Continuing its trend of decoupling built-in applications from its Android OS, Google has released a standalone camera application to the Play Store. This application however works only on devices operating on Android 4.4 KitKat. By making it a separate downloadable app from Google Play store, other Android phones can now enjoy the cool features of the camera available on the Google Nexus phones. The Google Camera App is very simple and fairly well designed. It has 5 functionalities. It…
Word Search Puzzle What comes as one of the ultimate most apps for the Word lovers and crossword puzzlers, Word Search Puzzle is an ultimate treat. Remember those days of finding words in the daily newspapers and back of books? Well, they can all come alive now on your Android screen. This interesting Android game will help you in improving your scanning skills whilst reading will render your searching and scanning skills lethal and formidable. Word Search Puzzle thus is a simple app that…
Sheep Happens – When Greek Gods meet Sheep In an ordinary world of peace and order comes another new game that is all but the complete opposite: Sheep Happens! The name successfully portrays this endless runner in all of its aspects: total chaos in an ancient world of flying bulls and sheep falling from the sky, where all aims are set on catching Hermes, the evil villain. In the game, you collect coins, dodge obstacles and maneuver around other runners and try to catch Hermes and beat the…
Two years isn’t a very long time. In the mobile industry, however, it can feel like a decade. Two years ago, we didn’t have any full HD Android smartphones. We didn’t have 4K video recording or apps that let you say ‘Yo’ to your friends. Nevertheless, a two-year old Samsung phone is still America’s most popular Android handset. That’s right: according to a new report, the Samsung Galaxy S3 continues to be the most widely used Android device in the United States. That…
The LG G3 was expected to be a good phone. Nobody expected it to be quite this good, however. The LG G3 broke sales records in South Korea and was the first phone in a long time to outsell the Samsung Galaxy S line. It beat out the Galaxy S5 just weeks after its release and now, the LG G3 will be coming to the rest of the world as well. Earlier today, LG announced that the LG G3 would be coming to the rest of the world on June 27. Unfortunately, the United States is not included in…
Last week, TowelRoot shocked the Android community. TowelRoot was created by white hat hacker George Hotz, also known as Geohot, and claims to root any Android device in existence. The Android world was amazed at TowelRoot – no other rooting method had come anywhere close to working on all devices. Better yet, running TowelRoot is as easy as installing an app (TowelRoot itself is an APK file). While Android users are enjoying the exploit, the rest of the world is frightened by its…
If you didn’t use Google Shopping Express before, then you may use it now. Need beer late at night? Google Shopping Express can help. Yup, Google has recently updated its Shopping Express service to deliver alcohol directly to your door. Currently, the service is only available in San Francisco. However, more cities will likely be added in the near future and rumor has it that Costco is ready to sign up. As with all alcohol delivery services, there are some stipulations,…
Earlier this year, Microsoft paid billions to acquire Nokia’s handset division. Nokia’s handset division was already developing Android devices. After the sale was complete, many wondered if Microsoft would continue making Android devices through Nokia – or if they would force the company to switch to Windows Phone OS. Soon after the Nokia acquisition, Microsoft announced that it was continuing to develop Android handsets and continuing the Nokia X series. The first Nokia X was…
Google’s annual I/O starts tomorrow and many Android users are hoping for a big reveal of Android 5.0 Lollipop. Now, the day before the event, we may have gotten our first look at the new OS. A screenshot was posted on the Chromium Issue Tracker and shared onto Reddit by a user named Doopl. You can see the screenshots of “Android L” on this page. Here’s what we know about this “leak” so far: -Google has since removed the report from the Chromium Issue Tracker, which…
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…
