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[Weekend Poll] In A Perfect World, Who Would Manufacture The Next Nexus Phone?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Will You Buy Magazines From The Play Store? Google usually releases a new Nexus phone in Q4, and we’re already firmly into Q3 –...
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[Deal Alert] Acer Iconia Tab A700 On Sale For Just $430, Full HD Screen And...
The Acer Iconia A700 may offer mediocre performance when compared to the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700), but it’s also normally $50 cheaper than the TF700 – to those on a budget, that may be a...
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ZTE Flash Details Leaked: Packs LTE And Today’s Flagship Specs, Coming To...
As we’ve seen occasionally in the past, ZTE is capable of producing a genuinely impressive budget phone. It looks like they’re coming up to bat again, because some purported specs for an upcoming...
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[Weekend Poll] What Is Your Preferred Tablet Screen Size?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see In A Perfect World, Who Would Manufacture The Next Nexus Phone? Back in November – in the early days of true Android tablets – we...
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Samsung Starts Production Of New High-Speed Embedded Flash Storage
One complaint many people have had (particularly with Asus tablets) is that the performance of the embedded storage is just plain bad. So I ran some storage benchmarks (2 apps, 13 metrics) on 11...
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Glu Mobile Purchases Gamespy, Looks To Beef Up Multiplayer And Social Support
Just about everyone who has played a PC game in the past dozen years has probably heard of (and possibly used) GameSpy. The service, formerly owned by IGN, has been a major player in the...
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Gameloft Releases Monster Life: Raise Cute Paper Monsters, Build A Kingdom,...
Gamefactory Gameloft is back with another new game, and this time it’s a papercraft game in which you nurture, build, and develop a kingdom of adorable little monsters. It’s a game that falls solidly...
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American Red Cross Releases Second App Following First Aid – This One...
Just under two months ago, the American Red Cross released a genuinely impressive app called First Aid. As you’d guess from the name, it’s an app dedicated to helping you through medical emergencies;...
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Official Twitpic App Released For Android, Helps You Photograph Your, Like,...
Though the service’s popularity has been waning since competitors sprang up (and Twitter itself jumped in the game), Twitpic remains a major host for images on Twitter. They’re not going down without...
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[Weekend Poll] If Your Device Had Google Wallet Support, Would You Use The...
It’s no secret that Google Wallet got off to an extremely rough start. The service was announced nearly a year ago to a mild amount of fanfare, then almost immediately started hitting barrier after...
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Combine 3G/4G And WiFi To Download (And Destroy Your Data Cap) Faster Than Ever
For most people, you can probably pull a 3G/4G connection of a few megs. Alternatively, if you’re somewhere with WiFi (such as at home), you can probably pull a few more megs. But the two are mutually...
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OUYA Android Console Raises $8.6 Million On Kickstarter In Just Under A Month
For the past month or so, you can hardly go to any tech-related corner of the internet without running into something on OUYA (pronounced “OOO-yah”), an impressive little Android-powered console. With...
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[Giveaway] Win 1 Of 10 Licenses To Essentials Of Android Application...
I’ve written more than a few of these giveaways for products covering just about every aspect of Android development, and written by dozens of authors. But this one… well, this is special, because...
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Cyanogen Mod 9.0 Stable Released For 21 Devices And Counting
CyanogenMod is a pretty big deal in the Android modding world, and there’s a good reason for that: it’s fast, lean, well-featured, and supports a ton of devices that manufacturers have abandoned. When...
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WebMD Releases Android App For Expecting And New Parents: WebMD Baby
Having a baby is a huge task, and anyone who has been there can attest to the fact that there is a ton you have to do ahead of time to prepare – and many times more to keep up with after. Thankfully,...
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[Weekend Poll] On Average, How Many Apps Do You Purchase Per Month?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll. For last week’s, see If Your Device Had Google Wallet Support, Would You Use The Service? We’ve heard developers gripe that paid apps are very rarely successful...
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Googorola, Phase 1: Trim Product Lines And 20% Of Workforce, Focus On Making...
Just three short months ago, China approved of Google’s purchase of Motorola, effectively finalizing the deal. Apparently neither company is looking to waste any time, as Motorola’s new Google-driven...
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Pantech Marauder Review: “Budget” Isn’t Such A Bad Place To Be
While everyone loves to gush over flagship phones, the truth of the matter is that for many customers, cheaper phones – be they last-gen’s flagships or this-gen’s budget devices – are the route of...
