Thai govt. signs $32.8 million deal to purchase Android tablets for education

The Next Web has reported that the Thailand government has inked a deal that would see them carry out the widest educational tablet deployment to date. They will be purchasing 400,000 Android 4.0 tablets from Shenzhen Scope at $81 a pop. They might even purchase another 530,000 tablets, bringing the total spend to $75.7 million.

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Thai govt. signs $32.8 million deal to purchase Android tablets for education

Me, Android, and my Mom [opinion]

Today being Mother’s Day, I couldn’t help but look back and think of the role my mom has played in my life so far. It’s kind of difficult not to when people keep sharing this beautiful P&G advertisement on Facebook

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Player 4.2 available tomorrow

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Player 4.2 can be purchased tomorrow onwards through merchants such as Amazon and Best Buy. While the Tab doesn’t offer any significant improvement over the original 10.1 version, Samsung have brought down the price to $399 for the 16 GB Wifi model (the original started at $499). As for the Galaxy Player, there’s not much to say

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OpenDESIGN born with a single aim: reverse engineer manufacturer-specific features

While the open-source nature of Android makes custom ROM development and usage a feature of the platform, one issue that developers behind these ROMs have is the difficulty to replicate the manufacturer specific elements of devices (such as the S Pen for Galaxy Note). These elements are typically not available under the license that

This is Android’s fragmentation. And it is still a feature [opinion]

This particular image by popular app developer Animoca has done the rounds of world wide web this past week, used by several blogs as yet another “proof” of Android’s fragmentation.

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ASUS Padfone battery goes 14.1 hours in laptop mode during real world tests over 3G

After uncovering a YouTube video on ASUS’s channel claiming that the soon-to-be-released ASUS Padfone’s battery was capable of up to 102 hours of use when in laptop mode, the folks at Engadget  decided the numbers were a bit too good to take at face value. They went straight to source and got the slightly more realistic answers they were seeking.

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ASUS Padfone battery goes 14.1 hours in laptop mode during real world tests over 3G

LG Optimus Elite Now Available For Pre-Order On Virgin Mobile (USA)

If you head on over to Virgin Mobile’s website, you can pre-order the recently announced LG Optimus Elite . The device might not break any benchmark records, but it definitely wont break the bank either. The “eco-friendly” device will only set you back $150, which isn’t too shabby for those looking to upgrade their aging Samsung Intercept

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Android Overload: Sensation Camera Super Mod Ported To HTC Vivid, Rovio Teases New Game (Not Angry Birds) and More

Looks like we’ve got a healthy fixin’ of the Android Overload for you tonight. There are are so many stories that come past our way, we couldn’t possibly feature them all. The ones that didn’t make the cut, we place them here

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Android Overload: Sensation Camera Super Mod Ported To HTC Vivid, Rovio Teases New Game (Not Angry Birds) and More

New Image of Sprint’s Samsung SPH-L300 Leaked – S4 Processor, NFC and Android 4.0.4

It was only yesterday, a “user agent profile” for what is believed to be Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S3 variant (SPH-L710), leaked all over the interwebs and now today — we have this.

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New Image of Sprint’s Samsung SPH-L300 Leaked – S4 Processor, NFC and Android 4.0.4

Official: HTC EVO 4G LTE on sale May 18 for $199 on contract

Just as was suggested to folks placing their pre-order , the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be available May 18th from Sprint. Pricing sits at $199.99 on a new two year contract

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Official: HTC EVO 4G LTE on sale May 18 for $199 on contract