Android Central Podcast

Android Central 136: CTIA, Jennifer Lopez and Ashton Kutcher

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:00 +0000

We're live from CTIA in Las Vegas. It's been a relatively slow show, but we managed to eke out a little bit of hardware news, Jennifer Lopez launches her own smartphone service (sort of), and we await the appearance of Ashton Kutcher. No, really.

Android Central 135: Google I/O Day 2!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:54:36 +0000

We're back for the second day of the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, with more of the new services and features for Android that are rapidly changing the game for our fair mobile operating system.

Android Central 134: Google I/O 2013 Podcast Special!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:27:01 +0000

Jerry and Phil catch up on the first day of news from Google I/O 2013 in San Francisco!

Android and Google Play

Google+

Google Maps

Google previews next major version of Maps for Android

Google Music

Chrome

Chrome for Android adds data compression option, Youtube now supports VP9 video

Search

Google introduces conversational search in Chrome and an expanded Knowledge Graph

Android Central 133: Google I/O Cometh

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:22:00 +0000

Thing 1: The new Android Central app!

Thing 2: Google I/O preview

Our prediections.

Thing 3: Hardware and software

Android Central 132: TGIF with the Galaxy S4, AT&T Optimus G Pro and more!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:59:43 +0000

Thing 1: The Galaxy S4

Thing 2: LG Optimus G Pro

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast - Galaxy S4 review special

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:30:00 +0000

We've published our Samsung Galaxy S4 review, and Alex and Phil are together in New York City to talk about it some more. Join us for a further rundown of the hardware, software and special features of the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Android Central 131: E-mails, voicemails and Facebook - oh, my!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:19:41 +0000

We got the band back together for some proper video, a backlog of voicemails, some really good e-mails -- oh, and just the latest and greatest in Android news from the last week. We've got Facebook, the HTC One, more on the Galaxy S4, and every in between. Join us!

Thing 1: New devices and reviews

Thing 2: Software and updates

Thing 3: Random stuff to cool to miss

Android Central 130: That forking Facebook phone

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:49:19 +0000

We're freshly back from the Facebook Home event in California, so naturally we start things off talking about the HTC One. Oh, sure, there's plenty of talk about Facebook Home and the HTC First and forking and stock this and that, but really you're here to hear us drone on about the same phone we've been talking about for weeks, right? No? Fine. Lots and lots of Facebook phone discussion, too. Join us! (Note: Audio only again this week.)

Android Central 129: This Nexus has nipples

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:55:22 +0000

We're back for one of those rare daytime podcasts, which always seems to put us in a funny mood. On tap this week: A redesigned Nexus 4, a wee bit of HTC One and Galaxy S4, T-Mobile's new "UnCarrier plans," and a few e-mails from you fine folks out there. Join us!

Thing 1: Games and Apps

Thing 2: Wrapping up the HTC One

Thing 3: Odds and Ends

Android Central 128: It's getting hot in here

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:51:00 +0000

Things get a little heated as Phil, Jerry and Alex catch up on the Galaxy S4, HTC One and all the changes Google's making us go through. And like with any growing pains, things get a little testy. In happier news, we're finally catching up on e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Thing 1: Galaxy S4 catch-up

Thing 2: Lordy, another HTC One story?

Thing 3: Google's been busy

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast: Galaxy S4 special edition

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:17:43 +0000

We're back from the Samsug Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, where the Galaxy S4 was just announced. We've gotten to play with the phone a bit, and now it's time to share our initial thoughts. Join Phil Nickinson with a couple special guests for this special-edition podcast!

Android Central 127: Xperia Z, HTC One, Galaxy S4

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:51:30 +0000

We're sneaking in a quick podcast on the eve of the Samsung Galaxy S4 event, with plenty of talk on the Sony Xperia Z, the HTC One, LG Optimus G Pro and, yes, what we think Samsung will drop on Thursday night. Join us!

Android Central 126: HTC One recap, MWC preview, Ubuntu Touch and Chromebooks

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:21:00 +0000

It's as though we just dropped an entire podcast on you two days ago. But that's the way the news is this week. We're fresh off the HTC One events in London and New York, so we'll recap those in addition to looking ahead to Mobile World Congress early next week from Barcelona, Spain. Plus we take on Ubuntu Touch, now available in developer preview for Nexus devices, and the new Chromebook Pixel.

Thing 1: The HTC One

Thing 2: Mobile World Congress preview

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

HTC One special edition podcast

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:07:21 +0000

Phil and Alex walk through the HTC One, with the all new BlinkFeed, BoomSound, Ultrapixels and Zoes. There's a lot to cover, so we break it down for you.

