So, Google have lifted the lid off KitKat moments ago and it includes some rather interesting features (at least to me) that don’t appear to have been leaked. The first major feature Google is launching is “NFC Host Card Emulation”. This is exactly as leaked and basically allows for your device to do “secure” NFC […]
So, you might love the idea of a Chromecast but a couple things may be preventing you from buying or wanting one. Have no fear, you can turn any Android device into one. The app is free and open-source and really easy to use (just like a real Chromecast). Here’s it in use: It’s as […]
Do you really fancy a big chunky lens camera for your smartphone? You do, because that’s awesome and Sony are rumoured to be launching one.  The lenses also pack a little more tech than you would imagine. They have on-board processing to allow the images to be snapped and transferred […]
With the great launch of Google Play All Access in the US, Google are aiming to expand it as quickly and as fast as possible. Now support pages have been updated to show more regions getting access to the service, many in Europe. It is now said you can access the service in 12 regions […]
Google has previously left it to third parties to provide your device with a remote device locater and wiper. Until now, and the company has decided to launch their own and all you need is an Android phone with Android 2.2+ The service, which is launching [“as part of Google Play”](http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/dude-wheres-my-phone-simple-steps-to.html) will provide you with […]
Microsoft has released it’s version of Microsoft Office for Android phones (sorry tablet users) and is available for everyone using Office 365. This means if you have to use Microsoft Office for the odd task, you can now view and edit your Office 365 documents on the go. The app acts as a small suite […]
Since the first units of the new Chromecast have been shipping and making their way round technical minded people, some have found something quite interesting about the “Chromecast”. GTVHacker, a group of people who hack Google’s TV, tweeted: The Google #Chromecast is definitely #Android.
ro.build.fingerprint=google/anchovy/anchovy:0.7/OPENMASTER/12072:user/test-keys — GTVHacker (@gtvhacker) July 27, 2013 Although Google claimed, [...]
The illusive secretive teaser for the popular custom ROM, CyanogenMod’s project called Nemesis has started it’s reveal. The first step is a new app called Focal, which is a super-powered camera app. It boasts tons of features of which will surely come in handy and helps bring CyanogenMod up from being “just a custom ROM” […]
BitTorrent have released a beta of their Android app for syncing on their sync service. The main service went live as an alpha in April. The technology is based on Peer-to-peer technology as we know the generic bittorrent network is built on top of. This offering is completely private and secured end-to-end, and most of […]
Google has scheduled an event for next week with Sundar Pichai, the head of Android and Chrome, The event is simply titled, “breakfast with Sundar Pichai” and no other details were announced.  We would guess it would be an official Android 4.3 announcement at the very least, but anything Android related would […]
Amazon have a large sale on today for users of their Appstore for Android, scoring you over $53 worth of apps for a low cost of $0.  The apps on sale are: * Documents To Go ($14.99) which opens typical office documents for editing on the go. While most office documents […]
It’s be known for a long while of a mystical “Motorola X” phone since Google bought the company. Now that phone is coming to the market, it is expected to arrive with a few new flashy features The video is bellow and looks like it could be the real deal: From the video you can […]
As many of you know recently in America there has been a lot of trouble with the government snooping on people’s private messages. But, it seemed some systems were not tappable by anyone and the CM team thought they should build this right into Android itself. The details are quite complex to get your head […]
The CyanogenMod team have been working hard on new features which help push it to become the best Android experience possible and these two nifty new features are going to be landing very shortly on the nightly builds The first is the most exciting from Steve Kondik who has built a “Privacy Filter” designed to […]
Sony and the CyanogenMod team have worked together to bring Sony Mobile’s devices on CyanogenMod some of the improved functionality previously available only to those running the Sony distribution of Android The features that are landing are: * HDR Mode for photos only (we presume this means hardware HDR, so it will be faster) * […]
Again we seem to have a little issue with fake malware applications in the Play Store, and this one is claiming to be BBM and the listing is quite believable. Claiming to be from “RIM” the name Blackberry used to go by it does look quite convincing if you are not someone who knows a […]
Today Instagram has formally announced video functionality on it’s service. The update is to try to counter the popularity from Twitter’s Vine application which has been doing really well surprisingly. Video is easy to put together, pretty much Vine style with a little bit more Instagram-flair thrown in. A major difference is with Instagram is […]
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The popular and powerful Cerberus anti-theft application for Android is free today thanks to a special promotion with AppGratis The application is one of the most powerful and cost-effective Android security applications you can get. It aims to offer the best protection it can, even with an option to hide it completely from the App […]
For quite a few months now, Twitter’s latest creation and craze “Vine” has been iOS only and in the last hour or so the button has been released on Vine for Android to enter the play store.  While those screenshots don’t do the app much justice, it looks like the Android team […]
Google have just recently updated their Google Calendar application with some great new features for those running Android 4.2.1 and above Arriving on the update is the ability to have custom colours for events and calendars right in the app, as previously available. Also a new date and time picker makes its debut and it […]
BSkyB in the United Kingdom has had it’s Android apps on Google Play replaced and defaced by the “Syrian Electronic Army” Sky are advising everyone who has had these apps installed to remove them as soon as they can. If you have friends and family using these applications on Android, get them to remove them […]
The 6-inch E-ink device made by Barnes and Noble is on sale, at a huge discount You can pick up the device from the retailer [Foyles](http://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/gifts-stationery/nook-simple-touch-ereader,nook-9781400699032) and other places are selling out incredibly quickly! Act fast, and you might score one at this incredible price. It’s also fairly easy to root the device and play […]
Samsung is pretty keen with TouchWiz which pretty much replaces Android’s look and feel, to the point where they add features to the clipboard, without fully testing them. A bug highlighted by Terence Eden shows that some devices crash when you copy and paste 20 times
Chrome Beta for Android has already seen many updates and today it’s getting another bringing a wealth of improvements bringing the version number up to 25.0.1364.64 (try saying that 5 times fast!)
Chad Boughton likes to play a lot of old games on emulators on his Galaxy Nexus and had a GameBoy to spare. What next? Oh, just make it a controller for his Nexus to make it feel incredibly retro.
Skitch, that drawing app that was bought out by Evernote have released a massive update to their application making it look nearly beautiful. It brings it into line with the Android Holo design.
