The ‘People’s Favourite’ Android tablet is about to see yet another update, with the very latest 3.2.1 update of the tablet OS set to arrive for UK Transformer owners tomorrow. Asus says it includes updates to the “web browsing experience” along with changes to the pre-loaded Polaris Office app, plus something it calls a “SuperNote” feature.
30 seconds of furious research tells us SuperNote is… a note-taking app. Wahey.
Charge up your Transformers, team. Tomorrow’s going to be an exciting day.
£30? For a phone case? It had better be good.
Samsung’s official Galaxy Nexus case. Costs a lot. Has a glittery little logo.
Fresh from reviewing the cheap and cheerful FlexiShield case for the Galaxy Nexus, we’re back with another protective offering from industry veteran Case-Mate… Read the rest
Seeing as we’ve just reviewed the brand spanking new Galaxy Nexus, we’re in the mood for some accessorising – and we don’t mean earnings and handbags… Read the rest
Google’s third Nexus is bigger, once again made by Samsung and features the new Android 4.0 or “Ice Cream Sandwich” version of the OS. It’s obviously going to be good. But how good?
The HTC Sensation XL is an odd one by HTC. It updates the screen size of this year’s HTC Sensation to 4.7″ and includes Beats Audio enhancements, but you lose a bit of processor speed – the HTC Sensation XL is powered by a single-core 1.5GHz brain… Read the rest
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
To accompany our Xperia Neo review we’ve put together this collection of photos taken using Sony Ericsson’s latest Android phone, which features an 8megapixel Exmor R sensor… Read the rest
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
Lee D
/ September 28, 2011Hope they will fix the browser crashing.
MarkG
/ September 29, 2011Changelog:
Honeycomb 3.2.1 (security update)
Build number: 8.6.5.13-20110925
Wifi updated: v5.2.63
Bluetooth updated: v6.24
Kernel changed.
Adobe Flash improvement in the default browser.
Polaris office & ASUS WebStorage update.
Browser force-close fixes.
Improved Wi-Fi stability.
Supernote added.
Added more language translations into ASUS Apps.
Added Farsi IME support.
Czech IME improvement : support Qwerty & Qwertz.
JP SKU fixed translation bug and Polaris office font.
CN SKU 3rd party app bug fix.
Improved Chinese handwriting prediction, recognise characters from each stroke.
Hands0n
/ September 28, 2011Hope they fix the dreadful (unusable) keyboard lag on web forms and forums.
MarkG
/ September 29, 2011Almost all the lag was fixed in the 3.2 update. It’s not really a Transformer specific problem, it’s a Android browser problem on javascript heavy sites, all HC tablets suffer from it.
Try using Opera Mobile, absolutely no lage whatsoever with the keyboard when browsing sites….
Hands0n
/ September 30, 2011I’ll give Opera Mobile a try. The lag is apparent on the stock Android browser as well as Dolphin HD and even Firefox – although least so with Firefox, that has other issues!
It looks like I’m out of luck though :) This next version has nothing in it to resolve the lag issue in the native browser.
Peter
/ September 29, 2011People should have reasonable expectations. I hope it makes Xoom owners cry.
UKAndroid
/ September 29, 2011Still not got my OTA update despite regular checking of the “update” on the Transformer, repeated checks of the Asus support download website and other places such as XDA.
Seems some have already got it so it’s frustating that I can’t even get it on the Asus webiste!
MarkG
/ October 1, 2011The new Supernote application is REALLY impressive, totally trumps all the other note taking apps out there…
Uninstalled Evernote…
Hands0n
/ October 5, 2011Still no update for firmware HTJ85B.US_epad-8.6.5.6-20110726
People I know who have received the update in the UK are on the WW – are Asus blocking US updates outside of the USA? Silly if they are!!!