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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 20, 2013
Some Sony Xperia Z users are reporting that their device is randomly shutting down, never to turn back on again. XperiaBlog points to several different user groups that are finding their devices shu...
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by ShopAndroid.com
Mar 18, 2013
Just a quick heads up that ShopAndroid.com has some new Android Central Lloyd cases on the way. They'll hit the store in the next day or so, and we'll update you on availability then.
Being...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 18, 2013
Without much in the way of fanfare, Sony Mobile has announced new mid-range and entry-level Android handsets, the Xperia SP and Xperia L. The subjects of many pre-release leaks, these new Xperias we...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 16, 2013
Things around here have been pretty busy (if you haven't noticed) because of the Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement, but we still managed to get together some great app picks for you. This week is a...
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by Sean Brunett
Mar 13, 2013
Google has announced today that Android founder and longtime leader Andy Rubin will be leaving the Android team to explore a "new chapter at Google." Larry Page posted the announcement on ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 12, 2013
Sony bets big on a 5-incher for the European market. But is the Xperia Z the high-end handset it needs?
Don’t count out Sony Mobile. Sure, the Japanese giant’s smartphone arm may be ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 09, 2013
Ahh yes, the Apps of the Week. We meet here every Saturday afternoon to bring you an app from each of the Android Central writers. But not just any apps, these are the apps that we're using day-...
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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 Alex Dobie
Mar 08, 2013
Google-owned Motorola Mobility is to lay off 1,200 employees -- more than 10 percent of its workforce -- in its latest round of restructuring. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 07, 2013
Path has just been updated to add private messaging, stickers and "The Shop" to fall in line with the update that hit iOS yesterday. If you're not familiar, Path is a social network th...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 06, 2013
LG has just officially taken the wraps off of the Optimus LTE III, which has made some appearances in leaked images recently. As a worthy successor to the Optimus LTE II, the latest version has a 4....
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 06, 2013
It might be all doom and gloom for popular third-party Twitter clients, but at least the official app is getting some love. Twitter's own Android app has been updated to version 3.8 today, with ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 06, 2013
We're just over a week away from Samsung's big Galaxy S4 announcement, and so we're starting to see a last-minute flurry of alleged leaks from the device. As you'll know if you...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 06, 2013
There've been plenty of hints at Google Play gift cards landing in the UK since shortly after the U.S. launch. Today, on the service's first birthday, Google has announced that UK consumers ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 05, 2013
We take a first look at photo and video on the Xperia Z's Exmor RS-powered camera, and compare it to last year's Xperia T
If you've read our initial review of the Sony Xpe...
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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 Andrew Martonik
Mar 05, 2013
According to CFO Fran Shammo, Verizon will have LTE-only phones in the market by late 2014 and expects device subsidies to decrease in the next few years. Speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2013 Med...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 04, 2013
Mobiroo is hoping to hop on the popularity of mobile device subscriptions by offering users access to hundreds of top paid apps at a flat monthly rate. At the promotional price of just $2.49 pe...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 04, 2013
TweetDeck, which has been owned and operated by Twitter itself since mid 2011, is closing down its Android and iPhone apps to focus on future development of its web app. The app itself hasn't se...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 04, 2013
CyanogenMod has just released its latest "M" build, CM10.1-m2 based on Android 4.2.2, for several different devices. The M builds are meant to be a bigger step up in stability from just an...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Mar 04, 2013
Glass-backed devices like the Nexus 4 look great. But a glass back, like any design decision, is a compromise. Glass -- even reinforced glass like Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 -- is less durable ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 03, 2013
A look back over the past week's Android news from Barcelona
Like CES a month ago, this year’s Mobile World Congress was lighter than usual on major Android announcements. HTC did its ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 02, 2013
It's the second day of March, and an Apps of the Week post is a great way to kick off the new month. As we do every week, the Android Central writers take some time to chime in with an app that ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 01, 2013
Like so many carriers before it, Rogers in Canada has announced that it is now accepting pre-orders and reservations for the upcoming HTC One. New customers can get their pre-order in online to guar...
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by Android Central
Mar 01, 2013
The Sprint Force has just been announced, revealing its inferior hardware underneath a 4-inch WVGA display with a 480x800 resolution. While the low-end Android leaves much to be desired, it still of...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 27, 2013
The stable version of Chrome for Android has received a major upgrade, from version 18 all the way up to 25 -- the version that was in beta until recently. Major changes include significantly impr...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 27, 2013
The YotaPhone is an example of one of the things we like the most about Android -- crazy hardware implemented in new and interesting ways. Dual-screen smartphones are nothing new -- recall the ill-f...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 26, 2013
Skype has just been updated to give users the option of selecting a "classic" UI instead of the new and improved tablet interface. The previous update to Skype added many new features and ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 26, 2013
As part of its new Google+ sign-in initiative that went live today, Google pushed a silent update to the Google Play Services app to support the new feature, which also brought along a new app calle...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 26, 2013
At the conceptual level, the ASUS Padfone series has always sounded cool, but it's never managed to translate that into mainstream success. Previous Padfones, though technically impressive,...
