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by Andrew Martonik
May 14, 2013
Won't be in sunny California for Google I/O? Don't worry, you can still keep up with all of the action
We're just a few short days away from Google's yearly developer conference,...
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by Alex Dobie
May 12, 2013
A simple setting change can get you extra brightness on web pages and documents
The Samsung Galaxy S4's Full HD SuperAMOLED screen is the best AMOLED display we've seen on a smartphone. ...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Wade through the tangled mess of Facebook notification settings
Facebook likes to do a lot of "opt out" rather than "opt in" changes on its app updates, and the most recent c...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Lock screen widgets are easy to enable on the Galaxy S4, but there are a couple of extra settings to get to grips with
When you first pick up the Samsung Galaxy S4, it might appear that lock scr...
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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
Google's predictive search app is alive and well on the Galaxy S4 -- and there are a few ways to get to it quickly
On many Android phones with on-screen keys, getting to Google Now -- the ex...
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by Alex Dobie
May 07, 2013
Samsung's full-screen multi-tasking feature returns on the Galaxy S4. Here's where to find it and how to use.
A favorite feature of the Galaxy Note 2, Samsung's 'Multi-window'...
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by Alex Dobie
May 05, 2013
As with many features of the Galaxy S4, there's more than one way to get a camera shortcut on the lock screen
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is brimming with features, but right out of the box you co...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2013
The tag line for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is "Life companion." And that's a fine slogan. But if you're a little tired of seeing it on your phone every time you turn it on, you're ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2013
If you're new to the Samsung Galaxy S4, you might well think you're under attack by bloops and bleeps and drops -- the cacophony of "nature' sounds Samsung's got baked into ever...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2013
It's worth a quick reminder that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is one one of the first devices to actually launch with Android 4.2.2. And it's also worth a reminder that the developer options ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 21, 2013
It's a work-around, but there is a way to delete those pesky empty Google+ albums from your Gallery
Has your Gallery gone haywire with blank and duplicate Google+ albums? Don't worry,...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 31, 2013
T-Mobile just dropped one helluva big change on us, completely redesigning its plans and how it sells devices.
No matter how simple they are or how you explain them, there are bound to be questi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 27, 2013
Did the 4.2.2 update for your Verizon Galaxy Nexus cause horrible battery life? You're not alone, and a reset may just fix you up.
Now that the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus fi...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2013
A few simple tips will help you get better pictures from your HTC One
The HTC One's "Ultrapixel" camera is one of its main selling points, as is the vast assortment of photo featur...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 25, 2013
You've got a number of options to transfer data from your old phone to your new HTC One
So you've unwrapped your shiny new HTC One and you're ready to get up and running. In thi...
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by Casey Rendon
Feb 27, 2013
The first thing most people do when getting a new phone is change the ringtone. Depending on which Android device you own, your options for different alarms, notifications, and ringtones will vary. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 16, 2013
LolUmad asks in the Android Central Forums:
Hello.
I just sold my Nokia 920 and got a Nexus 4. I have two questions for the aware:
All of my contacts had to be imported in from my m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 05, 2013
It's no secret that Twitter is holding a tight rein over third party developers with their limited number of tokens rule. We've seen clients go under because of it on both Android and Windows ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2013
For a lot of us, the fact that we can plug our Android phone or tablet into our computer and interact with it is a big plus. Besides the times when we've broken something and need to fix it, the...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 29, 2013
There are many reasons why you might want to use a mobile hotspot with an Android device. Maybe you're using a tablet without a mobile data connection of its own. Perhaps you're traveling ov...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 28, 2013
Part of having a modern smartphone is the media experience. Today's Android phones rival about any desktop system when it comes to audio and visual cues for the way you interact with them. Case ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 14, 2013
Deep links and even embedding panoramas can be done, but it takes a few steps
I might have mentioned once or twice how Photo Sphere is one of my favorite features of Android 4.2 on the Nexus 4. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2013
Anytime you see folks discussing the virtues of Android, you hear the word custom being thrown around in one form or another. We're not talking about ROMs or kernels or anything like that, we me...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 17, 2012
For many people, buying the Nexus 4 will be their first time stepping into several different arenas. First GSM device, first unlocked device, first time using a prepaid carrier. Once everything is s...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 12, 2012
One of the reasons you buy a Nexus device is easy, complete access to the device hardware. The stock software is great, but we all know sometimes its fun to tinker around with your own creations. Ne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2012
Finally, Google has added quick settings to the notification pulldown in Android 4.2. That's a feature many have wanted in stock Android since, well, forever. Enthusiast ROMs have adde...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 30, 2012
The Nexus 4 has a whole lot of features to be excited about -- that is, unless you're on Verizon or Sprint here in the states. For reasons you can probably figure out on your own, Google has dec...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 27, 2012
Web browsing on the Nexus 7, using Ubuntu and Firefox
I love fiddling with things. Especially electronic things. I admit, I've fooled with ARM builds of Ubuntu on Android devices, or running th...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 09, 2012
The Android 4.1.2 update has started rolling out to Nexus 7 tablets around the world. But if your tablet has yet to receive the update, then don't despair -- we've got a quick walkthrough th...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 25, 2012
A quick way to tell if your Samsung phone is at risk, and what to do if it is
There's a lot of confusion as to exactly which Samsung phones are affected by today's big scary USSD v...
