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Samsung Galaxy Nexus accessories showing up on Samsung U.S. website, but we can't have them just yet
by Richard Devine
Feb 21, 2012
The seemingly endless wait for the official Samsung Galaxy Nexus accessories continues to drag on. Latest developments see the range added to the Samsung US website. Sounds good right? Before you al...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
Folks are letting us know that the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is in the midst of receiving an update. However, that update's failing for a good many. We're not seeing any officia...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
It's not often we get excited about benchmark numbers, but we'll make an exception today. Early benchmarks of the first chips based upon Qualcomm's new Snapdragon S4 ("Krait") ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
This, folks, is Ubuntu on Android. An honest-to-goodness, not janky or VNC'd, full build of the Linux distro powered by an Android smartphone.
We'll let that sink in.
Canonical -- the comp...
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by Android Central
Feb 21, 2012
Motorola today announced that carrier Movistar will get the Pro+ in Argentina. The Pro+ sports a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch display. It'll be available in the coming days with a price of ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
It's been a couple months now since we broke the news that US Cellular would be getting the Samsung Galaxy S II, and today the carrier manufacturer made it official. Samsung's flagship phone...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Feb 21, 2012
Viber, the cross-platform VoIP app popular for its free voice calling and text messaging, has received its official upgrade for Ice Cream Sandwich-compatability, available now in the Android M...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
Panasonic may have just announced the Eluga, its first smartphone for the European market, but it may preparing to announce something more impressive at MWC next week, if the latest round of rumors ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
Three is the first UK network to announce that it'll be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Mini 2, which were announced just a few hours ago. These are two entry level devices from Samsung, w...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
Following the recent announcents of the Optimus Vu and Optimus LTE Tag, LG has taken the wraps off three more Android smartphones ahead of next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Opt...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 21, 2012
For some of us, social apps are a load of fun and we love having the big selection of them on our Androids. Every time we write a post about one, fans seem to come out of the woodwork. But there'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 20, 2012
Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Ace 2, and Galaxy Mini 2, which will replace their existing counterparts and offer upgraded processors, displays, and cameras. Both phones will run Samsung'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 20, 2012
It's Monday, and that means it's time to kick off this week's Android Central photo contest. This time around, we're looking for your best macro-photography shots. Grab s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 20, 2012
NVIDIA and ZTE have officially unveiled the ZTE Mimosa X, the first phone with a Tegra2 processor and Icera modem. NVIDIA acquired Icera in mid-2011, and we've been expecting an offering fr...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
Panasonic has been fairly active in the Japanese phone market, but until today it'd stayed out of the European smartphone fray. That changes with the announcement of the Panasonic Eluga, the com...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 20, 2012
Google may be developing a voice activated remote for Google TV devices, if we're to believe the rumors around the Internet today. Last year Google filed for a patent with the USPTO for a new re...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 20, 2012
The time draws ever nearer to the launch of the first Sony branded phone, the Xperia S. In Europe we expect to see it both on and off contract for sale by mid-March. But what about the rest of the w...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
As we approach the launch of the Sony Xperia S, we're starting to see more details of how Sony has refined its software experience for its new flagship product. Two videos leaked today over on&n...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 20, 2012
An interesting email just dropped into my inbox from British independent phone retailer Phones4U. On top of claiming the exclusive rights to sell the white Sony Xperia S -- on contract at least -- t...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
It's been available off-contract for a while, but now T-Mobile UK has launched the awkwardly-named Prada phone by LG 3.0 at subsidized prices. The Prada phone, which we first saw at its launch p...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 20, 2012
Here's another shot of the LG Optimus Vu -- the Korean manufacturer's upcoming 5-inch Android smarpthone with a 4:3 aspect ratio -- that we'll get to see up close and personal next week ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 20, 2012
True to their word, the Motorola Motoluxe has arrived on schedule and is available to purchase today in the UK. Retailer Clove Technology has received their first stocks of the device a day earlier ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 20, 2012
Expansys UK often run special deals on items from their catalogues on a Monday. But what they're offering today is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Brand new, off contract, for today only you can pick up...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
The latest images of the already extensively-leaked Sony Xperia U show a comparison with its big brother, the Xperia S. The Xperia U -- also known by its model number, ST25i, or its codename, 'K...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
As expected, British satellite broadcaster Sky has launched its Sky Go app for Android, allowing owners of some Android handsets to view a selection of Sky's on-demand TV offerings.
Right now, ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
LG has announced a new handset for South Korea based on its popular Optimus LTE line -- The Optimus LTE Tag, a trimmed-down version of the original with NFC connectivity.
The Optimus LTE Tag is a 4...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 20, 2012
Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE today announced that it will be brining a pair of new Android smartphones to Mobile World Congress next week, both of them running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich....
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 19, 2012
The LG Optimus Vu is poised to become the latest oversized smartphone when it makes its debut at Mobile World Congress in a week. And tonight, LG global communications director Ken Hong on Twitter s...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 19, 2012
One of the biggest downsides to owning an LG Android phone is the lack of timely software updates. While many of us are looking towards -- or already have -- Ice Cream Sandwich, some LG owners are s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 19, 2012
The winner of this weeks Android Central photo contest is Andrew Hammer. He gives us this lovely picture of a butterfly, taken with his T-Mobile Galaxy S II. It's a stunner, and fits...
