ANDROID PHONES
Mar 6, 2014
One of CyanogenMod's team core members -- Koushik Dutta -- has long been teasing the ability to mirror the contents of your Android device to a TV using Google's $35 HDMI steamer -- Chromecast. Today, he
Mar 5, 2014
The Sony Xperia Z2 might be a small upgrade — hardware wise — over the Xperia Z1 but it packs in a lot of new software goodies. The latter should get most, if not all,
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Yesterday, we explained to you what Android Beam is and how you can use it to easily share content between Android devices. However, the biggest limitation of the feature is that it only works for
Google's indoor maps feature is now making its way to select Indian cities with an update to the Google Maps application. Although only limited to a few malls and other establishments at the moment,
Feb 28, 2014
The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with dozens of new features but while there's little we can do to get the hardware improvements onto your current Android smartphone, there are many solutions on the app
Feb 27, 2014
The Galaxy S5 is perhaps the first Android phone that seems to have nailed the implementation of the fingerprint scanner. Unlike HTC, Samsung has integrated the scanner right in the home button -- just like on
Feb 26, 2014
Google has gone ahead and released the Google Now Launcher (GEL) on the Play Store for all Nexus and Google Play edition devices. Up until now, the launcher was only available exclusively to the Nexus
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the Galaxy S5's new heart rate sensor was that I've been doing the same thing on my own phones for years. Being
Feb 21, 2014
Less than two days after it sold to Facebook, the social network that is notoriously known for having major issues with privacy, WhatsApp released a new version for Android that allows users more granular control
Feb 20, 2014
Facebook shelled out $19B dollars yesterday to buy WhatsApp. While some are applauding the move and some are outraged by the worth of a "mere" messaging company, many users are worried about WhatsApp's future
Most of you probably don’t need noble incentives to motivate you to play more games on your Android devices, but what if there was a way to help real-life cancer research by navigating
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is buying WhatsApp and its messaging service for $16 billion. The social network will pay a total of $19 billion including $4 billion in cash, $12 billion in Facebook
Feb 18, 2014
Ever since the Chromecast was announced, I have been waiting for it to support more apps so I can use it to smarten up my TV. I don't live in the USA where most
Feb 17, 2014
Last week, Roman Nurik released a very simple and elegant looking live wallpaper app -- Muzei -- on the Play Store. The app changes the wallpaper of your Android device daily with some artistic images curated by
Feb 14, 2014
Photo editors are a dime a dozen on Android, but some of them stand out from the rest thanks to extensive options, a nice UI, and bonus features or effects. The best photo editor however
Feb 13, 2014
There are dozens of apps on the Play Store dedicated to following the Sochi Winter Olympics that have been underway for about a week now. After trying several of them, I settled on a non-
Wednesday is the day when Google usually updates some or most of its apps on the Play Store. This Wednesday, the company has pushed out the v5.4 version of Google Play Music with some
Feb 12, 2014
One of Android's strength is the ability to use apps to automate everyday tasks and activities. As a Tasker user, I have setup profiles to automatically silence my phone during a meeting and read