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by Simon Sage
Jan 12, 2012
I think we're all a bit curt with T-Mobile for announcing the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, but not actually having it here at CES 2012 for us to play with, but they did have something substantial ...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 06, 2011
We're not short on messaging solutions on the Android platform, so the latest offering, Hub from Yahoo, may not seem particularly enticing. BBM is undoubtedly the king of mobile messaging, but c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 12, 2011
Last time we checked, the great thing about text messages was that they're simple, short and don't take much brain power to digest. Zlango goes a different direction. The SMS replacement ap...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 11, 2011
Yeah, yeah. You can argue about public safety all you want. But when Sprint's SMS service gets a little wonky (like it has been today), we know why you're really in a hurry to get things up and r...
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by Kurt Schutte
Jun 19, 2011
Chances are when you pick up your Android phone/smartphone/superphone, you're gonna be doing some texting or picture messaging. If you're still using the stock Messaging app, it's time for an up...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2011
More than a few of us (and us) noticed that when you got the latest update to Angry Birds, the app stated that it needed permissions to your SMS messages. At the time, Rovio told us it like...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 20, 2011
If you're rocking a Nexus S and are concerned about that SMS bug that could cause you to inadvertently send a text to the wrong person if you're not paying attention, rest easy. Samsung and Goog...
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by Jesse Potter
Nov 29, 2010
Like I mentioned in the Nov. 19 edition of our Editors' App Picks, I send a lot of text messages. Maybe not as much as some of you, but, it's not uncommon for me to have used over 3,000 tex...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 18, 2010
Google Voice just got itself a nice little update that adds the ability to search your transcribed voicemails and text messages to find exactly what you want. We're going to have to see how useful it...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 09, 2010
Many of us spend a big part of our days in front of a computer. Wouldn't it be nice if notifications from your Android phone used some sort of ancient magic and appeared in your computer monitor...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 05, 2010
Let's be honest here, texting through SMS and carriers is very convenient but it's nothing short of a complete rip off. What are they charging these days? A quarter per SMS?! That's why apps lik...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 03, 2009
There was a big fuss over the weekend over a huge Android SMS flaw that could leave our phones running our favorite operating system inoperable. To quote the security experts who found it:"...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 05, 2009
Apparently, some G1 users have encountered an odd problem that has them sending/receiving SMS and MMS messages to/from unknown numbers. The scenario: a G1 user receives a text claiming that they've...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 25, 2008
Mark this up as another reason why I love Android. I love the notifications on Android, I think it's the best system notification feature throughout all of smartphones, but that's not to say that i...
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by Brian Hart
Nov 19, 2008
We take for granted that we carry a phone with us all the time and can be reached anytime, anywhere. Sometimes calls or texts come through at inconvenient times or places, like in meetings or in the b...
