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December 31
- Josh's most-used apps of 2011
- Jared's most-used apps of 2011
- Report puts LG-Intel relationship on track with Android at CES
December 30
- Verizon nixes planned $2 fee for some bill-payment methods
- MIPS NOVO7 mini review -- the 'first' Ice Cream Sandwich tablet
- Richard's most-used Android apps of 2011
- Toshiba Thrive 32GB hits rock bottom $300 price; Santa has buyer's remorse
- LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 receives update, brings TouchWiz and other fixes with it
- Android Central Podcast Ep. 82: The 2011 Android Central Awards and a look at 2012
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 coming sometime in 2012 with 'enhanced' Tegra 3 version
- GTA III modifications appearing in Android version
- European Motorola RAZR maintenance update rolling out now
- Samsung Epic 4G is now officially a CyanogenMod-supported device
December 29
- Huawei Ascend II now available from US Cellular, free after rebate
- Android increases its U.S. market share, according to latest ComScore numbers
- 'Xperia Ion' trademark hints at possible next-gen SE branding
- Amazon says 2011 holiday was great for Kindle, fails to mention how great
- Verizon keen on making major changes in January, it seems
- Chris's most-used apps of 2011
- Qello concert video app heads to Google TV
December 28
- Best Buy outs the unannounced Motorola Droid 4 on its Reward Zone site
- Build your own CyanogenMod ROM, no experience necessary
- Krispy Kreme for Android: The only app you'll ever need (Mmmmmmm ... Doughnuts)
- Jerry's most-used apps of 2011
- Tim Tebow has as many Android apps as all of the 2012 Pro Bowl QBs combined
- Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab now said to possibly get 'Value Pack' instead of Ice Cream Sandwich
December 27
- Introducing the Android Central Wallpaper Gallery!
- Phil's most-used Android apps of 2011
- Android Game Review: Dead Space
- PowerAMP 2.0 released, and they have a Twitter contest to go along with it
December 26
- LG says Ice Cream Sandwich updates will start no earlier than April 2012, second push in Q3
December 25
- Happy Holidays from Android Central
December 23
- Android Central staff #FollowFriday holiday edition
- Sony Tablet S to get Ice Cream Sandwich update, timeframe coming 'soon'
- Dress up your Android for Christmas
- This is not the Samsung Galaxy S III
- Ashley Madison for Android: A bad app for doing bad things
- Three UK to roll out 42.2Mbps HSPA+ in 2012
- Stock Talk 02: Apple value, RIM results, Android uptake
- NORAD tracks Santa and you can, too, with the official app
- Engadget Distro arrives for Honeycomb tablets
- Samsung's Korean blog explains why the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab didn't make the ICS cut
- Dropbox v2.0 with Ice Cream Sandwich optimizations goes live in the Android Market
- Critiquing the Critique: 'ICS Paper Cuts'
December 22
- US Cellular gets the Huawei Ascend II, free after rebate
- EVO View 4G Honeycomb update officially official, and easy instructions to unbrick now available
- GoHow Airport a decent free option for air travelers
- Motorola Droid RAZR bugfix update rolling out now
- System update rolling out for the Acer Iconia, brings a market update and improved UI speed
December 21
- Don't forget to download App Inventor projects before Dec. 31
- Firefox 9 hits the Android Market - brings new tablet UI, faster start-up and more
- MOTOACTV update brings longer battery life, other goodies
- Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for the HTC Sensation leaks out
- Sony Ericsson says Ice Cream Sandwich updates start in late March/early April
- Verizon in the midst of yet another major data outage
- Kindle Fire Version 6.2.1 brings performance boosts, more options
December 20
- Myriad planning to bring Android apps to your TV by way of the Myriad Alien Vue
- Droid Bionic gets a mysterious OS update
- Dropbox update preview showing off its ICS optimization
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Active review
- SB Nation app finally comes to Android
- Mobile Nations 12: 2011 Year in Review
- Archos announces the 70b Internet tablet, Honeycomb priced under $200
- NFL Pro 2012 from Gameloft hits the Android Market
- Google being sued by BT over alleged patent infringements
- Samsung's ICS upgrade list a predictable one: Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, late-model tablets
- Clash Of The Nexus Ninjas: Go on a 8-bit hunt for the Galaxy Nexus
December 19
- Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation from Gameloft now available in the Android Market
- Android App Review: SeekDroid
- Droid RAZR about to get bugfix update, including data and camera
- HTC Congressional rumored for AT&T spring 2012
- Glu gets its own set of Sprint ID packs, throws in Guitar Hero and Deer Hunter
December 18
- Beloved webOS Twitter app Carbon coming to Android
December 17
- How to manually update your GSM Galaxy Nexus with the Android 4.0.2 OTA
- Galaxy Nexus for $150 on Amazon, but backordered
December 16
- Android App Review: BaconReader
- Android 4.0.2 update now rolling out to GSM Galaxy Nexus
- Android 4.0.2 is so yesterday -- say hello to Android 4.0.3!
