Google had promised at Google I/O earlier this year to launch developer services and tools for the Google Play Store. They have lived up to their promise and now have launched Google Play Services v1.0. It is designed for those developers who want to integrate Google services into their Android apps, the platform is made [...]
You’ve probably heard of NFC, which of course stands for Near Field Communication. It’s basically a method of communication between smartphones (or between smartphones and… other things) which allows the user to simply bump their handset against a compatible device to exchange data. It’s all the rage in new handsets, with all the big manufacturers [...]
Smart phones are not just mere cellphones which you use to call and text, They have transformed into sleek and very powerful little computers in the palm of your hands. Smartphones have become a part of a person’s life, they are an alarm, a camera, a schedule keeper, a work machine. Smartphones also double up as one very [...]
Seidio has always come up with innovative and useful accessories for phones and tablets alike, from covers to holsters to nifty portable chargers and docks. Earlier this year at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012, Seidio released their Charging Vault, which was applauded by many critics. Now a days one of the major issues a person has when [...]
Companies making billions of smart phones in the world, normally focus on speed,processor cores, network technologies (Edge, 3G, 4G) or how many megapixel camera is installed. The performance of the phone is mostly based on its hardware, that is what the usual idea is. Well guess again, according to a new study at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the [...]
What is NFC? NFC stands for Near-Field Communication and is a set of standards (established in 2004) for small, portable devices to establish radio communications with each other. Devices need to be close, usually no more than a few centimeters apart (and often they need to touch), which is why it’s a Near-Field way to communicate. The standards [...]
Android users could use Google’s specifically designed search engine to search for Android apps. But this search engine is considered an ordinary one with a few flaws. Now the android users have a better option, you guys can use Appgravity, the new search engine for users to search for the android apps. This is much [...]
Launch of the Android training modules would provide a fillip to the users in the form of information and knowledge, which help them to operate the gadget in a perfect and awesome manner. Due to incessant launch of multiple applications, it has become virtually impossible for the potential customers to understand the nuts and bolts [...]
Reddit user ak2728 shared an awesome collection of Android wallpapers. Here’s the picasa album. There are literally hundreds of all high quality images for your perusal, ranging from the Alien to dramatic landscapes and portraits. I think I’ll let the wallpapers speak for themselves. Sit back, and enjoy. What are your favorite wallpapers for your [...]
The Etsy seller Freshonmondays delivers a ridiculously huge variety of awesome, handknit Android sleeves. Most sell for around $18-$24, making them a perfect gift for the Android fanatic in your life. They were originally made to fit the Tmobile G1, though can fit a few other Android models. However, Droid X users should take caution- [...]
Google has now updated its Google Maps feature to fully with mobile browsers, since more than 40% of Google Maps traffic is mobile, it was a given that it would be updates at some point. The new Google Maps Mobile will have these features: See your current location Search for what’s nearby with suggest and [...]
There were thousands of AT&T users screaming about the inability to side-load apps onto their devices. AT&T has finally addressed this widely floating demand by confirming to developers that from here on out, there will no longer be lock out sideloading on future smartphones.So you can hit up the Amazon App Store and download all of the [...]