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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Docomo could carry dark blue variant of Samsung's new handset
So far the Samsung Galaxy S4 has only been available in "white frost" and "black mist" color options, but it...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Basically a shrunken down, mid-level Xperia Z
Update: A Sony Mobile spokesperson tells Android Central that the company has "nothing to announce" at this stage with regards t...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
... And it still looks like a Nexus 4 in white
Remember that white Nexus 4 that cropped up in Vietnam a few months back? Well it's back, this time in the Philippines. Google+ user Ervin Sue ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
It's time for the Google I/O Developer Conference, this year set for May 15-17 at Moscone West in San Francisco. And just like we've done the past three years, we're bringing each a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2013
We have a clue at what Google will provide in their upcoming Play Games service, look for it all to make more sense next week at Google I/O
There's a new version of Google Play Services bein...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2013
It's the biggest, baddest, and most fun event of the year. See what your favorite folks from Android Central think we'll be seeing
Our favorite time of the year starts in just a few more...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 11, 2013
Let's stick with the app picks for just a little while longer
So we gave something new a whirl last week in place of the standard "Apps of the Week" post -- we tried to expand out ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 11, 2013
Second release candidate appears as CM 10.1.0 approaches
A quick heads-up for anyone running one of the recently-released CyanogenMod 10.1 RC1 builds. Release candidate 2 of the popular And...
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by Alex Dobie
May 11, 2013
Would Samsung really strap a 10X optical zoom and 16MP sensor to the back of a mid-range smartphone?
With the Galaxy S4 launch now mostly over and done with, Samsung rumormongers have turne...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 10, 2013
Could the XT1058 be the XFON we're all waiting to see? This sketch of the rear from the FCC makes us think so.
About a week ago, we got a fairly decent look at an AT&T branded phone from...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
It may be on the slow track, but the Xoom LTE is set to receive Jelly Bean nearly a year after its ICS update
As it tends to do shortly before releasing an official update, Motorola is send...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Rollout starting in Asia via OTA or Kies, other markets to follow in due time
Samsung's mid-sized tablet offering from 2012, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, is seeing a Jelly Bean update start rolling o...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Shipments to international backers will continue ramping up over time to meet estimates
In its weekly update to early Kickstarter backers, OUYA has laid out encouraging numbers for the current s...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Even when counting laptops and tablets, Android powers 59-percent of all devices shipped in Q1
We often get glimpses into how well Android is performing in terms of shipments compared to other m...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
Here's one you don't see every day. I've had this Samsung BT S Pen on my desk for months now. It's a larger S Pen than you get with the Galaxy Note 2 or Note tablets, and it also ser...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 10, 2013
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Help out by donating your old Android phones to a worthy cause.
If you're sitting on any old, unlocked Android phones and are headed to Goo...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2013
$249.99 on two-year plan, "black mist" color only
Right on schedule, AT&T has launched its 32GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. If you're after a Galaxy S4 with a bit more in...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2013
LG's 5.5-incher is now available from AT&T, priced $199.99 with a two-year plan
Alongside the 32GB Galaxy S4, AT&T has also officially launched the LG Optimus G Pro today. The G...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2013
London event scheduled for June 18, Three UK confirms plans to carry the device
Huawei has announced that its latest flagship handset, the Ascend P2, will be hitting British shores this June. An...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2013
British consumer affairs show will air segment on Samsung's new handset next Wednesday
There's been some controversy over just how much of the Samsung Galaxy S4's internal storage is...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2013
Intel-powered handset available for free on £17 per month contract or £250 on PAYG
Better late than never, Motorola's Intel Atom-powered RAZR i has landed on Three UK. The ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 09, 2013
Profits are up 29-percent year-over-year, revenue up by 3-percent
NVIDIA has posted their Q1 2013 financials, and while profit, at $78,000,000 is down by 55-percent compared to last quarter...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 09, 2013
Interface improvements that make booking and managing reservations easier
OpenTable has taken a big step forward in interface design today with an update to v2.5 of its app, which makes several ...
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by Sean Brunett
May 09, 2013
Channels will start at a 99 cent monthly subscription and have a 14-day trial period
YouTube made a big announcement today: paid subscriptions for certain channels. It had been rumored for some ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
Slowly but surely I'm starting to see the dust at the bottom of the mess that is my desk. Up for grabs today is a Mophie Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3. This thing'll protect your phon...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Flipboard Editor for magazines also launched on the web
Popular news magazine app Flipboard has been updated to version 2.0 today, with new features focused on allowing users to create curated m...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 09, 2013
Popular mobile game titles on your TV, using your phone as a controller
BlueStacks, which is best known for letting users run Android apps on Windows and Mac computers, is going in a completely ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Ren Zhengfei spoke to reporters for the first time since founding Huawei in 1988
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei denied allegations that its products represent a threat to U.S. national securi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
OUYA and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers today announced that the Android gaming upstart has raised $15 million in funding. The money comes in part from NVIDIA, the Mayfield Fund, Shasta Ventur...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
TELUS, Rogers and Bell Galaxy Notes get Android 4.1.2 update, as does the UK SIM-unlocked version
Just a few days after the AT&T model got its Jelly Bean update, other Samsung Galaxy Note va...
