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An in-depth Nexus 7 review

This highly detailed review introduces the Nexus 7 Android tablet, examines the device's Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) user interface, and demonstrates a selection of useful Android tools and apps for system management, communications, social networking, media streaming, entertainment, and productivity.

Extensive Nexus 7 screenshot tour

This screenshot tour of the first Google Nexus-branded Android tablet includes over 350 images showcasing numerous aspects of the Android 4.1-based device’s user interface, home screens, customization, and apps.

My week with Debian

  • DeviceGuru.com (Posted by DeviceGuru on Jun 9, 2012 10:17 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Debian
I’ve long been a fan of Debian-based Linux OSes in general, and Ubuntu in particular. However, my disaffection with Ubuntu’s new Unity desktop had left me yearning for a suitable alternative. Finally last week, I removed Ubuntu 11.10 from my primary desktop computer and substituted the Linux Mint project's latest Debian implementation: LMDE 201204. What a breath of fresh air!

Google TV 2.0 review, tweaks, and screenshots

  • DeviceGuru (Posted by DeviceGuru on Jan 15, 2012 6:28 AM EDT)
Google recently rebooted Google TV with the release of Google TV 2.0 based on Android 3.1 (Honeycomb). This detailed review introduces Google TV 2.0, demonstrates its features, apps, and flexible new user interface, and shows how you can add customized folders and shortcuts to the homescreen for instant access to all your favorite apps and websites.

Boxee 1.5 for Linux desktops arrives, but the end is nigh

  • DeviceGuru.com (Posted by DeviceGuru on Dec 26, 2011 10:35 PM EDT)
Boxee released version 1.5 of its free multimedia streaming software for Mac, Windows, and Linux desktops today, but simultaneously announced that it will cease offering the Boxee desktop software after January 2012. Thereafter, the company will limit its focus to devices such as the D-Link Boxee Box.

Ubuntu 11.10 without Unity shell shock

Although it’s not without passionate supporters, Unity, Ubuntu 11.10?s new default user interface, has generated lots of controversy and consternation among faithful Ubuntu users. For those who prefer a traditional Gnome desktop, this post provides a straightforward method of setting up and configuring a Gnome Shell-based Ubuntu 11.10 Linux desktop.

Android Navi-X media streaming app arrives

All Media Online (Amo) has recently released the Android market’s first app exclusively devoted to streaming multimedia to Android smartphones and tablets via Navi-X, an extensive, open source, community supported, media indexing web-service.

Android smartwatch smackdown!

Two startups are about to go “chrono y chrono” with competing Android smartwatch gizmos.

LinuxCon 2011 Europe keynote videos

All keynote sessions from the LinuxCon 2011 Europe conference held in Prague this week are being made available for free public streaming today through Friday (Sept. 26-28). Live streaming of the keynotes is available according to a fixed schedule, but you can also watch them later via the conference’s video archive.

Survey says: Innovators prefer Android

According to market analyst Nielsen’s August market data, more than half (56 percent) of the smartphones acquired over the most recent three months ran Android. Perhaps the market analyst’s most interesting observation, though, is that innovators prefer Android to iOS by a margin of 40 to 32 percent.

Streaming Netflix on the Galaxy Tab 10.1

The steps outlined in this post should help Galaxy Tab 10.1 users get Netflix streaming up and running without having to root their tablets.

LinuxCon 2011 talks streaming live Aug. 17-19

  • DeviceGuru.com (Posted by DeviceGuru on Aug 18, 2011 3:41 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux
All keynote sessions from the LinuxCon 2011 conference held in Vancouver this week are being made available for free public streaming today through Friday (Aug. 17-19).

Tablet smackdown: Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs. iPad 2

  • DeviceGuru.com (Posted by DeviceGuru on Jul 31, 2011 2:33 AM EDT)
This detailed review pits Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 against Apple’s iPad 2, and includes more than 200 screenshots showing the Galaxy Tab's home screens and apps in operation. Despite the iPad 2's near-perfect performance, the review suggests that if you want greater control over your tablet environment, more openness to non-Apple standards (such as Adobe Flash), or greater ability to adapt to new technologies and standards as the emerge, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 may be the better bet.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 screenshot tour

  • DeviceGuru.com (Posted by DeviceGuru on Jul 25, 2011 2:45 AM EDT)
As the first phase of a detailed review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, DeviceGuru has published a Galaxy Tab 10.1 Screenshot Tour. It consists of over 200 screenshots showing numerous aspects of the device’s UI, home screens, and applications.

Second 'Win a Boxee Box' contest kicks off

BoxeeBoxTips has announce its second "Win a Boxee Box" contest. Everyone who visits the site by July 31 and rates tips there is entered into a sweepstakes-style drawing for a D-Link Boxee Box. Time to cut the cable...

Boxee v1.1 for PC, Mac, Linux due this Fall

Boxee CEO Avner Ronen has tipped plans for an upcoming update to the Boxee software for PC, Mac, and Linux desktops. Ronen says the update will bring the free desktop Boxee A/V player more into sync with what's available on D-Link's Boxee Box device, although it will continue to lag releases of Boxee for devices.

World’s first open source flashlight?

Robotics wizard and two-time Battlebots champion Christian Carlberg first achieved notoriety shredding competitors’ robots with Minion’s 14-inch saw blade on one of TV’s first reality shows. Now he’s all fired up to begin shipping what may prove to be the “world’s first open source flashlight.”

Aupeo review: great music, disappointing app

Aupeo, a Pandora-like music streaming service, has just rolled a redesigned website along with its first smartphone app for Android and iOS devices. Although its wide range of music, genres, subgenres, and preference-tuning features are impressive, Aupeo’s eye-candy-rich Android/iOS app is frustrating to use. The service is also usable via web access on Linux, Windows, and iOS desktops.

Win a Boxee Box!

BoxeeBoxTips.com has launched its first "Win a Boxee Box" contest. The contest, which continues through June 30, will award a D-Link Boxee box to the submitter of the most popular Boxee Box tweak, how-to, or tip aimed at helping users get the most from the iconic Linux-based devices.

Boxee Box firmware v1.1 arrives

Boxee released the second major update to the D-Link Boxee Box’s firmware today. The new v1.1 release adds a variety of content channels for both movies and shows, enhances the Linux-based device’s browser functionality, improves the consistency of its user interface, and squashes numerous bugs.

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