Nexus devices are doing a pretty nice job in terms of sales across the globe (especially in the US) and one of several reasons why people love Nexus devices is that they have the unaltered stock Android OS on them. Although Nexus devices are being sold with a locked bootloader, it is fairly easy to unlock it including doing it on the Nexus 10. However just a bit of fair warning, unlocking the bootloader on … Read more
Technology is rapidly developing and there is no sign of things slowing down. One of the trending technologies lately is AUGMENTED REALITY (AR). Most people may not realize that most smart phone’s are already supporting this futuristic technology to some degree. So keeping the “some degree” in mind, here I came up with some trending & what I think are the best 5 augmented reality apps for mobile devices. 5. 3D Pool game – … Read more
Believe me I am one of those people who uses Google Currents, AP Mobile, Pulse and various other news aggregate apps to get the latest headlines online. Despite this I found that I missed having a local paper, I missed the detailed articles and specifically the more local news around the cities I cared about most. Online news on Google News can lack a local appeal and I still liked print papers for some occasions. … Read more
Are you annoyed with advertisements on your Android device? Are you looking for a solution to make your Android device free from annoying banner advertisements? Then you are at the right place. Now Android users who rooted their devices can enjoy an advertisement free experience on their device, all thanks to AdFree for Android by BigTinCan. AdFree removes most of the ads in the browser and other apps. It does this by nullifying requests to … Read more
Motorola has recently released an update to its Android smartphone the Motorola RAZR i. If you have already updated your smartphone to this latest version then you might just need to follow this guide to root your Motorola RAZR i. The device is really beautiful in the hands of developers as it runs on an Intel Atom 2 GHz Soc processor with PowerVR SGX540 a graphics chip. The stock ROM doesn’t really put extra butter on the smartphone … Read more
As a basic Android user, you should already be aware of the conventional ways of selecting e-mail messages in Gmail for Android. If you remember correctly, there is a small tiny check-box present at the beginning of each e-mail title in the list view which allows you to select multiple e-mail messages to perform certain operations such as deletion, labeling etc… However, in my case, I do miss those check-boxes a number of times and … Read more
The world is getting more and more dangerous for your children. Just twenty years ago, parents knew what their kids were doing, they could meet their friends and ensure their safety. However, with today’s fast paced lives we rarely have time to meet the friends of our children. What’s more with Facebook, Skype and other instant messengers we are unable to know who exactly are our kids talking to and what they are influenced by. … Read more
Favi a company known for their projectors has announced their new project the android 4.0 Dual Core Gaming projector. It has a 720p resolution and also is 500 ANSI lumens. The Favi A4 has a 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and 1GB RAM as well as 16gb of internal memory. It can project up to 200 inches diagonally and it can connect with two HDMI ports, three USB ports, one VGA and one composite input. It works with DLNA … Read more
The Nvidia Project Shield is a portable game controller that will play android apps and computer games. Just in time for CES 2013.Running the Android operating system Nvidia hope it will turn out as the next step up for hand held computer and android gaming. To play pc games a player must have a computer in their house turned on and it must have a geforce gtx 650 or higher, it will then connect and you … Read more
How are your preparations going on for this Christmas 2012 season? It is right upon us next week and I’m sure you all are be busy preparing your house for Christmas and doing your last minute shopping for gifts. It’s really tough to take time out from this busy schedule and check few things out on the Internet. However, this time, your search for Christmas live wallpapers for your Android devices ends right here. Free … Read more
What is Sphero? Sphero is the world’s first true robotic gaming ball, It uses iOS and Android to implement features for users. There are many different uses for it and it can provide a lot of fun for every age, You can control it with a device and move it around courses or even use augmented reality to turn the ball into a beaver with your camera. How does a person control Sphero? Start by … Read more
Whether you’re traveling around the world for business tours or personal holidays, finding hotels with average rates and service is a tough task. Many of us leave this tedious task to their personal assistants or travel advisers. However, you would be amazed to see how these Android hotel apps make everything easier and simple for you to do the leg work yourself. 5 Best Android Hotel Apps TripAdvisor TripAdvisor is an excellent companion when you’re travelling … Read more
Google introduces what may be the best tablet with the Nexus 10 tablet which is their weapon against the dominant iPad 3rd Generation with it’s retina display. Google however decided to one up the iPad and create a display with over 4 million pixels and a resolution of 2560×1600 which is 300dpi and is a better resolution than the iPad Retina display of 2048×1536. The Google Nexus 10 is $399 for a 16GB model which … Read more
Still using the default lock-screen on your Android phone? If you are, aren’t you bored of it yet? I personally change lock-screen themes and home screen launcher themes frequently and that eventually refreshes my mind. The common mindset behind this is very simple. The human eyes are hungry for something catchy and they get bored of staring at same thing constantly everyday (most of the time). What could be the best possible alternative to the default … Read more
Most of the time, Android lovers are not at all interested in having games with cutting edge graphics. What they do love is playing brain puzzle games until the time they actually tease your brain. In this article, I’ll be shedding some light on a few of the best and free brain puzzle games that you would love to play on your Android device. 5 Best Free Brain Puzzle Games for Android Unblock Me Unblock … Read more
A couple of days back, Samsung announced the Galaxy S3 mini, which is a smaller sibling to its flagship device called the Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung has yet to confirm the availability of the S3 mini in various markets however reports are suggesting that UK might get it first in a couple of weeks. The most notable features that have been stripped off from the higher end S3 are a slower CPU, smaller display size … Read more
Last time I reported about a possible tie up between Google and HTC for the next Nexus. It seems that these rumors have fallen on their face with new reports that are coming directly from Android & me. According to these reports (& old WSJ reports), Google is all set to revamp its Nexus program. This new nexus program will allow all manufactures to get in and release their smartphones but with certain conditions. What … Read more
Hey there. Who doesn’t know the game Tic Tac Toe? It’s a game that anyone can pick up and play. As a kid, I would grab a sheet a paper, grab a pencil, and draw many Tic Tac Toe grids on it and play with my brother. The majority of the games were draws but every once in a while, one of us would actually win a game. It really is such a basic game … Read more
Well, after successfully throwing the Nexus One Android smartphone (the first Android smartphone from Google), it looks like that Google is seriously looking at HTC for making the next Nexus smartphone. So far, Samsung did excellent job with recent Nexus smartphones but rumors are suggesting that HTC’s leaked DLX Android smartphone could be the base prototype for next Nexus device. According to these rumors, the next Nexus smartphone will feature a 5 inch display and … Read more
Just before the official announcements from Google, there were random tweets from the people across the world about Google Drive (the application for Android & iOS) will be updated to include some beneficial features. a couple of days back, Google tabled their official note and announced an update to the Google Drive applications for Android and iOS with features like folder creation, folder upload and presentation viewing. There are a number of features that are … Read more