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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2013
HTC today responded to concerns about the future of custom ROMs after a site that was hosting ROM Update Utility files -- HTC's proprietary full restore files -- received a takedown letter from ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2013
It's been a scant couple of weeks since the Sprint Galaxy Nexus saw an update to Android 4.2. Today it's got another update rolling out. This one brings things to Android 4.2.1 build JR...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2013
Comparing the Z10 to the Galaxy S3 and others
Now that BlackBerry has finally managed to get some new hardware out the door, it's time to put it up against the best of Android. The BlackBerr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2013
Because it's never too early to start pimping hashtags, ZTE this morning sent out invites to its Mobile World Congress press event on Feb. 25, promising to show a new Android device in the ZTE G...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 29, 2013
Go. Buy. Now. Before it's too late.
16GB Nexus 4 at Google Play
8GB Nexus 4 at Google Play
Thanks, Jeremy!
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Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
The Mophie Juice Pack for the Galaxy S3 doubles your phone's battery life - but at quite the cost in this case
I have no qualms about admitting my lust for the iPhone's Mophie...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
Swiftkey today unleashed a new version of its beta-only SwiftKey Flow keyboard. Corrections are easier, predictions are more prevalent -- and it's basically just more awesome.
Hit up the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
Sprint this morning announced an expansion to its fledgling 4G LTE network. New up is:
Austin, Texas
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Boston, Mass.
Columbia, Tenn.
Empori...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
Sprint this morning announced the Kyocera Torque, a ruggedized Android smartphone that sports LTE data as well as Sprint's Direct Connect push-to-talk service. The Torque sports a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is available in garnet red this week at participating retailers. It runs $219.99 and comes with a free matching garnet red case. Samsung's 7-inche...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 27, 2013
Instead of using this sentence to write a proper lede, quite possibly with (or without) a bit of wit, can we agree to stipulate that there are what I believe to be a few decent thoughts on the ot...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 27, 2013
After many months and a few false starts, the long-awaited client prepares for initial release
It's tough to talk about the Carbon for Android Twitter client without saying a few things u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2013
Look, I'm not a math guy. Ask anybody. My wife. Any one of my grade-school teachers. My first-grade daughter. My 2-year-old daughter. They know I don't do math worth a damn. So what am I doi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2013
Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
'Galaxy Note 8.0' spotted in the wild, has traditional button setup
Samsung's JK Shin apparently confirms 8-inch Galaxy Note at MWC
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2013
Can't say this is much of a surprise: A day after T-Mobile put the Nexus 4 back up for sale on its website, it's being listed as out of stock. TMo managed to keep it up for sale longer ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2013
There's no Vine app for Android just yet, but that doesn't mean you can escape its 6-second video onslaught
Twitter and Vine today announced that (1) Vine is now available for iOS device...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2013
A third (and probably final) beta release of Koush's Carbon backup app was let loose this morning, adding support for the Box cloud service, notifications, a cancel option and other features and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2013
Just in time for Kansas Day or the all-important Groundhog Day, Verizon today announced that the Motorola Droid RAZR M will be available in pink starting tomorrow, Jan. 24. The pink version will be av...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 22, 2013
Google has just posted its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012. The big strokes:
Some $14.42 billion in revenue, up 36 percent compared to Q4 of 2011.
Motorola, which Google ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 22, 2013
Larry Page, from this afternoon's Q4 2012 earnings call:
Clearly, there’s work to be done managing our supply better, as well as building a great customer experience. And that is...
