From the mail bag What the heck does deodexed mean?

Awesome question, Clark. And one I think we can answer in terms that most folks will understand. As you've noted, you see the terms odex and deodexed in many forums posts about custom ROMs or assorted...

The Kindle Fire HD

The Kindle Fire HD delivers a tablet experience many folks will love, but is it the right choice for me? Have a read and see what a total Android nerd thinks of Amazon's latest offering.

Tapatalk HD hits the Google Play Store in beta

One popular method of hitting up your favorite vBulletin forums -- including of course, the Android Central Forums -- from your Android device, is Tapatalk. While Tapatalk does a great job at hooking ...

ZTE announces high-end Nubia Z5 for China

ZTE has unveiled a phablet with a 1080p-resolution display, the Nubia Z5. ZTE had first kicked off their Nubia brand in late October, which included a mention of the Z5. At that point they didn't say much...

32GB Oppo Find 5 model confirmed Chinese Android smartphone

The Oppo Find 5 is one Chinese Android smartphone that we have extensively covered this year, especially in the recent weeks, as we had a chance to offer you an extensive hands-on preview of the device...

What can we expect in our mobile future?

It seems we’re always looking for the next thing in the world of mobile technology. We get the best thing available and crown it king, only to find there is a usurper to the throne lurking around the...

Galaxy S4 model number or high-end TIZEN smarpthone confirme

Samsung is said to sell over half a billion cell phones next year, with almost 400 million of those being smartphones. Obviously, we expect Android to be the main mobile OS for Samsung’s 2013 smartphones...

Protect your new Android in style with our Cruzerlite $10 Gi

Merry Christmas, Phandroids! Hopefully you were good this year and Santa brought you everything you asked for. Those of you that were really good, you may have even received a shiny new Android device...

HTC One S getting Android 4.1 across Europe

HTC and the gang had some gifts to bestow upon its HTC One S users this holiday season. Specifically, the HTC One S received Android 4.1 Jelly Bean across the region of Europe. This massive update comes...

Round-up Android games on holiday sale

Happy holidays, everyone! Got some time off and looking to unwind or get away from the Christmas chaos? There a bunch of solid Android games that have steep price cuts, and we've rounded some of them up...

Video shows Sony Xperia TL running Android 4.1.2

Sony has already let it be known that the Sony Xperia T will be one of the first Xperia models to receive the Jelly Bean update. But that is not expected to happen until February at the earliest, and could...

Updated to Android 4.1 Motorola DROID RAZR and MAXX, and the

Owners of the European HTC One S, the Motorola DROID RAZR and the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX must have been on Santa's nice list because on Christmas Eve, all of these models received their update to Android...

Most Gameloft Android games drop to $0.99 for Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, Gameloft has jumped on the bargain bandwagon offering the majority of its usually $6.99 Android games for just $0.99.

Galaxy S4 to spearhead impressive Samsung year, company to s

Having safely survived the end of the world as we know it – hey Mayans, your calendar app turned out to be pretty buggy by the way – we can look forward at 2013 and what it will mean for the mobile...

Galaxy S3 not iPhone best suited for fatty fingers Sprint em

Body fat is generally not on the list of items that should influence smartphone buying preferences. But one Sprint employee seems to disagree with that fact, at least according to one unhappy customer...

Cruzerlite gives us a sneak peek at awesome upcoming Nexus 4

Cruzerlite has become very known for their Androidified cases, and they are at it again with a much more awesome design! The guys from Cruzerlite have sent us this nifty sneak peek at what is to come and...

Dropbox launches Android open beta, preview latest build now

While Dropbox will continue to release the latest approved builds of their Android app via Google Play, the popular cloud sharing service has initiated a new open beta to preview and test upcoming software...

HTC One VX unboxing and video walkthrough

Behold, the HTC One VX on AT&T. More than a One V, less than a One X, and dancing right around the noble One S without giving it as much as a mention in its already convoluted name. We've gone hands-on...

Original Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX receiving Jelly Bean OTA u

It's a Christmas Eve miracle! Seemingly out of nowhere, the original Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX are pulling down an OTA update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Several different users in our forums are reporting...

The Nexus 7 giveaway winners list is here

You might remember that we hooked with Google last week and set up some giveaways for Nexus 7 tablets and Google Play gift cards. That's the kind of awesome stuff we do around these parts, and spreading...