Monday, May 23, 2011

Cheap Tablet PC UK - Best Android Tablet Under £100

Current news on updates to Google's tablet PC specific Android OS, Honeycomb being that it will be rolling out to new and existing 3.0 Android users from next month, upgrading it to the latest 3.1 version.

This includes the Motorola Xoom tablet PC, see my previous post for details, which has recently been released in UK with the Android 3.0 platform.

But also the 10.1" tablet PCs from ASUS and Acer (the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer and Acer Iconia Tab A500) have advised they will also be upgraded, with a UK release date of early June.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Latest News on Android 3.1 Tablets and UK Release

Android 3.1 Tablets UK - Xoom
The latest iteration of Google's tablet-orientated operating system is Android 3.1, an upgrade to the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform.
This has a number of performance improvements over the Android 3.0 version. Android 3.1 improves on many of the new features that had come into the 3.0 edition.

This includes a refined UI from being able to customize the widget sizes on the home screen to having an expanded Recent Apps list.

Both of these aim to make the Android 3 devices easier in terms of navigation and in being more intuitive to how Android tablet PC is used.


Monday, May 2, 2011

New Android 3.0 Tablet PC Asus Eee Pad UK Release Date Delay

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer tab is the latest tablet PC in the UK to use the new generation of the Android OS. The new version of the Android system is an update to the 2.2 generation used in the Samsung Galaxy tab - see my previous posts, this operating system which has been developed specifically for small screen portable devices for tabs and smartphones to rival Apple's hugely successful iOS that use in their iPads and iPhone devices. However, the UK release date of Asus Eee Pad bundle with docking station and keyboard has been delayed by 2 weeks - due to high demand? Though you can buy Asus Eee Pad Transformer without them. Checkout the video below to see how the Asus tab works with this docking station and detachable keyboard - it is pretty cool!