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    Play Music can't stream on T-Mobile

    Hey all, been a while since I've posted, but I'm back. Sadly, it's with a problem. I'm an avid user of Google Play Music streaming; however, for the past couple weeks, it has been having problems when streaming over T-Mobiles network. At best, the music skips several seconds every second...
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    Food Apps

    Tom's Guide posted a collection of Food related Android Apps. The list is pretty good with things like food delivery apps, cookbook apps, calorie apps, etc. Here's the link: 15 Tasty Food Apps For Android : YP Local Search Any other handy food apps you guys can think of?
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    Ultimate Guide to Manually Updating Your Nexus S

    As some of you have noticed, I've recently upgraded from my trusty Nexus S to a new Galaxy Nexus, so I'll be spending a lot less time in the Nexus S forum; however, I've been getting a lot of people asking me for a guide on manually updating their Nexus S, so as a parting gift, I'm leaving...
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    Wondering about Android Browser Performance?

    Tom's Guide just posted an update to their last Android Browser battle with some new browsers and a dual-core device finally. Here's the link: The Great Android Browser Face-Off 2012 : The Browsers are Back for a Rematch It gets into a few web benchmarks, like HTML5 and JavaScript. It's...
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    Some great and clever uses for an old smartphone

    Anyone upgrading their phone may want to consider looking over this article on Tom's Hardware. There are a lot of great uses for an old smartphone instead of tossing/selling it. 10 Uses for Old Smartphones : Breathing New Life Into Old Handsets My favorite is the pocket router ;)
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    A quick guide with some unique battery saving tips :)

    One of the number one questions with smartphones is "How can I get better battery life?" There's guides all over the net about this, but they all pretty much say the same thing. Except TomsHardware.com seems to have one with some unique tips. Check it out: How To: Increase Your Smartphone's...
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    Official ICS 4.0.X Discussion and Links Thread

    Please use this thread for general ICS 4.0.3 discussions. If you have specific issues or problems after updating, feel free to start a new thread if one does not already exist. I will be updating this post with new links and info when it's available. The OTA has started rolling out. You can...
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    A useful resource for resetting your Android

    Tom's Hardware posted a little guide on both soft resetting and hard resetting a handful of the most popular smartphones out there, most of which are Android phones, of course. Here's the link: How To: Reset 25 Popular Phones : Hard Vs. Soft
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    What iPhone apps is Android missing (and visa versa)?

    I was wondering, what iPhone apps are there that have no Android counterpart, and conversely, what Android apps are there that the iPhone has no answer to? Just to make it interesting, these have to be relatively popular and/or useful apps.
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    Guide: Manually update to 2.3.4 from 2.3.2 or 2.3.1

    Since manually updating to 2.3.4 is a little different for each version of 2.3.x, I'm writing a quick little guide. [Disclaimer: There is some risk involved any time you mess around in the recovery mode, though if following this guide, the risks are extremely small; nonetheless, I am not...
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    The iPhone 5 doesn't stand a chance!

    Seems that Tom's Hardware is putting its eggs in the Android basket for this year. They think the iPhone 5 will be obsolete by the time it's released; I have to agree. The article also talks about some of the cool Android phones coming out later this year. Link: 15 Android Phones Versus the...
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    Root LED Notifications are back! (root users only)

    Netarchy's latest kernel now includes BLN (Back Light Notifications), as do several other kernels. After installing one of these kernels, you can use the touch keys' back lights as notifications through use of the BLN Control app on the Android Marketplace. Link to Netarchy's Thread...
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    Nexus S Warranty Process

    I recently discovered that my Nexus S has a faulty USB port, and it's now too old to exchange for a new device (my own fault for never connecting it to my computer until just recently). So I have to go through Samsung's warranty process to have it repaired/replaced/whatever. I thought I'd...
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    Defective USB port?

    I'm under the impression that my Nexus S' USB port is defective. I was trying to use the Dalvik Debugger to take some screenshots the other day, and found that when I plug it in, Windows gives me a message saying that my USB device has malfunctioned. The thing is that it doesn't do this all the...
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    Over Half a Million Nexus S' Sold!

    Good(ish) news everyone. According to the 0.8% share Android 2.3 has of the entire Android platform, it would seem that the Nexus S has sold somewhere around 500 thousand units (as of February 2nd). These sales figures aren't anything amazing, but at least it's not a complete flop. I know that...
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