In the recent years, our phone usage has doubled because phones have now become much more than a simple communication tool. Today, we find ourselves interacting with our phones much more than ever before. After all, everyone wants to be in smart company. Unfortunately, phone battery is and will always be inversely proportional to the amount we use our phones which is why BATTERY DOCTOR makes for a wonderful and ironic solution for preventing our phones from seeing the light. It is a free…
China is one of the world’s largest and most powerful countries (if not the largest and most powerful country). So when China starts to develop its own OS to compete with Android and iOS, that’s big news. A Chinese official appeared on the Xinhua news agency on Sunday to announce the development of China OS – or COS. That OS is based on Linux and could launch as soon as October. It will initially be designed for desktops but will expand to smartphones and tablets in the near…
For whatever reason, Google doesn’t want you listening to YouTube videos on your mobile device: it wants you to watch those videos. If you try to watch a YouTube video and then lock your screen, the YouTube app will automatically stop playing. It’s annoying for those who are just trying to listen to a new song. Google is reportedly preparing to release a service called YouTube Music Key. This service will let you play only the audio from YouTube videos without watching the video.…
The LG G3 is one of the hottest new Android devices on the planet. Today, I’m going to show you how to easily root the LG G3 by downloading a single APK file. This root method comes from renowned exploit professional @TeamAndIRC (also known as Justin Case). It works on LG G3s from all major carriers, including Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. Here are the step by step instructions: Step 1) Download Stump Root APK from here (it’s free and a simple .apk…
Google Android has been able to capture the market mainly due to its ability to come up with an operating system like Android. This platform was lapped up by the users mainly due to the many apps as well as its affordability. However, the going has not always been a smooth one for Google considering that they have had to come up with improved versions starting with the Ginger Bread one to Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean and now to Kit Kat. If there has been one issue rolling out these…
The availability of instant information is a boon to our daily lives. Yet, it could also be a curse sometimes. Times when we are desperately waiting for that favorite band to come to town or that funny stand-up comedian to perform, but all the damn tickets get sold off within the blink of an eye! It feels like the end of the world; it feels miserable. Usually, a hundred percent sold off tickets doesn’t mean a hundred percent attendance. There are several cases of people dropping out of…
The prospect of losing your smart phone is always a very threatening and disconcerting one. Many of us would have faced the mortification of misplacing our smart phone and while some of us would have been lucky to get it back, others may have lost it for good. Despite the various security features that are now being built into some of the high end phones, if you misplace your smart phone or somebody flicks it off you, it can be quite difficult to retrieve it. One of the reasons is that people…
There is a lot of positive anticipation and expectation from the Android L. While users of Jelly Bean and Kit Kat are not exactly complaining about their smart phones, the launch of something new and major like Android L will always be looked forward to by consumers intoxicated with the idea of always having the most cutting edge hardware and software. Smart Phone Market Growth Fuelling Innovation The smart phone market has been growing exponentially in the last couple of years. Countries…
Android tablet users have more to cheer about with Microsoft releasing OneNote. It will have handwriting input and will thus enable Android users to experience something that Microsoft had envisaged for their Microsoft Surface creation. Readers will remember that when the release of Surface Pro 3 happened, OneNote was one of the prominent applications on that device. Users could modify and use typed notes, text and written annotations the way they wanted. They could also mix as well as match…
It is very rightly said: “With great power comes great responsibility”, however, what they did not mention is that great responsibility leads to a greater tendency for accidents to happen. This holds true in all aspects of life, including the inclusion of a number of devices that have become essential to our everyday lives. With technology growing by the minute, a lot of us end up owning several devices like laptops, tablets, mobile phones (more than one at times) and even desktops but to…
