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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 26, 2012
Google is rolling out Google Play services starting today, bringing another of the great developer tools they showcased at Google I/O to the public.
For those of us that aren't developers, it&#...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 26, 2012
Boost Mobile has announced a new addition to their lineup, the LG Venice. The Venice will represent an attractive choice to customers who prefer a no contract phone, especially because it has decent...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 25, 2012
A few days back Verizon finally got the LTE Galaxy Nexus updated to Jelly Bean, and that means new factory images to play with. Google has updated the Nexus factory image page to include build JRO03...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 25, 2012
The Google Nexus Q is the coolest sphere sitting atop our entertainment center. OK, so it's the only sphere we've got. And despite how cool it looks, and its great build quality, it really d...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 25, 2012
Google has a treat today for all Android fans in Japan. The Google Nexus 7 is now available in the country, and brings with it Google Play Books for the ride. Available from the Play Store for 19,80...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 22, 2012
We know lots of you still use the Twitters for a lot of your social networking needs -- no matter how good Google+ becomes -- and so we bring news of a hot new account that you all should follow. Go...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 21, 2012
Finally, some users are reportedly receiving the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for their Verizon Galaxy Nexus. As OEMs such as HTC announced their Jelly Bean update schedules, a owners of this ke...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 20, 2012
MetroPCS announced a new addition to their lineup this morning with the ZTE Anthem 4G. The Anthem 4G represents a solid mid-range device that can access MetroPCS's higher speeds on its LTE netwo...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 20, 2012
An official Dick's Sporting Goods app has hit the Google Play Store. Dick's Sporting Goods is the largest U.S. sporting retailer, so it's great to see an app finally released. I know tha...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 20, 2012
Let's face it, Android fans around the world want to be able to get their hands on the Nexus 7. And rightfully so. Google has hit a sweet spot with the Nexus 7 in terms of value for money. The l...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 19, 2012
AT&T has flipped the switch and has turned on its LTE network in eight more locations.
Here are the cities that will now be able to experience LTE:
Detroit (metro area)
Portland
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2012
Interface design guru and shirt connoisseur Matias Duarte has been responsible for many of the design decisions we've seen in Android since Gingerbread. Recently the Android design boss was recogn...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 18, 2012
A quick reminder in case you weren't aware -- Google's $25 Play Store credit offer for new Nexus 7 purchases will expire in just under a couple of weeks on Sunday, Sept. 30. Previously burie...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 18, 2012
How have we ever coped until now, without being able to get our Family Guy fix in Google Play? Well, that's all about to change, as today Google has announced that Family Guy, along with 600 oth...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 17, 2012
The good people over at iFixit have done what they do best to the new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD, they took it apart. Their first observation was that the guts of the HD version differ pretty greatly fro...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 17, 2012
Last January, Snapseed made its debut on Android, and though it never made its way into Play, we will likely see the photo editing suite bundled in very tightly into the core Android experience. The...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 17, 2012
Carphone Warehouse has announced its most recent Smart Deal, featuring the Sony Xperia U (see our review). Until Thursday, September 20th, it is available for free on Talk Mobile with an upgrade or ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2012
Google has authored J2ObjC, an open-source tool that can convert all the non-UI bits of Java code into Objective-C source code for use in iOS apps. It's not the first translator of this type we&...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 13, 2012
The last big update to Google Wallet allowed users to add whatever credit card they wanted to the NFC payment app for Android. Google proudly proclaimed today that usage of the app has more than dou...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 12, 2012
In an unfortunate incident earlier this summer, the Jelly Bean statue on Google's lawn partially melted under the California sun, allowing thieves to make off with some of the delicious pl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 11, 2012
If you're trucking through an airport or are near one of the any other 4,000-some Boingo Wifi hotspots, you'll be able to connect for free through September, thanks to the fine folks at Goog...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 11, 2012
Sprint began rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G last week, but they've just announced that the update will continue. We already knew the OTA will come in wav...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 10, 2012
Back when Google Wallet first launched, Google also launched their own, pre-paid credit card for use with the mobile application. Then, just recently the service was opened up to allow the addition ...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 10, 2012
Sometime last week, an overeager Tweeter let the cat out of the bag about an update to Google Drive that wasn't quite ready. Fast forward to today and it is ready, and has pushed out into Google...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 07, 2012
Amongst the slew of hardware announcements at Amazon's event yesterday was the confirmation that Whispersync was expanding to more of Amazon's services, such as Audible. The new feature, dub...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 06, 2012
Amazon is hosting an event today (follow our live blog!) where they're introducing a brand new lineup of Kindles. They just announced an updated version of their 7-inch tablet, the Kindle Fire.
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 06, 2012
AT&T announced this morning that it has turned on its LTE network in 3 new cities and also announced that several more will receive the high speed network by the end of the year.
Here are the n...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 05, 2012
If you happened to miss out on the full video from Motorola's On Display event, no worries. Motorola has the video posted to YouTube and is awaiting your click of the play button. You'll als...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 05, 2012
Eric Schmidt has made his presence known at the Motorola-Verizon event in New York City by appearing on stage first and as such, he decided to go ahead and share some of the latest numbers for Andro...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 03, 2012
Google and ASUS' Nexus 7 tablet has been met with considerable success over the past couple of months, but so far it's only been available with Wifi connectivity, with no cellular data optio...
