Viewsonic fixes its 10-inch tablet

HARDWARE OUTFIT Viewsonic has had to release a software update for its G Tablet after punters complained about user interface problems.

The G Tablet is a 10-inch Android based tablet which uses an Nvidia Tegra 2 chip. When it hit the shops it was being flogged as one of the fastest Android tablets on the market.

It relies on Android 2.2 which is not exactly configured to run tablets and seemed to have hit a snag with some retailers who suspended it from sale.

Jeff Volpe, VP and general manager of Viewsonic said that customers alerted the company to the problems and the company's software partner will be releasing an upgrade that will address customer concerns.

"Along with great performance improvements, customers will have the flexibility to use both a standard Android interface as well as a user-customizable interface which has been significantly enhanced since the product launch." Volpe said.