I guess one of the advantages of having a handset made by a company with so few products is that their developers get to spend a whole heap of time fixing any bugs. Today Oneplus have started rolling out a second incremental update for their latest device with a promise of a more substantial update […]
Introduction After the massive hype surrounding their first foray into the mobile phone market, OnePlus have returned this year with a new handset and have tried to recreate the buzz around the original. Over the near sixteen months since OnePlus inflicted the invite system on us, so much has changed for them. They have alienated […]
Earlier today OnePlus released the kernel source for their controversial second handset, the OnePlus 2. In doing so they have opened the floodgates for ROM developers to start releasing custom ROM’s based on their own stock ROM as well other bases like AOSP & Cyanogenmod. The first ROM to hit the XDA developers site is […]
After an extensive tablet only beta prgramme Microsoft office is now available for phones as well. MS posted the updates today and also information on how to get the apps. MS has made great strides bringing a full desktop office experience to Android and have now expanded to include phones as well as tablets. From […]
Google got a lot of people excited when they announced their project Ara modular smartphone and the prospect of building your own perfect device. The idea has been taken on board by other companies and the latest to enter the fray is an Austrian company called Fonkraft Technologies. The Vienna based company have just started […]
One of the sadder aspects of the UK is that we just don’t have enough Android enthusiast get togethers. Outside of developer workshops we only really have OEM fan site hoorahs and launch events (which only the press tend to get invites for) and the outstanding community March of the Droids event. We should therefore […]
Finding the right office suite for your Android productivity is no easy task, the Play Store has more than a few options but for me they are all lacking in one form or other. What this means to someone like me who uses Android as his main OS is that I currently have four different […]
Today Honor announced a flash sale on the 8th of April for a few select European countries. The sale is part of Honor’s Go Honor World Carnival on the same date and is limited to the UK, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain. The company are offering two of their current line up at […]
Within the custom ROM community the biggest heartache caused by Lollipop’s switch from Dalvik to Art was the loss of the incredibly popular Xposed framework. The framework allows developers to create modules which change the way your (rooted) Android device works and looks, and was an all in one solution for modding that took the […]
So your a boy (or girl) racer, the fastest on the block, and Lamborghini is just your style of ride. Well how about putting your skills to the test and trying to win a nice new smartphone? Well you have until midnight (GMT) on the 21st to prove your the best and snag a Honour […]
So far Google has been pretty quick updating their apps to the new material design guidelines and the latest of which has been released this morning. Google Play Newsstand won’t grab the same column inches or start a download frenzy the way the new Google calendar or Gmail apps have but it is a nice […]
Popular and powerful Android office application, OfficeSuite has just been updated to version 8, although it still shows as version 7 in the Play Store. The update brings a totally new user interface more in keeping with desktop office suites and is a lot more refined. In addition to the new look there has been […]
Swiftkey have been an excellent example of a company doing things right for a few years now. After launching their at the time unique keyboard on the Android Play Store they soon dominated their field, and have recently ported their prize winning keyboard application to IOS as well. Like most successful companies they are not […]
My thoughts on the HTC Double Exposure event from last night… First off I think the real winner for HTC from lat night is the software announced rather than the hardware. Zoe reaching a full release is great and something I will definitely use on my Oneplus One once they sort the compatibility issue. Opting […]
For many Android users, being able to use custom launchers is seen as one of its greatest strengths. They offer increased customisation options, mimicking of launchers from other operating systems or sometimes reduced drain on system resources. Some bring new user experiences such as 3D or unique navigation techniques. Flow home (beta) is a kind […]
After using the Android Play Store as an update mechanism for HTC apps, HTC are about to take the bold step of allowing some of their Sense apps to be freely installed onto devices by other OEM’s from the same medium. Since Sense was first introduced users have always wanted to port some of the […]
The Silent Age is an atmospheric and stylish point and click adventure. With simple, moody graphics and an intriguing storyline accompanied by matching audio it is easy to step into the game world. The developers actually recommend using headphones while playing to help draw you in. The premise of the game is that as a […]
The alternate cross platform browser folks from Dolphin have today announced and released Link Bubble. OK, they didn’t, but they might as well have, as Dolphin Float is essentially just Link Bubble by Chris Lacey. This is good and bad for Chris, good as it partially validates his innovative idea, and bad as it means […]
Mobile gaming has come a long way, just look at the newly announced Nvidia Shield tablet, but sometimes you just want a little bit of fun to kill five minutes of boredom. Blip Blup is one of those little casual gaming puzzlers that attempts to give fun and frustration in equal measures. It is brought […]
Amazon have made a selection of their best free app of the day apps available again for today and tomorrow. The apps which total twenty nine can be ‘purchased’ via the Amazon app store. There are a mix of utilities and games with some of the highlights for me being Root Explorer, Office Suite Pro […]
Last year HTC dipped their toes into the Phablet market with the HTC One Max, a premium beast of a device, this year they have taken aim for a different section of the large handset market with the Desire 816. Unlike the One Max the Desire 816 is a mid range device putting it within […]
There seems to be a rogue script that is causing all sorts of grief for Tweetdeck users (and there followers) right now. Tweetdeck are aware and have supposedly fixed it, but their advice of logging out and back in is not working. Expect a night of hell on Twitter folks. *UPDATE* It seems that Tweetdeck […]
If five minute time waster games are your thing then there are none better right now than Splashy Slime Impossible Game. Busting from the Play Store like the bastard child of indie game classic Super Meat Boy and annoying mobiler Flappy Bird the game takes the control system of the later, with the compulsive, […]
I love twitter, for me it’s the perfect social network, quick and simple and mostly throw away. The 140 character limit is one of it’s strongest points, but sometimes you just need that little bit more, the ability to resort to cropping wrds 2 ft! Sure we have services like twitlonger, but 90% of time […]
Garage forecourts are known for oversize crisp packets, overpriced sweets and cheap tat that either breaks the first time you use it, or is hopeless for the job you bought it for. They continually remind you of the old adage, ‘you get what you pay for’, and most of the time they are right, […]
They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and if they are right then HT should be mighty flattered by the ROCK Double Dip case. Not only is the outer styling strikingly similar to the official case from HTC but even the name pays homage.  That’s not to say it is an […]
After fully releasing the Chromecast SDK, it seems as though an international device launch won’t be too far away after all. Gizmodo UK posted an article a few hours ago with a link to a product manager vacancy which specifically mentions bringing the device to an international market. Hopefully the search doesn’t take too long […]
