Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 29, 2013
Samsung designers tell how they brought the Galaxy S4 to life
In the latest installment of its "design story" series, Samsung cracks open the Galaxy S4 design process for all to see...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 29, 2013
Stability fixes, as well as Zoe, camera, Beats Audio and location service tweaks in first OTA
After a limited roll-out in some European countries this past week, the update to software version 1...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
New Yorkers weigh in on the big Android question of the year
Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One? It's a question that's bound to be asked over and over in the coming weeks and months, as Samsu...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
The Galaxy S4 represents a refinement of Samsung's earlier efforts, but is that enough to guarantee its success in the smartphone market of 2013?
Enter, the Samsung Galaxy S4. Despite the ab...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Take a closer look at Samsung's new flagship phone in the Android Central Galaxy S4 photo gallery
If you've checked out our review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and watched all our accompanyi...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Wondering how the Galaxy S4's rear camera performs? Check out our library of sample shots!
The Galaxy S4 is one of the biggest phone launches of the year, and manufacturer Samsung has u...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Poor network performance can handicap even the fastest of smartphones
This is the Sprint Galaxy S4. There are many others like it, but this one is Sprint’s. Externally, the phone bears no ...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
How does Samsung's 1080p HD SuperAMOLED match up against last year's offerings and the latest LCD panels?
A pet technology of Korean giant Samsung, AMOLED displays have adorned ever...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
The humble flip cover becomes a smart accessory
Flip covers for smartphones are nothing new -- ever since smartphones have had screens, users have sought a convenient way to keep it protected an...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 coverage:
Samsung Galaxy S4 review
Galaxy S4 photo and video samples
Galaxy S4 device photo gallery
Samsung Galaxy S4 'S View' case review
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Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
The UK's Alex Dobie and the USA's Phil Nickinson take on two of the year's hottest phones
With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Android smartphone battle lines are draw...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 15, 2013
Qube no longer; renamed streaming box due for release Apr. 24 for $140
First announced at CES, ASUS' Google TV-powered streaming box is set to go on sale in just over a week, according to list...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 15, 2013
£299 gets you a ruggedized smartphone running vanilla Android 4.1
Not traditionally associated with the smartphone market, construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has launched its ow...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
Image: NYT
Android app arms police with real-time data
Some 400 police officers in New York have been equipped with Android smartphones and a new crime-fighting Android app under a pilot sche...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
$99.99 on-contract or $449.99 up-front, available in black, white, red or pale blue
A little over a week after its announcement at Facebook HQ, the HTC First is available to buy from AT&T. T...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
UK carrier appears to be following in the footsteps of T-Mobile USA, allowing customers to pay off their phone separately to their service plan
O2 UK has announced the launch of "O2 Refresh...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Prepaid carrier to launch LG's cheap and cheerful LTE handset, says @evleaks
LG's Optimus F series is all about introducing low-cost, mid-range LTE-capable hardware to the market, and so...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Should be more stable than the latest nightlies
The third batch of 'M snapshot' builds for CyanogenMod 10.1 are starting to roll off the servers today. The 'M' builds of the Andr...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Crowd-sourced mapping tool arrives on British shores
Long absent from the country, Google's crowd-sourced mapping tool Google Map Maker has finally arrived in the UK today. The tool allow Br...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Virtual tours of design events Milan, New York and Hong Kong
HTC has released a new virtual tour app for Android in partnership with design magazine Wallpaper*. The app launches today with...
