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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 3-20-13

Featured User Reviews Finding third this week, the Google Nexus 4 is our featured user review for this Wednesday March 20, 2013.

Mar 20th by The PhoneDog 4

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Android has a new boss, and I'm ready for change

Android Google has made it crystal clear that they’re ready to switch it up in 2013, starting with a change in who will oversee Android. Andy Rubin is co-founder and former CEO of Android, Inc., the now defunct company that developed the Android...

Mar 15th by Chase Bonar 11

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Wake up, Google: The Galaxy S IV is a threat

Android Samsung has easily commanded the market share that Google’s Android flourishes in, but it’s just a matter of time until it’s an afterthought of the Korean company. The launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S IV is exciting for all parties involved....

Mar 14th by Chase Bonar 75 38 Reactions

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 3-12-13

Featured User Reviews Jumping up one position this week, the Google Nexus 4 finished #2 after the voting during the Official Smartphone Rankings anniversary week.

Mar 12th by The PhoneDog 1

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Rooting Android smartphones has become second nature

Android Smartphones running Google’s Android operating system are far and wide the most modifiable on the market. Android is an open source, Linux-based operating system that allows complete control of the device with root access. Root access...

Mar 12th by Chase Bonar 91 73 Reactions

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Sony Xperia Z Dogfight Part 2

Android It may be Monday, but it's going down in style with an epic Android dogfight battle! Aaron puts the Google Nexus 4 up against the Sony Xperia Z to see which offers the best blend of features, performance, and price.

Mar 11th by Aaron Baker 6

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Google Nexus 4 vs. Sony Xperia Z Dogfight Part 1

Android Get over that case of the Mondays with a dogfight battle! Aaron throws the Google Nexus 4 and Sony Xperia Z into the ring to see which one offers the best blend of features, performance, and all around awesomeness. They're different in a...

Mar 11th by Aaron Baker 1

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge, Day 26: Widgets and Android 4.2.2

Android I'm on day 26 with the LG Nexus 4 - also known as the Google Nexus 4 - and much like the other challenge videos, I'm coming up with a few additional things I like and don't like about this device. I'm still going strong with the device,...

Mar 11th by Aaron Baker 13

White Google Nexus 4 bumper case pops up in store belonging to Canadian carrier Videotron

Android When Google introduced us to the Nexus 4 late last year, the company also revealed that it'd be offering a protective bumper case for its new smartphone that would be available in black, the same color as the handset itself. It looks like...

Mar 10th by Alex Wagner 1

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Nokia admits concern over a Microsoft phone, and why I'm rooting for one

Business And Money Microsoft has a shoddy track record of admitting they would build their own smartphone, but that could change according to an SEC filing by Nokia outlined by our own Alex Wagner. Though a Surface phone has always been a sort of "Plan B"...

Mar 9th by Chase Bonar 27 15 Reactions

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I'm worried for HTC

Android If speculation were a sport, HTC would be winning. The past two months have amassed a tidal wave of doubt for the Taiwanese company. To think they were once riding high on huge profits and revenues is a distant oasis. But now they're...

Mar 8th by Chase Bonar 113 71 Reactions

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To every manufacturer that dubs a feature innovative

Lifestyle The marketing teams of Apple and Samsung used to have the luxury of proclaiming "Innovation!" at press events with very little argument. However, these days, you can't update a name and get away with innovation anymore. This is my main...

Mar 8th by Chase Bonar 31 22 Reactions

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge, Day 21: Currents, camera, and Straight Talk

Android In day 21 of the 30 day challenge with the Google Nexus 4, we're going to talk about Currents, the camera, and the Straight Talk service. The camera is another focus for this video, and overall, I'm still not impressed with it in...

Mar 6th by Aaron Baker 6

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 3-6-13

Featured User Reviews Finding it's way back to the top 3, the Google Nexus 4 gets back into the Featured User Review rotation.

Mar 6th by The PhoneDog 0

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge: Day 19

Android I'm 19 days into the challenge, and there's a lot to like about the LG (Google) Nexus 4. The hardware is fantastic, and it's a refreshing break from LG's typical plastic design language - leading me to believe that Google had a huge hand...

Mar 4th by Aaron Baker 13

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Thoughts on AMOLED and LCD displays in 2013: Is there a clear winner?

Lifestyle There are many displays technologies prowling the mobile domain, yet no two are alike. AMOLED displays and its variants HD, Super, Plus, and Full HD, take up a large chunk of the market thanks to Samsung's near monopoly of the...

Mar 3rd by Chase Bonar 84 54 Reactions

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The Galaxy S IV needs a distinct feature, or else

Android I've said it before and I'll say it again, hardware features in our smartphones are beginning to peak. Regardless of your smartphone preference, there is an uncountable array of hardware combinations. The sheer amount of cores, gigabits of...

