There are thousands and thousands of specialized health-focused apps cluttering Google Play Store, which promise to liberate us from our unwise health choices. Now what kind of an Android app would you call Drinking Water? Well, you’re just about to find out. Simplicity is the very essence of life and within the realm of simplicity comes the even more simple and enduring H2O. Water that pretty much is the essence of life, comes to the Android platform in a novel way to keep you up to date…
We’ve all played ‘Draw Something’ haven’t we? The amateur artists starting point where Android users flaunt their drawing skills on digital canvas that happens to be their screens to draw a world of things gave have their opponent guess what they drew in return. Well, this cool new gaming puzzle app known as 4 Pics 1 Word is just as simple and addictive as that. And for those of you who didn’t know much about the Draw Something app, the explanation above almost made up for it in a…
Mashable Here’s an app that is probably the most celebrated for the kind of data that it gives out to the reader. Pete Cashmore and his team of insanely uber cool tech geeks and Media news fanatics come together each day to give you news that matters to not only you but everyone around you. Mashable is an Android app that innovates not only on the tech news publishing front, but also on the Android app market. Mashable is an Android app that’s right up there and we daresay it get less than…
There are two main problems with having a large phone screen: Problem 1: It doesn’t always fit in your pocket Problem 2: It’s difficult to type one-handed We can’t solve the first problem for you (buy new pants?), but we can help you solve the second problem. What’s the secret to typing one-handed on the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, and other large Androids and Samsung devices? We’ve got a few tips and tricks to show you: Use your one-handed keyboard Samsung is way ahead of…
Although the NSA snooping scandals may have you on your toes about online privacy, here’s one hell of a stalker app for Android users that you wouldn’t at all mind being stalked by. In fact, it adds so much value to your smartphone usage that you may just land up relying on it on a daily basis. As kids, quite a few of us had an obsession with penning down things we did and every single one of our thoughts poured on to little post-it notes, scrapbooks and diaries. Today, the only…
Readmill In a world where Google Play Books and Aldiko exist, it becomes difficult for anyone else in their likes to lay claims to that pedestal in terms of the services provided. Coupled with the ideology of getting people to shift from conventional reading to reading on a digital screen, the e-readers have a restricted audience of the newbie readers, the dedicated Android-heads, the experimenters, and those above the age who don’t mind a change at times. Kindle has built itself a…
The ability to modify the text that is used on your homescreen isn’t an option that most smartphones are usually known for providing. And as usual, the clever innovators have recognized this and come up with a nifty little Android app to help facilitate this customization feature. The Android app we are referring to is known as the Minimalistic Text app. It allows one to manipulate widgets in the homescreen itself. The texts that it incorporates displays a number of useful details such as the…
Millions of Canadians use Androids. Every month, it seems like one of my friends is switching away from an old BlackBerry or iPhone and embracing the future with Android. If you’re one of many Canadians who has recently switched to Android, then you’re probably excited to discover some of Canada’s best Android apps. Without further ado, here we go: Checkout 51 – Get money for your grocery purchases If you buy groceries, then congratulations: you’re a normal, functioning adult.…
If you’re one of the early adopters of the Nexus 5, then lucky you. Want to increase the performance of your new Android? Here are some of the best Nexus 5 tips and tricks we’ve discovered since the phone was released: 5) Access the camera from the lock screen One of the few features I like on the iPhone is the ability to access the camera directly from the lock screen. Finally, we’ve got the same feature on Android…4.4. On the Nexus 5, you can access the camera from the lock screen…
Earlier this year, a bunch of Android manufacturers were found to be manipulating Android benchmark tests. Samsung was the first to be discovered, but after further research, it seemed like just about every Android manufacturer was guilty in some way or another. Call it smart business practice or call it cheating, but whatever you call it: it’s clear to see that we can’t simply trust benchmark tests anymore. Unless, of course, that benchmark is GameBench, which appears to be the…
