It can be dangerous if you drink and drive not only for yourself but also for the people around. With a drunk behind the wheel, a car is not just a convenient vehicle to travel around, but a two ton weapon that can trigger without warning and cause irreparable damage. It’s common knowledge that it gets harder and harder to estimate exactly how drunk you are the longer you keep drinking over the night. Not everyone carries around a breathalyzer at a party to monitor their Blood-Alcohol volume…
What claimed to be one of the first game-changing DJ applications for the Android platform, has now truly solidified that claim with a bang by gaining over 13 million downloads and still counting. This mindblowing Android app is designed specifically for aspiring DJs with a knack for music and a will to keep the dance floor burning up all night. Say hello to DJ Studio 5! Be it a scratch, a loop, a patch or any of the other effects, DJ Studio 5 is the place for you to be if you’re a…
Roku boxes are cheap easy to use and stream everything from HBO to Pandora or its counterpart Netflix. The remote-like Roku clicker is so small that they can easily be misplaced. However, just because they are so small they are convenient to carry even in a pocket to practically anywhere. But with technology reinventing itself, Roku has reinvented itself by jumping into the smartphone market as well. Yes, the magical world of Google Play Store has unleashed Roku for Android - a full-feature…
Facebook has recently made a lot of progress. They’re redesigned their interface so that Timeline is a bit tweaked and phone usage of the app is easier and faster. There’s a new app now that provides you with a simple convenient interface to use Facebook and Twitter and update them together. It’s known as SO.HO or Soho Social Launcher. Most users of smartphones are big into Facebook and now Twitter has caught on to. It can become quite complicated to manage more than one social…
We’ve all been lost in places we’ve never been to before. And even on places known we get lost as to where we could possibly go now, or how do we find this particular place. And that’s when you make a huge yell for help, i.e. resort to your beloved mobile and online sensation – Yelp! Yelp is the perfect handy-dandy app that stays with you as a virtual gastronomy guide that makes sure you’ve been to all the right places to eat all the right food. It helps you look for and ensures…
The importance of science as a subject is tremendous in a child’s formative and adult years, and parents are eager to motivate their children to invest their time in learning a multitude of fascinating scientific concepts. Today, through the new age learning interactive models of working are coming to the fore and the Android platform will be no exception in this game play of taking tech to the next level. Sky Safari is an Android app designed for the young astronomy enthusiasts and…
Do you remember the moment you bought a new phone? You took it out of the box, put in the battery, turned it on, and enjoyed a clean smartphone with a 100% blank slate. Except that didn’t happen, because no smartphone comes with a blank slate these days. Instead, even Google’s Nexus devices come with all sorts of preinstalled apps. Samsung, HTC, and Sony are also major offenders. There’s nothing wrong with preinstalled apps until you realize that they cannot be uninstalled.…
For a long time, the two most popular custom ROMs have been CyanogenMod and the Android Open Kang Project (AOKP). Today, both of these custom ROMs delivered major news. The founder of AOKP, Roman Birg, has left Kang and joined CyanogenMod, Inc. AOKP is just two and a half years old. Over that time, Roman was able to grow his small homemade operating system kernel into one of the most highly-respected Android ROMs. In a world where there are literally thousands of developers competing for…
It sounds like something out of a futuristic movie: you can answer your smartphone with a whistle. But using a clever new app, whistling to answer your phone has never been easier. And no, this isn’t a joke designed to trick you into whistling at your phone in public. Whistling to answer your phone is more than just a gimmick. It can be extremely useful for anyone who does a lot of driving. Instead of reaching down to ‘swipe’ and accept the phone call, you can simply whistle without…
One of the biggest joys of rooting is getting to sample new custom ROMs whenever your heart desires. ROMs change the look and feel of your Android phone or tablet. They can improve performance, boost battery life, and breathe new life into an old device. But before you enjoy any of these benefits, you need to flash a ROM onto your Android. Today, we’re going to show you how to flash a ROM – even if you have no idea what ‘flash’ or ‘ROM’ actually mean. What is a custom ROM? A…