- Sen. Al Franken gets answers from Carrier IQ, carriers -- 'still very troubled by what's going on'
- HTC: 6.3 million devices with Carrier IQ -- including some that shouldn't have it
- Google Music opens up to everyone ... if you're in the US
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 headed to Cricket Wireless Dec. 16
December 15
- Adobe Flash Player updated, now supports Ice Cream Sandwich
- Android App Review: OnLive
- Xperia owners will receive 50GB of free storage thanks to Box
- Time stones at the ready -- Sonic CD now available for Android
- Things to do once you get your Galaxy Nexus
- Day 10 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus now available online
- Video walkthrough of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus navigation vehicle mount and spare battery charger
December 14
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus Image Gallery
- Toshiba Thrive 7 review
- Telstra is the latest carrier to have the Galaxy Nexus before Verizon
- Google+ update will allow you to initiate Hangouts from your phone
- HTC releases source code for Desire S Gingerbread update, and Sensation XL world versions
- LG Prada 3.0 sneaks out of Germany ahead of today's launch
- Plants vs Zombies finally available in the Android Market, brings Peggle with it
- Day 9 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- A video tour of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus from another lucky Android Central member
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus date of Dec. 15 looking likely according to this Costco document
- Google Maps updated to version 6.0.2, brings bug fixes for 'newer devices'
December 13
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus threads of the day
- Droid Incredible 2 gets an update for bugfixes
- Android Quick App: Bird Poop (no, really)
- Skype for Android adds file sharing, improves battery life and video quality
- Hands-on with the Motorola XYBOARD 10.1
- Carrier IQ gives a lengthy look into how it works
- Day 8 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- Checking in on Google Currents - 80,000 subscribed to AC
December 12
- Adobe Flash Player for Android updated with bug and security fixes, still no Ice Cream Sandwich support
- Toshiba Thrive 7-Inch tablet now available in Canada
- HTC Amaze 4G update starts rolling out today, brings bug fixes and Wifi calling
- How to use Google Music
- BBC iPlayer update coming in the new year, finally bringing 3G streaming
- NOOK Color to receive OTA update this week, includes Netflix support
- Day 7 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- Video unboxing of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
- Android Central members get lucky as Best Buy sells Verizon Galaxy Nexus a bit early
December 11
- Droid XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 on sale a day early at some Verizon stores
- Day 6 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- Do not buy this Verizon Galaxy Nexus for $1,200
- Asus Transformer Prime possibly delayed until early 2012 for 'Wifi issues'
December 10
- Day 5 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
December 9
- What an open-source webOS means for Android
- ASTRO File Manager updated, brings themes and cloud backup registration with it
- Coby Electronics announces collection of Android 4.0 tablets
- HP's webOS joins Android in the land of open-source operating systems
- Google improves movie search on the go
- Celebrate the Universe with a limited-time free beta of SkySafari
- Sense 3.0 updates rolling out for HTC Desire HD, Incredible S
- Android Central Podcast Ep. 81: Google Currents, 10-cent apps and a Galaxy Nexus Q&A
- The Verizon HTC Merge? It's a Christmas miracle!