Android Central 125: Funny feelings about our phones

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:28:00 +0000

Phil, Jerry and special guest Android Martonik break down Android 4.2.2, preview next week's HTC event, fawn all over DashClock Widget and take some excellent reader voicemails. Welcome to the Android Central Podcast.

Thing 1: Android 4.2.2 is here

Thing 2: HTC's big event

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 124: The Great Experiment

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:40:48 +0000

Never mind that the Nexus 4 is finally back on sale, or that HTC's scheduled a bi-continental event for Feb. 29, or that, hell, we've go the Internet's only preview of the Carbon Twitter app. No, this week's big news is that we're finally podcasting via Google Hangout.

Oh, and the news.

Thing 1: The Nexus 4 is back in stock

Thing 2: This week's awesome apps

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 123: Giant fake phones?

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:37:26 +0000

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Thing 2: State of the Nexus

Thing 3: HTC and Sense 5?

Thing 4: Other stuff

Android Central 122: The CES hangover, ridiculous Nexus rumors

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:08:04 +0000

Phil and Alex are back from CES in Las Vegas and get grilled incessantly by by Jerry about Sony, NVIDIA and bodies buried in the desert. Plus, Carbon for Android may be back, and we get catch up on some excellent voicemails. Welcome to the Android Central Podcast!

Thing 1: CES postmortum

Thing 2: Nexus news

Thing 3: Other things

The Android Central CES Podcast: NVIDIA brings Tegra 4 and Project Shield

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:44:30 +0000

That's it, folks. NVIDIA dares you to top it this CES. Having thrown Tegra 4, the NVIDIA Grid and Project Shield our way tonight at the Palms in Las Vegas, we're more than a little excited about the processing power that promises to propel phones in 2013 and beyond. Alliterations aside (whoops), here comes our first podcast of the week, with yours truly, Simon Sage and Alex Dobie breaking down what we saw tonight -- and what it promises for the future.

Android Central 121: CES preview, Ubuntu is back

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:26:56 +0000

Jerry, Alex and Phil catch up from the holiday break, preview what we're expecting from CES next week in Las Vegas, and take a ride on the Ubuntu train. Join us!

Christmas Interlude

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:04:52 +0000

We're taking a week off for the Christmas and New Year's holidays, but we'll be back next week with a CES preview! Hope everybody had a good one!

Android Central 120: Scary, cute and cuddly

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:07:32 +0000

Thing 1: Some things are scary, some are not

Thing 2: Other odds and ends

Android Central 119: Things that are not phones (but still excite us)

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:51:00 +0000

Thing 1: We review Samsung things that are not phones

Thing 2: Updates galore

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 118: Google's been busy

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:16:00 +0000

Thing 1: Google's been busy

Thing 2: The best Android phone you can get Internationally

The best Android phone you can buy, as of December 2012 (International edition)

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 117: Ingress, Nexus, and other hard-to-get items

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:54:09 +0000

We're back with our first full show after the holiday break. On tap: Google's Ingress game, the Google Play store still sucks at selling things, and your e-mails and voicemails.

Thing 1: The Google Play debacle redux

Thing 2: Jelly Beans, leaks, and updates

Thing 3: Other stuff

Special Edition with AnandTech's Brian Klug: Nexus 4 and LTE

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:57:44 +0000

Phil and Jerry sit down with AnandTech's Brian Klug to get to the bottom of the LTE in the Nexus 4 - and whether we should expect it to last.

Required reading: AnandTech's "Nexus 4 Includes Support for LTE on Band 4 (AWS)

Thanksgiving 2012

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:20:24 +0000

We're taking the week off for a little R&R, some food, football and family here in the U.S. Catch y'all next week. And as always, thanks for being a part of Android Central! - Phil

Android Central 116: The Google Play debacle; Verizon's DNA

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:14:00 +0000

Thing 1: The Google Play debacle

Thing 2: The Verizon Droid DNA

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 115: On the eve of the new Nexus

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:54:32 +0000

Thing 1: Even more Nexus news

Thing 2: HTC's still around

Android Central 114: Nexus 4, Nexus 10 and Android 4.2

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:33:05 +0000

It's a special Friday edition with Jerry, Alex and Phil. We've got the Nexus 4 phone. We've got the Nexus 10 tablet. And we've got Android 4.2. And we've got the lowdown on all all of it. Join us!

