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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
Motorola this afternoon posted its Q1 2012 earnings, and things aren't all that rosy on the phone side of the biz. While revenue in its mobile device division was up 3 percent to $2.2 billion, Mot...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
Motorola Mobility in its first-quarter earnings statement released today gave a brief update on the not-quite-complete acquisition by Google. The $12.5 billion deal has been approved by the U.S. and...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
HTC's investment in Beats Audio has been one of the more debated moves in the past year or so. To some, it's a marketing maneuver. To others, it truly has made phone audio better. For our pa...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
We know it's still pretty early for the life of BlackBerry 10 devices, but we're also not really all that worried about RIM stealing away Android's market share anytime soon. Any of you ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
Well, would you look at that. The Sprint Galaxy Nexus (see our initial hands-on) is getting a software update to fix some network issues. The carrier says it should get pushed to all devices in the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
OK, parents. Here's another Android app that'll make you look that much cooler in the eyes of your child. (I know, it gets harder every day.) P2 Games Limited has brought Peppa Ping - Happy ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2012
I'm not sure why nobody showed me this Metroid-style battery widget before, but I'm holding each and every single one of you personally responsible for this oversight.
Download: Super Andro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2012
It's been many months in coming, but the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is finally available on Sprint. For all intents and purposes, it's the same Galaxy Nexus we've come to know and love over th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2012
Those of you old enough to remember Windows Mobile no doubt played Meon at some point. The idea's simple enough — you use light to free the cute little Meons from whatever it is ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2012
It's another working weekend. Time for some quick hits:
If I wasn't over the Samsung Galaxy S3 fakes, leaks and fake leaks, I certainly am now. Alex and I will be at the event o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2012
We know, we know. You folks are chomping at the bit -- especially here in the U.S. -- to get your hands on an HTC One X. (We've still got a couple weeks before it drops on AT&T here.) But fo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2012
AT&T today announced that it's bringing its 4G LTE data to Salt Lake City later this year. That means you'll be able to take advantage of the faster speeds if you've got the Sam...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2012
Thing 1: The 'Next Galaxy' is nigh!
Samsung announces the Exynos 4 Quad, coming to the 'next Galaxy'
Dual-core Galaxy S3 to be offered in some territories with...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2012
I've long raved about the merits of Tripit for those of us who travel frequently. It's indispensable for keeping track of flights, hotels, car rentals -- everything, basically. (And it&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2012
Hey! You! Faithful Android Central Reader! Tonight you shall be a faithful Android Central Watcher and Listener as the Greatest Android Podcast in the World returns yet again. It's been a couple...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 25, 2012
Asking me which phone is my favorite is like asking my which one of my children I prefer. Sure, I could probably come up with an answer, but there's no way in hell I'm going to tell you. I j...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 25, 2012
Today's the day, folks! The HTC One S is now available on T-Mobile here in the U.S., making it the first phone from the HTC One line to launch here in the states. (The HTC One X is coming May 6 ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 25, 2012
Sprint this morning announced its Q1 2012 earnings. The big strokes are that it added 263,000 postpaid subscribers but posted a $255 million operating loss. (A little less than half of that was for ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 25, 2012
Sprint may be killing off its Wimax line in favor of LTE, but that doesn't mean the nation's first widespread 4G network is actually going to die. During this mornings Q1 earnings ca...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 24, 2012
Thermalx, in our T-Mobile HTC One S Q&A, writes,
I thought carriers had about stopped with the whole Carrier IQ thing. But according to this T-Mo doc, the One S has Carrier IQ, any thoughts ...
