Shaun Mccran

My digital playground

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My Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 review - Part 1

I've had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for around a month now so I thought I'd document my findings. This is part one of a two part article. In this part I deal with the Tab out of the box and the Hardware.

I'm familiar with the Android OS but all my previous devices have been HTC branded so they have had Sense installed on them, also this was my first tablet device so I expected a learning curve.

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Google is tweaking my search results

...And I don't really like it.

Maybe Google thinks that it is serving up more relevant results as it is filtering down the results based on things I've said or done, and things either Twitter or Facebook contacts have said.

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What? What do you mean my device isn't supported? Android device Fragmentation!

I got hold of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 a few weeks back and it is amazing. But I've noticed a disturbing trend.

Android content is not universal. Sometimes it does not run in the same way depending on the device, other times it does not run at all.

Why is this? I'm not sure, but I bet iPad users never see the screenshot below.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Switching your browser from mobile view

The Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet has a screen that is easily capable of rendering full size website layouts, but the default view mode is as a mobile device. This means that you are served up the mobile optimised version of a website instead of the regular desktop experience.

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