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HP Slate 7 vs. Google Nexus 7: An affordable tablet comparison

Android Earlier today HP launched what you might call its "answer" to the Google Nexus 7 - the HP Slate 7. While I can say overall the tablet has some impressive features that the Nexus 7 doesn’t, these features might not necessarily be appealing...

4 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 0

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Google Now on Android needs a set of standards

Android Google's bread and butter of Android are services like Google Drive and Gmail. Likewise, the company hailing from Mountain View also found a market with Google Now, and it's easily my favorite feature of any Android smartphone. I cannot...

3 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 0

Google Now comes to iOS as part of latest Google Search app update

Cell Phone Apps Following last month's appearance of a leaked promotional video for an iOS version of Google Now, an update for the official Google Search app for iOS has hit the App Store with Google Now in tow. With Google Now, iOS users will be given...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

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It wouldn't be a bad thing if Google unveiled Android 4.3 at I/O

Android Google's I/O conference is coming up. Here in the next couple of weeks it will be right around the corner, and we'll all finally see what Google has been working on behind the scenes since the last event.

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 0

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I want a shape-shifting phone

Lifestyle There have been some pretty exciting phone prototypes unveiled in the last year or so. This isn't a new practice, of course. We've seen prototypes every year. Some of them are great, while others aren't.

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 0

Google Glass 'Getting Started' video demonstrates the basics of using the device

Android In the past couple of months, Google has begun rolling out its Glass Explorer Edition units to buyers, released a companion MyGlass app into the Play Store and even shared a video that demonstrates what it's like to wear Glass. One thing...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

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Microsoft's Switch to Windows Phone Android app is a great idea

Android We all know that marketing is a tricky thing. Some might even call it a slippery slope. How many times have you seen a commercial, whether it's on TV or on the Internet, and found yourself judging it for its content and message?

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 0

Latest Android distribution numbers show Jelly Bean growing, Gingerbread shrinking

Android Many folks think of today as May Day, but Google has also decided to make today "May Android Distribution Numbers Day." The company just released the latest stats showing how the different versions of Android were represented among all of...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

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Is Google up to something?

Android Google! At this point last year we had already heard rumblings of what you'd announce at your annual gathering of developers and fans, Google I/O. The Google Nexus 7 made by Asus was announced by Asus earlier in the year, disappeared, and...

3 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 0

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Could Android become the forefront for mobile gaming in 2013?

Android According to tech websites Ars Technica and TechCrunch, Google is taking a leap forward when it comes to mobile gaming by employing Noah Falstein as “Chief Game Designer of Android Play Studio”. By hiring somebody with so much gaming...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 0

LG reportedly tapped by Google for another Nexus smartphone

Android It seems like almost immediately after the LG-made Google Nexus 4 was announced last year, everyone began wondering which company Google might tap for the next Nexus. One possibility is that LG and Google will continue their partnership...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

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How often do you send a text message these days?

Lifestyle I remember the good old days, when I had to pay extra for text messaging. It wasn't bundled with a plan, and it wasn't a service that many considered all that important back in those days. Those were the days that people still talked on...

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 0

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LG figured it out: Become Google's pet, get the goods

Android Last year we saw the unveiling of the latest Google Nexus device, the Nexus 4. According to rumors and reports from TechCrunch and the Korea Times, LG is already in the works for a Nexus 5 – not to be confused with the presumed release of...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 0

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Microsoft, where are your phablets?

Lifestyle There is no limit to display size on Android as evidenced by the Asus Fonepad. There is no differentiation between iOS on the iPhone and on the iPad. So, why has Windows complicated the gadget market with multiple versions of a single,...

3 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 0

Apple and Samsung continue to control majority of U.S. smartphone market share

Android Just as with Google's Android platform distribution stats, we can always count on seeing new reports on the U.S. smartphone market from research firm comScore at the start of every month, and May is no different. Today comScore released...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0