Scott Webster

Meet Cluzee, Android’s next Siri alternative

Android users looking to replicate the Siri experience have another option now, with the introduction of an app called Cluzee. Developed by startup Tronton and touted as a “talking intelligent personal digital assistant,” Cluzee attempts to step up where other alternatives fall short. The free app is available now for devices running Android 2.1 or …

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AT&T debuts 4G LTE

AT&T today introduced its next Android smartphone, the 4G LTE-capable LG Nitro HD. Expected to arrive online and in stores on December 4 for $249.99, the LG Nitro HD boasts a 4.5-inch True HD AH-IPS display, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and 4GB internal storage. What’s more, the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread smartphone comes with a 16GB microSD …

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LG expected to launch Nitro HD on December 1

LG has scheduled a press event for December 1 in New York where it is expected the handset maker will announce its first smartphone to feature an HD display. Rumored to carry the name of LG Nitro HD, the phone should boast a 4.5-inch 1,280×720-pixel resolution screen, much like the one on Verizon’s recently announced HTC Rezound. The first sign …

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Android 4.0 supports mass storage, Galaxy Nexus does not

An Android engineer took to Reddit last week to address concerns spurred by the discovery that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus did not offer USB mass storage (UMS). As it turns out, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich does support the feature, but the device itself does not. According to Google’s Dan Morrill, UMS is available at a platform level, just so …

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Google Music comes to Google TV experience

As announcedearlier in the week, Google has begun rolling out its new Google Music service to various Android-powered devices, and among the early products to receive the update is Google TV. More specifically, devices running the new 2.0 Google TV software. Much like the smartphone and tablet experience, the new Google Music experience allows for streaming of music purchased through …

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Huawei Honor shipping in December in rainbow of colors

Huawei announced that it will begin shipping its next Android handset, the Honor, in December to select markets. Powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and running the latest build of Huawei’s custom software, the handset features a single-core 1.4GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera, 512MB RAM, and 4GB internal storage. Obviously, it’s not the most advanced smartphone on the market, but one …

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Quad

Just last week, HTC CEO Peter Chou indicated that the company was working to bring a third tablet to market in the new year. Fast-forward a few days, and now we know its name, hardware specifications, and even what it looks like (spoiler alert: it’s a big, flat rectangle). Bearing the code-name HTC Quattro, details indicate an evolved Android tablet …

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Kindle Fire has already been hacked

If there’s one thing you can say about the Android developer and hacker community, it’s that it moves incredibly fast. Each time a new smartphone or tablet finds its way into the market, the modders and hackers get to work, trying to root the device. And now, just days two days after its release, the Amazon Kindle Fire has become …

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Canada’s top carriers readying Galaxy Nexus

Nearly one month has passed since Samsung and Google took to the stage to debut the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich, and here in the States, we still don’t know much about carrier support or release dates. However, our friends to the north will have their choice of carriers, as three of Canada’s service providers have already signed up …

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Kindle Fire has something for everyone

As the holiday shopping season gets under way, chances are good that you will come across someone shopping for an Amazon Kindle Fire. Thanks to its attractive $199 price tag, the Kindle Fire quickly has become the most talked about tablet since the iPad 2. While some will argue that it’s actually an e-reader, I’ve come to the conclusion that …

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