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…
Printing has always been a bit complicated for mobile users. Whether you’re on a tablet or a smartphone, the best way to print always seems to be ‘email it to your PC and print it that way.’ Well, it’s 2013, and there’s no reason you can’t print over your Android smartphone. Today, we’re going to show you how to print over Android using a service called Google Cloud Print that works surprisingly well and takes only a few minutes to setup. What you need: -An Android smartphone…
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…
