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Google I/O 2012
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by Andrew Martonik
May 14, 2013
Won't be in sunny California for Google I/O? Don't worry, you can still keep up with all of the action We're just a few short days away from Google's yearly developer conference,...
Galaxy S4
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by Alex Dobie
May 12, 2013
A simple setting change can get you extra brightness on web pages and documents The Samsung Galaxy S4's Full HD SuperAMOLED screen is the best AMOLED display we've seen on a smartphone. ...
Facebook Settings
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Wade through the tangled mess of Facebook notification settings Facebook likes to do a lot of "opt out" rather than "opt in" changes on its app updates, and the most recent c...
Galaxy S4 lock screen widgets
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Lock screen widgets are easy to enable on the Galaxy S4, but there are a couple of extra settings to get to grips with When you first pick up the Samsung Galaxy S4, it might appear that lock scr...
Google Now on the Galaxy S4
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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
Google's predictive search app is alive and well on the Galaxy S4 -- and there are a few ways to get to it quickly On many Android phones with on-screen keys, getting to Google Now -- the ex...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
May 07, 2013
Samsung's full-screen multi-tasking feature returns on the Galaxy S4. Here's where to find it and how to use. A favorite feature of the Galaxy Note 2, Samsung's 'Multi-window'...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
May 05, 2013
As with many features of the Galaxy S4, there's more than one way to get a camera shortcut on the lock screen The Samsung Galaxy S4 is brimming with features, but right out of the box you co...
Samsung Galaxy S4
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2013
The tag line for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is "Life companion." And that's a fine slogan. But if you're a little tired of seeing it on your phone every time you turn it on, you're ...
Samsung Galaxy S4 sound settings
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2013
If you're new to the Samsung Galaxy S4, you might well think you're under attack by bloops and bleeps and drops -- the cacophony of "nature' sounds Samsung's got baked into ever...
Samsung Galaxy S4 developer options
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2013
It's worth a quick reminder that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is one one of the first devices to actually launch with Android 4.2.2.  And it's also worth a reminder that the developer options ...
PIcasa Album Sync
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 21, 2013
It's a work-around, but there is a way to delete those pesky empty Google+ albums from your Gallery Has your Gallery gone haywire with blank and duplicate Google+ albums? Don't worry,...
T-Mobile SIM Card
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 31, 2013
T-Mobile just dropped one helluva big change on us, completely redesigning its plans and how it sells devices. No matter how simple they are or how you explain them, there are bound to be questi...
Factory reset
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 27, 2013
Did the 4.2.2 update for your Verizon Galaxy Nexus cause horrible battery life? You're not alone, and a reset may just fix you up. Now that the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus fi...
HTC One camera
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2013
A few simple tips will help you get better pictures from your HTC One The HTC One's "Ultrapixel" camera is one of its main selling points, as is the vast assortment of photo featur...
HTC Get Started
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 25, 2013
You've got a number of options to transfer data from your old phone to your new HTC One So you've unwrapped your shiny new HTC One and you're ready to get up and running. In thi...
unlocked
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 23, 2013
Justiceanthony asks in the Android Central Forums: Hi all, I'm new here. I'm looking to buy a new Note 2 for the third time (yeah, I lost the first one and gave the second to my girlf...
Android Sound Settings
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by Casey Rendon
Feb 27, 2013
The first thing most people do when getting a new phone is change the ringtone. Depending on which Android device you own, your options for different alarms, notifications, and ringtones will vary. ...
Importing contacts
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 16, 2013
LolUmad asks in the Android Central Forums: Hello. I just sold my Nokia 920 and got a Nexus 4. I have two questions for the aware: All of my contacts had to be imported in from my m...
Twitter
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 05, 2013
It's no secret that Twitter is holding a tight rein over third party developers with their limited number of tokens rule. We've seen clients go under because of it on both Android and Windows ...
command line
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2013
For a lot of us, the fact that we can plug our Android phone or tablet into our computer and interact with it is a big plus. Besides the times when we've broken something and need to fix it, the...