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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2012
Too many exclamation points?
We're downloading now!
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2012
Android was not designed to be updated like iOS, but good luck getting everyone on board with that idea
Here we go again. Another year, another "Let's see how long it takes Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2012
Thing 1: Some things are scary, some are not
The Samsung Exynos kernel exploit - what you need to know
Samsung 'conducting an internal review' on Exynos kernel vulnerability
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2012
Flipboard, the popular newsreader app (which basically made RSS look like the dinosaur that it is and paved the way for other platforms like Google Currents) has finally updated itself for Andr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2012
We might be all about SwiftKey Flow these days, but it's still in beta, and SwiftKey 3 lives on in full release. Today the uber-popular Android keyboard been updated to SwiftKey 3.1. H...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2012
Looks like we might finally (finally!) get that fabled Nexus 7 desktop dock. When last we saw this white whale, it was being unboxed a wee bit early, presumably snagged from an Asian retailer. Now, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2012
We're now at Day 3 of our weeklong Nexus 7 (and $25 Google Play Gift Card) contest, courtesy of the fine folks at Google. And today we're looking for the best Android-related limerick you ca...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2012
Here's your reminder that the promised software update for T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is now available. The 73-megabyte update brings the following improvements:
New multi-wind...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2012
Sprint today put out a nice little recap of its network progress in 2012, the year we finally saw it start to roll out its LTE network (and start to stick a fork in its old Wimax line).
The big strok...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2012
Been pining for a white Motorola Razr i? Well, UK, your time has come. Phones 4U is getting that little slice of sexy. White Christmas, white phone. Get it? If you need a refresher on the specs (...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 18, 2012
A little common sense is all that's needed to avoid the latest piece of scareware making the rounds
Here's how to avoid the latest "ZOMG SCARY ANDROID BOTNET SCARY SCAM!!!" of ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 18, 2012
Sprint today confirmed to Android Central that its Upgrade Now program, which would let you pay a little extra to get upgrade pricing a little early, is "currently now unavailable." The in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 18, 2012
A question I get asked a lot involves updates to custom ROMs, and CyanogenMod in particular. How do we keep up with all the builds, all the updates and all the devices?
Here's a secret: We don&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 18, 2012
Sprint this morning announced that it's lit up a handful of new cities with its 4G LTE data. They include:
Indianapolis/Carmel, Ind.
Santa Rosa/Petaluma, Calif.
Vallejo/...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2012
Sprint this morning announced that, as rumored, it will pick up the rest of Clearwire for $2.97 a share, or about $2.2 billion. The purchase of the rest of Clearwire's shares (remember that...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2012
I don't much feel like writing about phones this weekend. Instead, I'll paraphrase a Facebook post from an old friend of mine from high school who leads a congregation in Nebraska:
It...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2012
The Verizon Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update. We've got it. Some of you have got it. We're installing now.
... And we're up and running. The 400MB update takes a few minutes to in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2012
Mark it, Dude. The AT&T this morning announced that the Motorola Atrix HD is getting an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean starting today. That means you get cool things like Google Now, that Proj...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2012
Thing 1: We review Samsung things that are not phones
Samsung Muse review: The S Pebble cometh
Samsung Galaxy Camera initial photo and video samples
Thing 2: Updates galore
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2012
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 2012 Android Central Awards. You've been listening to us go on and on and on and on (and on!) this year about Android smartphones and tablets and apps. Now ...
