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by Kevin Purdy

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

How to sync and edit plain text files from anywhere, mobile or web

Posted Sep 06, 2012 - 03:40 pm
.txt, browser
HTC phones with free MOG music, Galaxy Nexus on smaller carriers, and Windows Phone on Sprint: your rumor roundup

Posted Mar 21, 2012 - 09:27 am
Android, beats
It's the little things that make Android 4.1 a winner

Posted Jul 30, 2012 - 08:27 am
Android, android 4.1
Kickstarter is definitely not a store

Posted Apr 02, 2013 - 02:55 pm

Kickstarter does not create "products" in the way that something you add to your Amazon cart is a product. I think this bears repeating, and pondering more than once.
crowdfunding, crowdsourcing
Kindle Fire reviews: Reading clouds instead of testing buttons

Posted Dec 12, 2011 - 06:27 pm
Amazon, Apple
Microsoft is ready for its Droid moment

Posted Jan 04, 2012 - 06:34 pm

Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform needs much more third-party developer interest. It needs buy-in from carriers and manufacturers, who tend to favor the more customizable Android and the popular iPhone alternatives.
Android, apps
Microsoft's quietly huge moves into Apple's ecosystem

Posted Dec 16, 2011 - 09:00 am

How many apps has Microsoft released into Apple’s App Store, to be used on iPhones and iPads? The easiest guess is “Zero, because why would they want to help people using the competition?” But the correct answer is actually “At least 14, with more in the works, because Microsoft is moving toward a different stance on ‘competition.’”
Apple, BYOD
More on transferring contacts from your BlackBerry to your new smartphone

Posted Apr 09, 2012 - 10:50 am

What keeps people on the BlackBerry platform? The feel of the keyboard, sure. BlackBerry Messenger, maybe. But in some cases the answer is "I really don’t want to transfer all my contacts over.”
Android, BlackBerry
Office on the iPad rumors, a bulkier iPad 3 case, and desktop-ready Android?

Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 08:45 am

[chunklet]
Android 5.0, android jelly bean
Samsung will have flexible displays at some point, for unknown prices, in theoretical products

Posted Nov 15, 2012 - 04:27 pm
flexible display, flexible displays

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