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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2013
Three days just isn't enough to absorb all the info from Google I/O. In fact, it's physically impossible to get to every session, be it due to overlaps, overcrowding (only so many seats) or ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2013
With API services outside of the core operating system, Google is taking back control of Android
We didn't get a new version of Android this year at Google I/O. You can read all the lamentin...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
It's not a sexy issue, but kudos to the U.S. mobile operators for coming together against texting and driving
We'll get to those smiling faces up there in a minute. But, first, perhaps t...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
We'll keep things short this week as it's Mother's Day (call your mom already, will ya?!?!) and it's a travel weekend. We've got not one but two developer events to both cover an...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 08, 2013
Just a few taps in the settings turns the First into an entirely new device
When we reviewed the HTC First, we found the hardware and performance to be decidedly top-notch considering ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
May 07, 2013
Android, even indirectly, is but one tool in Google's money-making arsenal
On Monday Google stock (GOOG) closed above $861, marking a new all time high for the Mountain View search giant.&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 05, 2013
We've reached another Sunday. The beginning of a new week, or maybe the end of the last one, depending on how you roll. We've got a ton of phones on our desks, so many words to be written, a...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 30, 2013
Bloomberg recently TV interviewed Marc Andreessen, the guy who’s famous for co-founding Netscape and currently works as a VC at his own Silicon Valley VC shop, Andreessen Horowitz.
Towards th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2013
Got a great video response today from Kyle, aka Phestor or AnAm85, who won the 64-gigabyte HTC One Developer Edition in our recent contest. HTC pitched in some goodies, too, after the contest ended,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2013
I'd say this behind-the-scenes picture just about sums up our week in New York City. Take a bunch of characters from Mobile Nations, toss them into a room with John P and Cali Lewis of GeekBeat....
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 21, 2013
Exciting things are afoot, folks. I'm mostly going off the grid this week, insofar as the usual work week is concerned, but that's not to say there's nothing going on.
So here's to ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 20, 2013
We've mentioned this in the forums and teased a little bit on Google+, but it deserves mention here: Yes, we're hard at work on a new Android Central app.
The short version is that our...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 18, 2013
In hindsight, I suppose I should have known better. Ask folks to "Like" their favorite forum post video entry, and soon enough some joker's going to start making multiple accounts to t...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 16, 2013
More money for Sprint, a potential life-saver for DISH
Early Monday morning, satellite TV innovator DISH Network threw a monkeywrench into Softbank’s plans to acquire a 70 percent interest...
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by Derek Kessler
Apr 11, 2013
WebOS Nation Editor in Chief Derek Kessler remembers a simpler era, when Palm Touchstones ruled the land
About a month ago I picked up an LG Nexus 4. I've known Android for some time, but un...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 09, 2013
We tend to focus on the wrong numbers, but even the right ones don't look so good
HTC this week announced unaudited Q1 headline numbers, with sales of NT$42.8 billion, or about US$1.43 ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 07, 2013
I still don't know what to think about Facebook. I should probably have a better answer than that. After all, we're supposed to go to an event for a couple hours, play with some new stuff --...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 06, 2013
Forking code isn't a bad thing. It isn't a good thing. It's just a thing.
The past couple of days you've probably heard the word "fork" more times than you can count. F...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
The HTC First is the second big-name phone in just weeks for a company struggling to sell a single message
First, there was the HTC One. Now, second, if you will -- secondarily, perhaps -- th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2013
So we'll be at Facebook HQ on Thursday morning to find out about its "New home in Mobile." I've seen countless headlines (mostly rewrites of what probably are controlled leaks) ful...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2013
A Google Watch would be an ideal first step into the world of wearables, and putting Google Now at its heart makes too much sense for it not to happen
The future of computing is mobile, and the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 24, 2013
We've reached one of those crossroads in which we've got all sorts of things to talk about, but not a whole lot to show for it, and it's as frustrating for us as as writers as it is for ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 17, 2013
The recurring theme running through my head the past few days is, obviously, the headline for this column. Timing is everything. OK, maybe not everything in the mobile business -- hardware and softw...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 16, 2013
Apple has put up a new web page (and sent out an email blast to spam folders everywhere) praising the iPhone 5 against the competition. Plenty of Android fans are going to debate every single word A...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 15, 2013
It's good to take a look back sometimes. The mobile business moves ridiculously fast. It has its hits. It has its misses. Sometimes it has both simultaneously.
I can't say I'm a t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2013
The thing about trade shows is that you know there's a pretty good chance you're going to come down with something afterward. Between the travel and being crammed into a venue with 50,000 or...
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by Michelle Haag
Mar 06, 2013
Fitness Month is over here at Mobile Nations for another year. Health and fitness should be a year-round commitment, and it's never too late to start so if you missed out during February be sure ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 28, 2013
This is the company that brought us Google Maps, driverless cars and Google Glass — see any of that in these phones?
Patrick Pichette said nothing shocking. Google's Chief Financial of...
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by Rene Ritchie
Feb 25, 2013
Leave a comment below telling us what you got out of Mobile Nations Fitness Month and be entered for a chance to win the phone, tablet, or game system of your dreams!
It's February and you k...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2013
We're back, once again, for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This is my fourth year here. And like previous years, this one appears poised to present its own challenges as well as oppo...
