Before the dawn of free messaging apps in Android, Viber won the hearts of over 12 million iOS users worldwide. Free calls, texts and multimedia sharing, Viber is all about online socialization. Breaking Down the Essentials This primarily offers a free platform for sending texts and share videos and photos with family and friends. A user can also make a call using 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi via the existing mobile number. It is invariably optimized for both smartphones and Android tablets. The app…
Android is all about apps and games, a world so diversified that the extremities range from business and utility apps to the most simple, yet stupendous game. We have discussed about nerdy games such as QuizUp and 2048, and about action games such as Death Moto and its likes. We have also witnessed high grossing games like Angry Birds and Flappy Bird built for Android platform – Simplistic game engine but the gameplay is highly captivating. There are free apps/games and there are those…
World leaders live in the public eye. In spite of that, most people have no idea which type of smartphone their country’s leader uses. Do country leaders use smartphones? Which kind of apps do they use? Who are they allowed to contact? The Guardian recently investigated and published a report on which world leaders use which phones. Here’s what they found: Barack Obama – Blackberry Obama is probably the most recognizable world leader. It makes sense that most people already know that…
Nokia was quite optimistic and hopeful with their business plans regarding the Nokia X, first mobile by Nokia based on Android platform. We have been discussing the specifications and other aspects of Nokia X for the past few months, and speculating on its possible impact in the existing market. What drew tremendous attention of most enthusiasts is the fact that this is the first Android based mobile by Nokia, and it is aimed at bridging the gap between high end Asha range and the low end Lumia…
We have discussed about intellectual games such as QuizUp and likes, in the past. Rumor has it that these games are made only for the geeks, but take it from me that even the most extreme among enthusiasts would find 2048 interesting. 2048 is essentially a number puzzle game for your Android device that has the potential to keep you engaged for hours. How to Play It is primarily a puzzle game where the player needs to merge tiles with same numbers to form a single tile with a larger…
NEWSPEAK According to recent reports, Google is all set to release an update for its Android platform, Android 4.4.3. It was first revealed through the leak of a changelog, which seemed like a normal one but it wasn’t. But to our dismay, this update is primarily meant for bug fixes and other such errors. DETAILS To start with, the major update that Android is bringing in is ‘mm-qcamera-daemon’ crash fix. The early reports were via ‘LlabTooFer’, an established and well-connected ROM…
April Fools’ Day is turning into the most important marketing day of the year for tech companies. 2014 was no exception. Here’s what crazy stuff was announced on April 1, 2014 in the world of Android: 5) OPPO O-Lenses As a contact lens wearer, I get excited anytime I hear about contact lens technology and HUD-type stuff. OPPO announced their new O-Lenses as part of their April Fools’ Day joke. The lenses are “meticulously designed to absolute exactitude using an intricate mesh of…
Samsung and Apple are two of the world’s largest and most powerful tech companies. Back in 2012, they waged one of the fiercest and most expensive patent wars in world history. That war ended with Samsung paying over $1 billion to Apple due to the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S3 kind of looked like an iPhone. Summer of 2014 will see another patent war between the two giants. Apple recently launched a patent infringement suit against Samsung claiming that Samsung’s software and…
Ever felt the insecurity of others using our smartphone? – Uninvited individuals going through personal data, in the name of checking the device! Undoubtedly, many would agree that a strong and reliable security system in a smartphone is always an advantage. Our personal data and important files will not only be safe from other users but will also be secure in the storage. As we have been discussing in our previous topics, Nokia X is built on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is not…
