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by Alex Dobie
Apr 05, 2013
Galaxy S3's little brother gets over-the-air update to Android 4.1.2
U.S. Cellular has announced that the Galaxy Axiom -- its version of the Galaxy S3 Mini -- is today getting its update to An...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 05, 2013
Silver model only for now, $99.99 with 'bring your number' discount
If you're looking to secure yourself an HTC One on Sprint, you can now do just that over on the carrier's webs...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 05, 2013
Samsung's 8-inch stylus-toting tablet arrives today at flagship London store
Samsung has announced that the latest member of the Galaxy Note family, the Note 8.0, has today gone on sale in t...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 05, 2013
Budget 7-incher gets Android 4.1.2, with users in Austria first to report update
The humble Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has come a long way since its launch in late 2011 on Android 3.2 Honeycomb. And to...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 04, 2013
Over 68 million phones sold; 53-percent increase in operating profits for the quarter
Ahead of its official Q1 2013 earnings release on April 26th, Samsung is releasing its profit guidance -- ak...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 04, 2013
Facebook Home will see better performance and battery life with Qualcomm processors
Facebook has announced an official partnership with chip maker Qualcomm, the result of which will optimize Fac...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 04, 2013
Trade-ins will receive additional bonus in-store credit through April 28th
GameStop has been branching out of just selling games for some time now, and it may not be widely known that they ac...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
Seeing as how I'm sitting in the lovely Delta Sky Club until 10 p.m. or so for a redeye home tonight, we're going to have to push the Android Central Podcast tonight. It happens. The good news...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 04, 2013
Google and Apple continue their significant lead over other platforms
After months of increasing growth, Android has hit a small bump in the road. The latest comScore data for the US shows a dec...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 04, 2013
Find a radio station that's just right for the time of day or mood you're in
Just a couple of months after new features of iHeartRadio were released, the Android app has been updated to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 04, 2013
Now that the cat is out of the bag and we know all about Facebook Home, it's time to find out just who will give it a try
A whole lot of people use Facebook. Zuck spent a couple minutes...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 04, 2013
Gingerbread users out of luck in getting Facebook Home on their devices
Facebook Home -- the new app suite announced today by Mark Zuckerberg at the 'Facebook's New Home on Android' ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Hidden away in today's HTC First and Facebook Home announcements was the news that the Facebook-centric HTC First is powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 400 processor -- a mid-range chip an...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Carriers, manufacturers and a chipmaker partner with Facebook
At today's press conference at its California HQ, Facebook announced that many of the mobile world's big names are already o...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Facebook Home-powered phone will be exclusive to the UK's first 4G network
British mobile network EE has announced that it'll exclusively carry the new HTC First in the UK. The firs...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
The new Facebook phone is official, and it'll launch this month
We're live at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif. where HTC and AT&T have taken the wraps off the HTC First, the first h...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
AT&T's Optimus G gets Android 4.1.2 and ISIS Mobile Wallet
The over-the-air update started hitting devices a day ago, but today it's official -- AT&T's LG Optimus G h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
New app, new hardware (yes, really) and a new approach to social on Android! Join us for the liveblog!
Greetings from beautiful Silicon Valley, California! We're at Facebook HQ this mor...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
New look, mini-player and predictive search added in new version of app
Music subscription service Deezer has announced the launch of a new beta version of its Android app. The new Deezer b...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Samsung's Wifi-only smart camera is only slightly cheaper than the cellular version
Samsung has announced that it'll launch the Wifi-only version of its Android-powered Galaxy Camera in ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Latest Sony mid-ranger "coming soon" to Three, O2 launch expected this month
Data-friendly mobile operators O2 and Three have announced that they'll range the Sony Xperia SP. Thoug...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 04, 2013
Net customer losses in postpaid; sustained net customer additions in prepaid
T-Mobile has just posted a preliminary report of its customer additions and losses for the first quarter of 2013, and...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 04, 2013
All the news that's fit to blog
Today was quite a day in the world of Android: Google, Mozilla, and Samsung were busy shaping the browsers of tomorrow, we got a firsthand...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 04, 2013
Samsung hopes to capture all the hearts and minds with a new retail presence at Best Buy stores across the US
Samsung and Best Buy are getting together and setting up Samsung Experience Shops in...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
Real time package tracking from select carriers and subtle UI tweaks make it into this update
The Google Search app, better known for its transition into the Google Now interface on Jelly Bean d...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
Turns out that Motorola support page may have been right after all
After a puzzling update to Motorola's support documentation for the Droid Bionic that indicated it would receive Jelly Bean...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 03, 2013
Initial work focuses on internal improvements and brings very little change for web developers
Update: Chrome developer Alex Russell has an excellent read on this for those interested.
On the C...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
Game adds localization for several new languages; remains free-to-play for everyone
As one of the most popular mobile-only online multiplayer games, Shadowgun: DeadZone is keeping the experience...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 03, 2013
Chrome 26 for Android hits the stable channel, also brings improved performance and bug fixes
Google Chrome for Android has hit version 26, bringing with it the ability to sync passwords and aut...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
"What's this song?" working in Google Now as well
Google's Sound Search, which lets users identify music tracks and artists by letting their phone listen to them, is branching ...
