The much awaited and talked about Android Silver program of Google may suffer a delay as per the latest information. This program that was a re-branding initiative of Google to provide a premium brand status to its high-end Android phones will be put on hold for the moment. The reason speculated is the resignation of Nikesh Arora, the chief architect in Google and the one overseeing the search engine giant’s partnerships with its OEMs as well as wireless carriers. He left the company and…
Being a race car driver is not the most common profession. But aspiring to become a race car driver is what everyone, at least during a particular phase in their childhood and some even quite seriously in their adulthood (including me, and my grandfather for that matter) go through. The rush that Schumacher and Hamilton feel, and get paid for it, is for some of us the ideal way to make money. And for some of our parents to believe that that is like committing suicide (I know you sense a story…
When Apple announced the iPhone 6 Plus, it never once said the word “phablet”. That’s good, because phablet is a stupid word. Nevertheless, it’s the only word we really use to describe phones larger than 5 inches. “Mega-phone” was already taken. So who wins this year’s phablet wars? Today, I’m putting the two biggest flagships head-to-head to help you decide which big-phone is right for you. Display For the first time in Apple’s history, the company has created a full…
A pen is mightier than a sword. Who says that pens are only used for the written word? A lot of the best works done by a pen is through taking the support of paper and creating wonders with lines and strokes in different directions. Landscapes and portraits with the stroke of a brush tell stories that stories cannot capture in books. It is said that one can look into the soul of Mona Lisa and understand the spectrum of emotions she was going through. Those are the emotions that cannot be…
One of the reasons for the resounding popularity of the Android smart phones is the easy access to gaming. With many free apps and games available for download for free from the Google Play Store, people are no longer missing their X Box or game console. They can now play the games they want at any time and place. Therefore the news from the mobile analytics company called Flurry that Android gamers ware spending more than 35 minutes every day playing games on their smart phone or tablet is not…
The Google Android One was launched in India last week. The idea is to roll this out in other emerging markets of the Philippines, Nepal, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the months to come. So what is the actual strategy of Google behind this initiative? The smart phone markets in the above mentioned countries are lucrative but at the same time price sensitive. Google has realized it needs to do something quickly to not only introduce affordably priced smart phones but also…
Many people already know that background task-killing apps don’t work on Android. Well, they work, but they don’t have the desired effect. They don’t improve battery life or increase Android performance. That’s why many people manually close unwanted background apps. To do that, you simply hold down the ‘Home’ button until the app screen pops up (or tap the recent apps button on the right-hand side of certain Android devices). Then, you can swipe left on any apps you wish…
Android One is officially here and early reviews of the device are in. We turn to r/android user u/pottysmith for his opinions on the device as described in his recent AMA: Q: What surprises you about the device? “I love how fluid it is….and I expected the screen to be meh but the overall colour reproduction and viewing angles are great” Q: How’s the build quality? “Better than a Sony xperia S” (which was pottysmith’s previous Android device) Q: How useful is the SD…
I have some very exciting news to share with you today: Chrome can now run Android apps. Yes, that’s right: whether you’re using Chrome on Windows, Mac, or Linux, you can now run sideloaded Android apps just like you would on an Android tablet or smartphone. Now here’s the catch: this isn’t an official update from Google. Google is still actively developing its Chrome Web Store to include a select few Android apps. The community, however, is not waiting. All you need to do is…
Android has offered encryption since 2011. Unfortunately, most Android users don’t care (or don’t know) about encryption. These users never turn encryption on, which means it’s relatively easy for someone to steal your data if they have access to your phone. Apple’s iOS8 – which is available on iPhones 4S through to the current generation – will also enable encryption by default. Android L’s automatic encryption will prevent anyone from accessing your data unless they…
