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Google Sound Search widget
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by Richard Devine
Jul 20, 2012
One of the many added goodies within Jelly Bean, is the Google Sound Search widget, sometimes referred to as Google Ears. It's really simple, but also a really nice touch to have built in to the...
Nexus 7
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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 ...
How to use Smart stay
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 18, 2012
Smart Stay is Samsung’s new feature that actually watches you to make sure you are still watching the screen.  The screen on the Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) is amazing. It is clear, it ...
multitasking
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 17, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) packs the most powerful processor of any mobile phone. That means you can have multiple apps running at once and easily switch between them.  Multitasking is s...
Ways to add music
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 17, 2012
Your Galaxy Nexus is capable of doing much more than simply managing your life. Your  Android phone can also be a media powerhouse – once you figure out how to actually get your media ...
Android unlocked
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 16, 2012
Is your Android phone's bootloader unlocked? Is it SIM unlocked? What's the difference? There's been a bit of confusion in the blogs the past few days over unlocking phones. May...
how to set up your Galaxy S III
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 16, 2012
Getting started on your brand-new Galaxy S3 won’t take too long. Soon you will be on the Android cutting edge!   The UPS person just dropped off my Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3) ...
Jelly Bean Keyboard
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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...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 12, 2012
Google took its first steps towards redesigning the Android notification tray in Ice Cream Sandwich, and in the latest version, 4.1 Jelly Bean, it's taken things a step further, creating truly i...
How to quickly launch apps and camera from Galaxy S 3
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 12, 2012
  The Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) has some pretty cool built in shortcuts to get you quickly to the apps you need most.  With most Smartphones on the market, getting to your apps quickl...
how to use pop up play
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 11, 2012
Pop up play might just be the “killer” feature you use to show off your new Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) and make iPhone users green with envy. Multitasking is not just a nice feature t...
how to add home screen apps and widgets to Galaxy S 3
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 10, 2012
Your Samsung Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) is highly configurable. You can add apps and widgets to any Home screen.  Your Galaxy S3 has up to seven separate Home screens.  That means you c...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 09, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean introduces a couple of new features in the stock camera app, with the aim of making it easier to sort through and prune all those photos you've been shooting with zero shu...
How to take a screen shot on the Samsung Galaxy S III
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by Gary Mazo
Jul 06, 2012
  Capturing the screen is a great way to save something for posterity and show it off to your friends. You just got your brand new Galaxy S III and you want to capture some of the cool stu...
Android Central
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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...
Android Central
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by Kevin Michaluk
Jun 26, 2012
See, sometimes there is method to my madness! After being a little lot stupid and buying a crappy $200 Vuvuzela app from the Google Play store on Sunday (see video above), I thought I kissed that...
Kies
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2012
delldude405 asks in the Samsung Galaxy S III forums, Being new to the Samsung community, I notice that Samsung is doing their updates through Kies. Could someone explain what this is, is ...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 21, 2012
​How to connect flash drives, hard drives, keyboards and mice to the Samsung Galaxy S III using USB host Here's a lesser-known feature of the new Galaxy S III -- the ability to connect all...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 21, 2012
If there's one thing we discovered in writing our exhaustive TouchWiz Nature UX guide, it's that there's a ton of stuff to discover on the Samsung Galaxy S III (S3). We've been ...
How to ge tmusic on your EVO 4G LTE
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by Gary Mazo
Jun 15, 2012
Your HTC EVO 4G LTE is capable of doing much more than simply managing your life. Your powerful Android phone can also be a media powerhouse – once you figure out how to actually get your m...