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Xiaomi Phone 2 Announced, Packs Quad-Core S4 CPU, 4.3″ 720p Display, MIUI,...
Chinese company Xiaomi (known for their popular ROM MIUI) has just announced a new phone, and this one looks to be every bit as impressive today as the original was when it was announced a year ago....
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[Weekend Poll] Is Your Primary Android Device Rooted?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see On Average, How Many Apps Do You Purchase Per Month? Look around the web and it seems like whenever anyone has a “how can I make my...
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Acer Launches Two Low-End Liquid Phones – The Gallant And Gallant Duo
Between the Pantech Marauder, T-Mobile MyTouch Q, and now Acer’s Liquid Gallant/Liquid Gallant Duo, it certainly seems like cheap Android devices are the new feature phones. Acer’s newest offering...
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T-Mobile MyTouch Q Review: There Are Good Budget Phones, And Then There’s The...
With a 1.4GHz single-core CPU, a majorly outdated version of Android, and a $50 price tag, the MyTouch Q is a hard sell to enthusiasts. (In fact, I’d bargain that literally no enthusiasts would buy...
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Satechi Swift Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review: $30 Of Awesome
When it comes to speakers, cost can make a huge difference. Cheaper speakers tend to pack lower-grade materials, while more expensive ones tend to pack better. But every now and then, you’ll find a...
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[Quick Look] Satechi Car Headrest Mount For Tablets: Pimp Your Ride Without...
My significant other likes to pretend the next car we buy will have TVs integrated into the headrests to keep our kids occupied on long trips. I can assure you, it will not – after all, that’s an...
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Rumor Has It Samsung Set To Announce Galaxy S Camera Alongside Note 2 At IFA,...
We hear a lot of rumors around here, and it’s not always easy to decide which ones to cover. Some we cover just because of how ridiculous they are, but usually we stick to ones we think hold merit....
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[Weekend Poll] What Effect Do You Think The Samsung v Apple Case Will Have On...
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Is Your Primary Android Device Rooted? In the (annoyingly) highly-publicized case between Apple and Samsung, it took the jury just a...
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Samsung Galaxy Steller – Formerly ‘Jasper’– Pops Up At Best Buy, Spills The...
Just over a month ago, the world caught a glimpse of the Samsung Jasper, a mid-range device slated for Big Red. Then a few days ago, Droid Life was leaked a photo of the price card for the Samsung...
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[Weekend Poll] Would You Give Up A Front-Facing Camera To Have A Bezel-Less...
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see What Effect Do You Think The Samsung v Apple Case Will Have On The Industry? Rumor has it that Motorola will release a phone without...
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[Quick Review] Satechi BT Lite Headphones: Cutting The Wrong Corner
Satechi is known for offering good products for a good price. Recent examples: an awesome $30 portable Bluetooth speaker, a high-quality headrest mount for tablets, and a whopping 10,000mAh portable...
View Article[Weekend Poll] Do You Stream Your Music Library On Android, Or Store It Locally?
This is the latest in our Weekend Polls series. For last week’s, see Would You Give Up A Front-Facing Camera To Have A Bezel-Less Phone? If you want to listen to your own music on your Android device,...
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[Weekend Poll] Will You Be Buying A New Kindle?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Do You Stream Your Music Library On Android, Or Store It Locally? On September 6, Amazon announced three new Kindles: a 6″...
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I-MEGO THRONE Gold Headphones: $130 Of Great Sound And Loud Style
It seems like headphones have become more of a fashion statement, most commonly demonstrated by the Beats-equipped youth that traipse around as if their $100 Bluetooth headphones are a premium...
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LG Intuition Review: Quirky Can Be Fun – Unless You Sacrifice Everything To...
If you’re a close follower of tech, you’re probably familiar with the LG Intuition, or at least its European brother, the Optimus Vu. The major selling point: a 5″, 1024×768 (4:3) display. Sure, the...
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[Weekend Poll] What Was Your First Version Of Android?
This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Will You Be Buying A New Kindle? Earlier this week, Ron gave us an interesting look at what codenames came before Android 1.5,...
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Google Play Store Surpasses 25 Billion App Downloads, Has A $0.25 Sale To...
You may remember that in December of last year, Google announced they had surpassed 10 billion app downloads in the Play Store, and had a $0.10 sale to celebrate. Today, the company is announcing that...
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