots > read more
Update your Xoom to HoneyComb 3.1
Published on 2011-06-01 16:53:20
A while ago Google decided to officially update their Android HoneyComb OS from version 3.0 to 3.1. Word spread that is was for 3G Xoom’s only and that the Wi-Fi one’s would have to wait. But just as always, rumors will be rumors and it s > read more
Motorola Xoom: The Perfect Tablet!
Published on 2011-04-25 08:41:26
While wandering through the depths of the internet we surprisingly found a new promo video about the Motorola Xoom. Potential buyers get a very nice and clear view of Moto’s latest tablet. It makes us wonder why they didn’t show this duri > read more
Motorola Xoom goes viral!
Published on 2011-04-21 16:16:48
So, is it really THAT great, a 3G tablet PC? In order to find out, the boys and girls at The Carphone Warehouse thought a good old real life demonstration might shed some light. So now we are waiting for a decent Xoom horse dock – ’cause > read more
Streaming TV and social networks in one
Published on 2011-04-21 02:43:47
Motorola announced a new piece of integrated software which brings social networks like facebook, twitter etc. in one pleasing environment together with streaming TV services. Also things like games and news will be available. The app can be used dir > read more
Xoom + XDA = working SD card slot!
Published on 2011-04-12 16:25:19
Most of the American Xoom owners were pretty pissed off by the fact that there was a non-functional SD card slot on their Xoom tablets. Also it didn’t look like Moto was planning to fix this issue anytime soon. Luckily for rooted Xoom owners, s > read more
Motorola Xoom 16GB version
Published on 2011-04-09 16:47:16
A leaked Verizon footage shows us that Motorola might be planning to release a 16GB Xoom tablet. As we already know, the standard model will come with 32 GB internal memory. This implies that Motorola is slowly making their new tablet a little more a > read more
Motorola Xoom tablet price down £20 shortly before release
Published on 2011-04-06 14:06:33
As expected, it seems that the price drop for the Motorola Xoom is slowly starting. Carphone Warehouse has lowered its price for the 3G Xoom by £20 – the exact same amount that PC World and Currys have lowered the pricing on their WiFi only Xo > read more
63% of Android devices runs on Froyo
Published on 2011-04-05 16:13:41
Every two weeks Google publishes the amount of Android devices running on specific version of their OS. Despite having newer versions, the amount of Froyo (Android 2.2) users keeps growing. Back in February approximately 57 percent of the Android dev > read more
Motorola Xoom with quad-core Tegra 3 processor?
Published on 2011-03-30 16:05:15
Just recently we were all over the place about a potential Xoom successor, since Moto seems to keep the production of the first Xoom on a low level. Right now we have some intriguing rumors going on about NVIDIA wanting to implement their upcoming Te > read more
Strange rumors about Motorola and the Xoom tablet
Published on 2011-03-24 16:22:05
According to some rumors Motorola could stop the production of their brand new tablet after June this year, or at least drastically reduce it. People are whispering that the sales of the Xoom will drop rapidly after the next few months, while analyst > read more
The best Xoom vs iPad 2 comparison out there!
Published on 2011-03-24 07:08:58
Ahoy, you’ve just found the best video review of Xoom vs iPad 2 up to date!. This rather extended video comparison of the Motorola Xoom 10.1-inch Android tablet vs. Apple’s iPad 2 9.7-inch tablet with iOS is made by MobileTechReview. They > read more
Video editing on Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-19 12:56:25
Despite having some intriguing hardware, it would be wrong to compare the Xoom with real video editing computers. However, it certainly is possible to do some simple editing using Android’s MovieStudio app. Here’s little video showing you > read more
Video editing on Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-19 12:56:25
Despite having some intriguing hardware, it would be wrong to compare the Xoom with real video editing computers. However, it certainly is possible to do some simple editing using Android’s MovieStudio app. Here’s little video showing you > read more
Xoom goes 7-inch?
Published on 2011-03-17 07:13:38
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has recently shown some great appreciation for 7-inch tablets. He believes that smaller tablets are more ‘mobile’ and user friendly than their more professionally oriented 10-inch brothers. Out of these statements > read more
Xoom goes 7-inch?
