A few years ago, I owned a point-and-shoot digital camera. Today, I use nothing but my smartphone to take pictures. That’s because most smartphone cameras are far more advanced than cheap point-and-shoot cameras. They’re also more convenient. Photography professionals may laugh at people who take pictures with their smartphone, but hey, I’d rather not lug around a massive DSLR camera on my next backpacking trip. However, just because you have 13MP in your camera doesn’t mean…
Most lock screens are boring. Sure, you may see the time, temperature, battery percentage, and a camera icon, but that’s it. Why not make it a little more interesting? Thanks to a member of the XDA Developers Forum named wangxing, you can make your lock screen more interesting than ever with a photo slideshow. Wangxing’s new app is called Galaxy Photo Screen Lock. That app lets you “dress up your mobile lock screen and give your fun and love” – according to wangxing himself.…
The wonderful invention that it is, the smart phone has radically changed the way people communicate, get entertained and even do business. When you have a compact device that you can make use at any time of the day to do the above activities, why would you spend extra on other gadgets supposedly manufactured to do the same? Yes, my reference is to the many types of digital cameras, camcorders and what have you that used to rule the roost and for which many of us would have paid a handsome…
The world economy over the last 6 years has witnessed many turbulent moments starting with the subprime mortgage crisis in the US and continuing with escalating instability in the Middle East. Things are beginning to stabilize now albeit in a slow fashion. But there can be very less doubt about the fact that neoliberal globalization in the past few decades has succeeded in bringing down poverty levels. This can evidently be seen in the tremendous strides made by emerging economies of India,…
The problem of inadequate security and vulnerability on the Android platform has been dogging the minds of analysts and followers of this platform for some time now. Right from the time Avast made its disclosure about the ‘factory reset’ not being effective and data retrieval from used phones was possible, Google has been trying to tighten up security on this flexible platform. Discovery of the SmsPay It is therefore with some worry that the flagging of a mysterious app called the…
Many users of Android Wear smart watches have loved this gadget for the ultra modern convenience and ease of using it. However, they have been feeling the need to also play games and wanted the luxury of being able to download them from the Google Play apps market. Finally, they can now have that facility, with one of the developers Unit 9 Games coming out with Swip 3. This is the very first one that has been designed purely for Android Wear smart watches. Now it does not matter which of…
Ever wonder what to do with the leftovers from last night’s dinner party? Or what meal to cook on a shoe string budget? Planning to invite guests over for lunch, or cooking a romantic meal for your loved one? Well, look no further. The BigOven app assists you with all these questions, and more! The app provides the user with over 250,000 recipes to browse through, along with a meal planning calendar and a Grocery List section. It also allows you to browse recipes through filters like…
Planning your vacations for the year? Well, in that case, there’s a heck of a lot of planning ahead of you that goes into choosing the location, where you’re going to stay, what are the sights and scenes you’re going to visit, etc. Whether you’re going with family or friends, the process is quite tedious. Now, to make that process a little more enjoyable and not to mention, easier, is Gogobot! Gogobot is one of the most gorgeous and helpful apps to help you plan your…
Wanelo is an app that derives its name from a mash up of the words ‘want’, ‘need’ and ‘love’- something that truly defines its mission. This unique Android app is enabled by an online community that lets its members share information along with photographs about products on their shopping wish lists or that they’ve already purchased. It’s similar to Pinterest but with a more focussed outlook. Wanelo has over 300,000 stores and boutiques selling their products on the app-…
With over 3 billion active users and this number growing even as this post is being written, the Android OS has emerged as the most in demand platform for mobile gadgets. But most people are unable to optimize usage of such an operating system due to lack of knowledge of its full potential and just manage to scrape its surface. This post is to acquaint you with some of the tips that can make your experience of using Android even better. These tips are for reference and you need to keep in mind…
