Asus Eee Pad Transformer production limited to only 10k units monthly

Tweet The Eee Pad Transformer officially hit the market around the world late last month. We mentioned then that there were not many of the tablets in stock, especially in the US, with the launch mainly focusing on Europe. The available units were sold quickly at most of the retailers in the US, and many people were probably wondering exactly why the supply of the tablet was so low. Some may have figured that Asus was just taking it slow with their tablet to see what the demand was and perhaps to keep the demand for the tablet up.Apparently, that isn’t the case. Netbooknews cites sources that claim that Asus is facing massive shortages of required hardware to build the Transformer and that shortage is only allowing the tablet to be...

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Nexus One Owners, It’s Your Turn – Download Android 2.3.4 Now (GRI40 -> GRJ22)

TweetNexus One owners, tonight you’re getting a nice treat in the form of the incremental Gingerbread update 2.3.4, previously available only to Nexus S owners. To recap, the main feature in this release is the video and audio enabled Google Talk, although since the N1 lacks a front-facing camera, it’s not going to be as useful as it was for the Nexus S.Update: Err, looks like there is no video or audio support in this release at all, according to those of you with Nexus Ones. Why Google didn’t just disable the phone’s camera and left it a one-way video and two-way audio is beyond me, but at this point you may as well try the Gtalk version that was extracted from the Nexus S for everyone with Gingerbread to play with.Additionally, the following issues should now be fixed: Battery...

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich Confirmed [Even More For Real This Time]

Tweet You know how all the bigtime Android iterations are named after desserts? Do you also see how the titles of these deserts have been released in alphabetical order? These Android titles go like so: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb. This last version is the first tablet-specific version of Android and should, based on what we know at the moment, be considered as being developed aside from the main Android bloodline. That said, the next version’s name has been “leaked” by a Google developer by the name of Romain Guy: Ice Cream Sandwich.See, I TOLD YOU man, I TOLD YOU. Actually Andy Rubin told you (sort of) back in January of this year in a conversation with Jason Kincaid. Have a look at that old post and...

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How To Install Android on Your iPhone

TweetWith this step-by-step guide you can now convert your iPhone into a functional Android device and upload your favourite apps and widgets that you wanted to try out for a long time. However, few bugs and performance issues remain, making your phone work a little slow, but if that’s okay with you, then read on.Requirements:First-generation iPhone/ iPhone 3G with firmware versions between 2.0 and 3.1.2, jailbroken with Redsn0w, Blacksn0w, or PwnageTool. If the software is already updated to 3.1.3/ 4.0 beta, use PwnageTool to create a jailbroken 3.1.2 .ipsw file to restore. A 32-bit Linux system (Unbuntu) or virtual machine depending on the type of handset you own. The iPhone OS 3.1.2 .ipsw file for your device, namely either iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw or iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw....

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No Android Apps or Flash Support for Blackberry 7

TweetMost of us remember the hype surrounding RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook and how it’s QNX OS would allow users to load Android apps for use on the tablet. I know how excited some of my developer friends were about this possible new prospect. Given the similarities between Android’s Dalvik VM and RIM’s Java based system it seemed like an easy transition. However, the Playbook was eventually released without the touted Android capabilities to many people’s dismay.Fast forward to today where RIM announced the details of their new BlackBerry 7 OS and although many hoped it would offer some core features from the QNX operating system (Android app compatibility?) – it fell short. RIM officially confirmed today that there will be no Android...

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China’s Meizu M9 Receives Speedy Gingerbread Update

Tweet Looks like those guys over at Meizu are on top of things these days. With the launch of their successful M9 many people wondered what the future of the device would hold for consumers. All of those fears can be put to rest with the Meizu M9 users receiving their first taste of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This came in the form of a downloadable update which I think more companies should start looking into seeing how it can get an update out to users quicker than waiting around for a carrier to push out an OTA. Just my two cents.If you aren’t too familiar with the Chinese Meizu M9 I’ve gone ahead an provided a video of some of the unique UI elements in action.Apparently, the update isn’t without it’s bugs and early adopters have been...

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The Samsung Galaxy S II Gets Rooted……Already?

TweetOf course and as expected, the hard at work hacking community of XDA is at it again.  This time, they’ve wasted no time cracking the Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung’s latest flagship powerhouse to hit the smartphone market.  On paper, this bad boy has it all.  It sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 8MP camera with HD video recording and Android version 2.3 Gingerbread, all packed in a super slim form factor.  Only the good Lord himself knows what this phone will truly be capable of when XDA finally gets to tinker with it. Thanks to our friends over at AC, a tipster sent in a screenshot of a benchmark test from the device and it’s remarkably through the roof. Extremely impressive...

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T-Mobile G2x Android 2.3 Gingerbread Preview

TweetWell what do you know? Looks like someone got their hands on an early build of Android 2.3 Gingerbread for T-Mobile’s G2x. It’s Chris Ziegler of This is My Next and by the looks of it, there’s not a whole heck of a lot of surprises, but increased enjoyability nonetheless. Have a look and let us know if you’ll be backing out of Cyanogen long enough to get yourself the official real deal Gingerbread when the time comes.As you may already be aware, the G2x comes stocked with Android 2.2 Froyo in a vanilla flavoring. This tasty combination means that aside from a few apps here and there, this version of Android is in the original Google-made state. There’s no custom user interface sitting on top of it – you know what that means?...

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US WiFi Xoom gets Desktop UA string change

TweetA lot of people are familiar with how to change the user agent string in Android. All you have to do is open a browser, type “about: debug” into the browser, and go. Then, it’s all about going into the settings and change out the UAString to have the browser identify itself. The main problem? In order to make this work, you have to do it on every reboot.Well, not anymore, as XDA user intsy has created a patch to make the change permanent on the US WiFi Xoom. It comes to us via a CWM flashable zip, and comes with a counter-zip to move everything back to stock. To check it out for yourself, be sure to hit the source link, and let us know what you think in the comments.  ...

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