I love my Samsung Galaxy S3. But soon after I bought it, I encountered an annoying problem. The GS3 comes with an email app built-in. That email app is Samsung’s email tool and it’s not very good. I signed into the Samsung email app with my Gmail account and tried using it to send a few messages. The interface was difficult and overly large and it added a ‘Sent from my Samsung Galaxy’ to every email I sent out. Because of these problems, I downloaded the Gmail app from the Google…
As someone who is just about to set off on a worldwide adventure, I’ve been using quite a few different Android travel apps lately. Today, I’m going to talk about some of my favorite apps that have made exploring the world as easy as possible – all from the comfort of my office chair. Use WhatsApp to send and receive ‘text’ messages for free I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I’m certainly not letting that thing roam when I’m in a foreign country. I can’t afford to pay $5 per MB…
If you spend a lot of time in airports, then you’ve probably spent a fair bit of your life looking around confusedly for a coffee shop or a good place to eat. Airports can be confusing, and some airport terminals are horribly under-serviced. So what’s a traveler to do? Well, thanks to the power of Android apps, you can easily optimize your airport experience from the comfort of your Android device. Here are my favorite apps that will help you do that: Find the tastiest food and cheapest…
When you’re young, you usually can’t afford to stay in posh hotels everywhere you go. From backpackers to young couples, hostels are an ideal solution for travelers all over the world. But finding the perfect hostel can be difficult – especially if you’re in a foreign country (which you usually are if you’re looking for hostels). Thanks to an app created by HostelWorld.com, finding hostels on your Android phone is a lot easier than ever before. How it works HostelWorld.com’s…
If you’re going on a big trip in the near future, then you may have considered buying the Lonely Planet Travel Guides. Each guide costs about $9.99 and gives you offline access to all the information you need about foreign cities. From sights to accommodations to restaurants, the Lonely Planet Travel Guides are a great way to experience a foreign country. But the $9.99 can be a deal breaker for budget-conscious travelers. But fortunately, there’s a free travel guide app now available on…
The Nexus 4 is an incredibly popular smartphone that no one owns. Google and LG messed up their supply chain somewhere along the way and now the phone is infamously difficult to obtain. Don’t believe us? Try buying one from the Google Play Store, where the store regularly tells you to expect your Nexus 4 to ship within 6 to 12 weeks, or even never if it’s a particularly bad day. With demand high and supplies low, where can you buy a Nexus 4? Here are the top three stores where you…
Dual SIM phones are changing the way people travel. If you’re one of those people who constantly travels between countries and uses a different phone in each one, then a dual SIM Android might be the savior you’re looking for. How do dual SIM Androids work? Dual SIM phones aren’t anything new. As you’ve already guessed from the name, dual SIM phones hold two SIM cards. Users can switch between the SIM cards whenever they like simply by pressing a button. It’s like you own two…
Have you ever been watching TV and stopped to think, “Hey, how cool would it be if I could run Android 4.0 on my TV?” If you have, then you’re in luck: Dell recently unveiled a cool new gadget that plugs directly into the HDMI port on your TV. The gadget looks like a USB stick and is no larger than a credit card. Despite its diminutive size, Dell’s HDMI stick includes some powerful technology. After plugging it into (almost) any TV, the HDMI stick will begin to run Android 4.0…
Android is appearing on all sorts of different devices. But a new $55 mini PC might be one of the most affordable and functional Android devices we’ve seen to date. The $55 mini PC debuted at CES 2013. Called the RK3066, the miniscule PC features the following tech specs: -1.6 GHz Cortex A9 CPU -1GB of RAM -4GB built-in Flash -MicroSD slot -WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth connectivity -Ports for micro-USB, full-size USB, and HDMI available along the sides The RK3066…
CES 2013 took place in early January 2013. And at that event, a number of major tech companies debuted some exciting gadgets. Samsung’s curved AMOLED screens didn’t exactly steal the show, but they did illustrate just how cool technology could be in the near future. What are curved AMOLED screens? Back in the day, we could only create flat LED screens. That’s why your computer monitors and phone screens are flat and rigid. But Samsung wasn’t happy to leave screen technology in a…
