BlackBerry is an easy company to make fun of. The company recently ditched its BB10 operating system in favor of the more popular Android. Then, it called its new phone the “Priv”, which had UK residents snickering because apparently that’s what they call a bathroom over there. But the snickering has (somewhat) subsided because people have realized that the Priv could be a genuinely great Android smartphone. As BlackBerry teases more and more about its upcoming smartphone, we’ve…
Have you downloaded an app from outside the Google Play Store lately? If so, then you might have a dangerous new Android malware called “Kemoge”. That malware installs itself after you download a seemingly innocent app. After the installation is complete, the app performs 8 well-known root exploits in an attempt to gain root access to your device. After gaining root access, it contacts servers and appears to try to perform further action on your device. The malware was discovered by…
The Android OS has always been known for its tremendous flexibility. That explains why so many users want to get even more out of it through the introduction of other customized software to carry out modifications for a better experience. But some of these attempts have boomeranged on the users and there is now a move towards just wanting a stock Android experience without any of the paraphernalia or stuff that has been loaded by default into the OS. Rooting has been an option but many users…
You need to thank the Google Speech experts if you have been experiencing a significant change in your voice search function. Recently, Google announced that they have successfully implemented the system that allows for listening to the human voice automatically with significantly higher accuracy than before. The addition of the exciting recurring neural network feature has now enabled Google to comprehend complete words and therefore present more accurate results. So what is the Recurrent…
There is little doubt Apple has been able to make a success of its iPhone 6S sales despite its much higher cost and lack of serious innovation. It is also a fact that Apple remains the only competitor to Google in the smart phone segment, though lagging far behind. Both Microsoft and Blackberry have ceased to be of any competition to Google since quite some time now. Apple makes great products, but there are still enough valid reasons for you to go for the Android OS over the iOS. Let us…
With a run time of a day and a charge of 15 minutes wrapped around your wrist with compact elegance measuring merely 7.5 millimeters, the Pebble Time Round may not appear to be posing a major challenge to established Apple Watch and Android Wear. Moreover, it is priced at $249 and that is something that will make many customers will think twice before buying. After all, the entire experience is so limited. A lucrative market for Pebble Yes, there is a sizeable market that exists for smart and…
There was a lot of anticipation coupled with boatloads of excitement when the Apple Pay was launched last year. That momentum in hype continued when Google launched the Android Pay and users thought they would have a breeze making payments through their device and shop freely. Both platforms were primed to be paradigm shifting firestarters according to tech experts and users alike. So why haven't they still picked up steam in the market? Let us find out why. Local stores refuse to…
The Android OS is a great platform as evidenced from its dominant 80% market share in the smart phones arena. One of its most beloved features is the access to a massive number of apps that many like to download and make use of on a day-to-day basis. However, the flip side to it is that many of these apps also guzzle up resources from the phone memory and battery. As a result, Android users are being prompted to look for effective management solutions to this problem. Users unaware of their…
The issue of apps that drain battery or hog too much memory space on an Android device has been an irksome one for quite some time. When you also have apps that check for updates leading to more battery consumption, you have to be prepared to shed battery power quicker than you would have thought. Purdue engineers find a solution In an attempt to solve this issue, engineers at the Purdue University did an analysis of the consumption pattern of Android devices and they studied more than 2000…
The HTC One M8 was the first major smartphone to have dual cameras. A new rumor claims that Samsung is looking to add dual cameras to its upcoming S7. That rumor comes from a Korean news site and gained traction throughout September. Many people think the rumor is just one of many S7 rumors we’ll be subjected to before the phone is finally officially announced. Other people, however, believe this is a legitimate possibility for Samsung. On the HTC One M8, the dual lens cameras give…
