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Android Central 224: The Android Auto, CarPlay and smartwatch special!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 27 Feb 2015 8:16 am

Android Central 224: The Android Auto, CarPlay and smartwatch special!

Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay are going to be game-changers for many of us. But that doesn't mean we don't still have questions. So we brought in analyst (and engineer and former PR rep for a major manufacturer) Sam Abuelsamid for a fascinating discussion about what's going to change for us in the cockpit. Of our 2005 Honda Civic. And in the second part of this two-parter, Phil has some hard...

Android Central 223: Wicked Game

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Feb 2015 7:29 am

We're back with our last live recording before we head off to Mobile World Congress. On tap: We'll see if this Lenovo "Superfish" means anything for us on Android. We'll get Alex's initial thoughts on the LG G Flex 2. And we'll definitely preview what to expect from MWC in just one more short week. And someone sings some Chris Isaak.

Android Central 222: Fifty Shades of J(erry)

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 13 Feb 2015 6:32 pm

Android Central 222: Fifty Shades of J(erry)

Come in from the cold and spend an hour with us as we wrap up the week that was in Android, including more Samsung devices getting Lollipop (for better or worse, judging by our inbox), Xiaomi's San Francisco meetup, Google "only" selling 750,000 Android Wear devices in the first six months, and we'll answer more of your questions live.

Android Central 221: A Standing Invitation

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 6 Feb 2015 6:04 pm

Android Central 221: A Standing Invitation

This is the one in which Phil accidentally invites the entire world to be on the podcast. We also talk about the Amazon Echo, all the Android 5.0 Lollipop updates we're finally starting to see, and we answer a bunch of your questions live. You're not going to want to miss this one.

Android Central 220: Bowl Super!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 30 Jan 2015 6:48 pm

This week we discuss what it does (and especially what it doesn't mean) for Microsoft to have invested in Cyanogen, more folks have gotten Android 5.0 Lollipop on the HTC One M8, we've got new pictures of what the upcoming M9 might look like, we've got a Samsung Tizen phone in house, we wrap up our Nest series and launch into Android antivirus stuff — and we answer more of your questions live,...

Android Central 219: Master Clean

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 23 Jan 2015 5:51 pm

Welcome back to the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! Coming up today we'll have the latest on these supposed HTC One M9 leaks, the Google MVNO rumor that refuses to die, a little site-specific inside baseball, and we answer your questions live on air!

Android Central 218: Andrew Central

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 16 Jan 2015 6:08 pm

We're rested and recovered after a successful CES 2015 in Las Vegas. On tap for this week's podcast: HTC is first out the gate for Mobile World Congress teasing, we get to the bottom of this WebView security non-scandal, and we answer your questions live on air. Join us!

Android Central Podcast - Live!

Posted by Phil Nickinson on 16 Jan 2015 3:49 pm

Live at 4 p.m. EST Feb. 20! The Android Central Podcast is recorded live in front of a live studio audience, so you can catch us in the act. To take part in the live Q&A, hit this link. Or watch us live from your phone with the all-new Android Central app!

Android Central 217: Live from CES 2015!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 8 Jan 2015 5:54 pm

Android Central 217: Live from CES 2015!

We're coming at you this like live from the Mobile Nations/GeekBeat/Purch stage in South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Which we mentioned because that's why it's crazy and loud and awesome and really just a heck of a lot of fun this week. We wrap up the best of what we've seen here at CES 2015, brining along Phil, Alex, Andrew, Myriam Joire and Russell Holly. For our complete CES...

Special CES edition of the Android Central Podcast is live today at 5:15 p.m. PT

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 7 Jan 2015 4:29 pm

Heads up! Be sure to join Phil and the gang today at 5:15 p.m. PT — that's 8:15 on the east coast or just after midnight in the UK — for a special CES 2015 edition of the one and only Android Central Podcast. We've got a slew of news from Vegas to share about Android and connected things and all manner of cool new tech. Be sure to tune in as the crew tries to help you get it all digested. You...

Android Central 216: In and Out in 2015

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Jan 2015 5:58 pm

We've arrived at our first show of a new year. So it's a good time to take a quick look back at the best of 2014 — and what we really think is important might surprise you — and look ahead to 2015, including CES in Las Vegas. For all of our CES coverage, visit AndroidCentral.com/ces2015.

Android Central 215: Woes and wows

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 19 Dec 2014 4:09 pm

It's that time of year in which Google tends to dump a bunch of year-end updates on us. Some good. Some ... could use a little more time in the oven. We take a look at some of the bigger changes of the past couple weeks — including the major Android Wear 5.0.1 update — and see what's worked out, and what needs more work.

Android Central 214: Good gimmicks

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Dec 2014 6:26 pm

Only four more shows left this year! This week we've gotten our hands on the new YotaPhone 2 and whether gimmicks can be a good thing, some fixes with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, our take on the Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio, and of course more of your questions answered live.

Android Central 213: Android and iOS Turkeys

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 28 Nov 2014 2:37 pm

Android Central 213: Android and iOS Turkeys

It's Thanksgiving week for us here in the U.S., so we're doing things a tad different. Phil sits down (or stands up, really) with iMore.com editor-in-chief Rene Ritchie to chat up where we stand with anything and everything iOS and Android. Hope everyone had a good holiday, and we'll be back with our regular show on Dec. 5.

Android Central 212: Beards and Bugs

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Nov 2014 6:09 pm

It's been a bit of a big week as Android 5.0 Lollipop updates start hitting devices of those who might not have hopped on board first thing. And that's caused a bit of a problem for some folks. We'll discuss what's going on, and what you can do about it. Plus, our Galaxy Note Edge review, the latest Android Wear watches, and we answer your questions live on air!

Iterate 78: Google designers talk Material Design

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 19 Nov 2014 12:41 pm

Iterate 78: Google designers talk Material Design

Iterate brings together the best designers and app producers in the business to talk user interface, human interaction, icon design, and user experience from concept to implementation. On this episode — Richard Fulcher, Nicholas Jitkoff, designers at Google, talk to Marc, Seth, and Rene about the origins, development, and implementation of Material Design on Android and the web.

Android Central 211: Samsung Dev Con, Nexus Regret

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Nov 2014 5:36 pm

Android Central 211: Samsung Dev Con, Nexus Regret

We're back from a week at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, so we'll recap all the awesome openy (yes, really) madness that took place. Plus, we'll see where we stand on all the Nexus madness now that the reviews have landed and Android 5.0 Lollipop updates are upon us. Also: We've got the Galaxy Note Edge and Gear S. Plus, we answer more of your questions live!

Android Central 210: Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Podcast

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Nov 2014 6:34 pm

Android Central 210: Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Podcast

OK, folks. Here we go again. Coming up this week, way more on the Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, we wrap up the Motorola Droid Turbo, Android 5.0 Lollipop is sort of available, and we answer more of your questions live on air.

Android Central 209: New Nexus, Droid Turbo and You!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Oct 2014 7:11 pm

Android Central 209: New Nexus, Droid Turbo and You!

We're back from yet another week on the road, this time for Verizon's Motorola Droid Turbo event, as well as Google's Lollipop open house. (Be sure to check out our hands-ons with the Nexus 9, as well as the Nexus 6.) Plus, we answer a whole bunch of your questions live on air. Join us!

Android Central 208: Zed Thrice Ved

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 24 Oct 2014 6:35 pm

This week: We've gone hands-on with the HTC Nexus 9, we've spent some quality time with the updated Android 5.0 Lollipop preview, we recap the Verizon Sony Xperia Z3v and the latest Android Wear update — and of course we'll answer your questions live!