Perhaps so–that would certainly explain some of what I’ve been seeing on tablets. So what is the deal with image rendering on tablets? Although I don’t have a straight answer to that question, developers I’ve spoken with have all agreed that image rendering (and text rendering, for that matter) is akin to a programming black art. HP reps told me that it was looking into the rendering issues I called out let’s hope that an over-the-air update addresses these problems soon. The utility offers a range of options, dealing with recovery, ROM management, backup and restore and also offers some additional utilities.Google got its act together and improved its Gallery performance in Android 3.1, though I’d posit that the color handling and sharpness could be improved even further.

(The general flavour of what follows also applies to other Android devices, but we’re focussing here on the HP TouchPad.) Thanks to the ROM Manager utility, you can backup your current Android installation, download and install an update and even restore to the previous backup if necessary. In particular, functionality of the camera and microphone has been missing, resulting in a tablet that looks great, has lots of apps but isn’t quite ready to use.Īs time progresses, developments to the drivers for these devices will result in a fully functioning Ice Cream Sandwich for the HP TouchPad but how can you easily upgrade your existing Android installation? Introducing ROM Manager

However the versions of Android Ice Cream Sandwich that are currently available for the HP TouchPad are also lacking. While webOS has a slick and pleasing user interface, the platform is sadly lacking in applications.

In most cases, you should have found that this is a great way to breathe new life into your tablet.

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