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by Alex Dobie
Jan 31, 2012
Yesterday Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy S Advance, a new mid-range device that fits somewhere between the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II in terms of hardware muscle. Now British network Three is t...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 30, 2012
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reportedly identified "Android app traffic" as the cause of a recent network outage which affected some 2.5 million of its customers. According ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 10, 2012
Following last night's Sony Xperia S announcement, the first information on where you'll be able to get hold of the device in the UK has started to emerge. So far Three and O2 have confirmed...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 23, 2011
Hidden away in today's festive message from Three UK was the news that the carrier is planning to roll out 42.2Mbps HSPA+ speeds across its network over the next year. Three says it's alread...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., didn't like what he'd heard about the whole Carrier IQ saga. And after receiving answers from the analytics company, he still doesn't like what he hears. O...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 05, 2011
Android hacker and professional security consultant Dan Rosenberg (you may know him as djrbliss from the Internets) has completed his own study on Carrier IQ, and found some interesting results.&nbs...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2011
Seems like every time you turn around you'll see corporations using sneaky tricks to gain a competitive advantage over a different, yet equally sneaky corporation. That's usually how m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 08, 2011
Republic Wireless has been making waves the past couple of days with their new spin on the way a carrier works. The plan is pure genius:
Buy an LG Optimus One and the first month's...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 29, 2011
Let’s not mince words here: This “Android and iPhone Update History” chart is not a good chart. Oh, it’s a pretty chart, to be sure artfully illustrated and researched. But t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 27, 2011
Market research firm IDC has named Carrier IQ -- a name that provokes a cringe or two -- one of the "companies to watch" for analytics groups under $100 million in revenue. Because i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2011
Now that we've tackled which phones we think will (or at least should) get updates to Ice Cream Sandwich (along with the slightly more obvious tablet contingent), let's take a loook at which...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 12, 2011
British networks O2 and Three will both carry HTC's recently-announced Sensation XL, according to new entries on both carriers' "coming soon" pages. The Sensation XL, a 4.7-incher ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 22, 2011
Cellular South has announced they will be changing their name, and the way wireless is personalized come Sep. 26 when they officially become C Spire Wireless. While Mississippi based Cell Sout...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 06, 2011
Vodafone UK customers can now bag a Samsung Galaxy S II in white from the carrier's website, as well as brick-and-mortar stores. Vodafone joins Three and the Carphone Warehouse, which...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2011
Friendly reminder time folks -- the polls are still open so don't forget to vote for the best Android phone in your region or on your carrier! If you do, you're not allowed to come back later an...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 11, 2011
British networks O2, Orange, Three and Vodafone are now listing the sleek white version of Samsung's Galaxy S II on their "coming soon" pages, with a September release planned across all fou...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 05, 2011
It's time to show support for your favorite Android phone with our readers choice polls in the Android Central Forums. We've got them set up for the four major US carriers as well as Europe and ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
May 10, 2011
Rejoice! Google has announced that they are putting together a team of people from many of our favorite carriers and OEMs, to commit to bringing the latest Android updates to users devices. These new ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 02, 2011
It appears that Verizon and AT&T are serious about not wanting you to use your current data plan for tethering, as they have blocked access to popular applications that enable it on the Android Ma...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 21, 2011
AT&T has gotten hammered over the years (well, really just since the iPhone 3G came out ...) due to a congested network. As such, it should be no surprise that AT&T can barely contain it...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2011
Several major UK carriers have already chimed in with official tweets detailing when HTC's latest batch of Android smartphones will be launching on their networks.According to the carriers' offi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
This is Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering with Android. And he's about to say something you need to listen to. Something you all need to listen to. And when he's finished, go back and liste...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 05, 2010
A few months ago we reported about Sprint's plan to cover 120 million people with their 4G service by the end of the year. Rumors and speculation aside (and pointless wishing over a pile of empt...
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by Jeremy Sikora
Mar 30, 2010
From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 02, 2009
Remember how we told you that Google was banning all tethering applications from Android Market and didn't look so "open" while doing so? Well, we might have spoke too soon. Google has...
