
Daniel Bader
Daniel Bader was a former Android Central Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor for iMore and Windows Central.
Latest articles by Daniel Bader

Netflix is doubling mobile streaming quality without increasing bandwidth
By Daniel Bader last updated
Netflix is making big improvements to the quality and efficiency of mobile streaming, and it's working with LG to add HDR support to the G6.

Introducing the Android Central Smartphone Buyer's Guide
By Daniel Bader last updated
Find your next phone more easily with our Smartphone Buyer's Guide!

Google just made it stupid cheap for companies to build Assistant into their products
By Daniel Bader last updated
Google wants the Assistant to be everywhere, and this program will make it happen.

Bell purchases MTS in $3.9 billion deal
By Daniel Bader last updated
There is more consolidation in the Canadian telecom space as BCE, Bell Mobility's parent company, purchases Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) for $3.9 billion

Alone at the top: RBC and the mobile payment coup
By Daniel Bader last updated
RBC Royal Bank is Canada's largest bank, but it is also alone at the top in offering a bevy of mobile payment, transfer and gifting options.

Roku updates popular Streaming Stick with faster processor, dual-band Wi-Fi
By Daniel Bader last updated
Roku's Chromecast competitor gets a processing and Wi-Fi boost with its latest version.

Bell's latest price bumps are punishment for stubborn customers
By Daniel Bader last updated
Bell has increased prices on some of its older plans, and it's all about making up for slowing growth.

New NVIDIA Shield Android TV box includes Google Assistant, 4K HDR streaming
By Daniel Bader last updated
NVIDIA has updated its popular Shield streaming set-top box with some amazing new features, including 4K HDR streaming on Amazon and Netflix. Oh, and Google Assistant!

Which phone accessories do you use every day? [Roundtable]
By Ara Wagoner, Andrew Martonik, Daniel Bader, Marc Lagace, Jen Karner, Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Gadgets nerds love accessories almost as much as the gadgets they are used with, and we're no exception. Really. You should see our Amazon order history.

How do you take and edit pictures with your phone? [Roundtable]
By Russell Holly, Ara Wagoner, Alex Dobie, Andrew Martonik, Harish Jonnalagadda, Florence Ion, Marc Lagace, Jen Karner, Daniel Bader, Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
There's more to taking a great pic that mashing the shutter button. Here's how we do it.

Amazon is building the next important OS, and Google can't keep up
By Daniel Bader last updated
Alexa is an operating system, and that could mean trouble for Google.

Pixel and Nexus owners, how's the Oreo update holding up?
By Daniel Bader last updated
The Oreo update has been out for a few weeks now. How's it going so far?

It is now mandatory for U.S. carriers to facilitate Real-Time Text for deaf people
By Daniel Bader last updated
In one of his final moves as FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler pushed to approve a more modern standard of internet-based communication for deaf people.

Android users greet iOS 10 with a loud shrug
By Daniel Bader last updated
iOS 10 is now available to download, and as usual, Android owners are at once upset about its familiar feature set, and salty that they can't get same-day updates.

5G gets closer to reality as initial standard is finalized
By Daniel Bader last updated
5G is a little bit closer to being the real deal.

Google Pixelbook hands-on: Who wants this?
By Daniel Bader last updated
At $999, the Pixelbook made prove a difficult sell, but it's one of the nicest pieces of hardware Google has ever made.

Blue Satellite review: Wireless headphones with real power
By Daniel Bader last updated
A great addition to the Bluetooth headphone canon from a company with the color in its name.

When cheap phones can do everything, what happens to flagships?
By Daniel Bader last updated
We're getting to the point where Android, and the phones that run it, can all do the same thing. Where does that leave the flagships?

Unpacking the doomed T-Mobile / Sprint merger
By Daniel Bader last updated
The T-Mobile / Sprint merger isn't going forward ... for now.

Google's iMessage competitor isn't Allo, it's texting
By Daniel Bader last updated
Allo is failing, but Google's real iMessage competitor is right in front of our eyes. It just needs to be woken up.

Android Central's Best of CES 2018 Awards!
By Daniel Bader last updated
Thousands of products debut each year at CES, but only a few of them are award-worthy. Here are our picks for the Best of CES 2018!
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