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by Gary Mazo
Jul 06, 2012
Capturing the screen is a great way to save something for posterity and show it off to your friends.
You just got your brand new Galaxy S III and you want to capture some of the cool stu...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 05, 2012
In Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Android Beam -- that's the NFC-based device-to-device transfer service -- has been augmented to support sending photo and video content. This is done from within the G...
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by Kevin Michaluk
Jun 26, 2012
See, sometimes there is method to my madness! After being a little lot stupid and buying a crappy $200 Vuvuzela app from the Google Play store on Sunday (see video above), I thought I kissed that...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2012
delldude405 asks in the Samsung Galaxy S III forums,
Being new to the Samsung community, I notice that Samsung is doing their updates through Kies.
Could someone explain what this is, is ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 21, 2012
How to connect flash drives, hard drives, keyboards and mice to the Samsung Galaxy S III using USB host
Here's a lesser-known feature of the new Galaxy S III -- the ability to connect all...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 21, 2012
If there's one thing we discovered in writing our exhaustive TouchWiz Nature UX guide, it's that there's a ton of stuff to discover on the Samsung Galaxy S III (S3). We've been ...
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by Gary Mazo
Jun 15, 2012
Your HTC EVO 4G LTE is capable of doing much more than simply managing your life. Your powerful Android phone can also be a media powerhouse – once you figure out how to actually get your m...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2012
Samsung's marketing campaign for the new Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) focuses heavily on how the visuals and sounds in its software are "inspired by nature." But one of the less welcome r...
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by Gary Mazo
Jun 14, 2012
Your Galaxy Nexus can be an amazing tool for keeping your life organized. Before it can be the tool you need it to be, you need to get your valuable information into your device.
The ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 12, 2012
Multitasking is a word you'll hear a lot around here and at other places on the Internet that talk about smartphones or other tech. It doesn't mean what it used to, back when dinosaurs with ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 11, 2012
This time on Android A to Z we're going to be talking about LG's L-series phones. They made a big splash earlier this year at Mobile World Congress, and a few carriers in Canada jumped at th...
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by Kevin Michaluk
Jun 09, 2012
While sounding off about my HTC One X experiences during Thursday's Android Central Podcast, I brought up the topic of accessories. When it comes to BlackBerry, I have my list of favorites, and ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2012
Jellybean is the name of a delicious hard-shelled confectionery with a soft, even more delicious inside. Made mostly of sugar and Unicorn sweat, they are a favorite of Android bloggers and ex-presid...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 08, 2012
No, Google+ app. Not "this." Because "this," being a comic-drawn crotch shot, is not what I wanted folks to focus their attention on when I linked to Peter Ha's TechCrunch pi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 07, 2012
The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is a unique set of 15 digits used on GSM phones to identify them. Because the SIM card is associated with the user and can be swa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 05, 2012
We're back with another installment of Android A to Z, and this time we're looking at haptic feedback. It's one of those little things that can make a big difference, and something we ne...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 30, 2012
Today on Android A to Z we're going to talk about Google Play. If you're new to Android, you see us throw it around a lot when talking about downloading apps, but there's a good bit more...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 29, 2012
A factory reset is the ultimate cleansing of your Android device. It's usually either a last resort to fix a problem, done before you sell it, or because you like to flash ROMs. When you perform...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 25, 2012
End of life is a term none of us ever want to hear. We envision it means the death of our phone, and we should just throw it away and get a newer model. After all, it's at the end of its life, r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2012
DLNA, or the Digital Living Network Alliance is an organization set up by Sony in 2003 that determines a universal set of rules and guidelines so devices can share digital media. The devices co...
