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Pantech Perception official, launching at Verizon on April 25 with Motion Sense tech

Android After starring in an image leak and appearing at the FCC earlier this year, the Pantech Perception has now been officially announced for Verizon Wireless. Set to arrive both in stores and online on April 25, the Perception will feature a...

Apr 23rd by Alex Wagner 0

Sony kicks off Xperia Z AOSP program, releases binaries and demo video

Android Last year, Sony's Xperia S became the target of a experiment to bring the Android Open Source Project to some new, non-Nexus hardware. Sony approved of the program and eventually took the reins of it, posting some necessary binaries and...

Apr 23rd by Alex Wagner 0

Motorola patent complaint against Apple tossed out by U.S. ITC [UPDATED]

Android It looks like one of the ongoing patent battles between Apple and Motorola may finally be nearing an end. The U.S. International Trade Commission today tossed out a case in which Motorola claimed that Apple had infringed upon U.S. Patent...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 3

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AT&T launching Samsung Galaxy S 4 on April 27, pre-orders to begin arriving on April 25

Android Grab those calendars, AT&T customers, because the big blue operator just announced when it'll begin selling Samsung's Galaxy S 4. AT&T just announced on its official Twitter account that it'll begin offering the 16GB Galaxy S 4 in stores...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 57 56 Reactions

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ZTE Director Unboxing

Android Aaron unboxes and takes a first look at the ZTE Director, a budget Android phone from US Cellular. Featuring a 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon S2 CPU, 3.5-inch display, 3-megapixel camera with flash, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It's...

Apr 22nd by Aaron Baker 2

T-Mobile's LG Optimus L9 set to receive Jelly Bean update today

Android Looks like the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G isn't the only T-Mobile Android handset that's getting a helping of jelly beans today. T-Mobile has announced that its version of the LG Optimus L9 will begin receiving an update to Android 4.1.2...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 4

LG sheds more light on May 1 event, Optimus G Pro to be in attendance

Android Well, looks like the mystery surrounding LG's May 1 event in New York City isn't much of a mystery any longer. The company just followed up its save the date with another invitation, revealing that the LG Optimus G Pro will be attending...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 0

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Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G Jelly Bean update available starting today

Android Rejoice, T-Mobile QWERTY enthusiasts, because today the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G is slated to begin receiving an update to Jelly Bean. T-Mobile announced the news earlier today in its official support forums, revealed that the Galaxy S...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 14 13 Reactions

Cricket launches new family plan along with refreshed iPhone rate plans

Android Take a deep breath. Do you smell that new plan scent? That's courtesy of Cricket, which revealed this morning that it's got some new family plans as well as some refreshed iPhone offerings. First up, Cricket is now offering a family plan...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 1

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HTC One Written Review

Android The HTC One. A device that many believe is the last stand for a company that has certainly seen better days. A device that drops any kind of additional identifiers, like 'X' or 'S' and aims straight to the point. HTC wants you to...

Apr 22nd by Evan Selleck 39 28 Reactions

LG Optimus Exceed tipped as Verizon prepaid version of LG Lucid

Android The LG Lucid line of devices on Verizon recently expanded to two entries with the arrival of the Lucid2, but that doesn't mean that LG and Verizon are done with the original model quite yet. According to a report from @evleaks on...

Apr 22nd by Alex Wagner 0

Black HTC One shows its face on AT&T and Sprint websites

Android Both AT&T and Sprint have confirmed that they plan to offer the HTC One in both silver and black variants, but so far we've only seen the two carriers selling the former version to customers. The black variant may be getting close to...

Apr 21st by Alex Wagner 10

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ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 update to Android 4.2 now available

Android It's only been a little over two months since ASUS formally introduced us to the MeMO Pad Smart 10, meaning that it's still a fairly new tablet There's some good news today for anyone that's already opened up their wallet for the device,...

Apr 20th by Alex Wagner 10 10 Reactions

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A "Nexus 4S" wouldn't be so bad

Android Trends in the mobile industry have, as of lately, been following a perfectly normal pattern of making a good product and then improving on it with a follow-up model – a model of phone that’s different, but not different enough to “bring it...

Apr 20th by Anna Scantlin 90 65 Reactions

Sony: Work on Jelly Bean updates for several Xperia models in final stage

Android After first confirming way back in October 2012 that Xperia devices like the Xperia S and Xperia ion would be updated to Jelly Bean, Sony has now hinted that those updates are getting very close. The company recently took to its...

Apr 20th by Alex Wagner 1

Quartet of LG Android handsets for TracFone leak out

Android It appears that anyone in the market for a new Android smartphone on TracFone will soon have several more options to choose from. An image posted to 9to5Google by @evleaks shows four LG-made Android phones that, according to the report,...

Apr 19th by Alex Wagner 5

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AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-order page now shows April 23 ship date [UPDATED]

Android AT&T hasn't announced when its version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be launching, but the big blue carrier did begin accepting pre-orders for the device earlier this week, and at that time it estimated that buyers would start receiving...

Apr 19th by Alex Wagner 1

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HTC One vs. Nokia Lumia 920 Dogfight Part 2

Android It's part two of a head to head battle between Android and Windows Phone 8! Today, Aaron throws the HTC One into the ring against the Nokia Lumia 920. Both are available at AT&T, with the One also available for purchase at Sprint and...

Apr 19th by Aaron Baker 2

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HTC One vs. Nokia Lumia 920 Dogfight Part 1

Android It's a Friday dogfight battle between Android and Windows Phone 8! Today, Aaron pits the HTC One against the Nokia Lumia 920 . Both are available at AT&T, with the One also available at Sprint and T-Mobile . HTC...

Apr 19th by Aaron Baker 0

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Do your homework before you run out to buy the Galaxy S 4

Android With the Samsung Galaxy S 4 getting ready for launch day mere days from now, I thought this would be a good opportunity to share my opinions about who should and who shouldn’t (have to) upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Whether you choose...

Apr 19th by Anna Scantlin 91 39 Reactions

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"What changes would you like to see Google include with Android 4.3?"

Ore Najib pure android doesnt lag on quad core . my nexus 4 never lag since i bought it .

Harvie Galenzoga Boles the problem is within android OS architecture

Matthew Lee Swanson I'd like to see them give you more control over the arrangement of your home screen. For example, most phones have ginormous screens and eye-poppingly-high resolution--so why are we still stuck at 4x4 icon grid?! Like many 3rd party launchers, why can't stock Android allow you to change that and make use of your bigger screen with higher resolution? I'd also like to see more widgets for productivity included. Smoother animations. Increased battery life. Maybe a slightly better camera app on the stock interface.

Joseph James Gabo Retina controlled interface

Johnny Ezell Jr. Nooo man they are talking about Android 4.3 not TouchWiz. Pure Android does not have battery % in the status bar. My GS4 has it but my GNex didn't because it was "pure" Android. Unless I was running a custom rom.