Android Central 113: Haters gonna hate

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:25:00 +0000

We've got the entire crew back together on the eve of Google's "Playground" event in New York City. Plus, Phil takes a beating.

Thing 1: Previewing the Google 'Playground' event

Thing 2: The Galaxy Note 2 is here

Thing 3: Other schtuff

Android Central Podcast 112: Going back to the Google playground

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:51:00 +0000

Invites have arrived for an Oct. 29 Google event in New York City. Plus, HTC finally unveils the long-rumored 5-incher it's been hiding. And a whole slew of your e-mails and voicemails.

Thing 1: Google brings us back to the playground

Thing 2: New hardware

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 111: Nexus, Nexus, LG and Nexus

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:37:29 +0000

Thing 1 - CTIA a bust

Thing 2 - So ... Much ... Nexus ...

Thing 3 - Other stuff

Android 4.1.2 is out

Android Central Podcast 110: HTC's second act, the Galaxy Note 2, and ... a camera

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:05:45 +0000

Where did all of these new HTC devices come from? Plus, our review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a Nikon Android camera, third-hand Nexus rumors that won't die, and more of your e-mails and voicemails.

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Thing 2: HTC reboots the One X already, brings the VX

Thing 3: Nikon Coolpix S800c

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 109: LG in Korea, new Nexus (or not)

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:48:00 +0000

Thing 1: Scary exploits that you'll probably never see

Thing 2: Visiting LG in South Korea

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 108: Nonstop releases, baby!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:53:50 +0000

We're back from a couple weeks away, but there's more Android news to talk about than ever before!

Thing 1 - 7 minutes of iPhone 5

Thing 2 - Motorola busts out three new RAZRs

Thing 3 - Other stuff

IFA 2012 Podcast Special - Day 1

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:37:00 +0000

Alex and Richard check in from IFA 2012 in Berlin, as Phil and Dan Rubino from WPCentral.com lend a hand. We've got the latest on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the Samsung Galaxy Camera, and more from Sony!

Android Central Podcast 107: Getting giddy over IFA; Galaxy Note 10.1 redux

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0000

It's the return of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! This week, Phil and Alex get giddy over IFA, we take another look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (hint: people are hating it for the wrong reasons), and we go over all the new Nexus nonsense. Plus, more of your e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Thing 1 - IFA 2012 preview

Thing 2 - Google Play Gift Cards finally official

Thing 3 - Why you're wrong about the Galaxy Note 10.1

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review

Thing 4 - Other stuff

Android Central Podcast 106: Google Play gift cards, Galaxy Note 10.1, and other Android awesomeness

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:39:50 +0000

We're back yet again, fresh off the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 event in New York City. Plus, we've got the scoop on the official Google Play Gift Cards, the Pinterest Android app and Instagram update, and more of your e-mails and voicemails.

Thing 1 - Google Play Gift Cards

Thing 2 - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

Thing 3 - Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 105: Keep your stuff safe, Ouya gets Kickstarted

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:10:01 +0000

This week we talk about Android and protecting your passwords, Ouya graduates from Kickstarer with more than $8.5 million pledged, plus more of your e-mails and voicemails. Welcome to the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

Thing 1: Google two-step authentication

No excuses: It's time to turn on two-step authentication

Thing 2: Ouya's monster Kickstarter campaign

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 104: Google Wallet grows up, the Nexus Q gets weird, ICS gets going

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:18:47 +0000

What a tangled web we weave. Google Wallet finally becomes useful, though not everybody's excited about that. The Nexus Q gets delayed in hopes of one day becoming a real boy, and Ice Cream Sandwich hits 16 percent of all Android devices. Plus, more of your questions! Welcome to the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

Ice Cream Sandwich updates, and lack of

More Android hardware

Things that are pretty awesome, and one that isn't

Android Central Podcast 103: Live nude Jelly Bean flashing, Nexus abounds, group data love

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:21:22 +0000

Thing 1: Nexus 7 all up in here

Thing 2: Software, software, software

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 102: Jelly Beans and Galaxy S3 all over the damn place

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Thing 1: Jelly Beans all over the damn place

Thing 2: Galaxy S III all over the damn place

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast 101: Patents, Jelly Beans and Glowing Blue Orbs

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:31:00 +0000

Thing 1: Google I/O aftermath

Thing 2: Galaxy Nexus banned, coming back next week

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast - Google I/O 2012 Day 1

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:07:58 +0000

Phil, Alex and Jerry wrap up all the news from Day 1 of Google I/O 2012, including Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the new Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus Q media streaming orb, and so much more. Join us!

