All Posts by Phil Nickinson
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2013
Three days just isn't enough to absorb all the info from Google I/O. In fact, it's physically impossible to get to every session, be it due to overlaps, overcrowding (only so many seats) or ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2013
No show notes this time. Just listen and enjoy. Namaste.
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by Phil Nickinson
May 16, 2013
Strap in, folks. Some of the top brass from Google's Android team are about to take the stage here at Google I/O, and maybe we'll get answers to a few of the burning questions from this year...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 15, 2013
Android and Google Play
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition is real!
Google Play Game Services gets officially official at Google I/O and it's going cross-platform
Google Cloud...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 15, 2013
Full coverage of all Google's announcements, live from San Francisco!
OK, boys and girls. This is it. We're live from the Google I/O developer conference this week in San Francisco, for ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 15, 2013
A bit of good news tonight for those who have the AT&T HTC One. AT&T decided not to use HTC Backup -- which deftly does exactly what it says, backing up your phone via Dropbox -- in its vers...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
It's not a sexy issue, but kudos to the U.S. mobile operators for coming together against texting and driving
We'll get to those smiling faces up there in a minute. But, first, perhaps t...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
That's a big display, and a hinge that's a big point of failure — but the good news is it should last a while
Stating the obvious here, but you're going to be opening and closi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
The NVIDIA Shield might be a powerhouse of an Android-based gaming system, but that's really just the tip of the iceberg, right? If you're really looking to take your brain for a spin, you...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
It's coming this June for $349, and we've got your first look at the refined NVIDIA Shield with stock Android
Easily two of the more exciting announcements to come out of CES 2013 t...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
The fight against texting and driving has done something nearly unheard of in this mobile industry -- the four major U.S. carriers are joining forces to take part in the "It Can Wait" campai...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
We'll keep things short this week as it's Mother's Day (call your mom already, will ya?!?!) and it's a travel weekend. We've got not one but two developer events to both cover an...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
It's time for the Google I/O Developer Conference, this year set for May 15-17 at Moscone West in San Francisco. And just like we've done the past three years, we're bringing each a...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
Thing 1: The new Android Central app!
Welcome to the all-new Android Central app!
Walking through the new and improved Android Central app
Thing 2: Google I/O preview
Ou...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
New date and time: 4 p.m. EDT May 10! (or thereabouts)
The Android Central Podcast is recorded live in front of a live studio audience, so you can catch us in the act.
Watch us live from...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
Here's one you don't see every day. I've had this Samsung BT S Pen on my desk for months now. It's a larger S Pen than you get with the Galaxy Note 2 or Note tablets, and it also ser...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
New persistent notifications also part of undocumented update
Facebook -- facing increasing negative reaction to its Facebook Home launcher as AT&T (at least temporarily) dropped the price o...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
Slowly but surely I'm starting to see the dust at the bottom of the mess that is my desk. Up for grabs today is a Mophie Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3. This thing'll protect your phon...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
OUYA and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers today announced that the Android gaming upstart has raised $15 million in funding. The money comes in part from NVIDIA, the Mayfield Fund, Shasta Ventur...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 08, 2013
Comments are closed folks. Look for more spring cleaning soon!
Let's make a pretty big dent in the pile on my desk, shall we? The ASUS MeMO Pad might be far from our favorite 7-inch Android tab...























































