If you listen to your Android in the car, then you know how annoying it is to receive a notification. If your sound is on, then the received notification will silence your music for 1-2 seconds before resuming. Obviously, there are times when this is useful – like when you receive a phone call. But there are other times when it’s just annoying – like on a ten minute drive to the gym. If you want to silence these notifications and keep your music playing, then I’ve got the easy…
Most Android lock screens are boring. The only “game” you get to play is typing in your pattern lock or PIN code. Fortunately, there’s now an easy way to spice up your lock screen: play mini games. You can now play mini games on your lock screen and enjoy high-quality entertainment without ever unlocking your phone. These unique new minigames will appeal to a niche group of users. Sure, most people will take the extra half second to unlock their phone before they launch into a game.…
Accurately budgeting a vacation is nearly impossible. There are almost always hidden charges and fees somewhere along the way. From extra baggage fees to the “couvert” charge at European restaurants, travel is rarely cheap. Today, I’m going to show you how to keep track of your travel expenses no matter where you go using a simple Android app. Step 1) Download and install an app called Trip Budget, which is free from the Google Play Store Step 2) Open the app and play around with…
The next generation of smartphones was announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung revealed its eagerly-anticipated Galaxy S5 smartphone, setting off a whole new wave of “iPhone versus Galaxy” comparison articles. Here’s one more article for you. Today, I’m going to tell you about one side of the Samsung versus Apple debate and show you why the Galaxy S5 is better than the iPhone. If you want to see the other side, you can read why the iPhone will dominate the…
The Galaxy S5 is officially here and we’ve got the scoop on its hottest features. Here are some of the surprising features included on the latest Galaxy S5: 6) It’s waterproof Lost in all the hype around the fingerprint and heart rate sensors was the fact that the Galaxy S5 will be waterproof. The phone will be IP67 certified against dust and water damage, which is the same certification received by the Galaxy S4 Active. The S4 Active was regularly pictured sitting in a fishbowl of…
As the world expected, Samsung revealed the Galaxy S5 at a press conference earlier this morning at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Right off the bat, we can tell you that there are a couple new exciting features, including a fingerprint sensor and a heart-rate monitor. Will users care about these features? We’ll have to wait to find out. Another important feature is that the Galaxy S5 will still be made of plastic. The plastic case is a divisive source among users. Some…
Every few months, Google seems to unveil some hare-brained scheme. These schemes range from floating internet-supplying balloons over developing countries to putting magical glasses on the faces of normal people. Project Tango isn’t as earth-changing as the internet balloons idea, but it does have enormous potential. It could change the way you use your Android phone and transform the way you look at the world around you. What is Project Tango? Project Tango is a smartphone that senses…
We have long known the famous Trustlook Mobile Security Solution since its release in July last year. It was the first antivirus app to introduce Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) security solution in the mobile platform that can detect & address advanced malwares. This variant of analysis tool is different than the conventional products that use anti-malware and intrusion-prevention formats to protect a device. An Illustration This app is specially designed and developed on next…
Clumsy Bird is a critically acclaimed game touted to be the successor of the famous Flappy Bird which was released early last year. Flappy Bird was developed by a Vietnam based developer – Dong Nguyen, which later rose to unmatched popularity with over 50 million downloads worldwide. Astounding as it sounds, it was reported that Dong Nguyen was earning approximately $50000 per day through advertisements in his game. It was triumphant and topping the charts on both Google and iOS platform App…
According to the latest Android rumors online, the next major version of Android will be Android 4.5 and we’ll see a Nexus 8 within three months. Yes, according to reports on a Taiwanese website – which cites a senior employee of Google Dublin – Google will launch Androidf 4.5 in July alongside the new Nexus 8. Many expected Google to launch the next version of Android – like Android 4.5 or 5.0 – at the annual I/O Conference, which takes place this year on June 25 2014. However,…
