Apple announced iOS7 last month. Parallels were immediately drawn between iOS 7 and Android because, well, Apple seemed to be ‘borrowing’ a lot of concepts from Android. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem – the tech industry is filled with companies building on the innovations of others. But since Apple regularly sues companies for billions if they use insignificant features like the “rubber band effect”, it seems like a douchey move for the world’s most valuable tech…
If you’re looking for a specially crafted app to meet your communication needs and keep your phone bill costs to a bare minimum, your search ends here. Enter Vonage – an Android app that puts you at a proverbial vantage point for overseeing and managing all your daily communications on one cool platform. Mind you it’s not just a hyped rip-off of other apps in this genre; it’s redesigned and optimized to consist of everything that you want in your communication needs via your…
Pesky holiday pounds and ballooning waist size giving you trouble? Are you unable to follow your daily routine because your body fat comes in your way? Feel the extra weight is eating up your stamina? Wait no more. No, this isn’t just another late night cheaply produced informercial we’re pushing out with lofty promises. You're still going to have to sweat it out and work hard to shed those pounds; however, you can now accomplish this goal with twice the efficiency as you would do…
When you read about mobile viruses and identity theft online, it’s easy to think that neither of those things will ever affect you. Sure, you don’t use mobile antivirus software, but you’re pretty good at spotting viruses before they attack, right? Unfortunately, that same attitude is now causing headaches for Android users all over the world. A recently-discovered exploit in the Android operating system affects literally 99% of all Android users. Yes, you need to be worried – that…
Android is used by more mobile users around the world than any other operating system. However, the iPhone still seems to get the best apps first. No matter how many Android users there are, it seems like app developers just make more money through iOS app sales. Such is the case with Tinder, which is arguably the world’s most popular mobile app that isn’t available on Android. Tinder is the latest member of the hookup/dating app scene and it allows you to find hot singles in your local…
The Lumia 1020 is the biggest Windows Phone launch of 2013 thus far. The release of the 1020 has been accompanied with advertisements and all sorts of hype. Most of this hype surrounds the 1020’s powerful camera, which shoots at a ridiculous resolution of 41 megapixels. But is the Lumia 1020 all that good? If you’re upgrading your phone in the next few months, then you’re probably taking a good look at the Lumia 1020 to see how it matches up against other devices. Today, I’m going to…
The latest update to CyanogenMod has now officially been classified as ‘stable’. The stable release of CyanogenMod 10.1.2 just launched and it brings a number of small tweaks and improvements – as well as one gigantic security feature - to the world’s most popular custom ROM for rooted Androids. Based on the Android 4.2.2 operating system, CyanogenMod 10 has enjoyed remarkable success and its popularity grows with each stable release. More Android users have installed the CyanogenMod…
Apps are designed to solve problems, and the UI is one of the most common ‘problems’ that apps try to solve. You can find thousands of UI apps on the Google Play Store, but very few are worth more than a few seconds of your time. I’ve finally found a UI improvement app that I actually like. It’s a minimalistic app called Floating Touch that makes all aspects of Android navigation significantly easier. Basically, the app adds a ‘floating’ menu to your Android UI, which means…
The iPhone 5 was released in September of 2012. So far, we don’t know any details about the inevitable upcoming iPhone 5S (or iPhone 6), but rumors should be coming from “supply chain sources” in the very near future. Apple is losing key ground in smartphone markets around the world, and if the next iPhone is as lackluster as the iPhone 5, then Apple’s market share will continue to drop as consumers scoop up the latest Androids. There are plenty of cool things to do on Android…
Android has many advantages over other mobile operating systems. But it also has one major downside: fragmentation. Android fragmentation refers to the fact that your version of Android tends to be slightly different from the version of Android your friend has. It also refers to the fact that Android screen sizes, resolutions, and performance capabilities all vary widely. Android fragmentation is a problem for app developers because they have to develop their apps for hundreds of potential…
