Android 5.0 Lollipop officially introduces a “kill switch” to Android. That kill switch lets users instantly deactivate their device after it’s been lost or stolen. After you press the kill switch, all data will be wiped from the device and factory settings will be restored. Sounds like a great idea, right? After all, Apple implemented a similar feature into the iPhone and thefts have been reduced dramatically according to early reports. Police chiefs have already praised Android…
There once was a time where Android didn’t even get mentioned at Apple launch events. That time has passed. Every major Apple launch event since 2013 has included at least one Android mention. And none of those name drops have been very nice. Like two feuding rappers, Android and Apple have taken shots at each other at respective launch events. At Apple’s most recent launch event for the iPad Air 2 last week, CEO Tim Cook took the opportunity to make fun of Android. Here’s what…
Roller Coaster Tycoon 4 has finally been released for Android six months after it was first released on iOS. The free Roller Coaster Tycoon 4 isn’t the same as the highly-anticipated Roller Coaster Tycoon World – which comes out next year on PC. But it’s the best we’ve got on Android for the immediate future. Here’s the good news: RCT 4 has the same basic gameplay as the very first Roller Coaster Tycoon. You’re in control of an amusement park and need to build coasters,…
The suspense and speculation is over. Android L has been christened Android Lollipop and has been launched predictably with the Nexus devices 6 and 9 along with the new Nexus Player. Let us look at an in-depth breakdown of the key features of this OS: a) There is no problem with the continuity of you being able to access your songs, apps, pictures and even the recent searches you may have done with your current OS. These can be continued to be accessed across multiple devices. b)…
Google, after its tremendous success with the Android smart phones, is now getting into the video games entertainment segment. Video gaming today is totally different to what gaming enthusiasts have been used to since the last few years. Bulky consoles and closed ecosystems have given way to sleeker smart phones powering these games and they have spawned a totally new ecosystem of small as well as independent studios churning out games like never before. Names like Ouya, Amazon Fire TV, Nvidia,…
Google has been able to build in a ‘Kill Switch’, that disables the device when it is stolen, thus rendering it useless to the thief. They could do this for their latest OS Android L and has been able to adhere to the California law that mandated all smart phones to have this from July this year. The Android L features the ‘Factory Reset Protection’ that would prompt for a password before the device is reset. This when added to the remote locking feature of the phone that was…
In recent years, we have witnessed podcasts becoming increasingly popular. A lot of people have been subscribing to one or more podcasts because just listening to music or to the radio is a little outdated now. We have been listening to those audio sources since ages and since podcasts are a comparatively newer source of entertainment, they have gained quite a lot of popularity. Everyone needs some variety every then and now after all. But things could get a little messy because there are…
There are all kinds of people in this world. Some are satisfied with knowing that their mother’s flight will be two hours late so they are happy and decide to take a longer nap. Some of us, on the other hand, are not happy just by knowing that the flight is late. Our curiosity gets the better of us and we wish to know exactly where the flight is at the moment. For those of us who think like this, somebody very considerate created this amazing app called Flightradar24 – Flight Tracker.…
Is it not amazing how apps are taking over the world? Initially there were the basic ones like a few launchers, task managers, a few music apps, some camera apps, a few games and that was about it. After the immense success of these came more specific categories of apps along with others like first aid apps, flight apps, shopping apps, storytelling apps, exercise apps and apps related to every aspect of our lives, including the time when we got to sleep. And this ever increasing family of…
The end of Google Reader was a setback no doubt but not the end of the road for aggregation of feeds. You have Digg, Feedly and various other equally efficient reading services that can do the job of aggregating your feeds. RSS or Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication is one such service that provides a crisp summary of what has been published on a particular site. The RSS came into being to help readers get updates about what is happening at their favorite sites so that they do not…
