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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2013
First smartphone to meet TCO standards for environmentally friendly and socially responsible manufacturing
Samsung has announced that its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S4, has become the world&#...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Reminders. Music albums. TV shows. Public transit. Books. Video Games.
Update: The newest version of Google Search has just been pushed out to the Play Store
In among the host of other search f...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
New look, new features for Google's mobile mapping software
At the Google I/O keynote in San Francisco, Google showed a sneak peek at the "next major version" of Google Maps for An...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Google launches subscription music service, $9.99 per month, 30-day free trial
We're live in San Francisco for the Google I/O keynote presentation, where the search giant unveiled its new mu...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
At the Google I/O keynote in San Francisco, Google VP Vic Gundotra demonstrated a ton of new features for the company's social network, Google+. Among these is a bevy of photographic capabi...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
At the Google I/O keynote in San Francisco, Android and Chrome head Sundar Pichai has just revealed that Android has passed the milestone of 900 million activations, up from 400 million in 2012 and ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Upstream messaging, sycnhronized notifications and persistent connections
Google's Hugo Barra has just taken the wraps off new features for Google Cloud Messaging, at the Google I/O keynote ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Brand new Android IDE to make it easier to build and preview apps
Google has launched a brand new IDE (integrated development environment) for building Android apps at today's Google I/O key...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
It's turning out to be the worst-kept secret of this year's Google I/O -- 'Google Play Games' has cropped up once again in game changelogs ahead of its presumed launch during to...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
We'll probably learn more about the mystery checkbox at today's Google I/O keynote
Well here's an interesting development. Head to the Android sync options for your Google account ri...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Four million shipped in first four days, Korean press reports
With strong brand recognition, an colossal marketing budget and plenty of anticipation among smartphone buyers, it was almost inevit...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Paid version also half-price for a limited time
Popular keyboard replacement SwiftKey has hit version 4.1, and the new version is now rolling out through the Google Play Store. SwiftKey 4.1...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Mid to high-end handset looks like an Xperia ZR for Japan
As rumored, Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has announced a new handset from Sony today. The Xperia A looks set to fit in Docomo's range...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
New color option for Japanese Galaxy S4
Japan's NTT Docomo will start selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 from next Thursday, May 23 -- and as per the pre-announcement rumors, it'll be getting a...
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by Alex Dobie
May 14, 2013
Receive notifications, mention friends and search more easily in latest Pinterest update
Social sharing service Pinterest has updated its mobile app with a few new features this afternoon. The n...
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by Alex Dobie
May 14, 2013
Apple says Samsung's new flagship smartphone "is an infringing device"
Apple will move to have the Galaxy S4 added to its patent infringement case against Samsung, court documents ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 14, 2013
We're suckers for sleek metal smartphones here at AC, so when Nokia unveiled its new aluminum-shelled beast, the Lumia 925, we had to sneak over to Windows Phone Central for a closer look. Nokia...
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by Alex Dobie
May 14, 2013
Phone seller will have exclusivity over white Ascend P2
Independent British retailer Phones4U has announced plans to stock the Huawei Ascend P2 when it's released next month. It's only t...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Audio streaming app gets new Google account capabilities
The Android (and iOS) version of popular streaming and music discovery app SoundCloud has been updated with new Google account features. ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Google won't deliver a re-vamped streaming sphere at this year's conference, writes AllThingsD
Overpriced and under-featured, Google's Nexus Q was mothballed shortly after its i...
