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…
Usually, people don’t bat their eye when a piece of software goes from ‘4.4’ to ‘4.4.1’. That ‘.1’ added to the end usually means that the update fixes minor bugs and glitches. But when Android 4.4.1 rolls out later this week, it will bring some noticeable improvements to our favorite mobile operating system. Specifically, Android 4.4.1 will improve Android’s camera in a number of different ways. The Verge, which apparently has some inside info about the update and has…
Rooted Android users have been waiting for CyanogenMod 11 for quite some time. CM11 promised to add KitKat-based features to the world’s most popular custom ROM for Android. Now, just weeks after KitKat was officially released, CM11 nightlies are now available for Nexus devices. All the nightlies are based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) 4.4 KitKat operating system. CM11 is currently available for all the following Nexus devices: -Nexus 4 -Nexus 5 -Nexus 7 (2012 and…
You know when you download an app and Android warns you about the permissions that app wants to have? Most of us don’t read those permissions. Instead, we simply hit Accept and hope that the app’s developers are trustworthy. Well, if you ever bothered to read the app permissions for the Android app Brightest Flashlight, then you would know that the app accesses your location and device ID information. “Huh”, you might think. “That’s weird. Why would a flashlight need to know…
