Remember when Apple revealed the iPhone 5S’s fingerprint sensors and the Android world laughed at that pitiful “innovation”? Well, those same Android users will have to do some creative backpedaling when Android smartphones start to feature fingerprint sensors in 2014. According to several reports, a number of Android smartphones will be receiving fingerprint sensors in 2014.This news comes courtesy of the FIDO Alliance, a group of tech giants including Lenovo, PayPal, and Google,…
Have you ever taken a picture of yourself with Snapchat and thought, “Gee, I want my friends to see that picture for 24 whole hours?” Probably not. But that didn’t stop Snapchat, Inc. from releasing a new Stories feature that lets users post photos and videos that last for 24 hours. The previous limit was set by users between 3 seconds and 10 seconds. Once the limit is up, the photo and video gets deleted from Snapchat’s servers. Stories works in a similar way, but it’s also a…
One of the biggest reasons why people don’t scan their Android devices for malware is because it’s too time-consuming. Most people don’t want to take time out of their day - or waste battery life - running a malware scan. That’s why electronics accessory manufacturer Belkin created a new Android accessory that simultaneously scans for malware and charges your device. Belkin has teamed up with mobile security firm Kaprica to create a totally new type of USB charger called the…
Android 4.4 KitKat is coming. We don’t know exactly when it’s coming, but it should be released before the end of October for Nexus devices. Android 4.4 will add a number of new and exciting features to the world’s most widely-used mobile operating system. It’s not as big of an update as Android 4.0 or Android 4.1, but it should be bigger than Android 4.2 and 4.3. Here are the most important Android 4.4 KitKat features you need to know about to prepare you for the update: A…
Microsoft desperately wants its Windows Phone 8 operating system to succeed. Unfortunately, when lining up against free, feature-rich competitors like Android, WP8 faces an uphill battle against manufacturers. That’s why Microsoft is reportedly planning something totally new for smartphones: a dual-boot device that would allow users to choose to boot into either Android or Windows Phone OS. Apparently, Microsoft has entered negotiations with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC about making the…
More and more electronics manufacturers are switching to Android from Windows. Lenovo, which is the only PC manufacturer that is actually doing well these days, recently launched its first Android-powered laptop. The laptop, which is called the A10, is currently only available in the UAE, for whatever reason, and contains a number of unique features that distinguish it from a ‘normal’ PC laptop: -10 point multi touch screen -Weighs just a single kilogram -The screen can flip 300…
The mobile wars between Samsung and LG are heating up. Earlier this week, LG issued a press release stating it was about to start producing flexible displays. Just a few minutes later (literally, several minutes), Samsung issued a press release stating that it was making flexible displays that were thinner, lighter, and more flexible than LG. While LG had made a 6 inch curved OLED screen, Samsung announced that it had made a 5.7 inch curved LED screen. The Samsung screen is also three…
Are you an Android user and Xbox Live user? If so, then you’ll like this latest news announcement: Android users can now earn Xbox Live achievements by playing games on Android. This feature isn’t available for all Android games. In fact, it’s only available for one game so far. That game is Wordament, which is arguably the best Windows-exclusive game available today. Wordament is a simple word puzzle game that tasks players with making as many words as possible out of a grid of…
HBO makes some of the best shows in the world of television today. From Game of Thrones to the Newsroom to Veep, HBO continues to churn out mega-hit after mega-hit. Unfortunately, many people today don’t have cable or don’t want to spend an extra few bucks per month ordering HBO. That’s why HBO decided to add a bunch of its shows to the Google Play Store. That’s right: Android users can now download episodes of almost all popular HBO shows. After purchase, the shows are downloaded…
Well, it’s finally happened, Android users. Google has sold out its Android Gmail users and started delivering advertisements to the platform. These advertisements are mildly intrusive, but not quite annoying enough to switch to another email provider. The Gmail 4.6 update will cause advertisements to appear in your promotional inbox of Gmail. A recent Gmail update split your emails into Promotions, Social, and Primary folders. And now it appears that Google plans to use the Promotions…
