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Phil Bourget
Staff Writer

Using Android since 2012 and the Galaxy S III, I'm now running a Nexus 5 paired to a Moto 360 to keep updated on the Internet of stuff. Usually found on Google+ or in class.

Outlook For Android Receives Design Overhaul In Latest Version
Nov 18, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Outlook For Android Receives Design Overhaul In Latest Version
Email applications on Android are a dime a dozen, so folks are always on the…
Nov 18, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Sprint as REIT Might Lease Network Gear and Handsets
Sprint is a company that's been feeling the heat as of late.  With the continued…
Nov 17, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Cultural Institute Launches Wallpaper Art Chrome OS App
Google's Cultural Institute is chock full of interesting apps and plugins, as well as many…
Nov 11, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: The Nexus 6P & The History Of Torture Tests
Nixon's Watergate scandal rings back from the 1970s to today, where something goes awry with…
Nov 08, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Today Calendar Adds Language Processing For Event Entry
Smartphones are continuing to become the personal assistants we see alongside Iron Man, but something…
Nov 07, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Gear S2 Hits Verizon Starting at $299
Since Samsung launched its latest smartwatch the Gear S2 earlier last month, and it saw great…
Nov 06, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: Google Should Be Making Nexus Phones In-House
Since 2010, Google has worked with another company to produce what fans know and love…
Nov 05, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Team Win Updates Nexus 6P Recovery With Decryption
The latest from Mountain View's hardware lineup, the Nexus 5X and 6P, have had their…
Nov 04, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
HTC One M8 Android 6.0 Update Certified by Bluetooth SIG
HTC has its hands full with hardware and firmware this fall. The Android 6.0 update…
Oct 29, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Samsung's Third Quarter Finally Sees An Earnings Hike
Samsung has been a name among Android manufacturers for many years, dating back to its…
Oct 28, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Latest DROID Turbo 2 Leak Reiterates Shatterproof Display
  Twitter has served many a purpose, but for the Android-teasing and -leaking communities, it…
Oct 23, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Android How-To: Find & Fix Memory Draining Apps
RAM is a precious resource nowadays.  If you've got a more recent smartphone, dating back…
Oct 08, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Wi-Fi Alliance Certifies Moto X 2014 Marshmallow Update
After Tuesday's announcement of the newest members of the Nexus family, the Nexus 5X and…
Sep 30, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Xiaomi's Clamshell Smartphone Passes Through TENAA
Android smartphones have been a slab with a display for a long time, if not…
Sep 27, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Is Legere Teasing Movie Freedom With UnCarrier 10.0?
T-Mobile U.S.A.'s approach to wireless service has become the revolutionizing force of the carrier market…
Sep 20, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Hutchison's Merger with O2 to be Scrutinized by EU
If you're a resident of the United Kingdom, the carrier names you hear ringing from…
Sep 19, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Stagefright: Yes, It's Still a Vulnerability
Android has security flaws, news to hopefully nobody, especially owners of an Android device.  When…
Sep 18, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Slickwraps Launches HERO Series Skins For Devices
  With smartphones getting more aesthetically unique with some featuring earthy materials like sandstone and…
Sep 13, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: Paying for Your Next Carrier Smartphone, Explained
In the United States, carriers play a huge role in how wireless customers not only…
Aug 28, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: The Smartphone Revolution We Both Need and Deserve
  Technology is expensive, and so is using it.  Obvious statement is obvious, yes, but…
Aug 27, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Cortana Launches As Open Beta For Android
Since the launch of Windows Phone 8.1 last year, the Windows platform has had its…
Aug 24, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: 2-in-1s And Tablets: How Their Coexistence Doesn't Work
Size may not always matter, but screen size does.  In the always-online lives that many…
Aug 23, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: Google's Android-based IoT Uses Brillo and OnHub
Things connect to get better.  Smartphones are only as good as what they allow us…
Aug 23, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Android How-To: Install the Android Marshmallow Developer Preview
With the beginning of a new week, especially the week after Google became Alphabet and…
Aug 17, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Chrome OS Powered Most Laptops in First Half of 2015
If you're heading off or back to university or school in general this fall, you…
Aug 13, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Moto G 2015 Gets First Unofficial CM 12.1 Build
