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by Stephen Schenck | May 16, 2013 4:21 PMRead OnGoogle's just-announced Hangouts app is the new hottness (unless you're AT&T, apparently), so it's no surprise that Google is excited about spreading the word. To that end, it's thrown together a video demo showing some of what Hangouts is capable of, and how it lets you connect with your friends. In the process, Google just might have revealed a new Nexus tablet... or is this just some dumb prop model we're getting needlessly worked-up over? Just around twenty seconds into the clip below, you can see a tablet in the seven-to-eight inch range with a beveled edge and a glowing ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 16, 2013 9:32 AMRead OnAs we've heard at the beginning of the month, Microsoft might be ready to announce it's second generation of Surface tablets in June. Then came those ugly rumors according to which we'd have to wait until 2014 to see some Microsoft slates and we're now, more recently, hearing confirmations that it might still be June for the second-wave Surface RT tablets. Whether our wish-list for the next Surface will be taken into consideration or not, only time will tell. However, Digitimes reports that second-generation Surface RT is expected to land in June. It should be an eight-incher and should ...
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by Taylor Martin | May 14, 2013 6:16 PMRead OnWhat will be announced at Google I/O 2013? That's the question of the hour, especially for supporters and enthusiasts of Google's wildly popular mobile platform. The developer conference is generally where Google unveils its latest groundbreaking products, where we were first introduced to the Nexus Q, Nexus 7, Project Glass and Jelly Bean last year. Skydivers jumped from a plane, BMX riders jumped over building gaps, and one crazed man ran down the side of a building, all to demo Glass to the world, and to deliver a Glass unit to Sergey Brin on stage. Word has it, this year's I/O will be ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 13, 2013 8:14 AMRead OnGoogle I/O is a developer's conference; Yes, we know that. Still, Google has used its press event to showcase some of their hottest Nexus products for the last couple of years. The logical thing to do is to expect more hardware releases to happen this year, but let's not forget there's a new boss in-charge of Android this year. As we all know Sundar Pichai is Andy Rubin's replacement in leading Android, and according to some recent interviews he's had with Wired, Google I/O will be a different ball game this year. Instead of focusing on getting us new hardware to play with, the developer's ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 10, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the possibility of getting an eight megapixel front-facing camera on Android smartphones in the near future. We later talk about the Nokia Lumia 928, which was officially launched on Verizon. Samsung is next as the Galaxy S 4 Zoom could probably be announced this month. Google follows as it seems they'll revamp their wallet strategy again. We end today's news talking about the leaked specs of the New Google Nexus 7. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Eight Megapixel Front-Facing Cameras Coming to Multiple Androids - Nokia Lumia 928 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 10, 2013 11:26 AM
Read OnOne theory that's arisen time and time again in anticipation of Google I/O is the idea that Google could use the venue to introduce a new Nexus 7 tablet. After all, we'd like to believe that some new hardware would show its face at the event, and a tablet is both a much "easier" product to bring to market than a new phone, as well as has a history of premiering at I/O in the first place. We've heard a number of stabs at just how this new Nexus 7 might differ from existing models, and that trend continues today, with a new set of specs suggested. Just to be clear, this isn't any sort of ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 6, 2013 3:31 PMRead OnLast week gave us a couple great opportunities to learn about the latest feature coming to the Paranoid Android custom ROM project, the remixed take on Facebook Chat Heads we came to know as Halo. We got to check out some videos of the feature in action, but were really looking forward to the chance to try it out for ourselves. Well, while you were busy enjoying the lovely spring weather this weekend, Halo quietly decided to show its face, and the first ROMs implementing the feature are now available. Paranoid Android ROMs implementing Halo are now available for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 29, 2013 5:40 PMRead OnI need a beer, and I'm sure many of you need a drink as well. If this was five years ago, I'd be by my second pack of cigarettes, and it has to do with how furious I am right now. Let me explain why: For starters, I wish I could express in words how long it took me to love Android. My first device was a Google Nexus One, and man, even though I started off at the right foot, it rarely ever felt that way. What a gorgeous phone and what a great experience overall, as long as I didn't turn it on. Froyo and Gingerbread were just stale and cartoony no matter how much I tried to love the device. ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 29, 2013 4:16 AMRead OnYou know you wanted it! ASUS Fonepad vs Google Nexus. Here it is! If you have to have an earpiece on your tablet and finally leave your phone at home while you're out then the ASUS Fonepad is definitely the one to choose between the two. However, if the lack of an earpiece is not a deal-breaker for you then take a look at the video below where we inspect the Google Nexus 7 and the ASUS Fonepad, side-by-side, in our usual comparison. The Nexus 7 is soon going to turn one year old and a follow up is just around the corner, or it should be, judging by the usual Google release cycle and common ...