- Day 4 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- Verizon XYBOARD tablets available now online, in stores Monday
- Samsung wins Galaxy Tab fight in Australia
December 8
- Update for the Droid Bionic imminent, rolling out "soon"
- T-Mobile G2X Gingerbread update available again - maybe the third time's the charm
- YouMail yanked from Android Market, points finger at T-Mobile
- Google announces Currents, its finger-friendly, Flipboard-esque news reader
- HTC Sensation 4G 'performance and stability' update rolling out
- Pope lights up 'world's biggest Christmas tree' with Sony Tablet S
- A Look at BitDefender Mobile Security
- Beautiful Widgets becomes first paid app to hit 1 million downloads
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available in Canada
- Android 101: Using multiple Android devices
- Day 3 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
December 7
- Verizon says it's working on 4G LTE outage; 3G data, voice are unaffected
- Get priority access to ngmoco's DragonCraft beta courtesy ngmoco and Android Central
- KODAK Document Print App comes to Android, allows wireless printing via Google Cloud Print
- Android Game Review: Musaic Box
- Radio Shack offering free phones for the holidays, new selection each week
- Google Goggles reaches v1.7 - Adds continuous mode and user submitted results
- Motorola explains what all it has to do before you get an Ice Cream Sandwich update
- SoundTracking for Android is now available
- Day 2 of Google's 10-day, 10-cent, 10 billion app download celebration
- A close-up look at the Verizon Galaxy Nexus extended battery
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus arriving in select Radio Shack stores 'this week' with a $300 price tag
December 6
- Secure tokens will cause issues with NFC and battery swapping on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus
- Holiday gift guide: What to get the fitness nut
- GTA III finally gets priced and dated, not everyone can play just yet
- Hub from Yahoo, could it be a BBM-like app for Android?
- Financial Times finally arrives on Android, beta tag in tow
- Ice Cream Sandwich coming to Archos G9 series in Q1 2012
- US Cellular tells its employees it doesn't use Carrier IQ
- Verizon says it's not blocking Google Wallet, it just doesn't have it because of an integration thing
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Verizon stores on Dec. 9, Droid 4 on Dec. 8, according to leaked screen
- Google's 10-cent app sale part of 10 billion downloads promo
- A slew of popular apps suddenly are 10 cents in the Android Market
- Google adds Arabic and Hebrew to Voice Search
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus coming Dec. 9? These documents seem to say so
December 5
- Verizon's Galaxy Nexus training materials
- Tripit now available for the Kindle Fire
- More research shows exactly what Carrier IQ can, and cannot do
- Gravity Guy allows you to break the laws of physics, have fun while doing so
- Original Lapdock for the Motorola Atrix now available from AT&T for only $50 [update -- it's back to $100]
- Verizon pimps 200 million covered by LTE and, oh, a couple of Xyboard tablets
- HTC: Honeycomb coming 'soon' to the Wifi-only HTC Flyer
- Sphero makes a spooky cameo in FX's American Horror Story
- MIPS Tablet promises 7 inches of Ice Cream Sandwich for $99
- 900MHz frequency seen having its way with Galaxy Nexus bootloader
December 4
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus accessories (with pricing) pictured [from the forums]
- Google Music Top 10 albums and songs - Dec. 4, 2011
- CarrierIQ -- a Q&A
December 3
- Android Game Review: Apparatus
December 2
- BaconReader - A Reddit reader even vegetarians can enjoy!
- Duck Duck Moose brings a slightly trippy 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' to Android
- Amazon forced to cancel some ASUS Transformer Prime preorders
- AT&T teasing New York City with taste of LTE
- Another Galaxy Nexus at the FCC points toward possible proper AT&T love
- SEGA partners with PapayaMobile to release Fallen Realms
- Android Central Podcast Ep. 80: Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus and Carrier IQ
- Vector Unit announces new game Shine Runner, available now
- CyanogenMod updates on CM9 progress, reminds us all it doesn't use Carrier IQ
- Androidland - The world's first Android store in Melbourne
- Carrier IQ, in a new press release, reminds us it works for the carriers
- Android version numbers as of Dec. 1 are out, Gingerbread sees a big boost
December 1
- UK networks insist they don't use Carrier IQ software
- Angry Birds Seasons gets back in the Christmas spirit, but will new permissions bring out the Grinches?
- GSM Galaxy Nexus factory images now available
- The complete Apple user's guide to Android [from the forums]
- Verizon's Samsung Fascinate getting Gingerbread, for what it's worth
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available from Vodafone UK
- FIFA 12 lands on Xperia Play, exclusive until February
- Cristiano Ronaldo freestyling on to Android this Christmas
- Hands-on with the ASUS Transformer Prime