Published on 2011-03-17 07:13:38
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has recently shown some great appreciation for 7-inch tablets. He believes that smaller tablets are more ‘mobile’ and user friendly than their more professionally oriented 10-inch brothers. Out of these statements > read more
Fast browsin’ Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-16 07:18:33
These days, it has become nearly impossible to avoid a shot of comparative testing between Motorola’s Xoom tablet, and Apple’s iPad 2. And frankly, we’re not even trying. We’ve already seen that on benchmark tests, both tablet > read more
Fast browsin’ Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-16 07:18:33
These days, it has become nearly impossible to avoid a shot of comparative testing between Motorola’s Xoom tablet, and Apple’s iPad 2. And frankly, we’re not even trying. We’ve already seen that on benchmark tests, both tablet > read more
Gaming on the Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-15 16:52:48
Here’s a cool video showing some games running on the new Motorola Xoom tablet. As we can see, everything runs extremely smooth, also the graphics and textures are superb on the 10.1 inch screen. See it for yourself: (thanks to BlackPrince310) > read more
Gaming on the Motorola Xoom
Published on 2011-03-15 16:52:48
Here’s a cool video showing some games running on the new Motorola Xoom tablet. As we can see, everything runs extremely smooth, also the graphics and textures are superb on the 10.1 inch screen. See it for yourself: (thanks to BlackPrince310) > read more
Wi-Fi only Xoom coming to the US through Staples on March 27th
Published on 2011-03-14 15:07:35
Here’s some fine news for all the folks in the United States waiting for the WiFi-only Xoom. Some guys from DroidLife managed to take a picture of some Staples advertisement which reveals that the Motorola Xoom will be out in stores on March > read more
Wi-Fi only Xoom coming to the US through Staples on March 27th
Published on 2011-03-14 15:07:35
Here’s some fine news for all the folks in the United States waiting for the WiFi-only Xoom. Some guys from DroidLife managed to take a picture of some Staples advertisement which reveals that the Motorola Xoom will be out in stores on March > read more
Early Flash Player for Motorola Xoom leaked
Published on 2011-03-13 07:05:34
Although officially we still have to wait a full five days for Flash Player 10.2 to hit the Android Market, some folks have already managed to get their hands on an early version. And apparently, it all works – though the recently rolled out An > read more
Early Flash Player for Motorola Xoom leaked
Published on 2011-03-13 07:05:34
Although officially we still have to wait a full five days for Flash Player 10.2 to hit the Android Market, some folks have already managed to get their hands on an early version. And apparently, it all works – though the recently rolled out An > read more
Rooted Motorola Xoom now has USB host functionality
Published on 2011-03-12 14:18:09
With the Xoom tablet it seems that Motorola is moving away from their previous policy of tightly locking down their devices to any unauthorized access. Some weeks ago, two hours after its official US release, the Xoom got rooted – and now, than > read more
Rooted Motorola Xoom now has USB host functionality
Published on 2011-03-12 14:18:09
With the Xoom tablet it seems that Motorola is moving away from their previous policy of tightly locking down their devices to any unauthorized access. Some weeks ago, two hours after its official US release, the Xoom got rooted – and now, than > read more
Motorola Xoom to get Flash soon
Published on 2011-03-11 04:48:04
One of the curious things about the first batch of Xoom tablets that hit the US market was the Flash player that was not there. However, Google has just announced it will be rolling out the first Android Honeycomb update, which will prepare the Xoom > read more
Motorola Xoom to get Flash soon
Published on 2011-03-11 04:48:04
One of the curious things about the first batch of Xoom tablets that hit the US market was the Flash player that was not there. However, Google has just announced it will be rolling out the first Android Honeycomb update, which will prepare the Xoom > read more
Hackers accidentally discover music-cloud in Android HoneyComb
Published on 2011-03-10 12:52:29
According to The Register, Google is soon to announce their new music streaming service. However, while doing some small tweaks hackers discovered this cloud-service by accident and got it up and running. It allows HoneyComb users to stream music on > read more
Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad 2 benchmarked
Published on 2011-03-08 15:07:09
After our recent basic comparison between Apple’s iPad 2 and the Motorola Xoom we dug up some interesting benchmark results from both devices. As it seems, performance is extremely similar on the SunSpider Javascript benchmark. In one test, the > read more