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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 24, 2013
There are plenty of news readers and widgets out there, but not many do their job as elegantly as Big News Pro. Since moving to a new design language with Ice Cream Sandwich, we've been looking ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 24, 2013
Earlier this month, Google applied with the FCC to create an experimental wireless network on its Mountain View campus. The network will initially cover a 2 mile radius of the Googleplex, and will r...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 23, 2013
Canadian carrier Rogers started its OTA rollout for the One X earlier this month, and now Telus has started pushing it as well. Stated on the official HTC Canada twitter account, the updat...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 23, 2013
Group messaging service GroupMe has had an invite-only beta program going for its latest update -- v4.0 -- since early November, and has now finally released it to the Play Store. This latest update...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 23, 2013
We're all familiar with the arcade classic "whack-a-mole" type games, but how does that translate into an Android app? Pretty darn well in Finger Army 1942. Sometimes the most simple g...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 23, 2013
We heard last week that the Nexus 4 would be back up for sale from T-Mobile directly starting January 23rd, and it has shown up right on time. Provided you're willing to sign up for 2 years on a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 22, 2013
AT&T has announced today that it will completely acquire the Alltel brand and assets from Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. for $780 million in cash. This purchase encompasses all of the Alltel a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 22, 2013
As part of its Q4 2012 earnings call, Google execs expanded on the current status of Motorola, the division's financials and future integration between the companies. Responding to a question ab...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 22, 2013
Verizon has just reported its Q4 2012 and full 2012 earnings for both its wireless and wireline (FiOS) divisions, and wireless growth was through the roof. We're just going to focus on the wirel...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 22, 2013
Deer Reader, a Google Reader client for Android, has a great design and set of features that has the ability to appeal to a wide range of users. News reading apps usually fall into either the "...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 22, 2013
Following today's leak of an unreleased version of Sense 5 running on the Droid DNA, we're now seeing more screenshots from users claiming to have their hands on the software as well. ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 21, 2013
As Japanese carriers tend to do, NTT Docomo has just released its complete spring lineup of devices, 11 of which are running Android. The 9 phones and 2 tablets cover a wide range of features and st...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 21, 2013
LG has just announced plans to roll out its latest flagship, the Optimus G, globally to 50 new countries. The Optimus G may seem like "old news" to some of us -- the phone has been availab...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 21, 2013
Anyone with time to kill or a public transit daily commute can always find use for a quality one-handed casual game, and Captain Clumsy fits the bill. The premise of this game is basic -- and purpos...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 21, 2013
A handful of select devices are getting CyanogenMod 10.1 "M-Series" builds starting today. These builds are meant to be released less frequently, and are considered stable for daily use. Y...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 20, 2013
The days of the standalone bedside alarm clock are numbered, with the simple inclusion of a “clock” app on every smartphone taking over. But there are so many options out there, why sett...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 19, 2013
The app picks just keep on coming. Straight from the Android Central writers to you, the best apps we're using for the previous week are listed here. We've got some productivity tools and a ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 18, 2013
The HTC One SV (read our review) was released on Cricket only a few days ago, but a nearly identical model of the device has just passed through the FCC sporting Sprint radio frequencies. Although t...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 18, 2013
With an attractive price and build quality, the Discover is an interesting proposition. But will its notable shortcomings have you looking elsewhere?
Pantech, much like other smartphone manufact...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 18, 2013
Since a proper Chrome Beta channel app came into the Play Store, we knew we'd be in for some frequent updates. Alongside a new icon that has a black/white "BETA" tag on it, rather than...
