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by Alex Dobie
Jan 15, 2013
Last night we reported that the official ASUS-made Nexus 7 docking station had started appearing at the manufacturer's own UK-based online store -- well, for some users, at least. This morning t...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 15, 2013
Getting hold of an LG Nexus 4 through Google's official device store hasn't been an easy task. It's been two months since release day, and throughout most of that time the device ha...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 07, 2013
Acer today announced a new 7-inch tablet offering, the Iconia B1-A71. They have said this tablet is suited for first-time tablet users and children, so not ideal for the power-user base.
The Icon...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 07, 2013
The unlocked, international version of the HTC Butterfly is available from online retailer MobiCity for only $849. We first heard about this device as the HTC J Butterfly bound for Japan. Then, we s...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 07, 2013
PowerA unveiled a new controller this morning for the MOGA gaming system. The new controller, the MOGA Pro, brings a more console-like experience to mobile gaming.
Features include:
Full si...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2013
Our Windows Phone-loving pals at WPCentral have found themselves in quite the pickle. First there's the whole to-do over YouTube and the fact that Google's not opening up its metadata to Win...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 03, 2013
Android 4.1 and 4.2 each up 50 percent over last month's tallies
The latest numbers are in, and things are continuing to move in the right direction: The "Jelly Bean" version of An...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 03, 2013
Google has agreed to change a couple of its business practices following an anti-competitive investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over the past several months. There are two main parts to t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 02, 2013
Here's your early warning that Google is scheduled to announce its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 22. Or, if history repeats, its printer may decide to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 02, 2013
North Korea as seen from the Dora Observatory
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is going to North Korea as part of a "private, humanitarian mission," The Associated Press reported t...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 02, 2013
Hyundai has announced a new deal with Google that will bring further integration of Google Maps with their Blue Link telematics platform. Blue Link is an in-car application that aids with mapping an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 28, 2012
Nary a moment too soon, word in our Nexus 4 forums is that another batch of the hard-to-buy (and harder-to-ship, apparently) smartphone is on its way to the good boys and girls. The phone's stil...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 27, 2012
Google has put its "Best Apps of 2012" list up on Google Play today, with many familiar names. There are "best of" lists in each of the different categories on the Play Store, bu...
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by Simon Sage
Dec 26, 2012
Google has been offering Gmail users the ability to call standard phone lines for awhile, and it looks like the service will be continuing through 2013. Americans and Canadians can keep making calls...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2012
Motorola's handset division is rumored to be hard at work building not just the next big thing for the smartphone market, but Google's "X Phone," according to a post earlier this w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2012
Awwww, little Bugdroid just wants to go outside.
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 20, 2012
MetroPCS has announced a new phone today, the ZTE Avid 4G, which is a 4G LTE phone that costs $149.
The Avid 4G sports:
4G LTE
1.2GHz dual-core processor
4-inch screen
And...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 19, 2012
A deal between Google and the Arris Group (a cable and broadband equipment supplier) has been reached, making the Motorola Home division now an Arris property. The deal checks in a $2.35 b...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 19, 2012
LG has just put a new commercial up on its official Youtube page showing off the design and features of the Nexus 4. In two minutes of gloriously edited and produced footage, LG shows the devic...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 19, 2012
NORAD might have deserted Google Maps this year in favour of Microsoft to power their Santa Tracker, but Google has gone ahead and come out with their own apps anyway. Santa Tracker is available to ...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 18, 2012
Google Play Books has just had an update pushed out into the Play Store, that brings with it among other features a new 'Read Aloud' function. The new feature allows for the listening of mos...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 18, 2012
With the roll out of Google Music in Europe we saw Google include the scan and match feature that offers up a quick scanning of your library and then instantly makes the tracks available in the clou...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 18, 2012
Following on from some other recent Field Trip updates, the app is now available in the UK. Field Trip is a Google-created app designed to highlight local points of interest, popping up notification...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 17, 2012
Verizon has announced that it will be flipping on its 4G LTE service in more cities on December 20th.
Here is the list that will accompany those that were announced earlier this month:
Pays...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 17, 2012
Google is kicking off a new promotion on Google Play starting today called "Surprises." This holiday-themed offering -- at least today -- is giving users that download an app a specific de...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 17, 2012
For a limited time, Amazon Wireless is offering some of Sprint's top devices for cheap. This deal only applies to new customers, so if you're already on Sprint, this doesn't apply. But i...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 17, 2012
After a couple of weeks of being on sale with lengthy waits for delivery, the LG Nexus 4 is officially sold out on the Google Play devices store in the UK and Germany. While the 8GB model sold out w...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 16, 2012
Dan Cobley says pre-Christmas deliveries on track for this week, offers shipping refund for late orders
As we've reported in great detail over the past month, customers hoping to pick up the...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 14, 2012
We're nearing the end of 2012, and that means Google is doing some "winter cleaning" around the office and some less-popular services are going away. Google will be shutting down sever...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2012
Here's a look at the elusive Nexus 7 docking station live and in color on Youtube. We don't have a lot of information here, just that the fellow posting the video bought it at Yodobashi...