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by Michael Fisher | April 10, 2013 7:08 PMRead OnStuff comes up, folks. Sometimes you've got a pressing appointment in Romania, or a meeting scheduled in Media, PA. Sometimes you're at the day job, other times you're off the grid somewhere in the country. Other times you're buying a car. These things happen. Fortunately for us, these things don't usually happen all at once, which means the Pocketnow Weekly podcast usually features more than two people on the air. But today, listeners, Lady Luck was not with us. Today, Sam the Scheduler was out sick, because every member of the Pocketnow team was otherwise engaged when it came time to ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 10, 2013 1:57 PMRead OnHow much do you love Google Play? Are you seriously digging the new 4.0 Play Store app redesign? Do you tell your friends about all the great app deals you find? Why not channel that enthusiasm into some free stuff, and take advantage of the contest Google just got rolling? Google wants you spreading the word about the Play Store, so it's giving away 21 Nexus devices - including a mix of Nexus 10, 7, and 4 models - as well as 100 $10 Play Store gift cards, just for tweeting about what your favorite Google Play stuff is. This offer is good for US residents only, and while that's not ...
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by Joe Levi | April 9, 2013 1:43 PMRead OnUsers and OEMs alike are fighting a battle between better performance and longer battery life. Battery life, it seems, is losing. OEMs have turned to software to help their devices know when it's okay to turn the back-light and the screen off -- and when it's not. Samsung's Smart Stay (and various copy-cat apps) take an interesting approach by looking at your eyes with your front-facing camera. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. There's got to be a better way, at least that's what one developer thought. Take a look at Keep Screen ON Lite, and how it tackles the problem of knowing ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 3, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we see the first leaked photos of HTC's Facebook Phone and the UI. Then we talk about AT&T and their pricing plans confirmed for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Then it's Nexus 7 talk as Google and Asus are teaming up again to build it. iOS 7 is next as we talk about the delays that are plaguing it. We end today's show going through the history of the cell phone, which turns 40 today. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Facebook Home Shown in Action on HTC First - AT&T Updates its Galaxy S 4 Pricing Details - Asus And Google Work On a New Nexus ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 3, 2013 9:42 AM
Read OnWith Google I/O just around the corner, most of our bets are set on the next version of Android, and the successor to the current Nexus 7 to be released. There's no denying that Google's 7-inch tablet has been a complete success, and even with it's short comings, it's unbelievable price and benefits have proven to be enough to garner its own cult following. New rumors already have Google working once again with Asus on the Nexus 7 successor. Rumors have this device sporting a narrower bezel, better screen resolution, and a new Snapdragon CPU to ditch the disappointing Tegra 3 that ...
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by Taylor Martin | March 26, 2013 1:08 PMRead OnWhen Google unveiled the Nexus 7 by ASUS at its I/O developers conference last year, no one was too surprised. Some reports form CES 2012 had hit the press months before, alleging ASUS and Google execs had a meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show and decided to take the Memo 370T, slightly revise it and rebrand it under the Nexus moniker. Months passed after CES and little else was said of the matter, that is, until I/O was just around the corner. Word picked up, and just weeks later, Google announced the Nexus 7 on stage in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. At the time, ...
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