Mar 1st by Chase Bonar 115 58 Reactions

Google Nexus 4 available for free from T-Mobile through Feb. 24

Android Google appears to have finally gotten its Nexus 4 stock situation figured out, with both the 8GB and 16GB models still available for purchase from the Play Store nearly a month after it was restocked. The Play Store isn't the only place to...

Feb 22nd by Alex Wagner 5

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 2-21-13

Featured User Reviews Want to know more about the Google Nexus 4, our Thursday February 21, 2013 featured user review smartphone?

Feb 21st by The PhoneDog 0

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview now available for download, compatible with Nexus hardware

Android Right on schedule, Canonical has released the Touch Developer Preview version of Ubuntu for phones and tablets. The software is now available to download and is compatible with four different Nexus products: the Nexus 4 ("mako"), Nexus 7...

Feb 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge: Day 7

Android Designed by LG, the Google Nexus 4 features glass and other premium materials - and given the inexpensive price point, it's a very solid competitor in the premium smartphone space. What do you want to see? Tweet me @PhoneDog_Aaron and...

Feb 20th by Aaron Baker 12

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The Internship: Google's way of crashing everyone's momentum in tech

Android Rule #10 is clearly not a problem for Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in their new Hollywood gig The Internship. But as interns at Google, it's obvious that their journey amongst the brighest and youngest techies will not be smooth, mainly...

Feb 16th by Chase Bonar 9 7 Reactions

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Ubuntu for phones Touch Developer Preview to be released for the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 on Feb. 21

Android Just as promised, anyone that's interested in trying out Ubuntu for phones will soon be able to do so, provided that they've got a Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 4 laying around. Canonical announced today that the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu...

Feb 15th by Alex Wagner 20 19 Reactions

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Google launches Nexus store locator tool for finding retailers that sell Nexus 4 and Nexus 7

Android While the Nexus 4 was pretty tough to come by in its first couple months of availability, that issue seems to have remedied itself ever since Google restocked its Play Store in late January. That's definitely good news, but it doesn't...

Feb 14th by Alex Wagner 13 13 Reactions

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Featured user review Google Nexus 4 2-14-13

Featured User Reviews Keeping fourth place for another week means the Google Nexus 4 will offer the feature user review for this Thursday February 14, 2013.

Feb 14th by The PhoneDog 2

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge: Day 1

Phone Challenges By Aaron I'm going to put the Google Nexus 4 to the test and see if Straight Talk is up to par, but of equal importance, I'm going to put stock Android through its paces and really get a feel of what's good and what's not so good about it. I know...

Feb 14th by Aaron Baker 30 22 Reactions

Nexus 4 Android 4.2.2 update begins rolling out over the air [UPDATED]

Android There are likely many Nexus 4 owners out there wondering where their taste of Android 4.2.2 is after the Jelly Bean update began rolling out to the Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and GSM Galaxy Nexus the other night. Wonder no more, friends, because...

Feb 13th by Alex Wagner 3

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I would love a Google Now widget

Android If I had to decide versus Google's Google Now, or Apple's Siri, I'm afraid I wouldn't have to think about it too hard anymore. Despite the fact that Siri has been upgraded quite a bit from its first iteration, I think she's still pretty...

Feb 12th by Evan Selleck 5

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Using the Nexus 4 on Straight Talk

Android Let's say you have a hot device like the Nexus 4 from LG but you don't want to put it on an expensive postpaid carrier like AT&T or T-Mobile. With unlimited minutes, texts, and data for $45, it's hard to beat. This may be a good...

Feb 12th by Aaron Baker 27

Google Nexus 4 wireless charger now available in the Play Store for $59.99

Android Just a couple of weeks after the Nexus 4 made its triumphant return to the Play Store, Google has begun stocking one of the new handset's hotly-anticipated accessories. The Nexus 4's wireless charger is now available for purchase from the...

Feb 11th by Alex Wagner 0

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Orlando Roger Grijalva

"The best Nexus and the best Android experience available."

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4.4

I am a phone junkie, I've had every nexus with the exception of the nexus one. I came to the android world since the G1 days. I've also had the galaxy s4g, the evo 4g, the galaxy s2, iphone 4s, and my latest before the nexus 4, the Galaxy s3 through T-mobile. My first impression on the screen was that the colors did not display as good as the galaxy s3 super amoled screen. However, the text is extremely crisp, it reminds me of the retina display. If I don't have my gs3 around me, the colors... more...

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Google Nexus 4 Snapshot Review

Want to know more about the Nexus 4 but you don't want to spend 20 minutes watching the full video review? This is the video for you. It's the Snapshot Review of the Google Nexus 4, where I take all of that review goodness and pack it down into a shorter review. I discuss the differences from previous versions, what makes the smartphone special, the improvements in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean , what I would change, and more. Let me know what you think of this new review... more...