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October 31
- Google Wallet 'tap and pay' can work on any Android 4.4 device, but still requires a U.S. SIM
- Motorola to bring KitKat to Moto X, new Droids and Dev Edition RAZR HD
- HTC One to get KitKat within 90 days in the U.S. [Updated]
- Android 4.4 KitKat is official, launching on the Nexus 5
- Google releases Android 4.4 KitKat SDK
- The Nexus 5 is official, Play Store now taking orders
- Nexus 5 official specs
- Sprint Galaxy Nexus Android 4.3 update rolling out starting today
- Kyocera Hydro Edge review
- Google voice search gets new, less robotic voice in the UK
- Phones 4u to carry pink Samsung Galaxy Note 3
- Expansys now offering Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition for £495 in the U.K.
- T-Mobile prepaid SIM cards currently free with free shipping
October 30
- Republic Wireless running contest to give away Moto X prize pack
- AT&T offering free Galaxy Tab 3 with high-end Samsung phones
- Sprint Galaxy S4 getting Android 4.3 update
- Collect and battle dragons and more in GREE's Dragon Realms
- Google Play TV shows now available in Japan
- JK Shin: 5 million Galaxy Note 3s shipped in first month
- New EE price plans go live today
- Ashton Kutcher is Lenovo's latest 'product engineer'
- Lenovo bringing a pair of multimode Yoga tablets
October 29
- Android Central Live: Andrew Hughes and Papyrus
- Android Central Live: Cie Games' Matt Nutt and Racing Rivals
- Expanded availability for Google+ custom URLs coming this week
- Facebook Messenger updated with a new look, improved phone number integration
- First look: New Google+ update with all new photos app
- Twitter updated with inline photo and video previews
- Viewsonic to release giant 24-inch underpowered Android serving tray that doubles as a PC monitor
- SMS messages, animated gifs and location sharing to come to Hangouts app for Android
- The best basketball apps for Android
- SIM-free HTC One Max arriving at UK retailers
- Sprint fires up another 45 LTE markets
- HTC EVO 3D stops bullet, saves man's life in attempted robbery
- BBM claims 20 million active users on Android and iOS
- International Galaxy Note 3 getting another OTA, reactivation lock now defaults off
October 28
- New PS4 Android app drops Nov. 13, Sony says
- Live Google+ updates event scheduled for tomorrow morning
- Samsung to include 'Chromecast' style sharing in their smart TV products
- Verizon Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 update landing today with Gear support, Band IV LTE
- Motorola Droid soak test invites going out
- NVIDIA updates Shield with Android 4.3, button mapping, console mode
- Start your week with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!
- 32GB Nexus 7 selling for £180 from UK retailer
- Google's Wifi Passport service and app live in Jakarta
October 26
- Buffer, a cross-network posting service that also does Google+, is hacked
October 25
- Android Central 157: Really great user friendly and smooth
- T-Mobile confirms free Mobile Hotspot on prepaid plans, domestic data roaming also now included
- Leaked docs show U.S. Galaxy Gear support rollout dates, concern over high return rate
- Call of Duty: Strike Team now available - latest postmodern war shooter is $6.99
- Google Sound Search lands in Canada [Update: not anymore]
- Basic 'Avoca' tablet now £49 from Carphone Warehouse
October 24
- Motorola 'Windy Day' video teases augmented reality app coming Oct. 29
- Vine update adds video drafts, new clip editing options
- Rogers gets the HTC One Mini + Desire 601 on November 4
- Vector 17: Brian Klug on desktop-class mobile chipsets
- Samsung hit with fine in Taiwan, probe into failing devices in China
- HTC publishes T-Mobile HTC One 4.3 RUU for tinkerers
- HTC One getting Android 4.3 + Sense 5.5 update in some European countries
- YouTube working on paid subscription music service, according to report
- Samsung claims 40 million Galaxy S4s have been sold since launch
October 23
- Dead Trigger 2 arrives in the Play Store right on schedule
- Using a new Verizon Droid? Your update is coming soon
- T-Mobile to offer Nexus 7 LTE and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for $0 down
- The Sims FreePlay gets Teen update, Halloween event in full swing
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- Latest LG G Flex leaks show back-mounted buttons
