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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Launcher brings your friends' posts to you quicker (and prettier) than ever
OK, boys and girls. Now's the time to see what all the fuss is about over this Facebook Home thing. As promise...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Could an exploit via an Android app really hijack a plane? Not so, says a prominent pilot/author
Finally, some sanity. After many a blog post this week re-reported Help Net Security's "...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Facebook app also updated to prep for Facebook Home's launch today
Facebook this morning has rolled out an update to its Facebook Messenger app -- and "chat heads" are now live! Th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Sprint this morning announced that it's now carrying the Samsung Galaxy S3 in purple -- OK, amethyst purple, they call it -- for $99 on contract (and after a $50 mail-in rebate). That'll get...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2013
Thing 1: New devices and reviews
Kyocera Torque review
Sprint HTC One - the Android Central casual review
Samsung announces Galaxy Win - a mid-ranger that's almost a Galaxy ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
You've got questions about Facebook Home - we've got answers
Friday's the big day, folks. The day the new Facebook Home application and the new HTC First smartphone arrive. Or, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
We are nothing if not consistently inconsistent. Due to more air miles in the air and weeks on the road than we care to think about, we've had to hop back and forth the past couple weeks between...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
Update only available via KIES software, AT&T makes the update offical
The Jelly Bean flavor of Android is hitting yet another phone today. (OK, this one's been available for a couple da...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2013
An early Jelly Bean ROM leaked out for the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE about a month and a half ago, and today Sprint has made it official. Android 4.1.2 (that's a newer version than the leake...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
Network - not software or hardware - is the big difference in the Sprint HTC One, for better or worse
Finally, we're getting our first look at the U.S. versions of the HTC One, the phone tha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
YouTube on Android makes streaming the annual festival easier than ever
I'm getting old, so hanging out in the desert with 100,000 sweaty music fans isn't quite as much fun as it used to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
A quick heads up for our friends in Canada -- Telus has just dropped word that its HTC One is now available for preorder, ahead of its scheduled April 19 availability. The Canadian Standard Contract...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2013
What's all this then? We're not just giving away an HTC One. Oh, no. If we're going to give away one 2013's hottest smartphones, we're going to give away one of the most desired ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
Does one of the biggest names in smartphone protection turn a sexy piece of silver into a tank? Let's find out
Ever think about buying a Corvette and then wrapping it in the shell of an Abra...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
You'll need to already have an AT&T roaming option on your plan, though
Boingo today announced a deal that will give the former access to the latter's Wifi hotspots at locations worl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2013
Retailers get Samsung's latest Android tablet on Thursday
Samsung this morning announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 -- the latest in the Galaxy Note line that we saw unveiled at Mobile World C...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 08, 2013
'Chat heads' feature missing from this developer build; full official app available for free on Friday
MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien has thrown together a trio of files with which you ca...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 07, 2013
I still don't know what to think about Facebook. I should probably have a better answer than that. After all, we're supposed to go to an event for a couple hours, play with some new stuff --...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
(Note: Audio only again this week.)
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
The HTC First is the second big-name phone in just weeks for a company struggling to sell a single message
First, there was the HTC One. Now, second, if you will -- secondarily, perhaps -- th...
