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by Kevin Purdy

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Kevin is a freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, and former Lifehacker editor.

Here's what Ubuntu on Android looks like. Could you use it?

Posted Aug 15, 2012 - 11:38 am

Image credit: Ubuntu
Android, Computing
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.
Android, BlackBerry
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.
Apple, batteries
Smartphones make car buying somehow even less appealing

Posted Nov 28, 2012 - 12:12 pm

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car buying, cars
What makes the Roku streaming box so good?

Posted Mar 07, 2013 - 09:45 pm

Roku is a company without phones, tablets, publicly traded stock, quotable CEOs, or ardent fans or haters. And it's doing a great job in the streaming video space.
Mobile, Netflix
Where can I sell my old iPhone that isn't eBay?

Posted Sep 19, 2012 - 05:42 pm

Selling a phone on eBay involves lots of questions, feedback, and often pain. Here are some alternatives.
Android, gazelle
Why Google Voice may be doomed to be a second-class messaging system

Posted Jun 20, 2013 - 09:00 pm

Google Voice is great at voicemail and number blocking and other things. But it's not so great at working with other apps.
Android, APIs
Why you can totally tether your Verizon Android phone for free

Posted Sep 17, 2012 - 08:19 pm

Verizon thought it could strike down unofficial Android tethering, but the DIY hotspot movement became more powerful than it could imagine.
700 MHz, Android
Why your cousin Merle can't make his own smartphone

Posted Nov 09, 2012 - 09:36 am

[chunklet]
Who holds the patent for Yoda dog?
Android, Apple
3 things Android’s keyboard needs to fix

Posted Jan 18, 2013 - 05:04 pm

I wish the standard Android keyboard, and the lightly modified version installed by some Android phone makers, had these features.
Android, android keyboard

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