- Samsung confirms Galaxy Gear support coming to Galaxy S3, S4, Note 2 and other devices
- BlueStacks teams up with Big Fish to bring Android games to desktop computers
- Chickens Can't Fly flies the coop to Android
October 22
- Verizon's Moto X getting the big update today
- Humble Bundle with Android 7 adds three more games to the list
- 'Supervised Users' feature coming to Chrome Beta channel
- Alcatel One Touch Fierce review
- Google rolling out CardDAV improvements
- SwiftKey keyboard half-price for one day only
- Get caught up on the day's Nokia news at Windows Phone Central
- 130 HTC Ones on a rail make bullet time shots easy
- AT&T confirms deal with Crown Castle to sell and lease cell towers for $4.85 billion
October 21
- BBM has an annoying persistent notification — but you might not want to turn it off
- T-Mobile HTC One Android 4.3 update now live
- Remastered Sonic 2 for Android among SEGA winter line-up
- Euro HTC One Android 4.3 update coming in '3 to 5 weeks'
- Sony 'Xperia Z1S' could be a mini Z1 for the rest of the world
- HTC One Max pictured for AT&T
October 20
- The One2Touch Softpad S1 NFC keyboard review
October 19
- Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition spotted in U.K. sporting 16GB of storage for £499
- Shooting game Aces of the Luftwaffe gets new campaign and plane
- Motorola's hands-free controls may be the best thing that ever happened to mobile
- Chromecast Android app now available internationally
October 18
- Android Central 156: Petting a $3,000 Goat
- T-Mobile HTC One to get Android 4.3 next Monday
- SoftBank to take 57 percent stake in phone distributor Brightstar for $1.26 billion
- Dell Venue 7 and 8 tablets now available online, starting at $150
- Lenovo A10 announced - Android on a laptop
- White Nexus 5 spied on alleged retail packaging
- HTC One down to £375 SIM-free on Amazon UK
- Sony looks to accelerate wireless charging in 2014
- New HTC communications head departs after four months
- Google Shopping results now larger, scrollable on mobile
October 17
- Microsoft launches remote desktop Android app to coincide with Windows 8.1 release
- UserVoice customer support SDK comes to Android
- Verizon Droid Mini, Ultra and Maxx all receive price cuts
- Google Play Music updated with 'I'm feeling lucky radio'
- Will Google ever bring Android and ChromeOS together?
- Moto Maker now automating iCloud-to-Google switching
- Verizon Galaxy S4 updated with Optical Reader, bug fixes
- No plans to bring HTC One Max to Canada
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom leaked for AT&T
October 16
- Talk Mobile 2013 wrap-up
- Google Offers receives a facelift in latest update
- Aviate isn't 'spying' on anyone, it's just being sloppy with your data
- T-Mobile announces the Samsung Galaxy Light
- EE announces Pay As You Go LTE plans, tiered data speeds
- Feedly updated with speed improvements, new widget
- Android 4.3 update for T-Mobile HTC One rolling out in 'next few days'
- Niantic kicks off global Ingress event, #13Magnus
October 15
- Verizon Moto X soak test invites are happening
- Two new Nexus 7 commercials continue 'Made for what matters' campaign
- Humble Bundle with Android 7 now accepting donations
- Sony pushes out maintenance updates for Xperia Z1, Z Ultra
- Report: Amazon partnering with HTC to release multiple phones in 2014
- Candy Crush Saga coming to the Amazon Appstore and new Kindle Fire HDX
- O2 and HTC partner to give away 18ct gold HTC One
- Take the Talk Mobile Carriers survey for a chance to win a $100 Best Buy Gift Card!
- T-Mobile to replace grandfathered plans with new Simple Choice plans at comparable prices
- All-new Angry Birds Go! kart racing game coming Dec. 11
- LG G Pad 8.3 UK and Irish availability detailed
- Argos launches £99 Android tablet
October 14
- Android Central 155: The HTC One Max
- HTC One Max review
- US Cellular makes shared data plans official - and expensive
- LG 'G Flex' pictured with curved 6-inch display
October 13
- Hale Dreamer dock with SmartSilence for Android review
- Talk Mobile You Week: The best things you said!
October 12
- Retail materials further confirm HTC One Max details
October 11
- Samsung's new Note 3 commercial is a piece of genius
- The future of CyanogenMod: 'We still have a lot of convincing to do'
- Sony Xperia Z1 leaks out for T-Mobile U.S.
