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by Alex Dobie
May 05, 2012
If you head to the Google Play Store this morning, you'll see a brand new update for Adobe Flash Player for Android. While no major new versions of Flash are being deployed on Android, Adobe conti...
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by Alex Dobie
May 04, 2012
Samsung announced a slew of new features on the Galaxy S III at yesterday's Unpacked event in London, and one of the most interesting was "S Beam", a new file transfer capability based...
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by Alex Dobie
May 04, 2012
Like live wallpapers? You'll find a couple of interesting new ones pre-loaded on the Samsung Galaxy S III, and we shot some video of them during our recent time with the phone. In addition to th...
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by Alex Dobie
May 04, 2012
Following yesterday's Galaxy S III announcement in London, we some initial announcements from UK retailers and mobile networks, indicating broad availability for Samsung's new flagship phone...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
It's been a busy day here in London, as we've spent the past few hours getting acquainted with Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III (S3). So as the day draws to a ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
Samsung, like HTC before it, has partnered with leading cloud storage provider Dropbox in its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III. The app comes pre-loaded on the S III, and Samsung'...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
Samsung showed off a host of new features on the new Galaxy S III today, but one of the most eye-catching was the “Pop-up Play” capability, which brings picture-in-picture video viewing ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
Update: Carphone Warehouse is now offering a pre-order price for the Galaxy S III, at £499.95 -- about the going rate for a high-end smartphone in the UK.
We're just back from Samsung'...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
Want official renders of Samsung's new baby, the Galaxy S III (S3)? We've got you covered. Check out renders of the white and blue versions in all their shiny, curvaceous glory after the bre...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
As you may have heard, Samsung’s just taken the wraps off the new Galaxy S III (S3), a 4.8-inch quad-core beast powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a brand new version of TouchWiz. S...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
It’s impossible to talk about the next Samsung flagship without first reflecting on the string of rumors, leaks and hype, both official and unofficial, that’s paved the way for what&rsqu...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2012
As Samsung announces its latest flagship smartphone, take a quick look under the hood and see what's powering the new Galaxy S III --
Quad-core Samsung Exynos chip @ 1.4 GHz / U.S. versi...
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by Alex Dobie
May 01, 2012
The latest set of Android version numbers has been released by Google, showing details of the spread between various versions of the OS. As always, the stats were collected from devices accessing th...
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by Alex Dobie
May 01, 2012
Yesterday we reported on the first CyanogenMod 9 build for the (international) Samsung Galaxy Note, noting that it was still early days, and that a couple of major bugs would make it a non-starter for...
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by Alex Dobie
May 01, 2012
Perhaps anticipating some big news from Samsung later in the week, Vodafone UK has lowered its on-contract prices for HTC's new One X and One S.
The flagship 4.7-inch One X is now availabl...
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by Alex Dobie
May 01, 2012
British network Three sends word via the Twitters that it's now pushing out the 1.28.771.9 firmware update for its branded versions of the HTC One X. This is the original OTA for the One X, whic...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
A second firmware update is currently rolling out to the international, Tegra 3-flavored HTC One X, according to reports from multiple sources, including the Android Central forums. The update to ve...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
If you're a custom ROM aficionado looking to get stuck into rooting and flashing your HTC One X, then there's finally an unofficial build ready that'll let you do just that. The first Cy...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
After a five-month long wait, Samsung phone and tablet owners in Canada can finally look forward to an update to the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. The manufacturer has today announc...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 30, 2012
One of the perks of this job is getting to travel to (mostly) interesting places and play with shiny new toys as (and sometimes before) they’re announced. But while live events can be a lot of...






















































