The mobile marketplace shifts on a daily basis. Just a year or two ago, Apple was topping usage charts around the world. Today, Android is the world’s most popular smartphone operating system in just about every country. New smartphone market share numbers have been released for April 2013, and they paint an interesting story for the future. This info comes courtesy of VentureBeat.com and Kantar WorldPanel: That chart shows the year-over-year market share change. The data was compiled…
As every Android user loves to have an abundance of mainstream apps jazzing up his/her smartphone, it is hard to have enough storage space to fit in other upcoming ones. However, there are a few heavily underrated Android apps that fail to get their due and end up passing under the radar because of their lack of popularity. Here are a few cherry-picked unusually cool apps from that will make you proud to be an Android device owner. 1.Do Not Press the Red button: This app is perfect for all…
The Galaxy S3 is the world’s most popular Android smartphone. But it also has a little brother named the Galaxy S3 Mini that is selling decently well. The Mini – as you may have already guessed – is smaller than the standard version. It’s also cheaper and slightly less powerful than the full S3. Well, due to the success of the S3 Mini, Samsung will also release an S4 Mini. The S4 Mini is expected to be released in May or June 2013 and it will feature slightly less impressive specs…
Bitten nails, brow beating, shouts, howls, chants and songs of praise are all a common sight of diverse excitement that embody the spirit of the quintessential sports fan. For a diehard sports fan that is entranced with the play-by-play action of every game, his fixed place will be the edge of his seat. However, in this generation, the television screen in front of the sports fan is now replaced by a device in the hand – smartphones. That’s where theScore app for Android steps in to take…
This goes without saying when said technology has evolved and has been the sole harbinger of a rebellion against anything that had too many buttons on it or was complicated to use. There was once a day when remotes did not exist and Televisions has 8 channels with buttons on the TV itself. Soon the remote came into existence and made life a bit easy. This bug caught the fancy of the modern consumer world and extended to almost everything, be it remotes for music systems, computers, air…
Many of us have fond memories of playing Nintendo 64 games growing up. And today, we have more power in our smartphones than we had in supercomputers 20 years ago. That means playing Nintendo 64 games is a piece of cake on today’s Android smartphones and tablets. How do you play N64 games on your Android? It’s actually surprisingly easy - and it’s even completely free unless you choose to make a donation: Step 1) Download an app called Mupen64+AE from the Google Play Store Step…
Today’s Android rooting community is incredibly prolific. Roots have been unveiled for just about every device out there. And One Click Root makes Android rooting as easy as possible. That’s why we’re not really surprised to discover that a Samsung Galaxy S4 root was discovered prior to the device’s launch. That’s right: before the S4 was even available to the general public, a team of rooters was able to unlock its core functionality. The S4 root was revealed on the XDA…
I don’t know about you, but I don’t buy very many games on my Galaxy S3. There are plenty of good free ones out there, and a game has to be really good before I shell out $5 to $10 for it. Hey, my phone bill’s expensive enough already. But a recent promotion by some Android game developers should make the cost of Android gaming a bit cheaper. These developers recently partnered together to release an indie gaming bundle. And here’s the best part: you can name your own price for the…
Since the days of MSN messenger when instant messaging was just beginning to kick off, a number of programmes have carried that torch forth and created more and more ingenious and unique tools to support instant messaging. In the present day, an individual has the daunting task of managing multiple social profiles across the digital space. Unfortunately, maintaining your online social relevance often demands frequent hopping from one digital hotspot to the other to manage your shared…
Since olden times, the responsiveness to demand and supply has been studied well by seasoned Android developers who have devised many a modern day marvel apps to revolutionize our daily lifestyle. Among these marvels emerges another strong new contender named Feedly. The gatekeepers of the most celebrated knowledge and information hub Google announced, in a shocking outcome, that they will be discontinuing Google Reader in a few months from now. What better a time for Feedly to step to…
