May 21, 2012
Android forces apps to declare the permissions they require when they install them. You can protect your privacy, security, and cell phone bill by paying attention to permissions when installing apps – although many users don’t. Malicious apps can’t send premium-rate SMS messages or snoop on your personal information without asking permission – unless there’s a security vulnerability, of course.
May 21, 2012
Sometimes, the regular clock apps that come with Android just aren’t enough. They’re fine for simple things, and features like Smart Alarm make them decent, but that’s all it can do. In any case, if you’re not happy with the stock alarm clock, there’s only one thing you can do – get a new one. However, there are plenty of alarm clocks out there. So what’s the best one?
May 18, 2012
Time – it passes. Whether we like it or not, time’s inexorable progress cannot be stopped. So the least we can do is measure it, right? This morning I went in search of interesting Android apps for doing just that. I don’t mean just kitchen timers, although I did find a few nice ones. I also mean tools for tracking longer periods of time, slicing time into custom bits and pieces, and more.
May 17, 2012
Humans have been drinking coffee since at least the fifteenth century, and the beverage is only gaining in popularity. Unlike coffee, smartphones haven’t been around since the fifteenth century – but now that we have them, we’ve found interesting ways to use them to aid our collective coffee habit. We tracked down four free Android apps that can teach you to make better coffee, help you roast, and more.
May 15, 2012
I’m an Android user because I love to tinker with my phone and change it up every once in a while. Android lets me do that easily right out of the box because it was designed that way – no rooting or jailbreaking required. One of the easiest ways to switch up my device is to install a new launcher, which is basically the “home screen” that launches programs when you tap on them.
May 11, 2012
The Christian megachurch, LifeChurch.tv recently announced that over 50 million copies of its free cross-platform Holy Bible app have been downloaded. The Holy Bible application is available for mobile smart devices including the iPhone/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, KindleFire, and Windows Phone. The Holy Bible app is based on the web client YouVersion.com, which was developed back [...]
May 10, 2012
Android is exploding. The smartphone operating system is growing more popular by the day, and countless new devices are constantly being released, not to mention numerous apps and upgrades, as you can see if you read our Android category. So, how can you keep track of news that is relevant to your own device, or Android news from all over the place? Enter Drippler.
May 10, 2012
As slick, smooth and functional as webOS is on the HP TouchPad, and wherever the future of the platform may lie, there remains a problem – the shortage of apps. The fact remains that there are a whole host of application types and games that could run on the HP TouchPad, if only the developers had a mind to do so. HP TouchPad owners (and there are a lot of us!) have one alternative…..
May 10, 2012
After doing a little more research than was healthy, I took the plunge and chose a tablet. One which I now own and use every day. It wasn’t an iPad, or even a name-brand Android tablet such as the Transformer Prime or Galaxy Tab. Instead it was a generic Android tablet bought from a random third-party seller on Amazon.
May 5, 2012
Just a little over a week ago, a lot of news was made in the world of personal cloud storage, where Dropbox added more sharing features, SkyDrive introduced their new synchronization application for desktops, and Google Drive was unveiled. Soon after, plenty of new comparisons were made between the different services. However, despite the “Big Three” being the most discussed, there may be some worthy services that are being left out.
