The Android Lollipop easter egg is one of the best ones yet and now everyone can play it regardless of what version of Android you are running. JRummy Apps Inc. the guy popular for Root Browser has released the easter egg game in an app which is compatible with all Android versions. If you haven’t […]
Sure ID3 taggers aren’t a new sort of app or anything but they’re extremely useful and this guy made one that looks extremely beautiful and simple. Taggr, is the name and check out some of these screenshots you won’t be disappointed. The app is currently in beta stage but I saw it and thought […]
With Google I/O last week everyone got a decent look at the new L for Android. With that, Android users have grown to expect certain features getting ripped out of the developers preview or developers edition and ported over. Recently, the L keyboard was ported along with other L preview apps. One of the apps […]
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 […]
So for the last week or so I have been using a very different third party Twitter app (sorry Fenix), and I have really enjoyed it. Usually a new Twitter client comes out and it uses the same features of all the rest and doesn’t bring anything new to the table. That is NOT the […]
Last year I reviewed a great little security app for Android devices called NFCSecure. The app has seen many updates since my early review and has become even more useful. I won’t bore you all with another full review but will just give a little overview instead. NFCSecure uses the NFC capabilities on your device […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recently I have started to think today about Battery Life v Functionality. I have seen numerous cases of people who seem to be willing to completely cripple their smartphones (at least what I deem as crippled) in order to get what is likely to be just an extra few minutes life out of their phones. […]
I have a not-so-unique theory about Android 4.3’s front-end updates…they’re already here. Google plus 6/13/13 Google Cloud Print 6/12/13 Gmail 6/5/13 Google Now 5/15/13 Google Drive 6/3/13 Play Music 6/13/13 Google Calendar 5/30/13 Hangouts 5/16/13 Google Keep 3/20/13 YouTube 5/15/13 Google Keyboard 6/5/13 Google Maps - 7/10/2013 Recently Google has been on the warpath when […]
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 those that may have missed the news, Sky’s twitter and Android Developer accounts were compromised, and there is a suggestion that the apps themselves may have been hacked too - full information here: http://landoftechnology.com/2013/bskyb-android-apps-hacked-by-syrian-electronic-army/ Sky have been very quiet on the situation and indeed it does not seem that they have regained control of […]
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 […]
Back in 2009 Else, tried and failed to change the smartphone world, when launching the new Linux-based smartphone, the First Else. Now however Else has released the Else Splay Launcher on Google Play, so you can get some of that thumb navigation action on your current Android device. The Splay Launcher doesn’t go as far […]
By Sami Mughal I was not alone who got annoyed, angry and a bit hurt when they logged into their Google Reader and found that the much loved RSS reader had decided to take an (early) retirement and will be becoming one with the likes of Google Wave on the 1st of July. It meant […]
When it comes to downloading apps, most if not all of us head straight for Google’s Play Store. We don’t think of heading for Samsung Apps, unless they are giving away free stuff. Samsung Apps has been in the background because of limited apps in their catalogue when compared to the Play Store. Now comes […]
A new statue put up by Google!!! It’s Android and a new version!!! Not quite, no. With Google I/O coming very soon maybe this is a little hint. What you see above is an Android statue on the Google campus. The Android Community Manager Paul Wilcox, posted a photo of the new chrome sculpture earlier […]
One of the drawbacks to rapidly flashing the latest nightly or, any ROM that can possibly be thrown at your device is the often time consuming task of backing up all your apps and data. Some of us may well find ourselves flitting between several different apps to backup different things to different locations. Well […]
News-reading app Flipboard, now been updated to take advantage of Android tablets. Although it’s already popular among Android smartphones users, bringing it to the tablet community has been long overdue. Flipboard said the app, which will now work on most if not all tablets, was “a top request from Flipboard readers around the world.” Depending […]
Recently I went to the cinema and noticed Cineworld had updated their app, so I decided to take it for a spin and see what it was like. For the UK, the Android app is the best looking compared with the other major cinemas, but I’m going to take right apart. Home screen The first […]
The new Samsung Cares app has been designed to help you get the most out of your Samsung Android Smartphone. From fixing a problem to helping you learn how all the features work, this app has been designed to be easy to follow and is simple to use. If you have a Samsung printer, then, […]
Android 4.2 is here and it’s been received with mixed feelings. I have it on my Galaxy Nexus and although I love it, I can see and have replicated a lot of bugs. One feature that has been introduced in Android 4.2 is the lockscreen widgets. Now some would call this a bug, simply bugging […]
Remember when we did the review of the popular app named “Atooma”? Well, I got the awesome opportunity to interview Francesca Romano of Atooma’s team. If you don’t remember, Atooma is the app that lets users create rules that make their lives easier. These rules can be used to turn things like WiFi on or […]
We all like Jelly Bean don’t we? Yeah of course we do. Oh, I’m talking about the sweets not the Android version that we all love too you know. The Jelly Bean Co. Have brought out a live wallpaper to celebrate Google’s latest Android version, Jelly Bean. You know they are tasty and lovely. Well […]
Love Android, gaming and OnLive? If you are rooted and running an Android device with 3.1 or above you are in luck. You can play any OnLive game with touchscreen controls emulating a gamepad for easy gaming and it’s all configurable as well. How i hear you ask? Well their is a fantastic little application […]
Their is a new addition to Gameloft’s range of games and it’s coming in with a bang. It’s the Asphalt series bringing us a new edition, Asphalt 7: Heat. A top class and exhilarating racing game that brings top cars and top action. Here is what Gameloft have to say about the game with the […]
We all like a good deal and a lot of you may of heard, or be using, HotUKDeals to find them bargains. Their still isn’t an Android app officially for HUKD and you have to use a 3rd part choice. Now DealPad was one of them and now the developer has updated this app with […]
