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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Thing 1: New devices and reviews
Kyocera Torque review
Sprint HTC One - the Android Central casual review
Samsung announces Galaxy Win - a mid-ranger that's almost a Galaxy ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
You've got questions about Facebook Home - we've got answers
Friday's the big day, folks. The day the new Facebook Home application and the new HTC First smartphone arrive. Or, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
We are nothing if not consistently inconsistent. Due to more air miles in the air and weeks on the road than we care to think about, we've had to hop back and forth the past couple weeks between...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
Update only available via KIES software, AT&T makes the update offical
The Jelly Bean flavor of Android is hitting yet another phone today. (OK, this one's been available for a couple da...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
An early Jelly Bean ROM leaked out for the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE about a month and a half ago, and today Sprint has made it official. Android 4.1.2 (that's a newer version than the leake...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
Network - not software or hardware - is the big difference in the Sprint HTC One, for better or worse
Finally, we're getting our first look at the U.S. versions of the HTC One, the phone tha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
YouTube on Android makes streaming the annual festival easier than ever
I'm getting old, so hanging out in the desert with 100,000 sweaty music fans isn't quite as much fun as it used to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
A quick heads up for our friends in Canada -- Telus has just dropped word that its HTC One is now available for preorder, ahead of its scheduled April 19 availability. The Canadian Standard Contract...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
What's all this then? We're not just giving away an HTC One. Oh, no. If we're going to give away one 2013's hottest smartphones, we're going to give away one of the most desired ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
Does one of the biggest names in smartphone protection turn a sexy piece of silver into a tank? Let's find out
Ever think about buying a Corvette and then wrapping it in the shell of an Abra...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
You'll need to already have an AT&T roaming option on your plan, though
Boingo today announced a deal that will give the former access to the latter's Wifi hotspots at locations worl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
Retailers get Samsung's latest Android tablet on Thursday
Samsung this morning announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 -- the latest in the Galaxy Note line that we saw unveiled at Mobile World C...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 08, 2013
'Chat heads' feature missing from this developer build; full official app available for free on Friday
MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien has thrown together a trio of files with which you ca...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 07, 2013
I still don't know what to think about Facebook. I should probably have a better answer than that. After all, we're supposed to go to an event for a couple hours, play with some new stuff --...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
(Note: Audio only again this week.)
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
The HTC First is the second big-name phone in just weeks for a company struggling to sell a single message
First, there was the HTC One. Now, second, if you will -- secondarily, perhaps -- th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
Seeing as how I'm sitting in the lovely Delta Sky Club until 10 p.m. or so for a redeye home tonight, we're going to have to push the Android Central Podcast tonight. It happens. The good news...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
It was a simple, direct question asked more than once today at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley. There are ads on Facebook. Will there be ads in Facebook Home, the new Android home screen...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
A couple quick thoughts on the "HTC First," aka the first Facebook phone.
First off, the hardware most definitely isn't the most important part of this phone. If you're the kin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
Snag one by April 18 and get a free HTC Media Link HD as well
Just a quick heads up in amongst all the Facebook craziness that AT&T's version of the HTC One is now available for preorder...
