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by Kevin Purdy

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Freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, former Lifehacker editor.

Why unlocking your phone without permission will be illegal (and why you should care)

Posted Jan 24, 2013 - 07:16 pm

Expecting the carriers to maintain a consistent unlocking policy is like asking the scorpion not to sting.
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- CTIA, DMCA
How to grab a screenshot from iPhone, Android, and nearly any other smartphone

Posted Apr 20, 2012 - 10:49 am

Let’s review the best ways you can grab a screenshot from an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. Or even a WebOS phone, if you're feeling esoteric.
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- Android, BlackBerry
Why Samsung might be walking out on Android

Posted Jun 18, 2012 - 02:33 pm

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Waiting in line for the Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone during a late night sale event in Berlin May 28, 2012.
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- Android, Google
5 mixed-bag changes in Android 4.2

Posted Nov 14, 2012 - 01:36 pm

Android 4.2 is now available, in the sense that new Android releases are usually "available." That is, 4.2 is available to those who bought brand-new, Google-derived Nexus devices, such as the very sold-out Nexus 4 or the Nexus 10 tablet, t
A fix-it flowchart for fixing or resetting Android devices

Posted Nov 02, 2012 - 12:16 pm

I enjoy helping people customize, improve, and fix up the little quirks and options of their Android phones and tablets. Heck, I wrote a book about Android that’s full of that. But sometimes there is something so wrong with an Android that it just barely works, or not at all.
Can an Android phone run without Google?

Posted Feb 20, 2012 - 11:51 am
Five Android apps that fix something about Android

Posted Oct 15, 2012 - 03:38 pm

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flickr/Jonas B
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- alarm, Android
Forecast.io is a weather app worth gushing over. No, seriously.

Posted Mar 28, 2013 - 04:27 pm

Weather apps: there are a ton of them, and you probably already have one, whether you want one or not. But you should make room for a really good weather app, one that works on nearly any screen, and makes some of us proud of the web.
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- dark sky, forecast
Here's what Ubuntu on Android looks like. Could you use it?

Posted Aug 15, 2012 - 11:38 am

Image credit: Ubuntu
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- Android, Computing
Is the iPhone's battery life actually better after five years?

Posted Sep 13, 2012 - 04:02 pm

Apple's iPhone 5 battery claims. Image via Reuters.
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- Apple, batteries

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