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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 06, 2011
If you needed yet another reason why the Android Central Forums are, in fact, the bast damn Android community around, look no further than member bworley50. You might remember him from his...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 06, 2011
O2 UK's "coming soon" page has been updated to feature Samsung's upcoming mid-range Android offering, the Galaxy W. The Galaxy W arrives as part of Sammy's new smartphone namimg strate...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 05, 2011
Astute Android Central readers will recall the phone you see above as the Samsung SCH-i405, which we first brought you a full picture of way back in July, looking very much like an LTE version o...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 05, 2011
British online retailer Clove Technology is first to reveal details of pricing and availability for the Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc S, which was announced last week at IFA in Berlin. According to ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 05, 2011
Here's a great demo of the drawing capabilities on the Samsung Galaxy Note, that gianormous 5.3-inch uber-drawing/notetaking smartphone. Of course, you're going to need some sort of artistic talent t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 05, 2011
One of our minor complaints regarding the T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G was a wee bit of lag when compared to its cousin, the Sprint EVO 3D. We've pretty much chalked that up to the EVO&nb...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 03, 2011
Droid Bionic Stock Android 2.3.4In his pre-rele...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingHope you're not sick of the Motorola Droid Bionic yet. Because yet another video has popped up in our forums. This one, from bworley50, also shows us the retail box, if ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Ready to try your hand at winning a Motorola Droid Bionic, and another "machine" to control with it? To make it even better, how about using a fancy Augmented Reality app to assist in ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Google has just released the latest set of Android version numbers, and the overall trend of legacy version numbers dropping continues. There's no drastic changes, but a quick look at the chart ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Here we go again, folks. Yet another Motorola Droid Bionic review (of the pre-release nature) is under way in our Droid Bionic forums. And along with some great info, Joe the Insider's gi...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 02, 2011
Some Samsung Nexus S owners are seeing Android 2.3.6 roll out to their devices. We say some, because not all devices and not all carriers appear to be supported as of yet, though Google states the up...
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by Brent Zaniewski
Sep 02, 2011
Uh oh. Someone forgot to duck out of the camera's view at Tuesday's U.S. Galaxy S II launch event in New York City. (And you can even spot Anndrew Vacca if you know where to look.) Sam...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
So it's got that going for it, which is nice. Is it Sept. 8 yet?...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Happy Friday ladies and gents! What better way to start the weekend than by winning a shiny HTC Thunderbolt in the big Waze contest? We're all winding down the day, thinking about where we...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
This tip is one that seems counter-intuitive, but you can save a lot of wear and tear on your Android phone's battery if you tell it to keep the Wifi radio turned on and connected while the phone is s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Stories are floating around this morning lamenting Samsung having "no plans" to release the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note in the United States. Apparently we need to refresh how this w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Good news for those of you worried about being able to root the Motorola Droid Bionic -- it's already been done. The cats at My Droid World have adapted to the Droid 3 root method to the DB, and as yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Nothing sexier than a nice wireframe at week's end, we suppose. And that brings us to the Samsung SGH-i727, which has made its way through the U.S. FCC. The 850/1900 MHz bands lend credence to t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2011
Sitting up nights worried that Samsung might hop on the webOS bandwagon and ditch Android? There's about as much chance of that happening as there is of people properly capitalizing webOS. Samsun...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 01, 2011
Rogers for the past little while has been taking pre-orders for new devices through online accounts services and now with the announcement of their 4G LTE expansion coming this month, they've started ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
The AT&T LG Thrill 4G officially doesn't go on sale until Sept. 4, but at least one Costco's already got it on sale for a sweet little price. A mere $29.99 gets you the first 3D smartphone (...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 01, 2011
A friendly reminder that today's prize in the big Waze contest is an HTC Thunderbolt -- packed with LTE goodness. With the included car dock and charger, it's not only the "ultimate traffic...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
David and Lloyd at Devil's Tower Here's a final reminder, folks, that we're winding down our Verizon HTC Merge contest. You've got two days left to print out everybody's favorite An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing You've seen the Samsung Galaxy Note announcements, now watch the official demo videos, where you get a good sense at how the stylus thing's going to work, as well as a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
Those of you who woke up with a Motorola Droid 2 by your side should start pressing the update button now, because your Android 2.3 Gingerbread update is available. It's actually Android 2.3.3 an...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 01, 2011
Samsung's head of global sales and marketing, DJ Lee, has just announced a brand new "premium" smartphone at the electronics giant's IFA 2011 press conference. It's designed ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 01, 2011
Samsung's now broadcasting its IFA press conference live from its US Facebook page. We're expecting announcements relating to a possible new 7-inch tablet amongst other stuff, so watch along at t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 31, 2011
While you probably won't find an awesome 3D robotic head sculpture in the box, it looks like you'll be able to grab a Droid Bionic from Costco on Sept. 8 -- the same day you'll find it at Verizon corp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 31, 2011
The latest Sprint Playbook is out, and while the majority of the news is a re-hash of the Sprint Epic 4G Touch news we saw last night in New York, there ares some other interesting tidbits nestled be...
