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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2013
What's this in our inbox? Why, it's an invitation to OUYA's launch party March 28 in San Francisco. The $99 Android gaming console is one of the more anticipated releases this year, and ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2013
Just the same, only different: The iPhone 5 and HTC One are worlds apart
"The HTC One looks just like the iPhone 5!" Those were the words out of many a mouth after HTC unveiled its new...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2013
We're getting ever closer to the public release of the HTC One, with the all-new Sense 5, and we're putting this guy through its paces. There's quite a lot to go over, and we're g...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2013
The thing about trade shows is that you know there's a pretty good chance you're going to come down with something afterward. Between the travel and being crammed into a venue with 50,000 or...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2013
Finally, we've got our hands on the HTC One for official one-on-one time. This is finished hardware, and nearly complete software, so it's time to get our official HTC One review under way.
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2013
Better than the Galaxy Note 2? Is that even possible? Yes, it is. And it is. (But for how long?)
The LG Optimus G Pro is, shall we say, inspired by the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Let's just get ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2013
A few folks have written in, asking about that weird symbol that's in the status bar of their AT&T HTC One X following the recent update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
The answer is a simple as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2013
We've hit that point on the calendar again which marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. The point in which we "spring forward" and set our clocks ahead 60 minutes in the wee hour...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2013
A quick heads up for those of you in Korea with the U+ version of the LG Optimus G Pro -- there's a small update waiting for you that apparently improves messaging and camera functionality. And ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2013
If you're using in-flight Wifi on a plane over the United States, you're using Gogo's ground-to-air Internet service. And today the provider dropped a few statistical tidbits our way.
T...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2013
Update 2: Never mind AT&T's blog post ... the update most definitely is available now. It's a whopping 630 MB.
Update: And AT&T has pulled its blog post announcing all this. Figures...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2013
The folks in our Motorola DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX forums are all aflutter this morning, and rightfully so. A new software soak test -- wherein a few brave souls get in some final testing befo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 06, 2013
If you're looking to get your hands on the elusive official dock for the Nexus 7, it's now finally listed in Google Play for $29.99. Google has thus far set a limit of two per person.
The d...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 06, 2013
Fitness app Endomondo got itself an update today that brings a pair of new premium features, as well as a couple nuggets for the cheap seats.
New for those who shelled out for the full version...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 06, 2013
Google+ today rolled out some interesting improvements to its web version. The biggest, obviously, is the gianormous new cover photos. What was once long and skinny is now long and not-so-skinny. (W...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2013
The latest Android platform version numbers are in, and things are marching slowly along in the direction you'd expect. Jelly Bean -- which comprises Android 4.1 and 4.2 -- ticked up a few perce...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2013
There's no better way to get a handful of awesome Android applications for one low price than the Humble Bundle, and it's back in its fifth iteration with up to six titles. The gist is that ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2013
Verizon's Galaxy S3 is getting its update to Android 4.1.2, with the new build hitting phones right about ... now! Here's the full changelog for VRBMB1:
Keyboard Predictive Text feat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2013
Super Hexagon, that ridiculously difficult and ridiculously awesome game from Terry Cavanaugh, received an update today that, among other things fixes input lag on a number of devices, notably the N...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2013
Just a quick heads up that the Verizon LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 that we first told you would be landing on March 7 ... is now officially landing on March 7. It'll be available i...






















