Android Central 100: Galaxy S III sorta in the U.S., Google IO is upon us

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:39:16 +0000

As the title might have tipped you to, we've hit a milestone. It's Episode 100! Hear Phil scream like a little girl! Hear us talk ad nauseam about the Galaxy S III -- again! Hear our predictions for Google IO, which we'll be at next week. And hear nearly a dozen of your voicemails. It's our most epic podcast EVAH!

Thing 1: Galaxy S III in the U.S., sort of

Thing 2: Google IO coming up next week - our predictions!

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean outed in Google Play Store listing, 'coming soon' to Galaxy Nexus

Thing 3: Lots and lots of voicemails

We love you all.

Android Central 99: Verizon a go-go

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:27:00 +0000

Folks are all riled up over Verizon's new plans, which go into effect on June 28. We get a head start on the complaints.

Thing 1: Verizon's new shared data plans

Thing 2: The HTC Media Link HD review

HTC Media Link HD review

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 98: Coming to America (the Galaxy S III is), Google buys some stuff, CrackBerry Kevin visits

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:52:00 +0000

Look, we can't help it. We had to talk about the Samsung Galaxy S III. We mean, it is coming to four major U.S. carriers and one regional carrier. We just couldn't avoid it. Plus, CrackBerry Kevin stops by to talk about his visit to Android on his World Tour. Also, Google buys some stuff, and we handle some more of your e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Thing 1: Galaxy S III headed to the U.S.

Thing 2: CrackBerry Kevin's World Tour

CrackBerry Kevin is on a Mobile Nations World Tour and going Android for the month of June

Thing 3: Google making moves

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central 97: Intel goes all San Diego, more on the Galaxy S III

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:30:00 +0000

We're back, baby, with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! On tap this week: The Samsung Galaxy S III is released, we go hands-on with the Intel-powered Orange San Diego in the UK, rap a bit about the Android 4.0.4 update for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, plus more of your e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Thing 1 - The Galaxy S III is here! Sort of!

Thing 2 - The Intel era is upon us

Thing 3 - Other odds and ends

Android Central 96: HTC stuck in Customs, multitasking mayhem, Google Music drama

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:38:00 +0000

Thing 1: EVO 4G LTE delayed

Thing 2: Sense 4 and multitasking

Thing 3: Google Music drama

Thing 4: More than one Nexus?

CTIA Special-edition Podcast - Day 1!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:18:55 +0000

Phil, Anndrew and Jared are in New Orleans for the bi-annual CTIA conference.

Anndrew held the Vu http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-vu-hands

How Dinc 4G compares to EVO LTE http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-evo-4g-lte-versus-verizon-droid-incredible-4g-lte

LG's ICS software http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-4x-hd-hands

Kyocera's ICS on Hydro and Rise http://www.androidcentral.com/kyocera-rise-hands http://www.androidcentral.com/kyocera-hyrdo-hands

Discuss Spectrum crunch, and AT&T's connected home ideas http://www.androidcentral.com/big-4-keynote-ctia-liveblog

Android Central 95: The Samsung Galaxy S III

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:28:00 +0000

We've live in London from the Samsung Galaxy S III event, and we've got your complete lowdown on Samsung's newest flagship phone. Join Phil and Alex for all the inside info in this week's special podcast! (Note: No video this week, but you get it and all the sexy SGSIII info a little early. Huzzah!)

Android Central 94: The Galaxy S III cometh, even more on HTC One, Google Drive lives!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:47:00 +0000

Thing 1: The 'Next Galaxy' is nigh!

Thing 2: T-Mobile HTC One S now available, One X up next on AT&T

Thing 3: Google Drive is here

Thing 4: Best of the rest

Android Central 93: Big gaping holes in Android (or not), benchmarks are for suckers, where we stand on the state of Sprint

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:48:00 +0000

Thing 1: Hardware news

Thing 2: Software news

Thing 3: Other news

Android Central 92: The HTC One X and One S, Sense 4, the Sprint EVO 4G LTE, and Instragram on Android

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Thing 1: The HTC One X

Thing 2: The HTC One S

Thing 3: The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

Thing 4: Google Project Glass

Google's Project Glass shows vision of wearable mobile tech

Thing 5: Instagram on Android

Instagram for Android now live in the Google Play Store

Android Central 91: Android 4.0.4 is here, or not; Temple Run definitely is here; plus your questions!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:47:00 +0000

Thing 1: Hardware news

Thing 2: Software news

Thing 3: Other news

Thing 4: Android 4.0.4 and the Nexus saga

Android Central 90: Galaxy S III rumors, ICS update allegations, and other things left unsaid

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:08:00 +0000

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy S III rumors, leaks, and nonsense

Thing 2: ICS updates; and lack of them

Thing 3: New phone reviews

Android Central 89: MWC recap, Google Play is born, photos and privacy

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:55:00 +0000

We're back for our first sit-down since Mobile World Congress. Phil, Jerry, Mickey, Alex and Cory wrap up Barcelona, welcome in (or not) Google Play, and talk a whole bunch about privacy and security. Join us!

