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by Alex Dobie
May 14, 2013
We're suckers for sleek metal smartphones here at AC, so when Nokia unveiled its new aluminum-shelled beast, the Lumia 925, we had to sneak over to Windows Phone Central for a closer look. Nokia...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2013
We can all stipulate that holding up your phone at a wedding like that is kind of a douche move, right? Could be worse, though -- they could all be carrying annoying safety day-glo nuclear gree...
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by Rene Ritchie
Apr 21, 2013
Alex Dobie of Android Central joins Rene to talk about mobile camera, from the dumb phone days to the latest iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry glass, plus a look at micro ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2013
Hey, I've got absolutely no problem with Joe Belfiore, the man in charge of "definition and design" for Windows Phone, apparently tweeting from an Android device. In fact, I've lon...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 30, 2013
Google extends EAS sevice through July; Microsoft says it'll update to CalDav/CardDAV
Google is making a nice gesture today by extending the cutoff point for using EAS (Exchange Ac...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2013
Yesterday it seems that every single Windows Phone user was over at WPCentral lamenting the loss of the Google Maps web app for Windows Phone. It seems that Google made a change that redirected...
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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 Android Central
Dec 11, 2012
Thought we'd ask folks about their experience with malware on Android devices, since you say it's such a thing. Do we win a phone or something now?
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by Simon Sage
Nov 14, 2012
Gartner has released their research numbers for the third quarter of 2012, and they've found that Android accounted for 72.4% of mobile sales worldwide, which is up from 52.5% at the same time l...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 28, 2012
We've been through this before. This notice has just landed in our inbox:
Hi,
Apologies for the late mail, but due to the expected weather in New York, T-Mobile will be postponing its...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 19, 2012
Right. So T-Mobile's doing a showcase on Oct. 29 in New York City. Yes, that's the same day as Google's "Playground" event, where we should see a new Nexus phone, and maybe a t...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 16, 2012
Here's a fun little story as we approach the end of another weekend. New Yahoo CEO, Marissa Meyer, has kicked off a new program at the company that will see all employees receive a brand new sma...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 20, 2012
One digital wallet to rule them all? Not so much, apparently. Microsoft today at its Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco announced Windows Phone Wallet, which appears to take the best of Google Wa...
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by Jared DiPane
Apr 30, 2012
This should really come as no surprise to many, but LG apparently has decided to put aside hardware for Windows Phone in favor of continuing to bring new Android headsets to the market. Back at...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 03, 2012
ZOMG it's the Nokia Lumia 900 review! A Windows Phone! What's it doing here on Android Central?
Our more dedicated readers will remember that I got my grubby paws on the Lumia 900 back in J...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2012
Update: And just as we suspected, Microsoft's decided to do the right thing. Ben Rudolph (aka @BenThePCGuy) just tweeted the following:
Hey @sahaskatta , @Microsoftstore & I want to make...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 04, 2012
Brandon Watson, a major player in the resurrection of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, specifically in his work with developers, has taken a job with Amazon. Watson confirmed his departure Friday o...
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by Jared DiPane
Jan 20, 2012
We all really love unfounded rumors about things, right? (OK, not all of us.) Well, Fastcompany seems to believe that Instagram, the ever-popular photo application for iOS devices, could ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 12, 2012
We've already put the Samsung Galay Nexus up against the new Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 900, and now it's time to take a look at it next to the venerable HTC Titan II, announced Monday at the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 10, 2012
Take the best Android smartphone and put it next to the best Windows Phone. Know what you get? A couple of big-ass phones. Hit the break for a quick look at the Samsung Galaxy Nexus against the Noki...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 06, 2012
At this moment in time it's only our cousins over at WPCentral who get to enjoy the best Xbox Live mobile experience from Microsoft. But according to a recent job listing, that could be changing...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 29, 2011
Analytics firm ComScore just released a new batch of numbers, showing Android extending its lead over, well, everybody in the United States for September through November of 2011.
Out of the 91.4 m...
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by Joshua Munoz
Sep 13, 2011
Another entry in the Seven+ Android project is StatusBar+. StatusBar+ is, as it sounds, a complete status bar replacement, but what makes it so revolutionary is that it doesn't require root or a...
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by Joshua Munoz
Sep 12, 2011
I've recently stumbled across Seven+ Android, which is an initiative to create apps that can replace default Android UI's and stuff to give your phone a more WP7 feel. The whole thing is pretty ...
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by Joshua Munoz
Sep 12, 2011
Continuing our line of Windows Phone-inspired apps, we find ourselves looking at Seven+ Calculator. A calculator is a funny thing, because it's one of those apps we never think to download...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 19, 2011
Our podcast feed Download Directly Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in Zune Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, Georgia, and Rene talk HP dumping...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2011
Another day, another chart showing Android's spectacular growth. What you see above is Gartner's numbers for the first quarter of 2011. And in those three months, some 36.2 million Android device...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingSo at Microsoft's MIX developer conference today in Las Vegas, Microsoft VP of Windows Phone Program Management Joe Belfiore did a little HTML test showing IE9 on a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 22, 2010
We in the Android world have been basking in some pretty bad-arse hardware for some time now. Our Windows Phone cousins, on the other hand, have been patiently waiting for something new since -- well,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Microsoft issued a news release late late night, announcing it signed a patent agreement with HTC over its entire line of smartphones running the Android operating system. Specific terms of the ...
