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May 31
- Galaxy S4 Active destined for AT&T leaked in press renders
- T-Mobile UK offering Motorola RAZR i for £149 on £10 PAYG plan
- White Nexus 4 now available in the U.S.
- Sony Xperia SP now available on Three
- EE's 4G LTE goes live in twelve more UK towns
- O2 customers losing access to BT Wifi hotspots from July 1
May 30
- Gameloft releases UNO & Friends online multiplayer card game
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini gets a video walkthrough courtesy of Three UK
- Steven Sinofsky says he carries an HTC One
- Heads up: More Talk Mobile 2013 party tickets at Noon EDT; podcast at 2 p.m. EDT
- Huawei Ascend P6 teased ahead of June 18 reveal
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini specs
May 29
- Google Play Music updated with track removal, sharing changes
- EE launches 30-day 4G SIM-only plans
- Presenting Talk Mobile 2013!
- LG Optimus L5 down to £69.95 on PAYG upgrade
- Galaxy Note 8.0 drops by the FCC with AT&T LTE support
- AT&T lights up 4G LTE in new markets
May 27
- Droid RAZR M, RAZR HD get blue paint job
- Samsung teases 'Premiere 2013' London event for June 20
- Oppo Find 5 now available in Europe
May 26
- Tapatalk 4 beta released, we go hands-on!
- Sky TV apps hacked, all now removed from the Play Store
May 25
- EE makes up for network outage with free data
May 24
- C Spire expanding LTE coverage to Alabama and Florida
- Sony Xperia S Jelly Bean now rolling out
- BBC iPlayer app updated with 10-inch tablet support, UI tweaks
- Todo Pro beta for Android now available on Google Play
- Samsung Galaxy Young launching in the UK this weekend
May 23
- Galaxy Mega 6.3 headed to Three UK
- Verizon Galaxy S4 officially available today
- AT&T getting exclusive 'aurora red' Samsung Galaxy S4
- How good is the camera on the HTC One?
- Amazon Appstore now 'in nearly 200 countries'
- Google Now wins grand prize for 'best everyday utility' at 2013 UX awards
- Google Play Magazines app updated with new UI
May 22
- LG announces waterproof Optimus GJ in Taiwan
- Android Central 136: CTIA, Jennifer Lopez and Ashton Kutcher
- Twitter launches two-factor authentication
- Live from Verizon's CTIA event!
- HTC set to continue 'Desire' line of entry-level handsets
- We're almost finally done teasing #tm13 - here's another teaser with a little more meat
- Watch Phil on All About Android episode 110!
May 21
- Latest Sony Xperia ZL C6506 update now rolling out OTA
- Catch Phil tonight on TWiT's All About Android!
- Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile to offer Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE
- Hands-on with the Kyocera Hydro EDGE and Hydro XTRM
- Budget-friendly LG Optimus F3 pictured for Sprint
- Opera browser leaves beta, stable version now on Google Play
May 20
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z now available in the UK
- T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE reportedly launching June 5
May 18
- Verizon increasing data allowances on prepaid plans
- Google expanding mark up tools to select partners to influence Google Now cards
May 17
- Hangouts updated to correct tablet compatibility issues
- Google Play Services gives control of Android back to Google
- Sprint closes deal to buy spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular in the Midwest
- Vodafone Smart III is new own-branded budget offering
- Galaxy S4-compatible Samsung TecTiles 2 NFC tags now on sale
- HTC One production capacity to double in May
- NVIDIA Shield up for pre-order ahead of schedule
- Fitbit app updated with Bluetooth 4.0 sync support for Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 allegedly revealed alongside specs
- Android Central 135: Google I/O Day 2!
May 16
- Lenovo K900 now available in China, more markets to follow
- Google I/O Hunt is likely the nerdiest scavenger hunt you'll ever see
- Original Sonic the Hedgehog now available in the Play Store
- Pudding Monsters adds 25 new levels in 'Sky View' update
- Evernote, Twitter and Facebook apps for Google Glass announced
- Sony 'Xperia UL' could be headed to Japan's KDDI AU
- 'SMS integration is coming soon' to Google Hangouts [Updated]
- ZTE Grand X 2 In announced, launch scheduled for Q3
- Trek Episode Guide warps onto Android
- Hands-on with Hangouts, Google's first step towards unified messaging
- Sprint Galaxy S4, HTC One and Galaxy Note 2 now have Google Wallet support
- Android Central 134: Google I/O Podcast Special!
