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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Poor network performance can handicap even the fastest of smartphones
This is the Sprint Galaxy S4. There are many others like it, but this one is Sprint’s. Externally, the phone bears no ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
How does Samsung's 1080p HD SuperAMOLED match up against last year's offerings and the latest LCD panels?
A pet technology of Korean giant Samsung, AMOLED displays have adorned ever...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
The humble flip cover becomes a smart accessory
Flip covers for smartphones are nothing new -- ever since smartphones have had screens, users have sought a convenient way to keep it protected an...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 coverage:
Samsung Galaxy S4 review
Galaxy S4 photo and video samples
Galaxy S4 device photo gallery
Samsung Galaxy S4 'S View' case review
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 24, 2013
The UK's Alex Dobie and the USA's Phil Nickinson take on two of the year's hottest phones
With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Android smartphone battle lines are draw...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 15, 2013
Qube no longer; renamed streaming box due for release Apr. 24 for $140
First announced at CES, ASUS' Google TV-powered streaming box is set to go on sale in just over a week, according to list...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 15, 2013
£299 gets you a ruggedized smartphone running vanilla Android 4.1
Not traditionally associated with the smartphone market, construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has launched its ow...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
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Android app arms police with real-time data
Some 400 police officers in New York have been equipped with Android smartphones and a new crime-fighting Android app under a pilot sche...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
$99.99 on-contract or $449.99 up-front, available in black, white, red or pale blue
A little over a week after its announcement at Facebook HQ, the HTC First is available to buy from AT&T. T...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
UK carrier appears to be following in the footsteps of T-Mobile USA, allowing customers to pay off their phone separately to their service plan
O2 UK has announced the launch of "O2 Refresh...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Prepaid carrier to launch LG's cheap and cheerful LTE handset, says @evleaks
LG's Optimus F series is all about introducing low-cost, mid-range LTE-capable hardware to the market, and so...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Should be more stable than the latest nightlies
The third batch of 'M snapshot' builds for CyanogenMod 10.1 are starting to roll off the servers today. The 'M' builds of the Andr...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Crowd-sourced mapping tool arrives on British shores
Long absent from the country, Google's crowd-sourced mapping tool Google Map Maker has finally arrived in the UK today. The tool allow Br...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Virtual tours of design events Milan, New York and Hong Kong
HTC has released a new virtual tour app for Android in partnership with design magazine Wallpaper*. The app launches today with...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Full spec listings for the new 5.8- and 6.3-inch smartphones
Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Mega series, two new mid-range Android phones with ridiculously large screens. The Galaxy Megas...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Android 4.2 and the latest Samsung software on new, larger-than-life devices
After a couple of weeks of rumors, Samsung has today officially confirmed the Galaxy Mega series -- a line of big-scree...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 10, 2013
Runs Intel's new CloverTrail+ Z2580 32nm CPU at 2GHz
ZTE sends word of a newly-announced device at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, China. The ZTE Geek (yes, that's actual...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 10, 2013
Samsung's marketing machine kicks up a gear with new TV ad
A world away from the goofy Super Bowl ads and iPhone mockery of old, Samsung's just sent over its first teaser ad for the Gala...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 10, 2013
U.S. will get the 5.5-inch model on AT&T, May 10 pegged as likely launch date
U.S. carrier AT&T will launch the LG Optimus G Pro this May, Android Central has learned. A source familiar ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 10, 2013
HTC Desire C, Sony Xperia Tipo, Samsung Galaxy Ace part of new entry-level line-up
We tend to focus on the high-end stuff here on Android Central, but there's a lot of decent smartphone hard...
