Android Community Yearly Wrap-Up: 2011
This past year we’ve seen the Android OS grow to unimaginable heights and it has helped reassure its adopters time after time they are in good hands. Through the countless devices we’ve handled and...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM update “project” starting soon, could be ICS
Motorola appears to be getting ready to start another update rollout for the original WiFi Motorola XOOM tablet. As usual they are calling this a “project” and are currently looking for a few testers....
View ArticleAndroid 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) ROM available for Motorola XOOM
From the time Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) was announced, developers have been itching to mod the new code to work with their own devices. It seems a stable version is now available on the Motorola...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi Android 4.0 ICS update officially rolling out today
Motorola themselves have just confirmed on Twitter what we all were expecting and have previously reported. The WiFi Motorola XOOM tablet is finally set to get the latest and greatest from Google — and...
View ArticleMotorola shipped just 1 million tablets in 2011
It’s quarterly earnings season in the technology world, also known as the most breathlessly exciting time in a tech blogger’s existence. Amid reports of an $80 million loss that the company attributes...
View ArticleRefurbished XOOM units from Woot contain old user data
Woot had a Motorola XOOM sale at the tail end of 2011, and as it turns out now, there were a batch of these units that still contained their original users data upon them. For those that give up their...
View ArticleGoogle ends full support for CDMA devices, including Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus
Disturbing news from the official Android developer website: it appears that nearly all reference to CDMA phones and tablets has disappeared from the official documentation. This includes Android...
View ArticleGoogle clarifies CDMA debacle: still supporting developer phones, not...
After a firestorm of controversy late last week, Google, Verizon and a lot of others caught flack for apparently abandoning support of the CDMA flavors of its developer devices: the Galaxy Nexus and...
View ArticleOfficial CyanogenMod 9 nightly ROMs ready for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and XOOM
At long last, the first officially blessed software for CyanogenMod 9 is available! The CyanogenMod team has been working hard since November to get Ice Cream Sandwich builds ready, and nightly ROMs...
View ArticleMotorola Xoom WiFi update coming soon, could be 4.0.5
Motorola’s not so popular Motorola Xoom tablet received Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich back in January so we can rule that out for this impending update. Like usual, Motorola is sending out emails for...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi gets the first official build of Android 4.0.4
As a developer device, the Motorola XOOM has the enviable distinction of getting the latest Android updates as soon as possible. And as a WiFi-only device, those without a Verizon model get it without...
View ArticleAndroid 4.0.4 ICS rolling out for Nexus S, Xoom, and Galaxy Nexus
Whoa! It looks like Google maybe saw a few angry comments around the Android ecosystem about the lack of updates because in one huge massive announcement they just made tons of people happy. The update...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi Android 4.0.4 update finally rolling out
Good news for those that still own the Motorola XOOM WiFi tablet. After hearing last week from Motorola that an update was on the way, then Google announcing Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich was being...
View ArticleGoogle CEO’s favorite tablets: Motorola and Samsung
Today lifetime Googler Larry Page took over the Chief Executive Officer position at Google. It’s been a long time coming for the 39-year old engineer turned entrepreneur – he’s adopting the duties from...
View ArticleKegDroid dispenses beer via NFC tags
Why would you combine an Android tablet, an Arduino board, a keg of beer and a tap? If you asked Google employee Paul Cariff, he’d probably retort with, “Why not?” His latest masterpiece, the KegDroid,...
View ArticleVerizon Motorola Xoom 4G LTE upgrade to ICS coming June 4th
If you’re one of the 12 lucky folks that still own the original Motorola Xoom on Verizon we have good news. After the WiFi model received the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich what seems like...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi update incoming, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean expected
In the usual Motorola fashion, we started seeing emails this weekend going out to members of their “feedback network” to test some new software for the tablet. What this means is the next update,...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update rolling out
It appears that Google’s finally reading to start pushing their latest and greatest, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the Motorola XOOM. After announcing the update at Google IO for a few of their devices,...
View ArticleVerizon Motorola XOOM 4G LTE getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
When Google unveiled Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the world they also stated the Motorola XOOM would be one of the first to see the update. Then Motorola confirmed the news, but we all assumed the Verizon...
View ArticleMotorola XOOM WiFi getting Android 4.1.2 update
It looks like the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus aren’t the only ones getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Over the weekend Motorola and Google also started pushing out the update to the WiFi Motorola XOOM too....
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