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by Jason Harrison
Jan 11, 2012
Guess how many phones were birthed at CES and win a prize!
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 08, 2012
You know what? We've come a long way when we're talking about smartphones. I remember carrying an old BlackBerry pager to check my work e-mail, and back then I would have never i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2012
There's probably absolutely nothing wrong with your phone. No, really. So what if it's a year old? Hell, so what if it's two years old? So long as it's relatively free of dings and s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2012
There's a fallacy about Android users: We're cheapskates. We refuse to purchase applications. Or, at least, we don't purchase apps as frequently as users of other platforms. On one hand,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2012
Sharing is caring. We've all heard that phrase before, and I'll wager that most of the time we all agree. I think at heart everyone wants to be a helpful member of society, both ...
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by Jason Harrison
Jan 03, 2012
Now that ASUS has calmed everyone down, what's next on the pitchfork agenda?
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2011
Operating systems need to be critiqued. They're meant to be. It helps us all understand more about them, and it gives perspective to those who created it. But Android is not a simple operating s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2011
We're all getting tired of the whole Carrier IQ mess. Analytics are necessary evil, but in this case done in a totally bullshit way, with little or no regard to how the consumer might feel...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2011
Google Wallet isn't there, MyVerizon and contact backup assistant (as well as some network code to assist GPS) is there, and everyone is freaking out. Verizon has killed the Nexus. T...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2011
Seems like every time you turn around you'll see corporations using sneaky tricks to gain a competitive advantage over a different, yet equally sneaky corporation. That's usually how m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 21, 2011
A quick jaunt across the Internet today and I see that Apple is pushing out working on yet another iOS 5 update to address battery life issues. On behalf of Android users and fans everywhere, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 15, 2011
Kindle Fire ships with your username and password
already entered, ready to make purchases
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Amazon Kindle Fire review for this timely editorial.
I'm re...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 12, 2011
It's fun to say Android is fragmented on the Internet. All the cool kids and blogs do it, they even make fancy misleading charts about it. While there's more than one side to the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 10, 2011
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Com2Us are the distributors and developers on a semi-popular game in the Android Market -- Homerun Battle 3D. Recently, in order to try to kill the rampant cheating th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 29, 2011
Let’s not mince words here: This “Android and iPhone Update History” chart is not a good chart. Oh, it’s a pretty chart, to be sure artfully illustrated and researched. But t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 24, 2011
Recently, I was given the (what I thought would be) amazing task of doing an Android adult app roundup. I prepared myself with a pre-paid debit card, a clear mind, a 12-pack of Milwaukee's...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 15, 2011
Dear, Molly Wood. How's it going? Couldn't help but notice your latest rant about Android. (We've had a few ourselves.) And while we, being the biggest and best Android community, well, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 14, 2011
Microsoft and Quanta Computer have signed (what we presume is a giant stack of legal papers) an agreement that protects and licenses Quanta by providing "broad coverage under Microsoft's pa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 07, 2011
Way too much hay has been made over Google and Samsung's decision to postpone Tuesday's Nexus/Ice Cream Sandwich event at CTIA in San Diego. It's disappointing, to be sure -- especially ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 04, 2011
If you live in a cave and missed the "big" announcement of the iPhone 5 iPhone 4S, you need to have a peek for reference before we start. Jump over to TiPb, where Allyson has a summa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 03, 2011
Recently, a popular website ran an editorial about how Android was turning into the new Linux, and just how awful a thing that was. The author was half right -- Android is turning out to be th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 27, 2011
Here's how to flag an app as 'inappropriate' in the Android Market
We suppose it should be flattering that there's currently a fairly massive Twitter campaign calling for ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Stories are floating around this morning lamenting Samsung having "no plans" to release the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note in the United States. Apparently we need to refresh how this w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 28, 2011
Take a look at the picture you see here. Clear your head and take a long hard look at it (we'll wait). See it yet? I'll give a hint -- it's not a Samsung Galaxy S II with a big juicy...
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by Menno
Aug 20, 2011
Here at Android Central we review new devices all the time, but one question we're commonly asked is what devices we purchase for ourselves. Sure, playing with a shiny new toy is great, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2011
Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik has been hired by tech giant Samsung, and the Internet (at least the Android-centric portions of it) are ablaze with the news. Steve is one of the biggest names...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 10, 2011
I'm not an emotional guy, and I understand that tech comes and goes at a jackrabbit pace. When I found out last night that Google was saying goodbye to App Inventor, I was sad inside. Not ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 04, 2011
"Your Honor, I present Exhibit A -- an e-mail I posted on Twitter." This, apparently, is where we now stand in the he said-she said battle that has become Google v. the World in regard...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 24, 2011
It's high time we talk about the way we act and represent ourselves, both here at Android Central and across the intertubes. Cruise through any smartphone forums or blog comments, and you'll s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2011
One of the first rules of kindergarten is you don't talk about kindergarten. Wait. That's something else. Actually, one of the first rules of kindergarten involves bringing treats to school. If you do...
