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by Richard Devine
Jul 19, 2012
Uh oh. Seems all is not sweetness down under, with yesterday's news of an impending Jelly Bean update for the Nexus S from Vodafone Australia, today replaced with the news it has been pulled.
T...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 18, 2012
There's absolutely no doubt, the Nexus 7 is a fantastic piece of equipment. But, as with all Android devices, you can't please all of the people, all of the time. One point of annoyance for ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2012
Google has made Currents part of Android with Jelly Bean, and anyone with a Nexus 7 or other Nexus device who's updated has it sitting in their app drawer. That's not a bad thing -- the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2012
Google has made the full 4.1 Android SDK available for download, along with a revised set of SDK tools (20.1.1) and the NDK (rev 8b). As always, the SDK and assorted tools are available for Win...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 18, 2012
After the roll out of Light Flow LED Control v3.0, Google went ahead and introduced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This introduced some changes that needed to be corrected within Light Flow LED Control and...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 18, 2012
It seems like the good news week is set to continue for Nexus fans, with reports emerging that the hotly anticipated update to Android 4.1 is set to starting rolling out to the Nexus S over the...
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by Simon Sage
Jul 17, 2012
Pocket, previously known as Read it Later, has recently upgraded their bookmarking app for Android for Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean optimization. Here's the full feature list for Pocket 4.1.3.
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 17, 2012
The Google Nexus 7 is starting to make it its way out to consumers around the world, and if you're among the lucky early adopters picking up the Jelly Bean tablet this week, we've got some r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2012
Google selling unlocked Galaxy Nexus phones through Google Play is pretty cool, especially at the price they're asking. But not too long ago, that wasn't an option if you wanted a GSM G...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 16, 2012
If you're among the lucky few to already be in possession of a Google Nexus 7, then you'll be pleased to see hear that the Instagram app for Android has been updated to support your new...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 15, 2012
Just as Google Nexus 7 tablets are starting to make their way out to consumers, the tablet has received a minor over-the-air update, the second OTA for those who got the Google I/O edition. As far a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2012
So you're all psyched about using the new fast keyboard in Jelly Bean, and digging the predictive text feature. But after a while, if you're like me, you realize that things went much smooth...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 15, 2012
One of the, many, awesome new features in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is the keyboard. While sharing appearance with it's predecessor, where the Jelly Bean keyboard excels over Ice Cream Sandwich, i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2012
We've seen the source code for Android 4.1.1 (affectionately known as Jelly Bean) drop from Google, and plenty of us were excited to see the Verizon Galaxy Nexus binaries were back online a...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 14, 2012
So, your shiny new Nexus 7 is either in hand or on the way, and your Samsung Galaxy Nexus -- in most cases -- just got an OTA to Android 4.1.1. But, when you're asked; "so just what is all ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 13, 2012
Thing 1: Jelly Beans all over the damn place
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean released to Android Open Source Project
Google shipping the Galaxy Nexus again
Jelly Bean: Will your phone ge...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is official and coming soon to an Android smartphone near you. Maybe.
It's that time of year again! We've got a brand spankin' new version of Android in Jelly ...
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How to manually flash today's Jelly Bean updates to your GSM Galaxy Nexus [updated with 4.0.4 files]
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2012
So you want the latest version of Jelly Bean, but don't want to wait for your turn at the OTA and don't want to flash a custom version of it. We completely understand -- Not everyone is into...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2012
As the resident Android Central code-monkey (a badge I proudly wear) I've been running on fumes and caffeine to test out the AOSP 4.1.1 code since it dropped last night. You knew I had to do it,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2012
Alex brings up a good point earlier today about Google not releasing a new version of Android this year. Jelly Bean brings a lot of under the hood changes, and it's highly possible that Google i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 09, 2012
Binaries to use for the 4.1.1 AOSP build for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus have been posted at Google's Nexus drivers page. This means developers (of the ROM building variety) have the tools they nee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 06, 2012
The long-awaited Google Nexus 7 tablet is upon us, and for many it is all we ever dreamed of. But not everything is perfect.
Since you're reading this, chances are you're an Android fan....
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 05, 2012
That's a question many folks have been asking since Jelly Bean was announced at Google I/O 2012 and there really hasn't been a definitive answer to point people to. Now though, we're get...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 05, 2012
Following its total re-vamp in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google has spent the past six months fine-tuning the stock Android launcher in version 4.1, Jelly Bean. A couple of chan...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 05, 2012
In Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Android Beam -- that's the NFC-based device-to-device transfer service -- has been augmented to support sending photo and video content. This is done from within the G...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 03, 2012
Samsung's request for a stay in the potential Galaxy Nexus sales ban was denied this evening by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. As everyone knows, Judge Koh decided last Friday that she...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 03, 2012
I like my Nexus 7. It’s speedy, well-designed and runs a pure, unmolested version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. But since I’ve returned with it to the UK, Google’s flagship tablet has...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 03, 2012
A wallpaper from our own Jerry Hildenbrand and the Markers Android app. Download it here.
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 30, 2012
Jelly Bean's new Google Now voice assistant clearly knows its stuff.
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by Richard Devine
Jun 29, 2012
One of the more frivolous features introduced into Android with Ice Cream Sandwich, was the Face Unlock. While it's always been something cool to show off against your iPhone toting friends, it&...
