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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 19, 2013
LG this morning sent out a teaser for its offering next week at Mobile World Congress. L Style and G style (get it? LG Style?) have been around for some time, but the Korean manufacturer is tossin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2013
NetGear's PTV300 Miracast adapter has been available for some time now, but it just recently received a firmware update that made it compatible with a number of Android devices. Now at...
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Feb 17, 2013
Another day, another DashClock Widget extension, it seems. The latest is from Twitter app Plume. It's doing things a little bit different. Whereas Falcon Pro baked its DashClock extension direct...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2013
Flights are booked, bags are packed and passports are in hand. February inevitably becomes one wild tech ride, and 2013's not disappointing. Consider:
Feb. 19: HTC events in New York and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 16, 2013
If you've got an Android phone or tablet that's got Android 4.2.x and you're not using DashClock Widget, you are, quite frankly, doing it wrong. And the app that turns the Jelly Bea...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
It's simple, it's stylish, and it chargers your phone wirelessly - it's also a little pricey at $59
There's really not a whole lot to say about the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger. It...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
It's been a few months since we got the bad news that active development was to cease on Twitter app Tweet Lanes, but developer Chris Lacy today did announce that the app still has a future. Lac...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
We're not really recommending that you agree to a two-year contract with an operator for a Nexus 4. But if you just have to have one, and if you just have to have one for about one-fourth the co...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
Opera and Skyfire at one time were popular browser alternatives in a time in which stock browsers were sorely lacking. Improvements to Sarafi on iOS, Chrome on Android and, yes, even IE on Windows P...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
Canonical today announced that the developer preview of its Ubuntu mobile operating system will be available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 on Feb. 21.
Ubuntu, of course, is one of the more pop...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2013
Thing 1: Android 4.2.2 is here
Android 4.2.2 OTA for the Nexus 4 is a go, kills unofficial LTE [updated]
Android 4.2.2 rolling out to Nexus 10 and 7, GSM Galaxy Nexus [Updated]
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
Google this afternoon set up a Google Map deal where you can find retail locations that carry the Nexus 4. That's good. And long overdue. The one catch is that you can't actually tell if you...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
The Falcon Pro Twitter app got an update today, adding the ability to copy tweets and fixing a few bugs. More interesting, perhaps, is the addition of support for DashClock Widget, which we're v...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
MOO's NFC-enabled business cards still aren't available to the public just yet (we've got a tester version we like to flash around at parties and such), but the company today gave word t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
US Cellular today announced new LTE service in a several cities in several states. Specifically, 4G LTE service is being added to:
Lincoln, Neb.
Omaha, Neb.
Manhattan, Kan.
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
Chances are if you're a serious Android developer you keep your Android SDK updated on a regular basis. But there are many of us who need it just for basic command-line work and don't bother...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
Exisiting technology helps supported devices charge up to 40 percent faster
Qualcomm today in a blog post detailed a feature we haven't talked much about -- Quick Charge 1.0. It's part of a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
A nice little treat this morning -- Google Now is now pulling in Google Doodles following yesterday's update. Whereas those of us outside of major metro areas would see a stock image, we're ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 13, 2013
Seems like it was only a couple days ago that we were tipped to home screen and Android 4.2 lock screen widgets for Google Now, and today that update has come, along with a few other trinkets.
Firs...
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Feb 12, 2013
A few weeks ago we reviewed the Mophie Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3. Mophie PR was a little surprised that we came away not all that impressed, given that we've sung the praises of ...




















































