Review: HTC Flyer 7" inch 16GB WiFi tablet

Text and photos Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

At first glance, one could find many things wrong with the HTC Flyer WiFi tablet. It runs a non-tablet version of Android, it uses a single-core Snapdragon processor, its screen is only 7" inches wide and it has a $80 digital pen that works mostly on HTC Sense overlay.

So, why is it one of the most desirable devices we've seen in a long time? We spent a week with HTC Flyer and tried to dig deeper.

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WWDC 2011 = Great Expectations

Photo of the Moscone Centre in San Francisco where WWDC takes place Photo by AppleInsider

Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC 2011) is the one time in the year that Apple gears up for huge hardware and software announcements (iPhone 4 was revealed there a year ago) targeted to its developer community. It is also the time of year when future projects and roadmaps are unveiled while the whole world watches.

For WWDC 2011 it is all about OS X Lion, iOS 5 and the mysterious new iCloud streaming service. We will be there to bring you the latest reports from the Steve Jobs keynote on Monday, 10:00 a.m. Pacific/ 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

SourceCode: Samsung to Apple - Show me yours and I'll show you mine

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

So, now Samsung is trying to turn the tables on Apple after the iPhone maker filed suit against Samsung for allegedly copying design and functionality elements of the iPhone and the iPad. The earlier suit alleged that Samsung copied the look, product design, packaging and user interface of its products, violating its patents and trademarks and possibly causing confusion in the market.

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Acer Iconia Android tablet now available for pre-order at Future Shop for $499

The deluge of $499 10"1 tablets continues with Acer's Iconia WiFi tablet on pre-order from Future Shop. The Iconia has the same specs as the Motorla XOOM but is slightly heavier and only features 1GB of memory (you can expand this yourself up to 32GB via a microSD card).