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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
That's a big display, and a hinge that's a big point of failure — but the good news is it should last a while
Stating the obvious here, but you're going to be opening and closi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
The NVIDIA Shield might be a powerhouse of an Android-based gaming system, but that's really just the tip of the iceberg, right? If you're really looking to take your brain for a spin, you&#...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
It's coming this June for $349, and we've got your first look at the refined NVIDIA Shield with stock Android
Easily two of the more exciting announcements to come out of CES 2013 t...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2013
The fight against texting and driving has done something nearly unheard of in this mobile industry -- the four major U.S. carriers are joining forces to take part in the "It Can Wait" campai...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
We'll keep things short this week as it's Mother's Day (call your mom already, will ya?!?!) and it's a travel weekend. We've got not one but two developer events to both cover an...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2013
It's time for the Google I/O Developer Conference, this year set for May 15-17 at Moscone West in San Francisco. And just like we've done the past three years, we're bringing each a...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
Thing 1: The new Android Central app!
Welcome to the all-new Android Central app!
Walking through the new and improved Android Central app
Thing 2: Google I/O preview
Ou...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
New date and time: 4 p.m. EDT May 10! (or thereabouts)
The Android Central Podcast is recorded live in front of a live studio audience, so you can catch us in the act.
Watch us live from...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2013
Here's one you don't see every day. I've had this Samsung BT S Pen on my desk for months now. It's a larger S Pen than you get with the Galaxy Note 2 or Note tablets, and it also ser...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
New persistent notifications also part of undocumented update
Facebook -- facing increasing negative reaction to its Facebook Home launcher as AT&T (at least temporarily) dropped the price o...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
Slowly but surely I'm starting to see the dust at the bottom of the mess that is my desk. Up for grabs today is a Mophie Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3. This thing'll protect your phon...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
OUYA and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers today announced that the Android gaming upstart has raised $15 million in funding. The money comes in part from NVIDIA, the Mayfield Fund, Shasta Ventur...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 08, 2013
Comments are closed folks. Look for more spring cleaning soon!
Let's make a pretty big dent in the pile on my desk, shall we? The ASUS MeMO Pad might be far from our favorite 7-inch Android tab...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 07, 2013
Get the latest news, reviews, forum posts, podcasts, wallpapers and more, all from the Android Central App!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Behold, the all-new Android Central application....
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by Phil Nickinson
May 07, 2013
Update: And this contest is closed. Thanks, everybody! Stay tuned for Wednesday's giveaway.
Up next in our "Get crap off Phil's Desk" content is the Nexus 4 wireless charger. This...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2013
It's time to start looking at Galaxy S4 cases, and we're kicking things off with the Incipio Frequency case, courtesy of the fine folks at ShopAndroid.com. The Frequency is billed...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2013
I have, on occasion, been accused of being somewhat of a pack rat. Seeing as how it's springtime, perhaps a little cleaning is in order. So each day this week we're going to give away someth...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2013
There's a fine line between a quality, low-cost tablet and an underpowered, low-resolution tablet that happens to run Android and also doesn't cost all that much money. And that line, we'...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 06, 2013
AT&T has announced that will sell the 32-gigabyte version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 starting May 10. It'll run $249 on contract, compared to the $199 currently charged for the 16GB model.
On...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 05, 2013
We've reached another Sunday. The beginning of a new week, or maybe the end of the last one, depending on how you roll. We've got a ton of phones on our desks, so many words to be written, a...
