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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2012
AT&T's march toward a network full of 4G LTE data continues, with three four new cities announced (so far) this morning. They are:
Wilkes-Barre, Penn.
Nashua, N.H.
Grand ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 09, 2012
With the year winding down and my plate relatively clear of any review work (mad props to Alex and Anndrew and Andrew and Jerry and everyone else for helping make that happen), I've been spendin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 09, 2012
We've reached Week 2 of our monthlong Stuff Your Stocking contest here at Android Central. We've already given away eight $10 Google Play Gift Cards, and we've got 23 more to go! And don...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 08, 2012
We're wrapping up our first week of our Stuff Your Stocking contest -- which is running all month long -- in which we're giving away a $10 Google Play Gift Card every day in December. Th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 07, 2012
We brought you the first look at developer Chris Lacy's "Action Launcher" a couple of months ago, and today we're happy to announce that it's now available in the Google Play S...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 07, 2012
We've had more than a few people ask about the music playing in the background of the SwiftKey Flow promo video (including some of us here at Android Central). So, we asked SwiftKey.
The track&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 07, 2012
Thing 1: Google's been busy
Google Search update brings new features to Google Now, including post to Google+
Google Voice, Authenticator, and Translate also updated today
T...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2012
Want to play a game where someone has to describe a word somehow, and you have to guess it? Not new, we know. But WordTag takes the the style of the old "Password" game with the new h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2012
This one's super basic, but we've had enough people ask, so here's how to install the SIM card on the Nexus 4.
With the phone's display facing you in your hand, look on the left-and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2012
It appears the Nexus 4's Yellow Box of Death (remember, we didn't make that up) seen by many who ordered in the Nov. 27 wave overnight has morphed into the Green Box of Jubilation, and devic...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2012
It's been interesting to watch the continued evolution of Android keyboards. Google's didn't start getting decent until the last year or so, but it lacked the excellent prediction of Swi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
If you've never spent time in a forum for a Sprint device, well, things can get a little a little rowdy. Such is the case for the HTC EVO 4G LTE, which never really got the respect it deser...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
Android's Google Search app just got a pretty good update, and that means we've got new features for Google Now as well.
Of note are improvements for travelers. If Google Now knows you'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
That's what the kids are calling it, anyway. Looks like a new set of shipping notices has been sent out. But the wait continues. We're hashing it all out in our Nexus 4 forums.
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
Always figured them for more of the Resistance crowd. Go figure. (And be sure to check out our Ingress forums!)
Source: XKCD
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
When we last left Me in My Place, the photography series had just launched a web app that ... was a bit lacking on our Android devices. Great for iOS. Bad for us. No longer. The web app has undergon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2012
I can't imagine how this could possibly go wrong. If anyone feels like replying to old 'Softie, here's the tweet from which to do it.
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2012
D3lit3 writes in our Nexus 4 forums,
I was taking pictures with my baby and I realized that the HDR mode does not show a tick when you enable it. Thus I am left in confusion because I never...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2012
Google has just dropped word that the Google I/O 2013 developer conference will be May 15-17 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
While the location is the same, the May date shifts the con...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2012
Facebook today announced that it's opening up Facebook Messenger to folks who don't actually use Facebook. Going forward, all you'll need to use the Messenger app is a name and phone num...