- Relive the mammoth Google I/O keynote in full
May 15
- Hands-on with the new Google Play Music app and All Access subscription service
- Hangouts app now available in the Play Store, comes as update to Google Talk
- Google introduces conversational search in Chrome and an expanded Knowledge Graph
- Google Play Music updated, includes UI overhaul and All Access subscription service
- Google previews next major version of Maps for Android
- New Google Now cards and 'hot words' for voice search launching today
- New Google+ picks out your best photos
- All new Google+ Hangouts app unveiled, cross-platform messaging service
- Google+ for the web taking on new look similar to current apps
- Google announces Google Play for Education
- Google Play Music All Access live on the web
- Google Play Music All Access unveiled
- Android Studio unveiled at Google I/O keynote
- New app translation service announced for Google Play developer console
- Dozens of developers on-board for multiplayer gaming
- Google Play Game Services gets officially official at Google I/O and it's going cross-platform
- Google+ Sign-In API improved with cross platform sign-in
- Google Cloud Messaging now part of Google Play Services, new features added
- Google unveils three new location APIs for developers
- Google I/O 2013 keynote liveblog
- Google Play Games outed by game changelog ahead of launch
- SwiftKey keyboard updated to version 4.1 with new themes, bug fixes
- Samsung says it's already shipped 6 million Galaxy S4s
- Galaxy S4 headed to NTT Docomo May 23, blue color confirmed
- NTT Docomo announces the Sony Xperia A
- Facebook open-sources its 'Buck' Android build tool
May 14
- Adobe Connect Mobile adds support for Presenter, interactive tools
- Pinterest for Android updated with notifications, mentions and more
- Boulder Dash-XL: Blast from the past gaming
- How many times can you open and close NVIDIA Shield before it breaks?
- Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile join AT&T's 'It Can Wait' campaign
- A new look at the newly official NVIDIA Shield [video]
- 'Project' no more: NVIDIA Shield preorders start May 20 for $349, ships in June
- Test flight: NVIDIA Shield and the Parrot AR Drone
- NVIDIA Shield accessories: Carrying case and custom lids
- Phones4U to sell Huawei Ascend P2
May 13
- OPPO Find 5 review
- Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 release moves up to May 23rd
- Bringing it all together: Gmail, Drive and G+ Photos to share 15GB common storage
- All developers can now reply to Google Play reviews
- SoundCloud updated with Google login and Google+ sharing
- Archos' ChefPad is an Android tablet for your kitchen
- Report: No Nexus Q at Google I/O this year
- T-Mobile Galaxy S3 getting Android 4.1.2 and multi-window update
- 'Blue Arctic' Samsung Galaxy S4 sighted in Japan
- White Nexus 4 spotted in the wild once again, still no sign of wider release
May 11
- Motorola XT1058 lands at the FCC, looks like the mystery XFON
- Android Central 133: Google I/O cometh
- Verizon Motorola Xoom owners receiving Jelly Bean soak test invites
May 10
- Kickstarter OUYA shipments hit 65-percent, still ahead of schedule
- Donate your unwanted and unlocked Android phones for a Good cause at Google I/O 2013
- AT&T Optimus G Pro review
- 32GB AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 now available
- Huawei Ascend P2 coming to the UK in June
- BBC Watchdog to investigate Samsung Galaxy S4 internal storage controversy
- Motorola RAZR i now available on Three UK
- Facebook quietly adds Facebook Home support (and unofficial support) for Galaxy S4, HTC One, others
- NVIDIA posts Q1 earnings - $78 Million profit, $955 Million total revenue
May 9
- Mosaique: An elegant and fun puzzle game
- Flipboard for Android hits version 2.0 with curated magazines, new sharing options
- BlueStacks announces Android-powered GamePop gaming console and subscription service
- Jelly Bean update rolling out to Samsung Galaxy Note in Canada and the UK
May 8
- Apex Launcher hits v2.0 with new features, improved settings
- Sprint adds Path to preloaded 'Discover It' widget on Galaxy S4, HTC One
- LG holding 'Optimus G series' launch event in Macau
- AT&T's HTC First down to 99 cents on contract for a limited time
- HP Slate 7 Review
- Sony Xperia S, SL, Acro S Jelly Bean firmware certified ahead of launch
- Welcome to the all-new Android Central app!
May 7
- AT&T Galaxy S4 getting first software update too
- Viber launches desktop client, refreshes mobile app design
- Images of super thin Huawei P6-U06 device leak out
- RunKeeper for Android updated with Pebble smartwatch support
- T-Mobile Galaxy S4 gets first update, visual voicemail and ISIS improvements included
- Sony Xperia SP up for pre-order in the U.S.
May 6
- Fitbit Flex with Bluetooth 4.0 support now available for $99.95
- Jon Rubinstein joins Qualcomm board of directors
- BlueStacks now has over 10 million users
- Sony Xperia ZL review
- Galaxy S4 quick tip: Disable S Voice shortcut for faster home button response
- HTC monthly unaudited revenue up in April
- Samsung announces Galaxy Core - mid-level handset with dual-SIM option
May 5
- The Head and the Heart - a rising band available on Google Play
May 3
- Android Central 132: TGIF with the Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy S4 commercial: Some smartphones are smarter than others
- Galaxy Note on AT&T receiving Jelly Bean starting today
- Twitter extends API v1 availability to June 11
- Google Fiber's next stop is Shawnee, Kansas
- Acer announces the 7.9-inch Iconia A1 tablet
- Loewe unveils Speaker 2go, portable Bluetooth and NFC capable speaker available in June
- AT&T LG Optimus G Pro now up for pre-order
May 2
- Zappos improves payment and account management in latest update
- TripAdvisor refines interface, adds currency switching
- WeatherBug refreshes user interface in latest update
- Rogers expands LTE network footprint, announces 'LTE Max'
May 1
- Sprint will shut down its iDEN network on June 29
- Sam's Club adds U.S. Cellular to its wireless offering
- New day, time for the Android Central Podcast!
- Samsung Galaxy S4 launches on Phones4U in the UK
- HTC dropping HTC Watch support for 6 countries in Europe come May 31
- Google I/O 2013 session schedule now available