Q. Simply, what does an android tablet do and what can you use it for? Also what can like go on it?
A. A tablet is a type of PC, but it is in a compact 'slate' form that doesn't include keyboard, mouse, DVD drive and other extra parts that only add to size and cost.
Tablets are in short specifically made for consuming content - that means watching movies, surfing the net, checking emails, playing games and reading e-books and other documents.
They are light and compact so you can easily slip them into your bag.
Rather than a mouse you just touch the screen where you want to make a selection. This can make typing a lot a little difficult, but for the odd email they're fine and great for games.
One of the best things about Android is that you can download thousands of free apps, applications, that allow you to do almost anything - games, calendars, keeping fit, music players, e-book readers; you can get apps for almost anything and generally as I said they are free.
You can also download music and movies and put them on your memory card and then watch them.
If you connect to the internet with Wifi you can even use the net for free and make skype calls for free etc.
I buy my tablets from Virtual village - they have a wide range of sizes from 5 to 10 inch tablets - I would go for larger sizes such as 10 inch if possible as they are clearer when it comes to watching movies.
Check them out here:
http://www.virtualvillage.com/tablet-pc-android?utm_source=answers.yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=atus_lb
Their prices are low and delivery is fast, so give them a try!
Tablets are in short specifically made for consuming content - that means watching movies, surfing the net, checking emails, playing games and reading e-books and other documents.
They are light and compact so you can easily slip them into your bag.
Rather than a mouse you just touch the screen where you want to make a selection. This can make typing a lot a little difficult, but for the odd email they're fine and great for games.
One of the best things about Android is that you can download thousands of free apps, applications, that allow you to do almost anything - games, calendars, keeping fit, music players, e-book readers; you can get apps for almost anything and generally as I said they are free.
You can also download music and movies and put them on your memory card and then watch them.
If you connect to the internet with Wifi you can even use the net for free and make skype calls for free etc.
I buy my tablets from Virtual village - they have a wide range of sizes from 5 to 10 inch tablets - I would go for larger sizes such as 10 inch if possible as they are clearer when it comes to watching movies.
Check them out here:
http://www.virtualvillage.com/tablet-pc-android?utm_source=answers.yahoo.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=atus_lb
Their prices are low and delivery is fast, so give them a try!
What the different between android gingerbread and honeycomb?
Q. What are the diffent between honeycomb and gingerbread? Cause I want to buy android tablet and there is 2 version android honeycomb and gingerbread..
^ is there anything Like apple jailbreak and download application for free on android.
^ is there anything Like apple jailbreak and download application for free on android.
A. Gingerbread is a smartphone OS, designed for smartphone, there are tablets like galaxy which have gingerbread but those are like smartphones OS with bigger screen.
Where as Honeycomb is designed for Tablets with multiple views and some good changes in native apps wich makes it ideal for Tablets
Few months down the line there will be icecream sandwitch Android OS, which will be a merger or gingerbread and honeycomb
Where as Honeycomb is designed for Tablets with multiple views and some good changes in native apps wich makes it ideal for Tablets
Few months down the line there will be icecream sandwitch Android OS, which will be a merger or gingerbread and honeycomb
Can an android tablet be booted from a usb port?
Q. I was wondering if I can run one of those light weight linux distro installed on a usb flash drive on one of those android tablets.
1) Is there a cheap tablet PC (under $200) that can be booted from a usb port?
3) Can I find a lightweight linux distro that has all the drivers for that tablet?
Thanks for replying.
1) Is there a cheap tablet PC (under $200) that can be booted from a usb port?
3) Can I find a lightweight linux distro that has all the drivers for that tablet?
Thanks for replying.
A. First of all, Android is Linux. It's a custom Linux kernel with a special software layer on top. And the customizations to the kernel and the software layer sitting on top of it are pretty important for it to run on the rather specialized smartphone architecture.
Second, a kernel has to be compiled to run on a certain architecture. So you'd have to find a version of Linux compiled for an ARM processor. That's not much of a problem. Several distributions, including Ubuntu, have ARM kernels. But then you'd have to have kernel modules for the drivers of the smartphone hardware, which... isn't nearly as likely. And you'd probably need a specially-designed interface, since Gnome or KDE really wouldn't work on a 4-inch touchscreen. And all of that would also have to be specially compiled for the kernel. And that's before we start with the application software. And by the time you got all of that working... you'd essentially have Android.
And even if you could do all of that, you'd have to have some way of booting from the USB, which you can't since smartphone firmware boots the kernel directly, without any sort of bootloader like you have on a personal computer.
If you want Android to be more Linux-y -- whatever that means, since the Linux experience differs greatly based on the graphical interface (assuming you use one) -- you can install a terminal emulator and even the bash shell. If you play around with it a bit, you might be able to install some command-line Linux software. But even then, it wouldn't be terribly useful, given the limited ability to enter text on a smartphone.
Second, a kernel has to be compiled to run on a certain architecture. So you'd have to find a version of Linux compiled for an ARM processor. That's not much of a problem. Several distributions, including Ubuntu, have ARM kernels. But then you'd have to have kernel modules for the drivers of the smartphone hardware, which... isn't nearly as likely. And you'd probably need a specially-designed interface, since Gnome or KDE really wouldn't work on a 4-inch touchscreen. And all of that would also have to be specially compiled for the kernel. And that's before we start with the application software. And by the time you got all of that working... you'd essentially have Android.
And even if you could do all of that, you'd have to have some way of booting from the USB, which you can't since smartphone firmware boots the kernel directly, without any sort of bootloader like you have on a personal computer.
If you want Android to be more Linux-y -- whatever that means, since the Linux experience differs greatly based on the graphical interface (assuming you use one) -- you can install a terminal emulator and even the bash shell. If you play around with it a bit, you might be able to install some command-line Linux software. But even then, it wouldn't be terribly useful, given the limited ability to enter text on a smartphone.
Is an android tablet good for a student?
Q. I am thinking about getting an android tablet because my laptop broke. I am a student so I need to know if it would be good for school work. I don't do a lot on the computer for school mostly typing ( I know about the keyboard I am going to get a wireless keyboard) and a little research. I would also use it for other stuff like youtube and stuff but what about school work??
A. Tablet is not good for typing ...
Exists in the Tablet Applications to Create Microsoft Office Files, but it is rather difficult to use ...
but the tablet is very good to use for multimedia ...
Wireless Keyboard prices were also quite expensive ...
but for students like you, Tablet is also quite good ...
you should just wait Tablet of Windows 8 or Windows 7 only, because it has a nice office applications and if you are familiar with Windows OS, I recommend select Tablet Windows 8 or Windows 7 only ...
to problem of typing, you just buy Wirless Keyboard ...
For now, Windows 8 has not been released by Microsoft ...
Exists in the Tablet Applications to Create Microsoft Office Files, but it is rather difficult to use ...
but the tablet is very good to use for multimedia ...
Wireless Keyboard prices were also quite expensive ...
but for students like you, Tablet is also quite good ...
you should just wait Tablet of Windows 8 or Windows 7 only, because it has a nice office applications and if you are familiar with Windows OS, I recommend select Tablet Windows 8 or Windows 7 only ...
to problem of typing, you just buy Wirless Keyboard ...
For now, Windows 8 has not been released by Microsoft ...
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