News Speak Few days back, a woman filed a lawsuit against Google claiming an accidental buy of $66 in an Android app. It was her inquisitive child who clicked on an ad of “Marvel Run Jump Smash” and downloaded it for $65.95. This is just one single instance but many such accidental purchases happen that remain unreported, either the user is too busy or he/she thinks that it’s not worth the effort. Action taken Going by the severity of the situation, Google has rolled out an update that…
Did you just send an awful, profanity-ridden, racist tirade to your boss? Did you get really drunk and text your ex at 3am? If so, then you need to unsend an SMS as quickly as possible. It’s not easy to do that on any mobile device, but on Android, one new app aims to make unsending an SMS as easy as possible. That app is TigerText Secure Messenger, which can be used as a replacement SMS/MMS messenger on your Android device. Best of all, your recipient does not need to be using the app…
We’d all like a faster smartphone. Even if your Android is fresh, clean, and speedy, it always feels like it could be a little better in terms of performance. Today, I’m going to show you three simple Android settings that will dramatically increase the performance of your device. Those three settings affect the animation scale on Android, including the animations that play when you open a window, transition between windows, and perform other regular Android tasks. Here’s how to…
Google Glass could be a world-changing device. Or it could be a device that wants to be world-changing but is ultimately pointless – like the Segway. Google obviously wants Glass to succeed. In order to do that, it has to debunk a number of the criticisms that have come out in the past few years about Google Glass – including the idea that it looks stupid or that people wearing them are going to get hit by a lot of cars when they cross the street. Google responded to these complaints…
Most sane people don’t stab their smartphones with drills. But if they did, they would find that their smartphones would become dumb phones really quickly. A smartphone protective casing company recently released a protective screen that aims to protect your valuable device from some of the most dangerous objects in the world. Those objects include drills, knives, bottle openers, and other sharp devices. The protective screen company is called Sir Lancelot’s Armor and the screen…
For years, Barack Obama has been known as the world’s most famous Blackberry user. It’s 2014 and Obama still carries his Blackberry wherever he goes. After being elected to office in 2008, Obama received a customized Blackberry with advanced security features. At the same time, Obama has complained that his position doesn’t permit the luxury of owning an iPhone – whether he’d like to or not. A new report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that The White House Communications…
Spritz has been all over the news lately. Spritz uses a psychological phenomenon called RSVP to rapidly display words on your screen and help you read more quickly. RSVP – which stands for Rapid Serial Visual Presentation – has been largely debunked by science since it was first developed in the 1970s. Researchers state that RSVP lets our eyes see words and sentences more quickly, but our brain still processes those words and sentences at the same pace. You may technically be…
Nobody likes waking up early. Some people hate waking up early so much that they sleep through school, work, important appointments, and even the entire morning. I’ve dealt with my fair share of problems waking up in the morning. That’s why I appreciate a new alarm app called Tilt Alarm. But beware: this app might become your worst nightmare. Tilt Alarm is designed for people who turn off their alarms and go back to sleep before they can truly wake up. It forces you to hold your phone…
Root exploit malware is among the most dangerous malware in the mobile world. Root exploit malware targets the root directories of your phone or tablet and wreaks havoc on system security. There isn’t really a good way to prevent root exploit malware. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to get infected, then your device is likely already compromised. Making matters worse is the fact that the virus is embedded so deeply within your system that you’re unlikely to ever be able to remove…
One of the downsides of the app development explosion over the last few years has been the lack of innovation in PC software. Why would developers create PC software for a limited number of users when they can spend the same effort making software for hundreds of millions of potential customers around the world? Most people have decided that there’s no way to run Android apps on their PCs. You can’t run Shazam to identify that song you’re playing, send a sleazy Snapchat over your…