Thing 1: Anything more from Mobile World Congress?

Android Central at Mobile World Congress

Thing 2: So long Android Market, hello Google Play

Thing 3: Photos and the privacy inqusition

Mobile Nations Special: MWC 2012 Day one

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:01:38 +0000

Phil, Dan, Alex, and Simon talk Mobile World Congress day one, including Nokia on both Windows Phone and Symbian (biggest. Camera. Phone. Ever.), Galaxy Note 10.1, the return of the Padphone, Huawei, and yet another plethora of Android devices. Listen in! (And send food!)

Mobile Nations Special: MWC 2012 Day minus one

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:00:09 +0000

Phil, Simon, and Alex leave Dan to prepare for Nokia while they discuss the massive influx of Android Phones already announced -- before the show has even begun! We've got your LG and HTC right here. Listen in! (No video. You don't wanna see the shape we're in.)

Mobile Nations Special: Mobile World Congress 2012 kickoff

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Phil, Simon, and Alex have splashed down in Barcelona and are ready to assault Mobile World Congress 2012, Mobile Nations style, and bring you back absolutely everything Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, (and even iPhone and iPad if they can find it!). Listen in!

Android Central 88: Samsung Galaxy Note, Motorola Droid 4, app permissions a go-go

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0000

We've got the Samsung Galaxy Note in our hot little hands, the Motorola Droid 4 is in our rear-view mirror, and we wax philosophic about what works and what doesn't in Android's app permissions scheme. Plus, we catch up on e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Thing 1- Samsung Galaxy Note cometh!

Phil promises to do his Galaxy Note review
Alex's Europen Galaxy Note review
On sale on AT&T on Feb. 19
On sale now in Canada
Coming to Australia

Thing 2 - Motorola Droid 4, and Ice Cream Sandwich updates

Thing 3 - More Mobile World Congress pre-release madness

Thing 4 - Other odds and ends

Android Central 87: Chrome on Android, picking Google Wallet, Motorola Droid 4 in house

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:33:00 +0000

Thing 1: Chrome for Android!

Thing 2: Google Wallet cracked, hacked, covered and diced

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 86: Privacy, security and malicious apps -- oh, my!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:13:00 +0000

We're back with another edition of the Greatest Android Podcast in the world to talk Google's new privacy policy and the attacks from Microsoft and questions from Congress. Plus, more on malware scares and what Google's doing to protect you. We've brought Paul O'Brien from MoDaCo along for the right, so let's get to it!

Thing 1: Google privacy policy still under fire

Thing 2: The best/top/favorite Android phones

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Thing 3.5: Updates galore

Android Central 85: The Droid RAZR MAXX, LG Spectrum, Google privacy changes

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:31:12 +0000

Thing 1: Two new Verizon devices in hand

The Droid RAZR MAXX
The LG Spectrum

Thing 2: Google privacy

Google is streamlining privacy policies, changes effective Mar. 1

Thing 3: Open-sourced webOS on Android?

Want webOS on your Android tablet? HP hopes so

Android Central 84: CES wrap-up, in-car Android, the trouble with Lightsquared

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Android Central Podcast, where we finally put CES 2012 behind us and look ahead to Mobile World Congress, talk some in-car Android wishes, figure out what's wrong with Lightsquared -- and answer a few of your e-mails and voicemails. Join us!

Android Central Podcast No. 84 for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

Thing 1: CES recap

Thing 2: 11 billion downloads, Google Wallet still alive

Thing 3: Ice Cream Sandwich updates

Thing 4: Other random stuff

Mobile Nations + TCPJ Special: CES 2012 wrap up

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:05:39 +0000

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Mobile Nations editors Kevin Michaluk, Phil Nickinson, Rene Ritchie, Daniel Rubino, Derek Kessler, Simon Sage and Jared DiPane join Mickey and Joey of The Cell Phone Junkie to wrap-up the biggest events of the 2012 CES. Listen in!

Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson) of Android Central
Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com
Derek Kessler (@dkdsg of webOS Nation
Daniel Rubino (@malatesta77 of WPCentral
Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of iMore.com
Simon Sage (@simonsage) of mobilenations.com
Jared DiPane (@jdipane) of mobilenations.com
Mickey Papillon (@TCPJ_Mickey of The Cell Phone Junkie
Joey Koppes (@TCPJ_Joeyof The Cell Phone Junkie

Feedback

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Credits

Our music is pROgraM vs. Us3R by by morgantj. Introduction by Joseph Holder.

Thanks to the Mobile Nations network of stores for sponsoring this podcast.

Mobile Nations + TCPJ Special: CES 2012 Kickoff

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:10:43 +0000

Mobile Nations teams up with The Cell Phone Junkie to talk CES 2012 -- all the pre-show news from BlackBerry, Android, iPhone and iPad, and Windows Phone including Playbook OS 2.0, 18 new Android devices -- today! -- Apple's non-presence, and the Titan 2 and Nokia Lumia 900. Listen in!

Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson) of Android Central
Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com
Daniel Rubino (@malatesta77 of WPCentral
Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of TiPb.com
Mickey Papillon (@TCPJ_Mickey of The Cell Phone Junkie
Joy Koppes (@TCPJ_Joeyof The Cell Phone Junkie

Feedback

Got something to say? Agree or disagree with something we said? Have something you want us to discuss on a future show? Don't just sit there yelling at the screen, dammit, let us know!

Credits

Our music is pROgraM vs. Us3R by by morgantj. Introduction by Joseph Holder.

Thanks to the Mobile Nations network of store for sponsoring this podcast, and to our fantastic live chat members for keeping us honest and making us smart!

Android Central 83: On the eve of CES, Sprint Galaxy Nexus, the rebirth of Google TV

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

Thing 1: The Sprint Galaxy Nexus

LTE Galaxy Nexus for Sprint shown off in online advertisement

Thing 2: Google TV lives!

Thing 3: CES preview

Follow all Android CES news at Android Central @ CES

Android Central Podcast Ep. 82: The 2011 Android Central Awards and a look at 2012

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:13:00 +0000

Thing 1: 2011 Android Central Awards

Thing 2: A look ahead at 2012

Happy Holidays from Android Central

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:02:00 +0000

Hope everybody had a good one!

Android Central Podcast Episode 81

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:46:00 +0000

Google Currents is finally live, 10 days of 10-cent apps celebrate 10 billion downloads, and we throw a massive Samsung Galaxy Nexus Q&A. Listen in!

Thing 1: Google Currents

Thing 2: 10-cent app extravaganza

Thing 3: Your Samsung Galaxy Nexus questions

Lots and lots of questions

Android Central Podcast Episode 80: Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus and Carrier IQ

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:25:00 +0000

Thing 1: The ASUS Transformer Prime

Thing 2: State of the Galaxy Nexus

Thing 3: The Carrier IQ saga

Android Central Podcast Ep. 79: Galaxy Nexus, Kindle Fire and Google Music

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:25:00 +0000

Phil, Cory, Alex and Mickey take on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus -- which might or might not be available where you live -- the new Amazon Kindle Fire, and Google's new Google Music store. Plus, more of your questions. Listen in!

Thing 1: Galaxy Nexus is finally here! (sort of)

Thing 2: Amazon Kindle Fire is here!

Thing 3: Google Music redux

Android Central Podcast Episode 78

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:05:00 +0000

Thing 1: Motorola Droid RAZR

Thing 2: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

Thing 3: Flash is dead, long live Flash

Adobe makes it official: Adobe AIR now its focus for mobile, HTML5 takes over the web

Odds and ends

Android Central Podcast Episode 77

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:43:00 +0000

Thing 1: HTC Rezound

Thing 2: Barnes & Noble Tablet specs, pricing leaked

Thing 3: Latest on the Galaxy Nexus and Droid RAZR

Thing 3: In-app advertising

Duke Nukem ditches the ads after initial complaints

Android Central Podcast Episode 76

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:06:00 +0000

Thing 1: Latest Galaxy Nexus news

Thing 2: An awesome app, and in-app purchasing

Android Quick App: Wind-up Knight

Thing 3: Odds and ends

Android Central Podcast Episode 75

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:11:00 +0000

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Thing 2: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Android Central Podcast Episode 74 - CTIA Enterprise & Apps special edition

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:37:11 +0000

CTIA Enterprise & Apps Special Editions

Android Central Podcast Episode 73

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:57:58 +0000

Thing 1: CTIA preview

Thing 2: HTC Sensation XL

Thing 3: HTC's little permissions problem

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast Episode 72

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:56:00 +0000

Thing 1: Ice Cream Sandwich/Nexus Something at CTIA

Thing 2: Amazon Kindle Fire

Thing 3: HTC ThunderBolt gets Gingerbread

HTC ThunderBolt's Gingerbread update pushing out now!

