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The Weekly Hash - May 3, 2013

Posted May 3, 2013 - 11:28 am

Tip-toeing through the tulips of topical tech tales
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Turn your dust-catching Wii Fit board into a smart scale with an Android app

Posted May 2, 2013 - 2:23 pm

Someone made an Android app that turns your Wii Fit board into a new-fangled, web-connected "smart scale." Awesome.
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The Weekly Hash - April 26, 2013

Posted April 26, 2013 - 11:19 am

Having a few laughs at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week including Apple, Facebook and Pizza Hut
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Google Keep is just a notepad, so use it that way

Posted April 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Google Keep is the equivalent of Notes on the iPhone: a space in which to write quickly, with online backup and access as the only real feature.
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Transfer music, photos, and other files from Android to your computer

Posted April 22, 2013 - 3:43 pm

Here are the best tools, in a short list, that I recommend for transferring music, photos, and files between Android and systems.
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Get phone notifications about actually cool things with IFTTT and Pushover

Posted April 19, 2013 - 4:57 pm

Your phone dings all the freaking time. Why not have it tell you cool stuff? WIth these two tools, that's very possible.
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Facebook Home is creepy

Posted April 17, 2013 - 11:44 am

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
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Install Facebook Home on (nearly) any Android phone

Posted April 15, 2013 - 4:45 pm

Facebook Home is only officially on five phones right now. But Android is an OS full of unofficial possibilities.
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How to Uninstall Facebook Home in case you install it accidentally

Posted April 12, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Always be prepared in case you suffer a moment of poor judgment when it comes to installing Facebook Home.
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How to turn off Android's screen lock for yourself (but keep it for everyone else)

Posted April 9, 2013 - 5:49 pm

Here's how to keep your Android phone easily unlocked whenever it's near familiar Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices.
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Debug your phone with these hidden Android secret codes

Posted April 5, 2013 - 1:02 pm

Troubleshooting secret codes for Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and other devices
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Live tweeting the Facebook Home event

Posted April 4, 2013 - 9:22 am

I was tweeting during the Facebook Home announcement event. Here's what happened
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Watches that were smart before there were smart watches

Posted March 28, 2013 - 11:21 am

Believe it or not, some watches were smart, in their own ways, well before the Pebble was kickstarted or the iWatch rumored
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How much Samsung really means to the Android world

Posted March 25, 2013 - 4:13 pm

Why does Samsung dominate the Android handset field, and almost all phones, in general? Because you can recognize their products.
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Google I/O 2013: the best guesses on what's coming

Posted March 14, 2013 - 3:55 pm

There are leaks, rumors, and indicators that sketch out an image of this year’s Google announcements.
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Pebble watch review: Three days of cool wrist vibrations

Posted March 12, 2013 - 10:17 am

The Pebble watch is a nice thing to have, if your phone notifications are worth $150 to you.
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A week of Google Android discounts and free gifts

Posted March 6, 2013 - 7:48 pm

Grab these week-long specials from Google in honor of its first birthday for Google Play
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Add weather, appointments, and more to your Android lock screen

Posted February 13, 2013 - 6:00 pm

DashClock Widget provides useful information, looks nice, and makes me want to use a part of Android I had ignored until now.
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6 (sort of) must have Valentine's Day apps

Posted February 11, 2013 - 12:53 pm

With Valentine’s Day bearing down on us like a raging nor’easter, here are some apps to help you navigate those tricky romantic waters
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Android widgets that are actually worth it

Posted February 7, 2013 - 4:57 pm

A well-made, energy-conscious widget can be a really handy thing. So let’s look at some widgets that are worth their while.
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Carbon's Android Twitter app puts shame in Twitter's game

Posted February 4, 2013 - 5:30 pm

Carbon is that good. It's a great Twitter client, sure, but it's also an example of what can be done on a platform that supposedly doesn't emphasize design.
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The Weekly Hash - February 1, 2013

Posted February 1, 2013 - 12:32 pm

From Apple’s latest trademark coup to the secrets Anonymous hacked from the U.S. government to using Google Maps to find the best breakfast food in North Korea, we bring you the silliest stories in the tech world this past week
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Use any Android calendar you want with a great widget

Posted January 31, 2013 - 6:28 pm

For whatever reason, the look of Google Calendar on Android phones doesn’t agree with me. So I went looking for alternatives.
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The Weekly Hash - January 25, 2013

Posted January 25, 2013 - 12:26 pm

Making fun of some of the top - or goofiest - tech stories of the past seven days, this week featuring the latest in Cuban underwater cable-laying technology, what Twitter and Beyonce had in common during the presidential inauguration and John Boehner’s new look
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NFC: the lonely, magical, too-powerful orphan

Posted January 23, 2013 - 6:34 pm

NFC is very low-power and fairly easy to connect and extend, sometimes just with stickers. But it’s just not catching on.
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