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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2012
MetroPCS this morning announced it's carrying the CoolPad Quattro 4G, a 4-inch Android 2.3 smartphone. The Quattro 4G also sports a 1GHz processor, rear 3.2-megapixel camera and a VGA front-faci...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2012
Samsung this morning announced four new colors (OK, three new colors and the black one we already knew about) for the Galaxy S3. Officially, what you see here is "Amber Brown," "Garne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 23, 2012
Want some Android on T-Mobile without the hassle of a two-year contract, a current operating system or 4G data? Then the T-Mobile Concord's your new choice. It'll run you $99.99, sports Andr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 21, 2012
A Galaxy S3 extended battery at 3500 mAh is bound to be big - but is it too big?
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is one of the slickest, slimmest phones around. Of that there should be little disa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 21, 2012
Manufacturer tells Android Central it 'encourages and supports external innovation'
When Google's Jean-Baptiste Queru announced plans for an "experiment" that would make th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 21, 2012
Sony this morning is reminding folks that it's bringing Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich to a number of its smartphones. That includes the Xperia Arc, Arc S, Neo, Neo V, Mini, Pro, Active a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 20, 2012
Normally I don't care about what other people think, especially when it's not on Android Central. I'm funny like that. But I'm also easily baited by Jerry Hildenbrand. And that bring...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 19, 2012
Just a quick heads up that the Sprint Motorola Photon Q is available today for $199 with a two-year contract. If you've yet to do so (slacker), be sure to check out our hands-on with the Photon ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 17, 2012
Here she be, folks, the Sprint Motorola Photon Q. It's one of Sprint's newfangled 4G LTE devices, with a five-row keyboard thrown in for good measure. And what's more -- it's a "...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 10, 2012
The LG Eclipse specifications may still be placed in the rumor category, but the network it's going to be on is now a matter of public record, as the phone has popped up at the FCC's website...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 10, 2012
It's going to be a contract-free love fest on Aug. 22 in New York City as Samsung's getting together with Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile for some "big mobile news." Not much to say...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Aug 08, 2012
Late last week, HTC posted its Q2 results for 2012, and they weren’t pretty. Profits are down 60 percent year over year. But perhaps the most visible sign of decline comes from revenue. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 06, 2012
We told you over the weekend about Football's Sense 4.1-based ROM for the HTC One X. Today, we're taking it for a quick spin. And, as expected, it's still got the look and feel of the HT...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 06, 2012
AT&T today announced that its new shared data plans will be available starting Aug. 23. The new plans are not -- repeat, not -- mandatory. So if you have one of those grandfathered unlimited dat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 03, 2012
For those of you still wondering, here's the full changelog for the Android 4.0.4 update for the AT&T HTC One X. In addition to giving new options for the menu function, you'll find:
Ne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 01, 2012
US Cellular today announced it's picking up a pair of new Motorola devices. Of the utmost concern is the Electrify 2, with a 4.3-inch display and a 1.2 GHz processor pushing Android 4.0 Ice Crea...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 31, 2012
Samsung today announced that its new Music Hub service, previously only available in the UK, is now available in the United States. But only on the Galaxy S III, and only on two carriers...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 31, 2012
Top o' the morning, folks! It looks like the Sprint HTC EVO 3D has begun getting its update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. That's according RockLight from ye olde Android Centr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 31, 2012
Verizon this morning announced the Pantech Marauder, a 4G LTE Android smartphone aimed at first-time buyers. It'll launch Aug. 2 for $49 after a $50 rebate.
Specs aren't going to knock...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 30, 2012
With the Galaxy S 3, Samsung has built a phone that everyone and their brother seems to want. It's big, it's beautiful, it's fast, and it's hacker-friendly everywhere except Verizon ...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 26, 2012
Sprint has been keeping Samsung Galaxy S3 owners busy with updates for better or worse. The latest update shows as starting yesterday and is labeled L710VPLG4. Rather than sticking to a short and sw...
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by Android Central
Jul 26, 2012
Sprint has announced the Motorola Photon Q, an Android-based QWERTY slider. Here are the official pictures:
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2012
Sprint has yet to officially announce the Motorola Photon Q, which we first showed you from a leak in our forums earlier this summer, and which has already made it through the FCC. Sprint CEO Dan He...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 24, 2012
The Droid Incredible 4G LTE is a solid phone on Verizon with a ridiculously long name.
It's easy to dismiss Verizon's new Droid Incredible 4G LTE. It's easy to look at the specs...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 19, 2012
Verizon today announced its second-quarter 2012 earnings. As expected, the carrier sold a lot of phones. No, really. A lot of Android phones. And a lot of iPhones.
On the wireless side, which is th...
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by Android Central
Jul 19, 2012
How badly did Android Central Forums member Droid83 want to get to know his new Verizon Galaxy S III? Not even kidney stones were going to stop him.
While laying there in pain and an IV stu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2012
Honda's getting serious about connecting your smartphone with your car, and it'll be launching its new HondaLink system this fall in the 2013 Honda Accord.
HondaLink follows in t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2012
Unless you're using more than two phones, AT&T's new shared data plans won't really save you money over Verizon's.
AT&T is launching shared data plans in August. Verizon ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 18, 2012
We're live in London today, where ZTE has announced the Grand X, a new phone with a new processor but an older chipset.
The Grand X is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which we'd exp...