Thing 4: We've still got more

Android Central Podcast Episode 71

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:40:00 +0000

Listen to this episode

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy S II

Thing 2: The HTC Rhyme (you know, for girls)

Thing 3: NVIDIA Kal-El and Adobe 3D

Thing 4 - More hardware news

Android Central Podcast Episode 70

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:06:00 +0000

Listen to this episode

Thing 1: Droid Bionic is finally here!

Thing 2: A slew of new Sony Ericsson stuff

Thing 3: Cricket Samsung Vitality

Hands-on with Cricket's Samsung Vitality with Muve Music

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast Episode 69

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:14:29 +0000

Thing 1: U.S. Galaxy S II event

Thing 2: New stuff out of IFA

Thing 3: The Droid Bionic saga

Contests

Android Central Podcast Episiode 68

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:04:00 +0000

Thing 1 - Steve Jobs steps down as CEO

Not Android news.

Thing 2 - HP shutting down webOS device work

Thing 3 - HTC bootloader unlocking

How unlocked is HTC's bootloader unlocking method?

Thing 4 - No Galaxy S II for Verizon

Verizon won't have a Galaxy S II variant, WSJ says, citing anonymous sources

Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:15:36 +0000

Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, Georgia, and Rene talk HP dumping webOS hardware, Google picking up Motorola Mobility, RIM's new BlackBerrys reviewed, and what it means for Microsoft and Apple. This is MobileNations!

Agenda

Feedback

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Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson)of Android Central
Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com
Derek Kessler (@dkdsgn) of PreCentral.net
Daniel Rubino (@Malatesta77) of WPCentral.com
Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb) of ZENandTECH.tv
Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of TiPb.com

Google-Motorola Purchase Podcast Special!

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:54:41 +0000

Google purchases Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

Google's purchase of Motorola - a Q&A

Motorola won't have exclusive on Nexus devices, Andy Rubin says

OEM partners supportive of Motorola Mobility acquisition, praise Google's defense of Android

Motorola Mobility Holdings (MMI) opens up more than 50 percent

Android Central Podcast Episode 67

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:10:23 +0000

Thing 1 - HTC's 'marriage' to Beats Entertainment

Thing 2 - Ice Cream Sandwich leak

First pics of Ice Cream Sandwich leaked, running on Nexus S

Thing 3 - Farewell, Google App Inventor

Editorial: Farewell App Inventor, we barely knew you

Sponsor

Thanks to hover.com for sponsoring this episode of the Android Central Podcast.

Android Central Podcast Ep. 66

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:04:58 +0000

Thing 1 - TouchWiz on the Galaxy Tab 10.1

Thing 2 - HTC explains bootloader unlock process

Thing 3 - Patents

Google's chief legal officer calls patent war 'a hostile, organized campaign against Android'
Editorial: Keep it in the courtroom, folks
Google to Microsoft: 'We didn't fall for it' [updated with Microsoft's retort]

Thing 4 - Scary, scary malware!

Thing 5 - Google TV gets affordable

Things 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Android Central Podcast Episode 65

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:02:00 +0000

Thing 1: Netflix on more phones, fewer tablets

Thing 2: More new phones and tablets

Thing 3: Apps worth mentioning

Also:

Android Central Podcast Episode 64

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:18:59 +0000

Thing 1: Motorola Droid 3 in stores now

Thing 2: Google's Q2 earnings call

Thing 3: Odds and ends

Android Central Podcast Episode 63

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:14:50 +0000

Thing 1 - Motorola Droid 3 launches

Thing 2 - Google Maps goes offline

Thing 3 - Tablet pricing

Motorola drops WiFi only Xoom pricing to $499

Android Central Podcast Episode 62

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:44:12 +0000

Writers' roundtable - Google+

Google goes social with Google+

Android Central Podcast Episode 61

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:35:09 +0000

Thing 1 - Verizon's tiered data plans

Verizon's new data plans broken down in complete detail

Thing 2 - The EVO 3D cometh!

