The Blackberry Priv – the company’s first Android phone – blew past the company’s sales predictions this past month. Blackberry announced that there will be no new Priv stock until December 2015. Meanwhile, the company hopes to have all remaining pre-orders shipped by November 24. If you’ve preordered your Priv and are waiting for it to arrive, then you’ll likely get it soon according to an email sent out to customers this past week. The Priv has been getting relatively high…
With winter coming, who wants to walk out of their homes in the morning to warm up their cars? Nobody. That’s who. That’s why a new Android app is getting people excited: Ford has unveiled a new app called Sync Connect that lets you connect your smartphone to your vehicle in more ways than ever before. One of the coolest ways in which your phone will be connected to your vehicle is through the engine: you can now remotely start your vehicle using an Android app. Other features of…
The new OS for Android, the Marshmallow is out and there is a lot of interest being shown by users for how to optimize its usage. Here are a dozen tips to take your upgraded Android experience to the next level: a) Use the Doze feature to save on battery life when the phone is not in use. This feature conserves battery power due to its automatic activation when the phone is lying unused. It snaps back to life when the phone is in use though. b) Though it would appear you are being a lot…
Google has been working hard to defragment its Android OS for some years now. The efforts have not yielded the success it may have sought but that is a work in progress as of now. The more interesting development is its efforts to integrate the Chrome OS with Android though. Yes, despite no official confirmation from Google, it is clear that the technology giant is keen to integrate its two main OS at the earliest. Those of you not aware of the Chrome OS, it is the one that is based on the…
Apple has launched its first official Android app for its Apple Music streaming service. Four months after Apple Music made its debut on iOS, Apple Music aims to tap into the one billion strong audience of Android users. Apple Music will compete with Spotify and Google Play Music, among other music streaming services. Key features of Apple Music includes its “For You” playlist and album recommendations as well as its Beats 1 radio station and Connect social network. Apple also…
If you’re the type of person who regularly downloads Android apps from outside the Google Play Store, then you should be extra careful over the next few weeks. A recently-discovered Android adware virus has been discovered in over 20,000 Android apps downloaded from third-party online app stores. That adware automatically roots your Android after installation, then lodges itself deep within your directory files. It works by masquerading itself as a system application. That might not…
Xposed Framework is arguably the most versatile tool in the Android world. Ever since Marshmallow was released, fans have been craving their fix. You won’t have to wait much longer: Xposed Framework for Marshmallow is almost ready for launch. That news was announced in a comment on XDA, where the author of Xposed Framework (rovo89), stated that Xposed was now working stably on his Nexus 9. Rovo89 later went on to say that he might release a public version of Xposed Framework for…
The dominance of Android has been indisputable for quite some time now and it appears like this will continue on a global scale. Their heavy-handed, styling and profiling competitor Apple has been flying high in the North American and European markets right besides Android, but it does not look likely they will be able to compete with Google on market share percentage when it comes to pure volume. Profitability is a totally different metric where Apple might be able to score though. Having…
The holiday season is just around the corner. Whether you’re buying an Android tablet for a loved one or yourself, here are the top 5 Android tablets you can buy for Christmas 2015. 1) Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet ($600) The Xperia Z4’s high price tag is backed up by some equally as high tech specs. With a ridiculously beautiful screen (2560x1600 resolution) and water and dust-resistance, the Xperia Z4 might be the only tablet you’ll ever need to buy. Other great differentiating features of…
The Android Pay initiative has not been a runaway success and Google is keen to make sure more and more users start using it. Towards that end, some announcements were made detailing the features and updates users can expect on this facility by Sridhar Ramaswamy, the SVP for Google. Though Mr.Ramaswamy was not very specific about the numbers of users he expects will adopt Android Pay, he mentioned many millions of users have their card information already linked to this service. What is…
