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…
A savvy photography-centric company recently introduced a cool photo-editing masterpiece of an Android app named Fotor. Amongst the multitude of photo-editing apps that populate the Android app market, Fotor is arguably enjoying one of the most successful campaigns to the top of the charts on Google Play Store. So What Is Fotor All About? Fotor presents itself with easy to use, intuitive and highly customizable features that both novice and experienced Android users can pick up instantly. The…
If you recently rooted your Android and installed the popular custom rom CyanogenMod 10, then you may have noticed a data usage problem. Specifically, users of CM10.1.0 RC3 are reporting excessive data usage when they check the Data Usage screen. And when I say ‘excessive data usage’, I’m not talking about a few megabytes over your monthly limit. Apparently, users who usually use a few hundred megabytes a month checked their data screen to find a situation like the one shown above,…
Obviously, YouTube is the most popular video website in the world for a reason. But there are some things I don’t like about YouTube, and its video recommendation system is one of those things. That’s a problem that a video discover app called Vodio seeks to solve. Vodio was released onto iOS last year and was recently released for free onto the Google Play Store. The app uses a special algorithm to identify videos that it thinks you, the user, would like. Here’s how Vodio…
Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is one of the browser’s most popular features. With a simple keystroke of Shift+Ctrl+N, you can open a browser window that will save none of your information, including cookies, history, and cache data, after it’s been closed. We all know what Incognito Mode is mostly used for. But now, the popular feature looks like it will be integrated into the next version of Android’s most popular custom ROM. That’s right: CyanogenMod will add Incognito Mode to…
