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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2012
We've seen two OTA updates that take away local search options, namely the Sprint Galaxy S III and the AT&T Galaxy S III. In case you've been hiding under a rock for the past month (and ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2012
Alex brings up a good point earlier today about Google not releasing a new version of Android this year. Jelly Bean brings a lot of under the hood changes, and it's highly possible that Google i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 07, 2012
Google I/O starts in just 20 days, and it's time to begin all the speculation about what we expect to see. Rumors have a 7-inch tablet as a lock, and there's new Google TVs and Chromebooks t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 22, 2012
This one comes from Cory, who happens to be shopping for new car insurance. While deciding how much coverage he should buy, he brought up the question of other folks texting and driving. He is worri...
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by Chris Parsons
May 11, 2012
After reading through some of the comments on our very own Alex Dobie's post covering the hype and expectations surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S III, it seems some of you all out there have chan...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 06, 2012
You knew this was coming. In one hand you have the HTC One X. Tegra 3 or S4 Krait; 720p SLCD2 at 4.7-inches. Sense 4. The hotness. In the other hand, you have the Samsung Galaxy S III, the worl...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 21, 2012
There's been no shortage of news and speculation this week surrounding the Galaxy S III -- or whatever Samsung ends up calling it. Mostly folks have been discussing whether this or that rumored ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 10, 2012
Our Android phones are pretty personal things, full of personal information. Some of us can be very protective, and don't much care for other folks getting too comfortable with them. Beside...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 24, 2012
One of the best things about Android is that the OS allows us to customize things that are built deep into the system. Things like keyboards, or the messaging application, or the home launcher. Usin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 14, 2012
Gmail is one of Google's best products for many of us. Personally, if my computer or smartphone is on, Gmail is running either in a browser window or through a mail client, and while using...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 09, 2012
Security is important. We carry a crapload of information in our phones, and with the world of NFC payments slowly becoming a reality, we'll be keeping even more in our pocket and in the c...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 07, 2012
There's a lot of choice for playing your music on Android. For every option that plays music from your local storage, there's one that pulls music from the cloud and streams it. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2012
It seems like there's a new Android phone coming out every week. As with all things electronic, the new stuff looks better than the old stuff. It's enough to drive anyone, especi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 03, 2012
Google Wallet and NFC is a hot topic with a lot of folks. It seems like a whole lot of people are concerned with the availability of Google Wallet (including yours truly), and we're all cu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 02, 2012
You might have heard that Google has a new consolidated privacy policy coming in March. All the cool kids are talking about it, and even Microsoft has had a little to say to help you decide ho...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 01, 2012
In-app billing is a bit of a touchy subject. Nobody begrudges developers that try to make a few dollars, but billing for extra content as a per-app basis just isn't very popular among user...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 31, 2012
We know what Google tells us about the number of devices on each platform. We can also read server logs and get a pretty good idea of the versions of Android hitting the site. But what b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 28, 2012
Hacking is half (or more) the fun for many an Android user. With the right phone, you can change just about everything, making it have little resemblance to the way it came out of the box. &nb...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 27, 2012
Games can be really fun to play on your Android device. There's all sorts of them available, from ones for dedicated "gaming" hardware like the Xperia Play, to HD games optimized...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 26, 2012
There's a lot of Android phones out there, from a slew of manufacturers. In the US alone there's over 70 different current models to choose from, and world-wide the number swells into ...
