Ever wondered how it is to be stalked or followed where ever you go? Ever also wondered how scary and creepy it is? Well, what you’re about to see today on the other hand, will probably help turn your fears around and change your perception about what it means to get followed. Say hello to Moves - an ingenious Android app that has been designed to follow you around like a stalker, which actually helps you keep track of what all is going on in your everyday life and in a way you’d…
Behold the ultimate shopping tool that exemplifies the ‘future’ in the future of shopping with cutting edge features in it that throws the slow traditional methods of shopping out of the window. Shopping and price-checking for goods all over town before getting the best deal back is now classified as stone-age shopping antics. Technology has moved on rapidly and we have soldiered on into a realm of uber-convenience and comfort due to it. Price Check by Amazon is an Android app created…
Your Android LED tells you a lot about your notifications. Different colors correspond to different app notifications, making it easy to see which program is trying to get your attention. Snapchat notifications are yellow, for example, while SMS and email notifications trigger a blue LED. Today, we’re going to show you how to easily customize your Nexus 5 LED notifications without rooting your device. You can follow this guide to control all notifications Step 1) Download an app…
For years, Apple has been the king of the in-car entertainment world. Auto manufacturers loved putting iPod docks in their cars in an effort to win over iPhone-wielding consumers. But then Apple did stupid things – like change its connector so that new Apple devices wouldn’t work in vehicles with the original connector. These errors, coupled with the increased market share of Android, have opened an opportunity for Google to step in and take control of the in-car entertainment…
The Consumer Electronics Show is officially underway in Las Vegas, and one of the first products making headlines is the world’s first smart toothbrush. Smart toothbrushes are designed to improve your dental hygiene without significantly changing your daily teeth cleaning routine. This smart toothbrush is made by a startup company called Kolibree. Here’s how the Kolibree smart toothbrush works: -The toothbrush includes three different sensors, including an accelerometer, compass,…
The New Year has finally arrived. Some people like to get a fresh start with every New Year, which is why this is an excellent time to buy a new Android phone. Are you thinking of upgrading to a new Android phone? Here are the top 5 Android smartphones currently available as of January 2014: Google Nexus 5 If you’re looking for a cheap and powerful Android phone but don’t want to sign a two year contract, then the Nexus 5 is your best friend. The Nexus 5 offers the ‘pure’ Android…
If you have a rooted Sony Xperia S, then you’ll be happy with this latest piece of news: you can now install a highly functional KitKat build for your device. When I say “highly functional”, I really mean it. Installing Android 4.4 KitKat on this device is kind of like using it on a Nexus device in that there are hardly any problems to be found. This build was created by XDA Developers Forum member RaymanFX, who has actually created KitKat builds for multiple Sony devices, including…
If you’re serious about rooting your Android device, then you’re going to have to get used to the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which is Android’s most widely-used debugging tool. ADB lets users push a file to the /system directory, which is an essential part of rooting. However, installing ADB on Windows isn’t always easy…until now. Usually, you have to download a 100MB file (ADT Bundle + SDK Tools) to install ADB on your Windows PC. Thanks to a clever workaround from an XDA…
As the head of one of the world’s largest tech companies, Google’s Eric Schmidt holds considerable influence over the industry. In spite of that fact, his tech predictions haven’t always come true. One of Schmidt’s most infamous tech predictions was that Google TV would be embedded on the majority of TVs before summer 2012 (that prediction was made at the end of 2011, less than a year before it was supposed to come true). Other infamous Eric Schmidt mis-predictions include…
Android app developers can make a lot of money. But before you make that money, you’ve gotta learn how to program. Learning how to program isn’t easy. But one of the easiest ways to do it is to sign up for a programming course. The University of Maryland – which is a real, legitimate, and public university – recently unveiled a free online Android programming course. The course begins on January 21st 2014 and runs for 8 weeks. It promises to introduce students to “the design and…
