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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 14, 2011
We just got our hands of a copy of the latest Sprint Playbook, and while we were hoping for some more info about the LG Marquee and Kyocera Milano, what we found was a bit, well, different. It s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2011
Here's our first look at Sprint's latest entry-level Android smartphone -- you know it as the Kyocera Milano. It's available now for a mere $49 on contract, and for that you get a 3-inch display, And...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Sep 14, 2011
The LG Marquee made a cameo appearance tonight in New York, a night before Sprint and LG are slated to "officially" unveil the device at New York City's Fashion Week finale. The ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 14, 2011
Pardon a little gushing folks, but as any long-time Android users know, Robo Defense is one of the real OG games for Android. And the folks at Lupis Labs haven't forgotten it, as it just got ano...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2011
There's some poetic justice in that the HTC Merge -- US Cellular's version, anyway -- is getting its Android 2.3 update when you consider that the phone nearly died on the Verizon ...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 14, 2011
With many folks awaiting the inevitable release of Gingerbread for the Samsung Infuse 4G, AT&T decided to go ahead and mess with our emotions a little by releasing a 14.5MB maintenance update. Ou...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 14, 2011
Verizon has announced that they will be turning on the LTE switch in 26 new areas come Sep 15 (that's tomorrow!), as well as expanding the footprint in three metro areas. The new markets ar...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 14, 2011
And there you have it. The T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S II will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 1.5GHz dual-core CPU instead of the Exynos processor the rest of the series has.&...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 14, 2011
British retailer Phones4U has announced that it'll be the first to carry HTC's new flagship smartphone, the Sensation XE, with a release slated for October 1. Phones4U says it'll have a "lead to...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 14, 2011
Remember the end of last month when we saw the source code for the LG Optimus S Gingerbread update appear, but no word of the update? Well the update has finally been detailed for us, and it wil...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 13, 2011
In some not so unexpected but still slightly surprising news, recent figures suggest that HTC accounts for just over half of all Android smartphones in use in the UK. A recent Comscore study reve...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 13, 2011
Because Google wants us all to use the cloud, they have some pretty slick ways to make it easy with your Android device. One of the free perks of having a Google account is your own online galle...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 13, 2011
Vodafone UK has announced that it's just launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (check out our hands-on feature) in gold on its network. The Ray, which has much the same internals as the Xperia Ar...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 13, 2011
A slew of specifications for two upcoming Gingerbread-powered HTC phones -- the Bliss and the Runnymede -- have leaked out onto the web, along with fresh promotional shots of the latter. The spe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2011
Word on the streets -- and in our Droid 2 forums -- is that the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 is getting its Android 2.3 Gingerbread update today, just shy of the anniversary of its launch. Dunno how m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2011
In the slide you see above from Nvidia's presentation at the 2011 Citi Technology Conference, we get a look at Nvidia's SoC (System on Chip) roadmap for 2012 and 2013. What piques our interest t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2011
If you're new to Android (or smartphones in general) you're probably a little flummoxed by having to charge your phone more often than you would like. It's a never-ending battle wit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 12, 2011
You might recall the Motorola Electrify from the US Cellular roadmap we broke last month. It's now officially official, coming to the regional carrier later this month for $199 on contract and af...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2011
After a week or so of teasers, unofficial builds of CyanogenMod 7 are now available for the HTC Sensation and HTC EVO 3D. You won't find these n the source tree just yet, and there's no wor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2011
It's been another week filled to the brim with Android news, device announcements, and killer new apps. We should be used to it now, but it still can be difficult to catch it all. You can ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2011
Are you ready for another great contest from Nvidia and Android Central? One that gives you a chance to win a Tegra 2 device each day for a full six days? We hope so, because we're about t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2011
Read our Droid Bionic Review
Our man Cory is at it again -- he has the hacking guides for the Motorola Droid Bionic ready to go and you can find them in the Bionic section of the Android Central fo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 11, 2011
The LG Enlighten is a mid-level Android smartphone that's been mentioned for weeks now, but without any official info. Looks like the unofficial promotions are continuing, however, as it's made ...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 11, 2011
As we all know, games are a pretty big thing to many people, lots of people love to download new games and play them for countless hours, most of the time right until your battery dies. With tons of g...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2011
Drooooiiiiidddddd... It's a sound plenty of us know and love, and we realize that along with it comes some serious bloatware from the folks at Verizon and Motorola. The Droid 3 is no excep...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 10, 2011
Read our Droid Bionic Review Finally the Motorola Droid Bionic is available, and knowing you, Mr. Excited, you were first in line to grab one at the local Verizon store, huh? Well, you may have been ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 09, 2011
Android phones are inherently connected. Google allows for excellent contact management, syncing across devices and platforms, and chock full 'o options. Sometimes, the easy ones can get l...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 09, 2011
Read our Droid Bionic Review For many of us, half the fun of getting a new Android phone is digging in and trying to break it make it our own. The Droid Bionic is no exception of course, and fo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 09, 2011
If you've picked up a Motorola Droid 3, and love to tinker with things, listen up -- files have surfaced that will allow you to restore your D3 to a "factory-like" state and, more important,...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 09, 2011
Vodafone UK has updated its "coming soon" page with details of the Samsung Galaxy Y, a new budget device that was unveiled as part of Sammy's shake-up of its Android device line-up a f...