- Verizon might offer Developer Edition Galaxy Note 3, official site suggests
- Customization, colors, and accessories: making the smartphone fashionable - Talk Mobile
- Sony CEO talks breaking into the U.S, doesn't look so promising
- Carphone Warehouse launches 'vivid blue' HTC One
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini leaks for Sprint and AT&T
- Google TV branding to disappear; Android will stay on in your living room says report
October 10
- Gameloft optimizes two titles and preloads them on the Archos Gamepad2
- Outlook app updated with better syncing and a new set of colors
- You, too, can be internet famous - but do you want that? - Talk Mobile
- Fitbit Force fitness wearable announced, arriving soon for $130
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 edition launches in the U.S.
- Verizon launches Samsung Galaxy Note 3 + Gear
- Sony Xperia Z1 f announced, coming to Docomo in Japan
- Samsung Galaxy J gets official in Japan
- Of course there's a Hello Kitty Galaxy Tab 3
- This week's sidebar poll: Is an LTE network available where you live?
October 9
- T-Mobile LTE network now 'nationwide,' available in 233 metro areas
- Archos GamePad 2 official: Quad-core CPU, 7-inch display, bundled games
- Vodafone 4G LTE coming to Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester soon
- SketchBook for Galaxy puts the S Pen on the Note 3 to work
- How to manage the modern mobile family - Talk Mobile
- Jackpot Bingo: an Android exclusive casino game from GREE
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear now available on US Cellular
- Amazon.com no longer taking international Chromecast orders
- Samsung Galaxy Mega could be headed to MetroPCS
- Google posts Android 4.3.1 factory image for Nexus 7 LTE
- 13 new markets get AT&T LTE, coverage expands in other areas
- Google Play Music and All Access streaming makes its way to Mexico
- Skype updated with a brand new tablet layout
October 8
- Google Shopping product search results will now be localized on mobile
- HTC Desire 601 headed to Virgin Mobile according to leak
- Android 4.3 update for AT&T HTC One now pushing out
- Google Play Games adding new developer features
- Nexus 7 (2013) Case shows up in Google Play for $49
- Finding the spot for you on the mobile device spectrum - Talk Mobile
- Google unveils HP Chromebook 11
- HTC Asia invites point to possible One Max launch dates
October 7
- Tapatalk now free, HD version renamed 'Pro' with additional features
- Google Play adds Game of Thrones, True Blood and other HBO programming
- What you need from a smartphone, what you want, and how to get it - Talk Mobile
- International Galaxy Note 3 gets first OTA update
- LG G Pad 8.3 coming to Korea Oct. 14, 30 countries by the end of the year
October 6
- Follow the Android Central Forums Moderators on Google+
- Samsung HomeSync now available in the US
October 5
- Android 4.2.2 now available for the Wifi Galaxy Note 8 via Kies and OTA
- Moto Maker rumored for Verizon November 11
- HTC EVO 4G LTE set to receive Android 4.3 and Sense 5 by end of year
October 4
- Android Central 154: Two out of three ain't bad
- AT&T HTC One Android 4.3 update passes certification, pushing out next week
- We're podcasting live at 4:30 p.m. EDT!
- Droid DNA update brings support for the TalkBack feature
- Here comes T.S. Karen — charge 'em while you can
- Three UK launches the new Nexus 7 - but just the Wifi-only version
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 + Gear now available on AT&T and Sprint
- Android 4.3.1 update rolling out to LTE Nexus 7
- HTC announces $101 million operating loss for Q3 2013
October 3
- Archos launches new 'Platinum' Android tablets
- Kindle Fire HD 2013 torn down to the screws, few surprises found inside
- HTC elaborates on Android 4.3 plans for HTC One on other U.S. carriers
- WSJ: LG 'G Flex' with curved 6-inch display coming next month
- BBM for Android returns to beta with new features, improved interface
- Google acquires gesture technology startup Flutter
October 2
- Google Play gift cards now available in Canada
- HTC EVO 4G LTE also getting minor update today
- Sprint HTC One getting Android 4.3 update
- Vertu launches $6600 leather-backed Android phone
- AT&T LTE launches or expands in thirteen new markets
- BLU Life View hands-on video and impressions
October 1
- Google developers explain Wallet's new direction and the tools that power it
- Android 4.3 build leaks for Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition review
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review (European version)
- Google Play Music All Access comes to several new countries