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Who’s got Honeycomb? probably not you

What percentage of Android devices do you think are running Honeycomb, the tablet-focused Android 3.x? Sixty? Fifty? Four? The last one’s the closest to the truth: it seems that just 3.3% of Android devices are running Android 3.0, 3.1 or 3.2

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Asus Transformer Prime

With its latest Android tablet Asus takes its giant robot naming policy a step further, but there’s more to the Prime than its kiddie-cartoon name: the Transformer Prime boasts some seriously impressive hardware

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Android update frenzy

Good news for Android fans: a whole bunch of Android updates are heading your way. Google’s been busy rolling out new versions of its operating system to hardware firms, and it’s even managed to find the time to make one of its own products tablet-friendly.

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Introducing the AT200 from Toshiba

At just 7.7mm thick and 558g it makes the iPad 2 look like it needs a trip to the gym, but is its beauty more than (thin) skin deep?

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Hands on Review

The nice people at Asus let us play with their Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet, and we were keen to discover if it was as good as it looks.

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The Thrive Tablet from Toshiba

In a frenzy of alliteration, Toshiba has decided that the Toshiba Tablet will be the Toshiba Thrive. The firm can clearly make an excellent tongue-twister, but can it make an excellent tablet too?

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More facts about Sony’s Tablet launch

The furore over the hacked PlayStation Network may make Sony rue this decision, but the S1 and S2 will be branded as PlayStation tablets and will run first-generation PlayStation games. The S1 is for “rich media entertainment” and the S2 for “mobile communication and entertainment”.

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Sony’s super S1 and S2 Android tablets

It isn’t official yet, but the Internet is swirling with rumours about the supposed Sony S1 Tablet, the first tablet from the famous electronics firm. These are the key rumours so far

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Acer Iconia A100, A500 and W500 Tablets

Acer has not one, not two but three tablets it hopes will excite and delight you: the seven-inch A100, the ten-inch A500 and the ten-inch, Windows powered W500.

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Motorola Xoom

Motorola’s going through something of a purple patch just now, with well-liked Android phones and now, an impressive Android tablet too. The Xoom won’t be cheap, but it’s one of the most interesting Android devices to date.

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LG Optimus Pad

LG makes some interesting devices – it’s just showed off the world’s first 3D smartphone – so its idea of an Android tablet is bound to be interesting.

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Tablet news from Mobile World Congress 2011

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is a very big deal – especially now that smartphones are outselling PCs. As more and more of us do our computing on tablet devices, MWC is a kind of crystal ball showing what we’ll be using in the months and years to come. So what were the stars of MWC 2011?

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Review

It’s not quite as successful as Samsung claims, but there’s no doubt that the Galaxy Tab was the first real rival to the iPad. With a new version on its way, is the original Tab still a credible contender?

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2011 The Year of the Tablet

Tablets will be everywhere this year. Where 2010 was largely about tech firms promising tablets that didn’t turn up, 2011 is when the big hitters will actually ship. So what’s worth getting excited about?

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