May
09

5 Easy Ways to Squeeze Extra Battery Life from your Nexus 5

The Nexus 5 has lots of strengths, but like most modern smartphones, battery life isn’t one of them. The Nexus 5 holds a 2300 mAh battery which drains quickly when you’re using your bright display and processor-intensive tasks. Today, I’m going to show you how to squeeze extra battery life from your Nexus 5 and maximize your daily usage: 5) Enable ART ART is a little-used function that is gaining popularity. The Nexus 5 is one of the few devices that supports ART – or Android…

May
09

Experience the Pain of Two Frustrating Games at Once With Flappy 48

Flappy Bird and 2048 are two of the most infamous games released over the past few months. Flappy Bird is ridiculously difficult and inarguably stupid, while 2048 requires a little more skill and intelligence but is still incredibly frustrating. That’s why some diabolical madman created Flappy 48 – a game designed to be as frustrating as possible. Flappy 48 was created by XDA Developers Forum member sylsau. It perfectly blends Flappy Bird and 2048 together to create a game that is…

May
09

4 Reasons Why the OnePlus One Might Not Be Your Next Android Smartphone

If you have recently read our coverage of the OnePlus One, then you know we’re excited about the upcoming device. We recently explained 4 reasons why the OnePlus One might be the best smartphone for you. Now, we’re going to burst your bubble a little bit and explain 4 reasons why the OnePlus One won’t be the perfect smartphone for everybody. 4) Cannot remove battery The OnePlus One battery features 3100mAh of output power – which should be enough to power the smartphone for an…

May
08

5 Reasons Why People Love to Root Android

Android rooting is more popular today than it has ever been before. Of course, that has a lot to do with the fact that there are more Android users today than ever before, but the point remains the same. Why do people root their Androids? Why should you care about Android rooting? Here are our top 5 favorite benefits of Android rooting. Total backup control Today’s smartphones are really complicated. When something goes wrong, your smartphone may turn into a brick. When disaster…

May
08

4 Reasons Why the OnePlus One Could Be Your Next Smartphone

Unless you’ve been avoiding every Android news blog in the world over the past few weeks, you’ve heard about the OnePlus One. The OnePlus One is the highly anticipated smartphone made by an “independent” smartphone company in China. That “independent” company has close ties to Oppo, but that doesn’t really matter. What does matter is the phone’s price and tech specs. Priced at $299, the OnePlus One features world-class tech specs that rival any of the flagship phones…

May
07

Why Apple’s Recent Patent Victory Won’t Really Effect Samsung

Last week, Apple won a $119 million jury verdict against Samsung. Samsung was found guilty of infringing on three of Apple’s patents, including “quick links”, “slide to unlock” and “auto-complete”. $119 million is more than most people will ever make in their lifetimes. However, industry analysts claim that the patent victory for Apple will have a minimal impact on Samsung.  There are two reasons why Android fans shouldn’t worry about this settlement. First, the…

May
07

Google Shopping Express Adds Two New Cities to Receive Same Day Shipping Service

One of the few downsides of online shopping is waiting several days to receive whatever you just bought. Google wants to make that problem a thing of the past with its Shopping Express service. Shopping Express is a same-day shipping service that has partnered with popular online retail stores like Costco and Staples. You buy something online, choose the Shopping Express option at checkout, and get your product before the end of the day. Sounds awesome, right? The only catch to this…

May
07

Android 4.4 KitKat Rolls Out to Large Number of Devices, Nears 10% Market Share

KitKat has been out for several months. Unfortunately, most Android users haven’t been able to use KitKat at all. After a series of recent KitKat rollouts, Android users around the world have been able to install the 4.4 upgrade on their handsets. KitKat is now available on popular devices like the Galaxy S3 and S4 all over the world. The recent rollout has caused KitKat to jump to 8.5% market share. According to Google’s latest platform usage numbers, approximately 8.5% of all…

May
07

Google Replaces Nexus Program with Google “Silver”

Google’s Nexus program has been wildly popular. People love low-cost, contract-free Android devices that feature industry-standard hardware specs and a pure version of Android. However, for the past few months, there have been rumors of Google getting rid of its Nexus program. Today, we finally learned how Google plans to replace Nexus: with Google Silver. What is Google Silver? Google Silver is reportedly Google’s new software standard and certification process. It’s the…

May
06

Wiser is the World’s Simplest Android Launcher

Most people agree that Android is easy to use. However, if you don’t have a lot of experience with tech stuff, then Android could seem complicated. It’s probably not as easy to use as an iPhone or iPad, which is why someone created a launcher app called Wiser. Wiser is the simplest Android launcher out there today. It reduces your Android down to a few simple shortcuts and apps. It features colorful, clean screens that minimize fluff and frustration. If you regularly struggle with…