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by Alex Dobie
Jun 20, 2012
Swype developer Nuance has announced -- and released -- a major update to the beta version of the popular Android keyboard. The new Swype beta, which is available to download now from the official s...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 19, 2012
There's no denying that iOS's Siri has been a huge success for Apple, usability issues aside. And it's no real secret that Google's been working on its own voice assistant tech...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 18, 2012
Following similar statements from O2, Vodafone and Three over the past few weeks, T-Mobile UK is the latest British network to announce new European roaming rates. The announcement comes i...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 18, 2012
Anyone who's used a Samsung smartphone over the past few years will be aware that the company's approach to software design can be a little scattershot at times. And it seems there's an ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 18, 2012
The first nightly build of popular custom ROM CyanogenMod 9 for the Samsung Galaxy S III is now available for download. Following the release of several unofficial builds since the S III's...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 16, 2012
As North America waits for its Galaxy S III, and Android fans around the world count the days until Google IO, it's been another relatively busy week in international Android news. We've had...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2012
Samsung's marketing campaign for the new Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) focuses heavily on how the visuals and sounds in its software are "inspired by nature." But one of the less welcome r...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy Note is one of the surprise Android success stories of the past six months. And now British retailer the Carphone Warehouse is offering the device for free on a surprisingly reaso...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
If you're using Flipboard on a Galaxy S III, where it's pre-loaded, or on another device through the beta program, you'll want to fire it up and grab the latest update for the popul...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
If you're using two-step authentication for your Google account, you'll want to pick up the latest version of the Authenticator app, which brings a new time syncing feature to ensure correct...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
The Galaxy S III is the official phone of the London Olympics, and Samsung's teamed up with Eurosport to give S III owners a way of watching the summer's games on-the-go. Download the Eurosp...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
Dummy cases, hand-delivered prototypes and two designs that never saw the light of day.
The secrecy surrounding the Galaxy S III was crucial in building anticipation ahead of the device's la...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
Broadcaster's Euro 2012 and Olympic live streams will be available over 3G on phones and tablets
The BBC has traditionally been big on Android, and mobile content in general -- back in 20...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 14, 2012
The Sony Tablet S was one of the first Honeycomb tablets to be upgraded to the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. And now its clamshell-shaped sibling, the Tablet P, has received its own...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2012
HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou has reaffirmed the company's commitment to focus on higher-end devices in 2012, saying it wouldn't "destroy" its brand image by releasing "cheap...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2012
HTC has released a brand new version of its OpenSense SDK (software development kit), featuring the new APIs that were announced at Mobile World Congress a few months back. These new programmi...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2012
If you're after a nicely balanced mid-to-high-end smartphone running the latest version of Android, you could do a lot worse than the Huawei Ascend P1. As we noted in our recent review of the de...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2012
Hot on the heels of the Xperia Miro, which emerged on Facebook last night, Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia Tipo, a new entry-level smartphone running Android 4.0 on a 3.2-inch screen. Like the ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 12, 2012
Sony's countdown timer has reached zero (a good week or so ahead of the original date), and the manufacturer has announced its new mid-range, social-focused smartphone, and the Xperia Miro.
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