Even if you’re the biggest Android fan on the face of Earth, you still likely admit that software updates on Google’s OS take ages to permeate the general public. That’s to be expected — after all, everybody and their mom seems to make Android devices nowadays, all choosing a different…
New Android lockscreen hack gives attackers full access to locked devices
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Software bugs that allow attackers to bypass smartphone lockscreens are common enough for both Android and iOS devices, but like a fender bender on the highway, many of us can’t resist the urge to gawk anyway. There’s a newly disclosed way for someone…
Microsoft’s Send app goes Android, makes email feel like IM
Joining the ever-expanding universe of Microsoft Android apps is the new Send messenger now, which offers a way to make email and feel like a chat session. Microsoft’s premise is that email and texting are clunkier ways to communicate, but we still have plenty of contacts inherited from email accounts…
Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ Android app gets crushed with one-star ratings
As if to prove the love/hate relationship of Android and iOS users, Apple’s lonely Android app, called, ahem, “Move to iOS,” is being crushed with one-star reviews over at the Play Store. The app just became available yesterday, concurrent with the iOS 9 release, and the reviewers took their time…
Huawei Nexus 6 benchmark test reveals Snapdragon 810 SoC, 3GB of RAM and Android 6.0
A phone called the Huawei angler was recently run through the GeekBench benchmark test. The angler happens to be a code name for the manufacturer’s upcoming Nexus device. The test revealed that the Snapdragon 810 SoC is driving the stock Android handset, which will include an octa-core CPU (which ran…
Spotlight: NOMone Gesture Dotty for Android lets you trigger actions with custom gestures
From the maker of NOMone Resolution Changer comes another nifty power user app — Gesture Dotty. The premise is lean and simple enough. There’s a dot-like floating shortcut on your display. You tap on that and a black drawing pad drapes your screen. You use the pad to draw a…
How to disable app update notifications on Android
Please note: this is a tutorial for inexperienced users. If you have an Android phone or tablet, and you’re not exactly thrilled with the fact that you constantly get notifications regarding apps that need to be updated, or apps that have been automatically updated, you can turn these notifications off….
10 classic PC and console games remastered for Android and iOS
Today’s mobile video games can knock your socks off with beautiful graphics, surround sound audio, and realistic physics effects. No surprise there, as modern smartphones pack enough processing power to deliver all this at a fluid framerate. You won’t get any of this from the games we have listed below….
How to use your fingerprint scanner to log in any website (Android)
Ah, the plethora of passwords that we have to remember for all of the websites that have inevitably become a part of our lives. Social media, emails, blogs and forums, photo hosting sites, and what ever else – there are dozens of them. Thank goodness for Chrome auto-fill settings, right?…
5 cool Android icon packs we feel you should try out
There’s nothing like a set of fresh new icons to turn your Android smartphone into a personalized creation! There’s an abundance of designs inside the Play Store, and they range from conventional right up to “Google would never think of this” territory! No matter how exquisite your tastes are, you…