Android 4.4.3 has been spotted in the wild and is currently being tested by Google employees. New Android updates are usually good news, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen anything substantive come out of Google’s Mountain View headquarters. Android 4.4 was announced about 8 months ago and since then Android users have only received a series of incremental upgrades. Android 4.4.3 will be another incremental upgrade and unfortunately, it could be a bad update for rooted Android…
Last week, we told you that Google was scrapping the Nexus program and preparing something called Android Silver. That headline sounds like an Onion headline, but it was a real news piece. Now, we have further confirmation of the existence of Google Silver. According to recently-released reports from @EVLeaks, Google has officially scrapped the Nexus 6 and replaced it with an LG handset running a Qualcomm MSM8994 processor. LG handset, running a Qualcomm MSM8994, to be among first Silver…
I’m an Android user with lots of friends who use iPhones. Ever since I bought my Android, I’ve noticed that I occasionally do not receive texts from my iPhone-wielding friends – even when those texts appear in our conversation window on the iPhone. Many Android users have experienced this problem and somebody finally decided to figure out why. As it turns out, there was a bug in iMessage that was preventing some texts from being sent to Android devices. iMessage was introduced in…
Net neutrality is the biggest issue affecting the internet today. If you enjoy browsing a free, open, and largely unmonitored internet, then you need to fight for net neutrality. Most people don’t want to get off their computer and go protest in front of a government building. But what if I told you that you can have your opinions heard while hardly moving at all? That’s exactly what you can do with the Congress app. Simply titled ‘Congress’, this app is free to download from…
Today, most flagship smartphones have a full HD resolution screen of 1980x1080p. That’s good enough for most people. It means we have the same number of pixels on an HDTV as we have on our smartphones. However, this year’s Galaxy Note 4 looks to go beyond HD. The latest Note 4 rumors state that the flagship Samsung device will have a ‘QHD’ resolution of 2560x1440 spread across a 5.7-inch display. Rumors also state that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime – a premium S5 smartphone –…
Do you use Music Hub? Music Hub is Samsung’s built-in music streaming service available to Samsung Android users. A few months ago, however, Samsung released Milk Music, which appeared to be a direct competitor to Music Hub. Music Hub’s days were indeed numbered. Earlier today, Samsung sent out a message notifying Music Hub users that the service was ending on July 1 and that users are apparently expected to switch to Milk Music: Milk Music is a free service that lets users…
You know what’s better than a million dollars? A billion dollars. Billion dollar acquisitions seem to be the flavor of the year in Silicon Valley. Maybe a large number of tech companies are genuinely worth $1 billion. Or maybe there’s just so much money floating around Silicon Valley that it doesn’t really matter what you pay for it – if you throw enough money at a user base with hundreds of millions of people, you can make that billion back. The latest acquisition rumor in…
Google Maps is the best mapping app for Android. Google recently added Uber integration to its apps for Android and iOS. That means your favorite mapping app will now include a bunch of cool features, such as: -Lane change notifications: Which lane should you be in? Which lane do you need to be in to make the next exit? The Google Maps app will now tell you and suggest the best lane for you while driving. -Custom save online maps: This feature will be great for travelers – you can…
In 2013, Facebook was rumored to be buying Snapchat for a whopping $3 billion. For some crazy reason, Snapchat turned down $3 billion and the deal disappeared. Facebook, however, still saw the potential in the disappearing photo app market. After the Snapchat deal fell through, Facebook’s engineers began to work on a Snapchat competitor called Slingshot. Slingshot would let users send and receive photos from friends. These photos would disappear after a brief period of time and the…
Klout is one way to measure your impact on social media. You can view your ‘Klout Score’ to see how well you’re engaging with social media and how much you influence the social media world around you. Previously, you’ve been able to access Klout over your internet browser as well as an iPhone app. Today, however, Klout released its Android app which is designed to maximize the way you use social media while recommending the best sharable content. Here are the features of the Klout…
