AppSales app for Android highlights on sale store apps
Having spend the last day or so browsing the Android store both on the Google Play website and on the Galaxy Note 2 phone, I have come to the conclusion that it […]
Encrypt all data on your Android phone
One of the first things that I decided to do of after getting my new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone was to protect the data stored on the phone's memory space from […]
Automatically upload Android screenshots to the Internet
I'm planning to increase the Android coverage here on the blog using my new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone that I have just received. One of the things that is really essential […]
Don't Forget Avast for Mobile Security
After posting an article yesterday regarding a new update coming to Lookout for Android, I received a nice email from an Avast representative pointing out they too offer a very good, and free, […]
Lookout Plans to Take Android Security to the Next Level
Mobile security has become a necessary evil in today's world, with malware and hacks for both Android and iPhone devices finding their way into our mobile lives, most recently with a high-profile, […]
iPhone 5 Launcher for Android Released
This may have been done partially as a joke, but an iPhone 5 launcher for Android devices has been released. Â I say joke because Android users are notorious for making fun of […]
Force an Android Device to Find an Update
Android phones are the top-selling devices in the world today with Google recently announcing that they are currently activating 1.3 million handsets every single day. With all of the different versions of the mobile […]
Microsoft SkyDrive app for Android released
SkyDrive has made a big leap forward in the last year functionality-wise which can only be partially explained with the October launch of Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8. Google's launch of […]
Ubi voice-controlled wireless computer on Kickstarter
I love to browse around new projects that have been added to the Kickstarter crowd funding platform. While I'm mostly interested in board and computer games, I have also discovered electronic devices […]
MightyText, Text and read from computers using your Android phone
If you are one of those who gets itchy fingers whenever your phone leaves your hand in fear of missing a text, you may like the MightyText application for Google Android mobile […]
OUYA Android-based video game console breaking Kickstarter record
If you think about video game consoles names like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and maybe even Sega and Atari may come to your mind first. The market has seen its ups and downs […]
Adobe ditches Flash Player for Android (sort of)
Adobe up until now has made available a version of Flash Player for the Android mobile operating system. Back in February, Adobe pushed out a notification that it stopped developing Flash for […]
Game Developer Abandons Android App Citing Unsustainability
The company behind the popular Battleheart game for Google's Android operating system are ceasing support for the platform citing that the platform is unsustainable in the long term. In a blog post, Mika […]
Get Android Notifications Pushed To Your Desktop
There may be times where you do not have the time to pay attention to your Android phone. This can be at work where you may not be allowed to have your […]
Log Into Google With Your Smartphone And A QR Code
Smartphone users can access most Google services on their smartphone. Those using Android are often logged in to a Google account all the time. Most do not know however that they can […]
Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder
The deeply integrated Carrier IQ software for mobile devices has made the rounds lately. Check out this introductory post for detailed information about Carrier IQ. The technology has recently been discovered on […]
How To Update Your Samsung Android Device
Looking at my mobile phone usage I can tell that I use the phone primarily for making calls and sending the occasional SMS. I do not use Internet, apps or other fancy […]
USB Accessories Support on Android
In the recent past the Android users have been facing problems accessing the USB port efficiently for configuring their accessories to the Android powered phones or tablets. To solve these problems Android […]
Over 300,000 Android Phones Are Being Activated Every Day
Back in August, Google's Andy Rubin proudly boasted that Android phones were being sold at the rate of 200,000 worldwide every day. The statement drew snyde remarks from Steve Jobs. Now, Rubin […]
Google shows off Android for Tablets
I'm going to come clean, I'm not a fan of Google's Android operating system. I just don't think that a desktop / icons approach is appropriate for either a smartphone or a […]
Virus hits Google Android
With the number of smartphones on the market on an ever-increasing rise Google's Android operating system is the first to be hit by a major virus. The malware can steal cash from […]
Tether your Android phone to your Linux laptop
Picture this: Your working on a client's machine running a complicated registry edit you found on a web site. You are working on said client's network, when all of a sudden the […]
Google Goggles
Text based search is the most prominent search available on the Internet these days. Most search engines, with the exception of a few specialized ones, require text input before they return results […]
A close look at the Android OS
Android OS is about to make the migration from mobile phone to netbook PC (most likely thanks to Asus). If you've not seen an Android-based phone, you most likely are not aware […]
Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners
Google's Android platform, which was once backed only by HTC has come a long way since then. Many cell phone manufacturers are releasing Android based cell phones at the moment including Samsung, […]
Huawei Has A $200 Android Phone Lined Up
And that is probably without any subsidy. Huawei has apparently confirmed that such phone exists and is coming soon. Whether this is the elusive U8230 is arguable but there is a strong […]
China Is About To Cause An Android Flood
If there’s a good piece of technology doing its rounds around the world, you can rest assured that small, unknown Chinese companies are likely to try their hands at it. It happened […]
The Plot Thickens Around The Google Phone
The Google phone is all over the Internet, thanks to a fresh wave of new leaks and speculations. It looks like the Google phone is ‘very real’ and it is being developed […]
The HTC Dragon Exists And Google Has It!
Well, after the HTC CEO said in a cryptic tone that they would never make an Android HD2 there was a general round of murmuring about what happens to the rumored HTC […]
To Droid Or Not To Droid
Okay folks, the Droid is finally out now. Through all the iPhone-bashing and the creepy ad campaign, it has made its way into our minds and hearts (sort of). At the very […]
Spring Design's Alex And B&N's Nook
The eBook reader market has been growing a lot lately. Don’t take my word for it, just count how many new eBook readers we have seen recently and how many new companies […]
Sync your Android phone with Banshee
Recently I finally managed to get rid of my iPhone for a much more Linux-geek friendly mobile - the HTC Hero. One of my issues with the iPhone was that, in order […]
Android vs. webOS
So far we’ve heard quite a bit of comparisons between the webOS platform and OSX (for the iPhone), as well as Android vs. OSX. But so far, comparisons between both Android and […]
T-Mobile myTouch
Although the first Google Android phone was a success (albeit moderate) it was eclipsed by more prominent players in the industry such as Apple, Blackberry (Storm) and most recently Palm with their […]
Remote PC Access, Android PC Remote Access Program
Google's Android operating system is still only available in one commercial device, the T-Mobile G1 cell phone. Cell phone manufacturers and Google are however planning to release at least 18 Android based […]
Connect Bot SSH Client For Android Phone
I bought the T-Mobile G1 phone just a few days ago and have been browsing around Android Market, the phone's application market, quite a bit. One of the applications that I discovered […]
Google Android Application Store Browser
If you are considering getting a Google Android phone in the future - be it the only one available, the T-Mobile G1, or cell phones running the Android OS from other companies […]
Android Phone Emulator
T-mobile setup a flash based emulator of their upcoming Android phone T-Mobile G1 to visualize some of the functionality of the of the first Android phone. The emulator has its shortcomings like […]
T-Mobile G1: A Closer Look
Google is pushing their Android operating system on the market and the first mobile phone that is been powered by it is the T-Mobile G1 phone. It comes out in a few […]
5 Must Have Google Android Applications
The first mobile phone that uses the Google Android operating system is just a few weeks away. One of the major selling points of Android is that it is Open Source and […]
