There have been plenty of news stories about Android’s dominance over the past year or so. The Samsung Galaxy S III has been outselling most Apple smartphones over the last few months, for example, and some studies peg Android market share at over 75% worldwide. But in spite of those news stories about Android’s popularity, it still hasn’t nudged out Apple for top spot in the U.S. mobile marketplace. Fuelled by strong sales of the iPhone 5, Apple continued to maintain its grasp of the…
You use Facebook. Your mom uses Facebook. And your dog might even use Facebook. But if you’re like most Android users, you use the default Facebook for Android app. There’s nothing wrong with this app – which is the official one published and updated by Facebook – but there are other options out there. If you want to break away from the crowd and try out different versions of Facebook for Android, keep reading! 1) FriendCaster FriendCaster is generally considered the most popular…
Google’s newest smartphone, the Nexus 4, is getting spectacular reviews around the world. So far, the only real complaint about the smartphone is that it’s too hard to buy. Google sold out of the Nexus 4 soon after it went up for sale on the Play Store. In response to that surge of demand, Google sent out another wave of the Nexus 4. That wave didn’t last long. The Play store soon sold out, and shoppers were greeted with the dreaded “five to six weeks” shipping notification which…
Android adoption rates are soaring around the world. And that means there are more new Android users today than ever before. If you’re like many beginners, then you don’t know how to take full advantage of your powerful new phone or tablet. Here are a few common beginner questions that should help you get started. 5) I don’t like my default keyboard. Can I get a new one? Unlike iPhone users, you’re not stuck with the default keyboard till death do you part. Instead, Android…
We talked about Facebook’s upcoming photo sync feature a few months ago. Well, that feature has finally been released, and today, Facebook users on Android can choose to automatically upload their camera’s photos to a (private) album on Facebook. This feature works a lot like Dropbox’s automatic syncing tool. The pictures you take on your camera are automatically uploaded to a private Dropbox folder when you have access to a Wi-Fi network. It’s a no-brainer way to keep your photos…
For me, one of the most confusing parts about setting up my new Android phone was sorting through the massive list of contacts. Unlike other phones, where the only contacts in my list were ones that I had manually added, Android takes contacts from Gmail, Facebook, and other sources. This is a good thing for some people, but it’s not always ideal. I’ve had my Gmail account since 2006, and over that period, I’ve sent emails to everybody from high school teachers to college professors…
I spend most of my day working at my PC. But I’ll occasionally feel the need to download an app on my Android, respond to a text message, and do other phone-related activities. I don’t type nearly as fast on my phone as I do on my computer keyboard, so it sometimes feels like I’m wasting my time. But a recently released app/software combo called SnapPea allows you to easily manage your Android over your computer. You can send text messages, download apps, and do all of the other things…
Whether you belong to the world of finance or not, the world of finance still drives our lives forward regardless. There are only two golden rules of financial markets that make all the difference between financial success and being broke; one of them is the indisputable fact that “time is money”, and the other is to “buy cheap and sell dear”. However, it is also important to acknowledge how instrumental the role of technology has been in revolutionizing the financial market.…
If you have ever taken the time to read through the Google Play Store’s terms of service, then you know that paid apps generally only have a 15 minute refund period. So if you download a paid app and try it out, then you’d better head back to the Google Play Store listing quickly to hit the ‘Refund’ button. But what happens if you’re stupid enough to download the world’s most expensive Android app accidentally? The Google Play Store has a $200 limit on apps. And you would think…
We all appreciate fast internet speeds. But if you choose the wrong browser, then you might never get to experience those internet speeds – even if you’re on the fastest 4G LTE connection in the world. Performance testing website TomsHardware.com felt your pain and they decided to test the top Android browsers available today. Instead of measuring these browsers based on subjective things like “usability”, TomsHardware.com wanted to see how browsers stacked up in terms of load time,…
