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Student's bamboo-based smartphone concept becomes reality

While Apple may have made a mountain of money by putting a bunch of electronics inside brushed aluminum cases, a design student from the UK is wondering if his bamboo-based idea will yield a similar bounty.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 3rd, 2012, 7:01 am by Smartphone Monkey     

comScore: As U.S. Smartphone Usage Grows, Android Nears 50 …

Google Android continued to be the most popular smartphone platform with 47.3 percent market share, up 2.5 percentage points from September. Apple took the second position, growing 2.2 percentage points to grab 29.6 …

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Posted in Amazon, Android, Apple, apps, Articles, AT&T, HP, Motorola, Samsung, Smartphone News, Software on Feb 2nd, 2012, 8:24 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Smartphone apps for smart people – The Boston Globe

How does a smartphone newbie pick the best software apps? Seek advice from smart people. Hiawatha Bray recruited Boston’s best and brightest for app recommendations.

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Posted in Smartphone News on Feb 2nd, 2012, 12:53 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Android Tablet Users Can Now Tap Into the Power of Mint.com

Android tablet users can now manage their money and visualize their spending on interactive graphs with the new Mint.com personal finance app.

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Posted in Tablet News on Feb 1st, 2012, 9:51 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

US Cellular announces Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy S Aviator …

Apps are downloaded faster on the sleek Samsung Galaxy S® Aviator™ smartphone that comes with Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). It has a 4.3-inch WVGA s-AMOLED plus touchscreen, 8 megapixel rear camera and …

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Posted in Android, apps, Samsung, Smartphone News on Feb 1st, 2012, 5:53 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Asus Transformer Loses out to Kindle Fire: 5 Best Selling Android Tablets

A company called Flurry looked at Android tablet sales over the holiday season in 2011, and found the Asus Transformer lost out to the Kindle Fire in the best selling Android tablet category. Flurry looked at which tablets spent the most time in a series of apps the company is involved in, and determined the Amazon Kindle Fire was the top dog in the rapidly growing Android tablet space.

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Posted in Tablet News on Feb 1st, 2012, 9:00 am by Smartphone Monkey     

Windows 8 may have an edge of Android on tablets, ARM CEO says

ARM’s CEO Warren East believes that Windows 8 tablets may have a better shot at success than Android tablets did.

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Posted in Tablet News on Jan 31st, 2012, 8:08 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Android Smartphone: Video: Samsung Galaxy S Advance

There’s a bit of a quiet period developing between the CES show in January and the MWC show which has been pushed back two weeks to the end of February. In the meantime manufacturers are making a few …

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Posted in Acer, Amazon, Android, Apple, apps, Asus, AT&T, G1, HP, HTC, MID, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Smartphone News, Sony, T-Mobile, Toshiba, Verizon on Jan 30th, 2012, 9:43 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Cheap Phones | New Motorola Citrus WX445 Android Smartphone …

Find and share deals and reviews on Cheap Phones | New Motorola Citrus WX445 Android Smartphone for Verizon & Page Plus – No Contract at dealspl.us. Cheap-phones.com offers this for 64.99. shemeck shared on January 30, 2012.

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Posted in Accessories, Acer, Android, Apple, Apple iPhone, apps, Asus, AT&T, G1, HP, HTC, iPad, MID, Motorola, Reviews, Samsung, Smartphone News, Software, Verizon, Vizio on Jan 30th, 2012, 8:20 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Amazon Kindle Fire Hijacks Android Tablet Market

Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle Fire has managed to become the first tablet based on Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system to see demonstrable application usage in a short period, suggesting that the 7-inch slate has become quite the content driver for the e-commerce giant.

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Posted in Tablet News on Jan 30th, 2012, 6:31 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

Kindle Fire boosts Android tablet sales, devours Samsung’s lead: report

Within months of launching, the Kindle Fire has become king of all Android tablets.

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Posted in Tablet News on Jan 30th, 2012, 6:31 pm by Smartphone Monkey     

LG Optimus L3 E400 Budget Android Smartphone Leaks Out …

LG very sneakingly put up their unannounced Optimus L3 E400 budget phone for pre-order on a Swedish online retailer. Looking pretty okay for a lower end Android phone eh? There’s a 3.2 Inch display with 240 x 320 pixels …

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Posted in Android, apps, AT&T, Smartphone News on Jan 30th, 2012, 9:48 am by Smartphone Monkey     

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