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Android Central 173: Hung up on Hangouts

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Mar 2014 7:17 pm

Android Central 173: Hung up on Hangouts

Thing 1: Journey to the Samsung Galaxy Is hating on the new Galaxy the new hating on the new iPhone? MCould Samsung go all-out with a 'Galaxy S5 Prime' later this year? Three UK outs Galaxy Gear 2's pricey price Quick comparison: Samsung Gear 2 versus Galaxy Gear Thing 2: Great things not made by Samsung Let's talk about HTC's next big thing

MWC 2014: Mobile Nations Podcast wrap-up!

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 25 Feb 2014 8:10 pm

MWC 2014: Mobile Nations Podcast wrap-up!

Vector 32: The ultra-high definition future of television and transcoding

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 25 Feb 2014 9:35 am

Vector 32: The ultra-high definition future of television and transcoding

Android Central 172: The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear 2 podcast

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 24 Feb 2014 4:28 pm

Android Central 172: The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear 2 podcast

We're in Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, where Samsung just announced the Galaxy S5, Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, and the Gear Fit. Join Alex Dobie and Phil Nickinson as they break down this latest round of announcements.

Vector 31: Facebook, WhatsApp, and the value of mobile messaging

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 21 Feb 2014 11:35 am

Kevin Michaluk of Mobile Nations joins Rene to talk about Facebook’s $16 billion WhatsApp acquisition, not mistaking products for businesses, the value of user-base, the mobile hierarchy of needs, BBM’s missed opportunity, LINE, WeChat, Kik, and more.

Android Central 171: The MWC preview

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Feb 2014 5:54 pm

Four of us are headed to Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress, and we preview what's ahead from one of Europe's biggest mobile tech events! Plus, what's up with Motorola now that its CEO is headed elsewhere, and our Brits finally get their hands on the Moto X.

Android Central Podcast - Live!

Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Feb 2014 4:05 pm

Coming up at 4 p.m. EST — it's the Android Central Podcast

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Feb 2014 11:36 am

Fear not, folks, for there shall be no special Valentine's Day edition of the Android Central Podcast. No hearts. Nothing pink. No candied anything, no stuffed bears, and certainly no hugs. That's just not how we do things. Instead, we'll bring you the week that was in Android news — plus a look ahead to Mobile World Congress, and everything that's leaking out ahead of it. Join us here for...

Vector 30: Wearables, contextual sensors, and making them mainstream

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 14 Feb 2014 9:34 am

Vector 30: Wearables, contextual sensors, and making them mainstream

Android Central 170: Alex in Wonderland

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Feb 2014 5:39 pm

Thing 1: Devices, devices everywhere Sony Xperia Z1 Compact versus Z1 HTC One, one year on LG G Flex (AT&T) review Red Nexus 5 unboxing and hands-on Pebble Steel retail unboxing and hands-on Chromecast reportedly hitting the UK as soon as March 1 HTC: A wearable device will be here by the Christmas season

Vector 29: Microsoft's new CEO and Lenovo's new Moto

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 7 Feb 2014 10:13 am

Vector 29: Microsoft's new CEO and Lenovo's new Moto

Vector 28: Making media truly mobile

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 3 Feb 2014 9:51 am

Android Central 169: Jerry's Little Lens Buddies

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Jan 2014 5:53 pm

Android Central 169: Jerry's Little Lens Buddies

Thing 1: Google sells Motorola to Lenovo, plays nice with Samsung Lenovo to acquire Motorola Mobility from Google in $2.91 billion deal Motorola may not have hurt Google's bottom line quite as badly as it seems Stock Talk: Motorola was just a drop in the bucket for Google Motorola's final quarter under Google: $1.24 billion revenue, $384 million operating loss Samsung and...

Join us this afternoon for the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Jan 2014 9:31 am

Join us this afternoon for the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

The Great 30-minute Google Outage of 2014 scuttled the Android Central Podcast last week, and Florida Ice Storm 2014 threatened it this week, but we're going to give it another go today. And we've got just a wee bit more news this week. Mainly, Google's unloading Motorola on Lenovo. Plus, we'll give Andrew a hard time for saying something unpopular about Motorola (gasp!), Google and Samsung...

Join us Friday for the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 23 Jan 2014 9:48 am

Join us Friday for the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

Friday is near. That means the end of the work week for many of us, the beginning of the weekend, almost Saturday, nearly Sunday — and more important, it's time for the Android Central Podcast! This week we'll talk about the FUD of Chrome and microphones, the Sony Xperia Z1s is now available, T-Mobile wants to be a bank or something, the Moto X gets wood, and Beats Music is now available....

Vector 27: Embedded Android and the top tech trends of 2014!

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 20 Jan 2014 5:24 pm

Vector 27: Embedded Android and the top tech trends of 2014!

Eight minutes on Google buying Nest Labs

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 19 Jan 2014 9:44 am

Eight minutes on Google buying Nest Labs

Android Central 168: Google's new $3.2 billion thermostat

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 17 Jan 2014 5:40 pm

Android Central 168: Google's new $3.2 billion thermostat

Thing 1: Google Buys Nest for $3.2 billion Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion Let Nest be Nest ... (And Motorola be Motorola, and Aviate be Aviate) Nest co-founder discusses Google's future in the connected home Stock Talk: Google's purchase of Nest is a long-term play, never mind the short-term jokes Thing 2: Moto X in Europe, Moto G GPe in the U.S. Moto G Google Play...

Coming Friday: Catch the Android Central Podcast live!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 16 Jan 2014 9:42 am

Coming Friday: Catch the Android Central Podcast live!

We're back and recovered from CES! And that means it's time another round of the Android Central Podcast! This week we take on Google buying Nest for $3.2 billion, the new Moto G Google Play edition — and any and all questions you fine folks can throw at us. We'll be recording the live show on Friday afternoon like we tend to do — 4 p.m. EST, 1 p.m. on the West Coast. (And that's 9 p.m. in...