The best part about new smartphones coming out is the slew of new features and…
Aug 10, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Sprint Direct 2 You Launches In Four More Cities
Smartphones get smarter as companies add features that streamline, automate, and personalize the user experience…
Aug 10, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Moto G 2015 Gets Custom Recovery and Root Access
Rooting an Android device can be as easy as installing a custom recovery through Fastboot…
Aug 09, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
New Images: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus Get Hands-on…
  The upcoming and oft-rumoured duo of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6…
Aug 08, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Microsoft Launches Translator & Updates OneNote
If you're a die-hard Android fan, then you're probably dipping all your fingers and toes…
Aug 06, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
V Is Yet Another Celebrity-Only Streaming App
With the connected lifestyle of being always-online, especially when you've got a modicum of fame…
Aug 06, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
2015 LG Nexus Leaks Again, Showing More Angles and Details
Nexus devices always bear the latest and most up-to-date version of Android, and this year's…
Aug 02, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Mid-range HTC Desire 828w Passes Through TENAA
  It seems that regulatory groups are as much a part of phone leaking as…
Aug 02, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ Official Press Render Leaks
Samsung has been at the top of many of our leak watchlists, especially since we've…
Aug 01, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Snowball V2.0 Hopes to Replace Your Notification Tray
Most people have 30 or so apps pre-installed on their Android device, whether it be…
Jul 30, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Moto G 2015 Gets Leaked Unboxing and Showcase
Motorola's upcoming mid-tier device, the Moto G, is due out this week.  Over the past…
Jul 26, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
New Alleged Galaxy Note 5 Prototype Photos Leak
The Galaxy Note 5 has been rumored since the Note 4 and Edge were released…
Jul 26, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Chromecast Turns 2, Google Celebrates With Free Rental
Google's little content- and screencasting dongle, the Chromecast, has been on the market for two…
Jul 24, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
EE Welcomes Summer with the Summer SIM and 200 Free GB of…
Carriers globally seem to offer better deals on data bundles and phones for anything from…
Jul 18, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Yu Teases Tough Product, To Launch Monday
Micromax's subsidiary, Yu Televentures, has a big device under their belt, the Yuphoria, released a…
Jul 18, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Ingress Comes To Android Wear With Wrist Commands
If anyone reading, plays or is involved in the popular global game Ingress and happens…
Jul 14, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Tech Talk: Wireless Payments Look to Advance via Credit Cards
Google Wallet, Softcard, Apple and Android Pay, as well as any number of touch-free payment…
Jul 09, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Android M's Second Preview Fixes the App Drawer
Android M's second developer preview was sent out into the wilds of the Internet not…
Jul 09, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Second Android M Developer Preview Is Now Available
Android users have many things to expect in the summer season, from updates to their…
Jul 09, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
SFR Schedule Shows Late Summer Android 5.1 Update for Galaxy S6 and…
While many of us eagerly await the first update to the Android M developer preview,…
Jun 29, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
AH Primetime: Android's 40 Biggest Smartphones
Now, the trend towards the phone big and powerful enough to replace your tablet, a…
Jun 25, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
WPC Announces Qi Wireless Quick Charging, Coming Soon
When you went to pick up your new Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, or maybe…
Jun 24, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Unofficial Bootloader Unlock Exploit Found For Asus ZenFone 2
Bootloaders are something we all come in contact with, if we have an Android device.…
Jun 19, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Huawei Show Teaser for Upcoming Honor 7
Huawei has had the world's smartphone-buying population interested since the company introduced and showed off…
Jun 17, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Chrome Reverts to Old Bookmark Management Interface
Google loves to toy with ideas in its products, updating them to apply a change…
Jun 14, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Android How-To: Root Nexus 5 on Android M Developer Preview
Android M has been filling various threads across the Internet since its announcement and developer…
Jun 04, 2015 · By Phil Bourget
Chrome's Touch to Search Landing On Chrome For Android
Google wowed many Android fans across the world when, at their annual developer conference, they…
Jun 03, 2015 · By Phil Bourget