Samsung today announced the Galaxy J2, a relatively modest smartphone that joins the Galaxy J1, Galaxy J5, and Galaxy J7 in Samsung’s J series of Android devices. Revealed in India, the Galaxy J2 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, and features an Ultra Data Saving mode powered by Opera Max (as you…
Cyanogen OS will soon bake Microsoft’s Cortana in the framework of the Android OS
According to Kirt McMaster, the co-founder and CEO of Cyanogen, an upcoming version of Cyanogen OS will bake in Cortana right into the framework of the OS. Unveiled alongside Windows Phone 8.1 and perfected and expanded on in Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, Cortana is one of the most…
5 cool new Android launchers and interface tools (September)
If you put enough time and effort, they say, you can tailor every Android phone to serve your unique interests and interface layout, and third-party launchers like Nova, Apex and the like, have proved it time and again. Every once in a while, a new launcher appears that promises a…
Android 6.0 Marshmallow will ship without the dark UI theme included in the early preview
When Google launched the first build of the Android M developer preview this past May, the operating system showcased a new dark theme that could be enabled from the developer options menu. When the feature was originally discovered, many Android enthusiasts hailed the introduction of a dark theme option, but…
4 (plus 1?) new iPhone 6s features that are not new to Android users
Earlier today, Apple announced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which are incremental upgrades over the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from 2014. The two brand new handsets will be available to pre-order starting September 12, for prices similar to those of last year’s iPhones. While the new…
Google’s Nexus 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 get new security-focused Android updates
Earlier today, T-Mobile revealed that Google is pushing new Android updates for almost the entire Nexus lineup. The targeted devices include the LG Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, the Motorola Nexus 6, the Asus Nexus 7 (2013), and the HTC Nexus 9. All of these devices except for the Nexus…
Windows Phone is now more popular than Apple’s iOS in Brazil, Android still dominates
According to a recent report from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone is now more popular than Apple’s iOS in Brazil. In the month of July 2015, Kantar believes that Windows Phone had jumped to a market share of 5.9% in the country, up from 3.6% in September 2014….
Spotlight: BOCHS is a Pentium PC emulator for Android, brings on the retro cult
What’s a BOCHS? Well, in this case, it certainly has nothing to do with your uncle’s German power drill. It’s actually more of a Pentium PC emulator that can run a full-blown x86 operating system on your Android device. It all boils down to installing the application and some related…
Latest Opera Mini for Android update lets you save data without breaking websites
Opera Mini for Android sports a nifty data saving feature that lets you access the internet without worrying about hitting your bundle limit. Unfortunately, this does result in websites being severely compressed, making the experience rather ugly and less user-friendly. The company has now added a new “high” setting to…
How to livestream Apple’s September 9 keynote on any platform (iOS, OS X, Windows, Android)
Just as we told you a while ago, this September 9, Apple is going to hold a keynote event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Naturally, when one of the leading companies in the business announces its plans to host an event of this caliber, it attracts…