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The Android Central Team
Phil Nickinson, editor
Phil spent more than 11 years as a copy editor, page designer and news editor at a daily newspaper in Florida before taking the reins of Android Central in December 2009. Phil's current weapon of choice: An HTC ThunderBolt, unlocked Google Nexus One, or whatever else happens to be charged at the time. He's @philnickinson on Twitter, or on Google+. Find all of his posts here, and e-mail him at phil@androidcentral.com.
Jerry Hildenbrand, writer, United States
Jerry Hildenbrand has been an avid Android fan since its public release in late 2008 and has spent the last year writing about it at Android Central. His love and use of open-source software goes back to the early 1990's and SoftLanding Linux System, which makes Android the best way to express his current and future passion.
Chis Parsons (aka Bla1ze), writer, Canada
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chris is fluent in all mobile languages. Having been a member of the Smartphone Experts community now for nearly three years, you can often find him here on Android Central or at CrackBerry. You may also follow his random outbursts on Twitter (@bla1ze). If you find Chris wondering around your local neighborhood, please point him towards the nearest electrical outlet and toss him a can of Full Throttle energy drink. You can read all of Chris' posts here. He's also on Google+.
Alex Dobie, Europe editor
As our resident Brit, Alex cooks up steaming bowls of European coverage for Android Central on a daily basis. A reformed iPhone user, he now dual-wields a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note alongside whatever he happens to be testing this week. Fuelled by caffeine, a love of tech and a mortal fear of natural light, Alex operates our European desk from a dungeon somewhere in Manchester, England. Find all of his posts here, and offer him dubious pharmaceutical products at alex.dobie@androidcentral.com. He's also on Google+ and Twitter.
Simon Sage, apps editor
Beyond ruling the skies with vertical authority from his frozen Canadian stronghold, Simon spends way too much time playing with his phone. Usually it involves a game of some kind, but Simon is constantly exploring all sorts of ridiculously awesome new things mobile technology can do. For years, he has extensively covered Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and everything in between. You can expect his coverage to be critical, but level-headed.
Find all of Simon's posts here, and you can e-mail him at simon@androidcentral.com. He's also on Google+ and on Twitter.
Cory Streater, forums administrator
Cory manages the Android Central Forums where he enjoys interaction of new adopters, experts and other enthusiasts like himself. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Cory is also an avid outdoorsman who loves to hike, camp and sail. His passion for Smartphones dates back to October of 2003, when he became the proud owner of a Treo 600 and a devoted member at TreoCentral. After a long stint in the world of Treo, Palm, and Windows Mobile, he fell head over heals with the Android platform in 2009 and is known for his unhealthy addiction to new handsets. He's @cstreater on Twitter.
Jared DiPane, contributing writer, United States
Jared comes from a three-year tenure of owning a BlackBerry and finally decided to take the plunge and check out a new operating system. While only being 23, he's been toying around with smartphones for about 4 years and loves to keep up with the newest information and is intrigued by it all. When not being a geek on his phone he loves to fish -- especially deep-sea fishing, as nothing beats the thrill of 40-plus-inch fish on the line. Besides all of that, he's completely random and can be found on twitter @jdipane, on Google+, and his posts can be found here. You can e-mail him at jared.dipane@androidcentral.com.
Sean Brunett, contributing writer, United States
Sean grew up in a small town outside of Rochester, N.Y., and now resides near Washington, D.C. He has been writing for Android Central since July 2010, though has been a fan of Android OS since its early days. His phone of choice is a Nexus One, but he also sports a Samsung Captivate. His interests include international relations, gadgets, emerging technology, reading, Seinfeld, the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Sabres and traveling. He's @SeanBrunett on Twitter and has more at SeanBrunett.com. You can read all of his posts here. Or find him on Google+.
Anndrew Vacca, contributing writer
Anndrew is a 23-year-old writer living in New York City and working full time in the nonprofit sector. A recent graduate of Fordham University, Anndrew has his degree in Journalism-concentrated Communications, with a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. His first Android device was a Droid Incredible, and since then he's gone through an obscene number of phones before most recently settling on an HTC Thunderbolt. In April 2011 he began at Android Central when he decided it was time to merge his interests in writing and shiny new technology. In his spare time he can be found trying (unsuccessfully) to stay out of trouble and refusing to explain why there's a typo in his name. You can find all of Anndrew's posts here.