Thing 3 - Archos hits hard with affordable tablets

Voicemails

Tony's voicemail
Michael's voicemail

Android Central Podcast Episode 60

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:11:41 +0000

Thing 1 - The HTC EVO 3D

Thing 2 - The HTC Sensation 4G

HTC Sensation review (European version)

Voicemails

Eugene's voicemail
Jaime's voicemail
Jeremy's voicemail
Ken's voicemail
Randy's voicemail
Trevor's voicemail

Android Central Podcast Episode 59

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:23:00 +0000

Thing 1 - Google unveils Google Wallet

Google Wallet a reality: Brings real purchasing power to your phone

Thing 2 - The bootloader bruhaha

HTC: 'We're reviewing our bootloader policy'

Thing 3 - Movies and the streaming situation

Bonus: More new devices!

Android Central Podcast Episode 58

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Thing 1 - Google IO recap

Thing 2 - Latest reviews

Thing 3 - Other odds and ends

Google IO Day 2 Podcast

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:23:52 +0000

Google IO Podcast Day 2

Google IO Day 1 Podcast

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Google IO Podcast Day 1

Google IO Podcast No. 1

phil@androidcentral.com (Nickinson, Hildenbrand, Dobie) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:40:48 +0000

Jerry and Phil are in San Francisco for Google IO 2011. Join them as they predict what we'll see (and play a little catch-up for the past couple weeks).

Android Central Podcast

Android Central 136: CTIA, Jennifer Lopez and Ashton Kutcher

Android Central 135: Google I/O Day 2!

Android Central 134: Google I/O 2013 Podcast Special!

Android and Google Play

Google+

Google Maps

Google Music

Chrome

Search

Google introduces conversational search in Chrome and an expanded Knowledge Graph

Android Central 133: Google I/O Cometh

Thing 1: The new Android Central app!

Thing 2: Google I/O preview

Thing 3: Hardware and software

Android Central 132: TGIF with the Galaxy S4, AT&T Optimus G Pro and more!

Thing 1: The Galaxy S4

Thing 2: LG Optimus G Pro

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast - Galaxy S4 review special

Android Central 131: E-mails, voicemails and Facebook - oh, my!

We got the band back together for some proper video, a backlog of voicemails, some really good e-mails -- oh, and just the latest and greatest in Android news from the last week. We've got Facebook, the HTC One, more on the Galaxy S4, and every in between. Join us!

Thing 1: New devices and reviews

Thing 2: Software and updates

Thing 3: Random stuff to cool to miss

Android Central 130: That forking Facebook phone

Android Central 129: This Nexus has nipples

Thing 1: Games and Apps

Thing 2: Wrapping up the HTC One

Thing 3: Odds and Ends

Android Central 128: It's getting hot in here

Thing 1: Galaxy S4 catch-up

Thing 2: Lordy, another HTC One story?

Thing 3: Google's been busy

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

Android Central Podcast: Galaxy S4 special edition

Android Central 127: Xperia Z, HTC One, Galaxy S4

Android Central 126: HTC One recap, MWC preview, Ubuntu Touch and Chromebooks

Thing 1: The HTC One

Thing 2: Mobile World Congress preview

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

HTC One special edition podcast

Android Central 125: Funny feelings about our phones

Thing 1: Android 4.2.2 is here

Thing 2: HTC's big event

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 124: The Great Experiment

Thing 1: The Nexus 4 is back in stock

Thing 2: This week's awesome apps

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 123: Giant fake phones?

Thing 1: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Thing 2: State of the Nexus

Thing 3: HTC and Sense 5?

Thing 4: Other stuff

Android Central 122: The CES hangover, ridiculous Nexus rumors

Thing 1: CES postmortum

Thing 2: Nexus news

Thing 3: Other things

The Android Central CES Podcast: NVIDIA brings Tegra 4 and Project Shield

Android Central 121: CES preview, Ubuntu is back

Christmas Interlude

Android Central 120: Scary, cute and cuddly

Thing 1: Some things are scary, some are not

Thing 2: Other odds and ends

Android Central 119: Things that are not phones (but still excite us)

Thing 1: We review Samsung things that are not phones

Thing 2: Updates galore

Thing 3: Other stuff

Android Central 118: Google's been busy

Thing 1: Google's been busy

Thing 2: The best Android phone you can get Internationally

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

Android Central 117: Ingress, Nexus, and other hard-to-get items

Thing 1: The Google Play debacle redux

Thing 2: Jelly Beans, leaks, and updates

Thing 3: Other stuff

Special Edition with AnandTech's Brian Klug: Nexus 4 and LTE

Thanksgiving 2012

Android Central 116: The Google Play debacle; Verizon's DNA