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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2013
Gotta hand it to Google -- the boys and girls in Mountain View can have some serious fun for April Fools' Day. Each year we get a handful of awesomely funny announcements and videos, including s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2013
The end of YouTube is just the start of Google's April Fool's Day 2013 fun. Up next we've got Google Treasure Maps. It's, ummm, Google Maps done up treasure-map style, having been sc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2013
A quick heads up for you owners of the AT&T LG Optimus G -- there's a software update rolling out today. As reported in our Optimus G Fourms, you'll still be on Android 4.0.4 (build IMM7...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2013
Still no word on pricing for AT&T's HTC One, though
Oh, how we loathe the word "exclusive." For those of us on the editorial side, it's become a bit of a joke. But when a U...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2013
Look the HP Slate 7 Android tablet didn't exactly bowl us over when it got a look at it at Mobile World Congress in February in Spain. OK, the industrial design was actually pretty good -- along...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2013
If you've been dying to try your hand at Ingress -- the AR game run by the Niantic Project and Google -- but haven't been able to get your hands on an invite yet, it's time to make frien...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2013
Looks like April 16 is starting to be the day for Samsung Galaxy S4 presales. AT&T's opening up that day, and now US Cellular is throwing its hat into the ring, too.
No word yet on wh...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2013
Thing 1: Games and Apps
The Conduit HD hauls first-person shooting from the Wii to Project SHIELD
We're live from GDC in San Francisco!
Thumbs-on with Moga Pro Android gamin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2013
Small nubs now lift the back of the phone up off a table; camera lens gets a slight redesign
Android Central has confirmed that the Nexus 4 has undergone a little bit of a design tweak. As first...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2013
Storage options still not known for AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4
AT&T this morning announced that it's Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for $249 on contract. Preorders start April...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2013
Some 77 percent of kids say their parents aren't setting a good example
A pair of recent surveys commissioned by AT&T found that 49 percent of commuters reported having texted while driv...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 27, 2013
Tablets also get some attention, along with a number of other fixes
Every now and then you run into a cool system-level Android app that does some really interesting stuff -- and does it well. A...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 27, 2013
A quick heads up for our friends in Brazil -- you can now purchase the Google Nexus 4. So sayeth our pal Carlos via e-mail, as well as Google's own Hugo Barra. You can snag it at Ponto Frio...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
Powered by Peel, the HTC One helps discover what to watch - and then deftly turns into an infrared remote control
A common thread among smartphone manufacturers this year is the inclusio...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
Don't let this get lost in the shuffle this morning, folks. T-Mobile has become the first U.S. operator to give a date to its Galaxy S4. You'll be able to pick up Samsung's latest and gr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
We've been waiting on U.S. pricing for both the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4, and T-Mobile today became the first operator to do so. T-Mo also confirmed it'll be a launch partner f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
T-Mobile today took the wraps off its long-awaited LTE network, launching in seven metro areas. There are three Android smartphones that will take advantage of the higher-speed 4G data. They ar...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
SwiftKey, the popular third-party Android keyboard, this morning announced an update that will take care of a number of nagging issues. The update is now live in Google Play.
The big news, probably...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
Google Now, performance improvements and other features hit this mid-level Android smartphone
AT&T this morning announced that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is now available for its Samsung Galaxy ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 25, 2013
Snapseed photo filters, other editing tools included in the iOS update
Google today announced an update to its Android and iOS Google+ applications, with a number of new features.
First of...
