With over 7 million users and growing, CyanogenMod is clearly the most popular custom ROM available to Android users today. What’s even more remarkable is that CyanogenMod has achieved that title strictly through word of mouth. Well, today, the Android community was reminded why CyanogenMod continues to stay at the top of the pack in terms of Android custom ROMs. At CyanogenMod’s Google+ page, one member of the development team (Koushik Dutta) shared plans for an exciting new feature in…
The team behind the world’s most popular custom ROM for rooted Android recently announced the latest update to the platform. The CyanogenMod team recently posted this update on their official website announcing the release of CyanogenMod 10.1.0 Most existing CyanogenMod 10 users will be able to download the upgrade. If there is an existing RC (Release Candidate) for your device, then you can expect to install CM 10.1.0 The only devices excluded from this update are Tegra 2-powered…
The Age of Empires series is one of the main reasons I know so much useless history trivia. Hundreds of hours of my childhood were spent in that game, and it looks like I could be devoting a few hours of my adult life to the game as well thanks to an upcoming mobile release of Age of Empires on Android. We first heard rumblings of Age of Empires on Android back in January, when Microsoft’s gaming department conveniently leaked that it was looking for developers experienced with iOS and…
Imgur is probably the internet’s most popular image sharing site. Imgur makes sharing images easy, free, and fast. It’s the preferred image host for websites like Reddit and people use Imgur to share everything from funny pictures of cats to entire galleries of vacation photos. Well, uploading pictures to Imgur just became a lot easier for Android users. The image hosting company released an official Android app that is sure to delight meme and gif lovers around the world. The app is…
With the influx of thousands of new utility apps in the Android app market on a daily basis, seldom do we come across apps that live up to their “utility” tag and offer a service of any real substance. Music and other audio apps have also seen their fair share of such underwhelming and monotonous apps that have nothing different to offer to the user except the different name that they are marketed as. On paper, Bass Booster seems to be one of those Android apps; however, once you get into…
For all you music lovers who love playing around and experimenting with ringtones made from your tracks to exhibit your awesome taste in music every time your phone rings, the Mobile 17 Ringtone Maker app for Android is just what you are looking for. This supremely user-friendly app is perfect for those of you crazy about your music and motivated enough to touch it up with your own creative input. Gone are the days when you download those tedious and heavy computer applications to cut and edit…
On most days of the week, my Galaxy S3 is a glorified Facebook and Twitter browsing device. And if you’re like me, then you hate dead Android batteries. Well, if you check the services that take up the majority of battery life on your phone, you may be surprised to discover that Facebook and Twitter are leading the way in terms of battery life drainage. A writer over at TechHive.com decided to look more deeply into the issue of Facebook and Twitter battery life usage on Android and show…
Most health research studies commonly conclude that the human body consistently requires an extra push out of your chair and onto a jogging track in order to avoid slipping into the unhealthy misgivings of a sedentary lifestyle. We all tend to exercise our habit of being a couch potato way too often with so many commitments and distractions floating around us simultaneously. It’s the motivation and discipline we lack to keep us loyal to our healthy resolutions. Lucky for you, the Android Gods…
What’s the point of owning a high end Android smartphone if you don’t use the fastest mobile network? America is home to a handful of major providers and each one offers different speeds throughout the country. In some parts of the country, AT&T reigns supreme. In others parts, Verizon is better. Fortunately, to help mobile users sort through all this information, PCMag.com decided to compile detailed statistics on mobile speed throughout the country, including speeds on the latest…
