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More than one-third of U.S. households have completely ditched landlines for wireless

December 22, 2012
Wireless-Only Adoption Rate

Forget the “post-PC era“: We’re very close to hitting the post-landline era. The Center for Disease Control has released some preliminary results from its National Health Interview Survey for 2012 and has found that 35.8% of American households no longer have any sort of landline telephone in their houses and rely exclusively upon wireless. What’s [...]

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Light Flow updated to support 62 more apps, multiple calendars

December 22, 2012
LED Notification

Light Flow, a popular app to control notification LED's and sounds, has added support for a whole host of new apps today. In total, 62 new apps can now have their notification sound, vibration and LED flashing controlled including some notable apps like Falcon Pro. The app now also supports Ice Cream Sandwich users with [...]

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Android Overload: CyanogenMod patches up Samsung Exynos exploit, Apple’s pinch-to-zoom patent ruled invalid in initial ruling, and more

December 20, 2012
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The Android Overload is where we stash all of the stories/articles/news bits that didn’t make it onto our front page from throughout the day. But just because they weren’t featured, doesn’t mean they aren’t worth taking a look at. In fact, there’s almost always a little something here for everyone. So, take a look around [...]

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The Meebo Bar returns, this time with more Google+

December 18, 2012
The Meebo Bar returns, this time with more Google

Back in the balmy heat of June Google snapped up (and then largely dismantled) a new property by the name of Meebo. Now, as winter starts to bite, it looks like the one part it was going to keep — the tool bar — is back in full Google livery. The discovery comes after a [...]

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RIM executive promises more than 70,000 BlackBerry 10 apps at launch

December 18, 2012
BlackBerry 10 Apps 70,000

One of the main concerns surrounding Research in Motion’s (RIMM) upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system is the lack of compatible applications. In this day and age, a mobile device is nothing without a strong app ecosystem. The large selection of apps in Google’s (GOOG) Play Store and Apple’s (AAPL) App Store has allowed both companies to [...]

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Android Overload: Sony Yuga pictured in the wild (again), new Verizon 4G LTE markets, and more

December 18, 2012
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The Android Overload is the place where we stash all of the stories/articles/news bits that didn’t make it onto our illustrious front page. But, just because they weren’t featured doesn’t mean they aren’t worth taking a look at. In fact, there’s almost always a little something here for everyone, so take a look around and [...]

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HTC M7 gets detailed: 4.7-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera, 2GB RAM, Sense 5, and more

December 18, 2012
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While you’re probably just getting settled with your HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S3, or Droid DNA, the world of Android slows down for no one. As we enter into the new year, the rumor mill is already churning with talks of Android’s “next big smartphone.” The manufacturer? HTC. The phone? The HTC M7. According [...]

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CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies spread to more Nexus models, ASUS and Samsung devices

December 18, 2012
CyanogenMod 10.1 on a Nexus 4

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 the arrival of regular test builds for a much wider hardware selection. All versions of the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus [...]

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Apps of the Week: Ski & Snow Report, Christmas Countdown, Holo Lamp and more!

December 16, 2012
Apps of The Week

Welcome back to another edition of our Android Central app picks. We've only got a few more of these before the end of 2012, so we're hoping to make the most of 'em. It's the holiday season, so of course we've brought a couple of seasonal apps here — with a few of our usual [...]

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