Most of us have experienced the pain of a dead Android when we need it most. Whether you’re taking pictures on a vacation or you’re trying to make a call to a cab company after a late night on the town, dead smartphones suck. That’s why you should look out for AT&T’s Street Charge program, which aims to alleviate the pain of dead smartphones. So far, the program has only opened a handful of charging stations across New York City’s five boroughs, which means NYC residents are…
Last week, One Click Root revealed that Samsung recently paid Jay-Z $20 million as part of an exclusive contract. The nature of that contract wasn’t revealed until the NBA finals, when Samsung and Jay-Z teamed up for a commercial discussing Jay-Z’s next big album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B--ZARCwSIE In that commercial, we see three minutes of Jay-Z talking about how he creates his music while previewing beats from the upcoming album. We see him…
The daily news model revolves around covering international happenings all across the globe in a couple of moments on TV or in a small section at the end of your newspaper. But what about the more detailed stories? What about introspective journalism and digging in deeper to find out the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’? Narrowing down on the not so far eastern haven of the European subcontinent’s Great Britain, Android brings to you the brilliant Daily Mail Online Android news application.…
Did this? Oh you did, did you? As we grow up and trek through life’s wayward slopes, we all love putting in a little wishful thinking and make up our own special bucket lists and milestones to achieve. Unfortunately, we get way too caught up in our lifestyles to remember prioritizing our dreams and regretfully have to give up on a lot of them. Enter Did This – a one-of-a-kind app for Android that will ensure you never forget to stay true to your wish list ever again. Did This is an app…
Samsung surprised the tech world when it announced that the Galaxy S4 would feature both temperature and humidity sensors. Some people were surprised because they didn’t realize technology like that was even available in a small enough form to fit in smartphones. Others were surprised because they didn’t see the point of adding temperature and humidity sensors to a smartphone – especially if it increased the cost of the device. So why, exactly, does the Samsung Galaxy S4 have…
Android is one of the world’s most unique operating system for a number of different reasons. But there are also some not-so-good things that make Android unique, and OS fragmentation is one of those things. OS fragmentation refers to that fact that the majority of Android users aren’t using the latest version of Android. In fact, they’re not even close to using Android 4.0+ because they’re stuck with Android 2.3. Today, Android users are spread across a wide range of operating…
I do most of my ‘Facebooking’ on my Android. But there are some things on Facebook that are easier to do on your PC – like switching your profile picture or adjusting privacy settings. Fortunately, for those of you who don’t want to access Facebook on a PC, there is an easy way to adjust privacy settings on Android. Today, I’m going to show you how to adjust privacy settings for your posts on Android. So, let’s say you want to post a status update to only a select group of…
If you do real work on your Android smartphone or tablet, then you’re probably frustrated by the cramped virtual keyboard. Thankfully, it’s easy to attach a Bluetooth keyboard to your Android by following these steps: Step 1) Find any Bluetooth mouse, keyboard, joystick, or whatever device you want to use on your Android Step 2) Turn on Bluetooth from your ‘Settings’ menu under ‘Wireless & Networks’ Step 3) Turn on your Bluetooth keyboard and look for the device…
When you root your device, it’s difficult to tell immediately if the root was successful. Some people expect the phone to look completely different after booting into a rooted Android system. Others expect custom ROMs to already be available to them. The truth is: rooted Android looks almost identical to normal Android the first time you boot. That’s because you haven’t done any cool things to it yet – like install exclusive rooted apps or customize your Android using custom…
Any Android handset running Android 4.0+ can handle an Xbox 360 controller. Users can connect the Xbox 360 controller to their device using an OTG cable and control many of their favorite games using the world’s most popular controller. But unfortunately, not all Android games support the Xbox 360 controller (or any third party controllers). These games want you to use the clunky touch screen controls that are bundled with Android games by default. That means no PlayStation controller and…
