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Best Android phone which should you buy?
There's one key way in which Android is massively different from its Apple-branded smartphone competition - the number of phones out there running Google's hot mobile OS.
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USAA Mobile adds Jelly Bean fixes and account funding option
USAA continues to make improvements to its mobile banking and account management app today with several UI and bug fixes. An important fix was made to let users on Jelly Bean properly log in and use their...
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Reminder: Cast Your Votes in the 2012 Android Central Commun
Quick reminder for everyone today, in case you missed the forums announcement opening up the 2012 Android Central Community Awards for voting!
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China absolutely loves Android
There's a new report out today from informa, and it's about Android adoption rate and market share in China. We all know that Android has the lions share of the Chinese market, but now we have a bunch...
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How to use Siri to get Google Maps directions
Google Maps for iOS is a pretty big success, there's no arguing that idea by this point.
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Sony reveals more details about their Jelly Bean update plan
For those Xperia fans waiting on Jelly Bean, Sony has now shed some light on their update plans going forward. The first wave of Jelly Bean updates will finally start sometime in February or March of 2013...
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Sony outlines Jelly Bean update schedule for 2012 Xperia sma
Sony's chimed in with an update regarding Jelly Bean upgrades for its 2012 Xperia models, and the Xperia T, TX and V are right on time, set to receive Android 4.1 beginning in February and March. Xperia...
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CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies spread to more Nexus models ASUS
There was a certain degree of irony to the first CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly reaching a lone device that already runs Android 4.2. What about the rest of us? Thankfully, logic is getting the upper hand with...
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YouTube Capture app released for the iPhone–Android version
Today, Google announced an all new application for the iPhone called YouTube Capture. The app lets users quickly upload videos to YouTube, with easy sharing across multiple social networks like Google...
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for US Cellular’s Samsung Galaxy S3 c
US Cellular has announced that it would be rolling Jelly Bean out to its Samsung Galaxy S3 starting this Friday, December 21st. This would make it the fifth and final upgrade needing to go out to the Samsu...
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Sony Xperia E release date set for February 2013
The weather outside may be frightful but Carphone Warehouse's fire is proving delightful for the Sony Xperia E, which looks set to hit the UK retailer in February 2013.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 range to get red revamp?
Samsung will give its Galaxy Tab 2 range of Android tablets a 'Garnet Red' paint job in a bid to snare Valentine's Day shoppers, according to reports.
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Specs for HTC's mysterious M7 handset see daylight
Though M7 has a spy-like ring to it, the term actually refers to a rumored HTC smartphone that has proved to be equally enigmatic.
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Android Central 2012 Gift Guide: Alex's holiday wish-list
The holidays are just a week away, and as our thoughts turn to celebration, food, drink and gifts, we're here to bring you a run-down of some of the top Android-centric gift ideas from around the web....
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Tumblr for Android updated with tablet support
Although Tumblr has had an Android app for what seems to be forever now they've never managed to offer up tablet optimized version for their users to make use of. Instead, folks were stuck using the phone...
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Take control with this Android controlled toilet
Toilets and apps can be great sources of easy humor and laughs, but in Japan, they take their toilets seriously. Really! In most Japanese households you will find either a Toto or INAX commode that will...
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Galaxy S3 Galaxy Note 2 other Android handsets featuring
We kept talking about Android malware these days, with various reports from security firms coming out to suggest that even more Android devices will be affected by malicious apps next year.
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Canadian LG Optimus G owners get first CyanogenMod 10.1 port
LG Optimus G owners who would like their device to look and feel more like its close cousin the Nexus 4 may be getting closer to seeing their goal realized, but there’s still a lot of work to go.
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Android 4.2.1 ROM available for Asus Transformer Pad Infinit
In the past, Asus has been pretty good about providing updates for the Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T, but if you can’t wait to get Android 4.2, there is a solution.
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