The best Android phone you can buy

androidcentral :-  We've hit a point in the year where most of the major manufacturers have had their biggest devices out in the market for a bit, and even the late-comers have dropped their entry into the 2013 smartphone game. This is about as "mature" as the market is going to get in the year before a new wave of devices gets ready to hit, so it really is a great time to evaluate where each one stands. 
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10 phones that now cost more than the Nexus 4

androidcentral:-  The Nexus 4's new price tag makes it cheaper than a lot of entry-level phones and older models
Google’s recent, dramatic price cut for the Nexus 4 on the Google Play Store has made it one of the best value handsets you can pick up. In fact, at £159 in the UK and $199 in the U.S., the Nexus 4 easily provides the best bang for your buy when buying an Android smartphone, with just a few caveats attached.
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The 10 worst Android phones of all time

phandroid:-  We always like to talk about the best Android phones and the greener side of the grass, but there’s no secret that there’s been a few stinkers over the years. While the amount of disappointing Android devices have significantly declined within the past couple of years, there are still one or two coming out each year that make us scratch our heads and let out a huge WTF.
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Nexus 4 price drops $100 in the Play Store! 8GB now $200, 16GB for $250 contract-free

phandroid :- Egad! Straight out of left field, Google/LG just dropped a huge surprise on us. We’re still a few months away from the rumored “refresh” but Google’s not wasting anytime. They’ve dropped the price of the Nexus 4 in the Play Store by around 25% or more in:
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HTC creating its own mobile OS to cater China

phandroid : - HTC is planning to develop its very own mobile operating system in order to better cater to the Chinese market. China has very specific needs and requisites when it comes to communications, be it mobile or any other form. China holds the belief that the industry relies to heavy on Android, a platform designed by, and mostly for western cultures.
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Android Fragmentation the Main Reason for Malware

androidpit :- They say that any publicity is good publicity, even if it's bad. But somehow I don't think the saying applies to this piece of news that has just come around on the web. Many will be defensive and others could be scared off by the fact that the US government has just expressed that Android, more than most other operating system, is susceptible to receiving malware because of OS fragmentation problems, meaning Android phones running on older, outdated versions of the       operating system.
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The Galaxy Note 3 with 4K resolution? Now that's crisp!

androidpit :- While we are all waiting for the Galaxy Note 3 which may or may not appear at the IFA starting next week, Berlin Germany's electronic consumer event, more information has been released hot of the web stands about the device's camera packing 4K video capture for some crisp goodness and impressive audio playback.
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YouTube co-founders launch MixBit video editing app for iOS

9to5mac :- YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have launched a new app called “MixBit” that appears to be a Vine-like approach to video editing on the go. Unlike Vine, and Instagram’s new video feature, MixBit will allow videos much longer than the rather short, up to 15 second long videos offered through competing services. Read Full Article At : 9to5mac

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BBM for Android coming soon, fakes hit the Play Store

androidcommunity :- The popular Blackberry Messenger, known as BBM, is coming soon to Android. We’re not sure why this app is continuing to get so much attention, and whether you want it or not the app is coming soon. BlackBerry recently confirmed it will become available on the Samsung App Store, but we still don’t have a release date. However, if you’re waiting for it, don’t download the fakes from the Google Play Store.Read Full Article At : androidcommunity 

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Android for Beginners: Galaxy S3 Camera – Beyond Auto Mode

androidpit :- 
Everybody loves snapping pictures with their Samsung Galaxy S3, but how many of us use any of the camera settings other than Auto Mode? While the S3 camera's automatic settings are pretty good, there's a whole bunch of other cool stuff you can do photographically with your S3 if only you know how. And I don't just mean all the other pre-set modes the device offers!
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How to sideload Android applications when they didn’t come from the Google Play Store

phandroid :  

As longtime Android enthusiasts, sometimes it’s easy to forget that at one point, we knew next to nothing about the OS. And while we’re sure by now, most of you are experts, you no doubt have many friends and family who are either making the transition to Android from another OS, or simply aren’t as tech savvy as you.

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The best video app returns to iPhone, two years on!

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We thought we’d never see popular media player app VLC back in the Apple App Store thanks to a few tricky licensing issues, but lo and behold, after a two year hiatus, it’s back and better than before. Say hello to the best media player you can grab right now for your iOS device of choice! Has absence made our hearts grow fonder?

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Samsung Brings In Dancing Ninjas, Goat, And Actual Apples In Bizarre Ad Mocking Apple

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Samsung has released a bizarre advert in Iceland mocking its smartphone rival Apple using ninjas, a goat and an actual apple.

The ad’s main character is happily relieved when his fruit apple – which does not respond to attempts to swipe a non-existent screen, strangely enough – is replaced by the Samsung Galaxy S4.

The advert then throws in some dancing ninjas and a goat for good measure, with a finale of a bite in the apple.

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The Locket App Will Pay You Just For Using Your Phone

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Locket is a service that turns your phone's lock screen into a virtual billboard, and pays you for every ad you interact with. Each time you swipe to see more info about the featured company you'll get 10 cents in a special account, that you can redeem through Paypal after you rack up the benjamins. Of course, this certainly isn't for everybody. Not all of us want to be bombarded by advertisements every second of the day, especially when it comes to something as personal as our phone. 

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18 Tricks And Secrets That Will Help You Dominate Candy Crush

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The new addictive mobile game everyone is playing is called "Candy Crush." The game, made by King.com, is the highest revenue-generating game in company's 10-year history, bringing in an estimated $633,000 per day.
It's a simple puzzle concept. Swipe different colored candies to match three of the same in a row. If you match four or five in a row you get a new candy that does more damage to the board. If you pair two of the new candies together, even more damage is done to the board.

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Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie Concept

Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie Concept
geeky-gadgets/By Roland Hutchinson --
We are expecting Google to release the next major version of their mobile operating system later in the year, the release is expected to be called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.
As yet we do not have any details on what will be included with Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, we have not seen any leaked photos of the OS, so have no details on what Android 5.0 will look like.
Designer Jinesh Shah has released some concept designs of what he thinks Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie should look like, have a look at the gallery below it certainly looks very interesting.

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