Smartphones and water have never got along with one another. But that could change with the Sony Xperia Z, which recently showed off its waterproof capabilities at CES 2013. Sony’s Xperia Z spent several minutes happily humming away beneath the water in a fish bowl. The lower half of the device was completely submerged with only the top part peeking out above the water line. Is the Xperia Z completely submersible? Well, the Xperia Z is officially classified as water resistant, not…
There are few smartphone-related problems more irritating than a scratched phone screen. Phone screens can crack if you drop them from a short distance onto a hard surface, or they can get scratched when you put them in the same pocket as your keys. These are problems that Gorilla Glass has always sought to solve. Made by a company called Corning, Gorilla Glass protects our favorite electronics like never before. The latest version of Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 3, will be found on…
Android seems to expand its presence on a near-daily basis. And the home appliance market is currently booming with Android-powered products. LG recently announced that several different refrigerators and a rice cooker would feature the Android operating system. Why would you buy an Android home appliance? You may be thinking to yourself, “Why would I ever need an Android rice cooker or an Android refrigerator?” And those are legitimate questions. Here are a few advantages that…
One of the biggest problems plaguing Windows 8 is its limited variety of apps. The Windows App Store pales in comparison to the app stores of its main competitors – the iTunes Store and the Google Play Store – and that has left many early Windows 8 adopters frustrated. But Lenovo seeks to solve that problem with an innovative solution. Lenovo has joined forces with a company called Bluestacks in order to allow Windows 8 users to seamlessly run Android apps over their computer. How does…
If you pay attention to tech blogs, then you may be under the impression that Android versus Apple is our generation’s World War. And yes, the One Click Root blog might be guilty of dramatizing the mobile OS battle, but isn’t Apple vs. Android a big enough struggle to warrant such coverage? Not according to most people. A recent study showed that the average consumer couldn’t care less when it comes to Apple versus Android. That’s right: for all the cursing, fist-shaking, and low…
Blockbuster, the beleaguered movie rental company, has released an Android app. The release brought two surprises: the first surprise is that the app now comes pre-loaded on a number of Verizon devices. And the second surprise is that Blockbuster still exists. You can download the Blockbuster app from the Google Play Store here. And after downloading it, you can perform all of the following tasks: -Browse through a list of over 100,000 movies and games -Mange your Blockbuster By…
I don’t know about you, but in my circle of friends, the majority of liquid-related phone accidents involve alcohol. Friends might drop a phone in beer or a glass of rum-and-coke, for example, at which point salvaging it is basically a lost cause. That’s why I like a new waterproof casing from CES which protects Androids from more than just water. The new waterproof casing is called HzO, and it has been shown to protect naked Android circuitry against alcohol, pop, and acidic drinks like…
The Android operating system has appeared on everything from smartphones to dishwashers. So it makes sense that a gaming hardware company would take Android to the world of high-tech handheld gaming. Such is the case with Nvidia’s latest endeavor, Project Shield. Project Shield is an Android-based gaming handset that will allow users to access a full suite of PC games through Steam. How could such a tiny device run today’s latest PC games? Through streaming, of course. How does Project…
One of the biggest improvements of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the expanded active applications menu. This menu instantly shows users the RAM and CPU usage of all open applications along with the number of applications that are open but not actively running. Today, we’re going to show you how to access this menu, remove unnecessary applications, and speed up your Android to its top level of performance. Step 1) Press and hold your home button until this menu pops up: Step 2) This menu…
CES is one of the most entertaining weeks for the world of technology. At CES, manufacturers unveil a number of new devices both big and small. We’ve already revealed one big CES announcement – the Nvidia Project Shield Android gaming device – but here’s another, more bizarre one: the Android-powered Dacor Discovery Wall Oven. What?! That’s right – you can now cook your food to be more perfect than ever before. The oven doesn’t have its own operating system installed, per se,…
