Last year, Samsung and Google signed a patent truce. That meant the companies could freely use certain patents from the other company. Both Samsung and Google could avoid costly patent litigation while encouraging industry innovation. Instead of worrying about violating stupid patents like Apple’s “rubber band”, the two companies could focus on making the world’s best Android devices. Other companies have followed suit. Microsoft and Google long ago reached a patent agreement, for…
Over the years, Google has dipped its toes into many internet industries. This past week, Google dipped its toes into one more industry: domain registration. That’s right: Google Domains is officially a thing. Although Google Domains is currently in an invite-only beta, you can still view basic details about the service at http://domains.google.com/about/ Google’s domain registration looks similar to every other registration service: you type in your requested domain name and pay…
Calling all soccer fans in the house! This one is especially for you guys. Here comes an app that tests you from top to bottom, head to toe and sides as well for all your soccer based knowledge when it comes to the teams you love and which club their logo represents. It is set to get you rolling and check what all you actually know about the teams that you follow and those that you don’t follow in the addictive world of soccer. Long story short, the Logo Quiz Soccer Club is a test of how…
The Oxford Dictionary Of English The name says it all but it still is our duty to explain to you the level to which an innovative dictionary can play up its features, and features that define an average Dictionary app. It takes its features to a whole another level and does a phenomenal job to ensure that every nuance of the English language has been bundled up inside this ocean of vocabulary goodness that fits in the palm of your hand through a well-integrated Android app. The Oxford…
In the world of social media there’s not much you can do about the big giants like Facebook and Twitter who have established enough of a market following that they will most definitely eat you up if you try to fight on their turf. But that won’t stop the newbies from going for the kill and offering something unique to socially engaged audiences. Enter Pheed – a social networking app with no such twist in particular but still makes an impact through its features integrated into it.…
Picture this: one day, you’re sitting with your friends talking about the stupidest app ideas you could possibly think of. One of your friends says, “What about an app that only lets you send a single word to your contacts?” “Yes”, the group would reply back. “That sounds really stupid.” Well, the jokes on you because an app that does nothing but say the word ‘Yo’ just received $1 million in venture capital funding. Here’s how the app works: You download the…
At Apple’s most recent presentation, CEO Tim Cook waned on and on about how secure iOS was compared to Android. He even went so far as to call Android a “toxic hellstew” of mobile malware. Android users, of course, know that the stats don’t tell the whole story. Yes, Android is responsible for 99% of mobile malware. However, malware only affects a small percentage of Android users. Thanks to a new report, Android fans now have some stats to back up their security claims.…
Amazon recently announced the company’s first smartphone, the ‘Amazon Fire’. The smartphone comes with a number of unique qualities and features. However, it certainly has a few faults as well. Here are the top 5 good and bad things you need to know about the Amazon Fire Phone: 1) It has no Google services Android is free for any company to download and use. It’s an open source operating system that doesn’t make any money for Google. However, Google still makes money by…
If you ask an average person if they prefer ART or Dalvik, they might think you’re talking about alien species. However, ART and Dalvik play a critical role in your favorite Android devices. ART and Dalvik are two types of virtual machines. Android relies on ART or Dalvik in order to run (it can’t run both at the same time). Ever since Android was first developed, it has used the Dalvik virtual machine. However, in Android 4.4 KitKat, there were signs of an upcoming change: Android…
Do you know who John Legere is? Probably not. The new T-Mobile CEO seemed to come out of nowhere to take over the company – which is in fourth place behind Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint in America’s carrier markets. At last week’s press event, T-Mobile came out swinging and crafted one of the most entertaining carrier presentations we’ve ever seen (although let’s be honest, it’s not like there was a high bar to begin with). The Un-Carrier 5.0 event by T-Mobile will…
