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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 08, 2011
Download Android Central on Google Currents now!
Google today has finally unwrapped its long-rumored news magazine competitor to Flipboard on iOS. Called Currents and available on Android smartp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 10, 2011
Nook Tablet hands-on | Nook Tablet Specs | Nook Tablet Forums
Taptu, the folks behind the popular news reader that lets you "DJ" your news, has announced thre...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 09, 2011
Send me a picture of a fan's render of an unannounced phone, and you're likely to get a snide reply that, no, it's not news, not official, and we should all take a breath. What you see a...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 06, 2011
While many have been making use of the Taptu application available in the Android Market, the folks from Barnes & Noble and Taptu have npw annaounced the availability of Taptu on the NOOK Color....
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 28, 2011
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Swissinfo.ch has a new Android app out (news and the like). And to celebrate, it's released the above video, which we're still trying to wrap our heads arou...
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by Joshua Munoz
Sep 23, 2011
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Seems like everyone's trying to get into the grassroots, local news movements as of late and Meporter is the latest to enter the fray. The idea behind it makes ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 15, 2011
If there's ever an app I'm always willing to try out, it's a new newsreader. And today we bring you Flud News (or FLUD News) for Android. It's a graphically intensive newsreader, with story thumbnai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 10, 2011
The rumors are running rampant as to what Thursday's "major news announcement" from HTC CEO Peter Chou will be. Bootloader unlocking? No. Honeycomb tablets? No....
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 24, 2011
Television Verizon's tiered data pricing ends - WCPO-TV On the Nook Color with KWGN-TV in Denver Newspaper/online Quoted in the Palm Beach Post on voicemail hackingQuoted on ABCNews.com on the ...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jul 14, 2011
If any of you are as gung-ho about saving money as I am, I'm sure you've heard about dealnews. Their slogan is "Where every day is Black Friday" and as such, they 're constantly trying ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 07, 2011
Last May we saw the release of News360 for Honeycomb devices, and today they have released the version for the smaller screen. In a nutshell, News360 is a news aggregator app with over 4,000 glo...
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by Menno
Jun 14, 2011
News apps and RSS readers are a dime a dozen. While the content and interface can vary from app to app, the basics are essentially the same. You choose your news sources and interesting topics, and l...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 10, 2011
Android users had to wait quite a while for the official BBC Android app to arrive, when it did -- it was only made available in UK respectively. Now, BBC has taken their offerings Global by making th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2011
Taptu has updated its popular Android app to version 1.5 with a handful of new features that will make users old and new pretty happy. Having fully supported Honeycomb since version 1.4, now the...
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by n64kps
Jun 07, 2011
All right everyone, we've finally got it -- Sprint gave the HTC EVO 3D an official release date! Now, depending on who you are or where you go, both the day you can obtain this black slab of 3D, dual-...
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by Menno
Jun 03, 2011
After Twitter and Gmail, Read it Later is the application I use most on my phone and I'm completely addicted to it. If you haven't heard of the app before, Read it Later is a app that lets...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2011
The Wall Street Journal Android app is heavy on news — as long as you're a member of the club Fans of the Wall Street Journal -- WSJ is what the kids call it these days -- take note: an An...
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by Alex Dobie
May 25, 2011
Following on from the BBC iPlayer app launched on Android a few months ago, the Beeb has today released an official BBC News application for users of Android 1.6 and above in the UK. ...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 13, 2011
Google is introducing a new, browser-based feature for everyone who reads news using a mobile device. The service is called "News near you" and it's accessible if you direct your mobile brow...
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by Sean Brunett
May 01, 2011
It was a busy week in the Android world and here at Android Central as we got ahold of a variety of new devices, two of which have been officially released. The Droid Incredible 2 and the Casio G'zOne...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 27, 2011
We've taken TuneIn Radio for a spin in the past and walked away quite pleased with its free offering. Now it's decided to step up its Android game by making available TuneIn Radio Pro -- a new,...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 27, 2011
Adding to the series of Pure Widgets, Android developer Francois Deslandes has released Pure News to the Android Market after plenty of beta testing. Pure News is a scrollable widget that works in co...
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by Joshua Munoz
Apr 25, 2011
If there's one thing us Android users are pegged to love, it's choice. If you fit that mold (and be real, who doesn't?), and you love to consume news from your mobile device, you'll be pleased to know...
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by Joshua Munoz
Apr 22, 2011
I'm not talking about Android passing up iOS globally, it becoming the preferred smartphone OS in the UK, or becoming top-dog in Europe altogether.No, I'm talking about something for more sinister -- ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 19, 2011
iReports, breaking news, videos and photos round out the CNN Android app arsenal We knew CNN could make an Android app -- our headline "CNN's Android tablet app a model of how to prese...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 29, 2011
Our friends over at TiPB have a weekly podcast that they call iPad Live, and this week that has passed they brought CrackBerry.com's Kevin Michaluk, along with our very own Phil Nickinson to the show ...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 28, 2011
Let's face it, these days not everyone has the time -- or desire to sit down in front of the TV and catch up on all the latest news. National Public Radio, or NPR if you prefer, has recently updated ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 25, 2011
The Pulse news reader has long been one of our favorite -- and more graphically pleasing -- ways to crank through news. While it might not be the best way to sort through hundreds of hundreds or RSS ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 10, 2011
Taptu has updated the Android version of their popular news reader to version 1.3, and now brings the customization to a whole 'nother level. The folks at Taptu call it being a "news DJ&quo...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 09, 2011
Ever find yourself heading out the door when you stumble across an interesting looking article and wish you had the time to read it? Unfortunately there is not always an easy way, besides hunting it ...
