I have a minor obsession with Android camera apps -- I seem to collect them, but there are only a handful that I really use on a regular basis. One of my […]
Dropbox was one of the applications that my Galaxy Note II phone shipped with by default. It was installed by default and all I had to do was sign in to my […]
In 2012 I made the move from an Epson printer and Canon scanner to an HP all-in-one. I would love to tell you how I carefully researched and compared devices, but the truth […]
I'm usually not a fan of apps or programs that monitor news for you as I prefer to use an RSS reader for that as it provides me with customization options that […]
Remember F.lux, the cross-platform application that adds a filter to your computer screen as the day passes to make the screen more eye-friendly and help you sleep better at night if you […]
There is certainly no shortage in regards to apps for Reddit on Google Play. In fact, if you search for Reddit apps in the store you end up with more than 1000 […]
Back when Futuremark released their first benchmark for Windows PCs I was more interested in watching all the great effects and graphics that it shipped with than at my score. While it […]
WhatsApp is a messaging application for various mobile operating systems that users of said systems can use to communicate with each other without having to pay the exorbitant fees that phone providers […]
If you are purchasing Android apps regularly, for instance to reward authors for creating great apps, getting rid of ads in apps you use often, or simply because there is no free […]
Most Android apps use a caching feature to store temporary data on the device. A basic example is a web browser that saves visited web pages to the cache to open them […]
Whenever I leave home, I tend to set my phone to vibrate only as I dislike it highly when it is going off in a crowded place or in a situation that […]
Less than a week ago Google started to block ad blocker apps from its Play Store. Ad blockers are used for a variety of purposes on mobile devices, including blocking advertisement in […]
After retiring Google Reader, a highly unpopular move by the reactions on the Internet, Google made another move that is infuriating part of the company's user base. According to first hand sources, […]
You have certainly a couple of options at hand if you want to protect the data on your phone from being accessed by third parties. The pin code to unlock it is […]
The more powerful phones get the more you can do with them while on the go. From browsing the Internet to using cool features such as GPS to listening to music or […]
Google is currently working on an Opera Turbo like feature for Google Chrome for Android to speed up web browsing by redirecting data through a proxy that is compressing it before it […]
500px is a popular photo sharing web site and mobile app -- its not Instagram or Flickr, but it is loved by many professional photographers. That is a fact that actually got […]
Maybe it is just my feeling but podcasts never seem to have really taken off beyond a small tech audience that enjoys this talkshow-like format very much. One of the things that […]
My Samsung Android phone is set to vibrate throughout most of the day regardless of whether I'm at home or on the way. I may be a bit old fashioned in this […]
Two new mobile phone operating systems will make their debut in 2013. Firefox OS by Mozilla will debut in markets such as Brazil, Spain, Poland or Venezuela starting this Summer, while first […]
Google Chrome is the default web browser that ships with Android devices. While it is certainly possible to use a third party browser instead, it is likely that the majority of users […]
Unlike desktop computer systems, mobile phones usually do not receive that many updates in regards to new functionality, security and privacy. Many manufacturers are more interested in creating and releasing a new […]
Google Drive is one of the more useful storage solutions for Android smartphones and tablets, but the app is not flashy, or even pretty. There are are others you can use -- […]
With storage size increasing every year, smartphones are finally reaching levels that make them interesting for other applications as well. My Galaxy Note II ships with 16 Gigabyte of storage which can […]
If you take your smartphone with you wherever you go, you probably encounter several situations in a week where it may be appropriate to change some of the phone's settings. Say you […]
What do you do if you need to be reminded of something? Do you use a note taking application on your smartphone, a notepad or calendar that you carry around with you […]
My Samsung Galaxy Note II phone came with Dropbox preinstalled, and I even got 50 additional Gigabytes of storage space for free as part of a cooperation between Samsung and Dropbox. The […]
I use several email addresses for a variety of purposes. One for my Internet business, others for family matters, friends and online purchases. What I'm trying to do is limit the exposure […]
I have to admit that I have not really explored many audio streaming options on my Galaxy Note II. The core reason for that is that I'm on a plan that limits […]
While it may not be familiar to readers around the world, U.S. folks will likely recognize the name Wipeout. If you are not familiar with it then let me explain. It is […]
One of the first apps to land in Windows Store that allowed you to unpack archives was WinZip, and like the desktop application it was not available free of charge. What users […]
If your Android phone or tablet is running out of storage space, you may want to free up disk space on the device. While you can uninstall apps, delete a couple of […]
Switching to an application while another is running is not really that comfortable of an operation on most Android devices as you need to open the apps listing page first or the […]
While it is possible to pin different items to Windows 8's start page, installed desktop programs and websites come to mind, it is not possible by default to pin files to it. […]
If you are a Firefox user you may have heard about the Firefox Marketplace before. While I read about it I never really bothered to check it out to see what it […]
While some browsers for Android make available bookmarks that you can use to open websites quickly without having to start typing their addresses to load them in the mobile browser, you still […]
I sometimes do not have my mobile phone in reach when I'm working on my desktop PC. This can be because it is charging in another room or because I forgot to […]
If you own a Nokia Lumia smartphone you have probably come in to contact with Nokia Music, a free to use music streaming service for Nokia device owners. All you need to […]
Chrome Beta for Android has been available in Google's Play store for less than a month for anyone to play around with. It introduced a couple of new features, including support for […]
Google some time ago launched Chrome Beta for Android as a testing and sneak peak version of the browser for the company's Android operating system. The idea here was to provide users […]
