If you look at sales charts, Android is dominating Apple all over the world. Despite the near-ubiquity of the iPhone and iPad, Android sales figures have taken a big chunk out of Apple’s profits in recent years. But there’s one important category where Android has never beaten Apple: usage. Yes, no matter how many Androids manufacturers sell, it seems like users never actually use their devices as much as Apple users. Sure, you can make jokes about how Apple users sit around…
You spend hours per week looking at your Android homescreen. Why not make those hours more enjoyable by installing a few useful (and attractive) homescreen apps? Android is home to near-endless customization options on the homescreen. By installing any of the 5 apps below, you can experience that powerful customization for yourself: 5) Nova Launcher Prime Nova Launcher Prime is designed to replace just about every single one of your Android functions. It costs $4.00, and it completely…
GPS has enabled users to locate themselves anywhere and everywhere they go. With the advent of smartphones and tablets, this technology is finally beginning to realize its true potential. Gone are the days when you would have to routinely stop and ask dozens of people on the road for directions and seek reassurance every mile or so. Luckily, Android apps have taken GPS technology many miles ahead by introducing a variety of innovative navigation apps for your convenience. QYPE is one such…
Samsung, the Korean creator of some of the world’s best Android products, is about to sign a deal with Jay-Z worth approximately $20 million. Jay-Z, the wealthy hip-hop mogul, rap star, father, and whatever else you want to call him, has not announced what his role with Samsung will be. The deal likely involves some sort of product endorsement, although the NY Post suggests that the deal could involve “some kind of new music-streaming service to promote his acts and music on mobile…
The Android industry is at a period of divergence. Many people believe that Samsung is only a few months away from breaking off of Android entirely and developing its own mobile OS. And with the slew of unique Samsung-only apps available on the Galaxy and Note, it appears that Samsung thinks it can make better apps than Google itself. And of course, it’s impossible to uninstall these apps if you don’t like them. Well, the people who think Samsung is undermining Android recently…
If you’ve ever played a Final Fantasy game, then you know how important the Active Time Battle (ATB) system is. ATB is the cornerstone of Final Fantasy combat, and way back in 1991, Final Fantasy IV was the first game to use the ATB system. Final Fantasy IV is a landmark game in the series and it was also recently released for Android devices. The remake of Final Fantasy IV (thankfully) uses upgraded graphics from the original version and is, in fact, a complete 3D remake of the…
I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time messing around on Twitter. And over the last few months, I’ve seen a lot of the people I follow on Twitter post links to Vine videos. Unfortunately, clicking on these videos using my Samsung Galaxy S3 isn’t as easy as it should be. Tapping on the video would sometimes play the video, but in most cases, it wouldn’t do anything. I would usually have to leave the Twitter app and open a separate browser window for Vine, which was an awful…
Google will need to carefully manage Google Glass and its apps if it wants it to be successful. If it allows too many porn apps, then Google Glass will be known as the best way to watch porn in public. If Google allows lots of And apparently, Google has decided to ban facial recognition apps to preemptively avoid any privacy complaints. After all, walking around with a high-powered camera device on your face at all times of the day was bound to unsettle a few people. Well, Google’s ban…
Attention! The following Android app is unlike any other conventional video player you have ever witnessed. We’re talking about a video player that takes video usage and accessibility to amazing new levels. It helps you view videos through smart in-built features that make your video viewing experience smooth and perfectly optimized for your Android device. This brilliant new Android app we’re talking about is named GPlayer . So What Does GPlayer Have to Offer? GPlayer is an app that…
You’ve probably already heard about Google Glass, the sets of wearable high-powered eyeglasses that were recently distributed to a limited audience across the United States. While Google Glass currently costs $1500, that doesn’t mean the average Android smartphone user can’t try out Google Glass for free. Today, we’re going to show you how to do that on just about any Android device. An Android developer named Zhuowei Zhang created an .apk file that allows average Android users to…
