Software Category

APPS

May 21, 2013

Opera for Android is out, but I think I’ll stick to Chrome for now

Opera made a lot of people angry earlier this year when they said they were going to stop working on their own web rendering engine and instead switch to WebKit. Personally, I didn't see

ANDROID PHONES

May 20, 2013

Android 4.2.2 for the Galaxy S3 leaks; Brings some of the Galaxy S4 features

The folks over at SamMobile are known for bringing the latest information about upcoming Samsung devices, and for leaking upcoming firmware updates for existing Samsung devices. Today, the team has leaked an Android 4.2.

SOFTWARE

May 16, 2013

SMS integration coming soon to Hangouts; Google Voice integration also planned

Last night, Google finally unveiled its much awaited unified messaging system for iOS, Android and Chrome - Hangouts. While many people had hoped that Hangouts will completely replace Whatsapp, Google Talk and the traditional SMS for

GOOGLE

May 15, 2013

Google Play services gets a massive API update; here is what it means for you!

The 3-hours plus I/O keynote from Google just ended, and it has been nothing short of exhilarating. Google made tons of new announcements, including Google Play Services, an AOSP running Galaxy S4, Android

towelfight 2 for every copy purchased 22 people pirated the game

SOFTWARE

May 15, 2013

Towelfight 2: For every copy purchased, 22 people pirated the game

People get angry when I tell them that Android gaming pales in comparison to iOS gaming. Many of those people never even owned iPhone, so I don't know where they find the courage to

SOFTWARE

May 14, 2013

Qualcomm and Kaspersky sign a deal, device makers to get ‘special terms’ for bundling antivirus software

Kaspersky Lab, makers of antivirus software for the PC and Mac, has just announced that they'ved signed a deal with Qualcomm whereby any hardware maker building an Android device using a Qualcomm chip will

SOFTWARE

May 9, 2013

Apex Launcher 2.0 is out, steals Apple’s iOS notification badges if you’re into that

Some people can't stand the software customizations that handset makers put on their smartphones. You know what I'm talking about, Samsung's TouchWiz, HTC's Sense, Sony's TimeScape, and the list just

GOOGLE

May 9, 2013

Google Translate now supports an additional 16 ‘translate by camera’ languages

Google Translate, an app that I use on a near daily basis since I live in a foreign country with a notoriously difficult language to learn, has just added 16 languages to the "translate by

SOFTWARE

May 8, 2013

Microsoft: Office 365 will come to Android, we’re just not going to tell you when

Microsoft, the leader in office productivity software, probably laughed at Google when they released Google Docs. Google's office productivity "solution" lacked a ton of features, it only worked when connected to the internet, and

GALAXY S4

May 6, 2013

Samsung pushes out first OTA update to the GS4, it’s 54 MB worth of stability improvements

Late last month, when the embargo lifted on Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews, I found myself scratching my head when numerous publications said that the gallery application was prone to crashing. Some people even said that

SAMSUNG

May 3, 2013

It’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy Knox software gets approved by the Department of Defense

Back in February of this year, at Mobile World Congress in Spain, Samsung announced a new suite of software called "Knox". It's made for people who want to protect the data on their smartphone,

ANDROID PHONES

Apr 30, 2013

Gameloft announces that they’ve optimized 10 of their titles for Samsung’s new Galaxy S4

I'm going to get a lot of crap for saying this, but I don't think gaming on Android is all that interesting. There are great games available for the Android platform, don't

if you have an android phone and you use viber you need to read this

SOFTWARE

Apr 26, 2013

If you have an Android phone, and you use Viber, you need to read this

A countless number of OTT (over the top) messaging clients exist. People don't want to pay for text messages, so they install something like WhatsApp, and then call it a day. One of the

SOFTWARE

Apr 26, 2013

Shocker: Vine coming to Android “soon”

Chances are you haven't heard of "Vine". It's a video sharing service that piggybacks on Twitter, with the catch that each video can be a maximum of six seconds long. I say you

GALAXY S4

Apr 25, 2013

Samsung’s corporate security software isn’t done; it’s not coming to the GS4 until July

If you want corporate clients to take your devices seriously, you need to make your phones ultra secure. That's the whole point of Samsung's Knox software, which the company created to let people

GOOGLE

Apr 24, 2013

Rumor: The next version of Android isn’t going to be unveiled at I/O next month

Google has traditionally debuted new versions of Android during the winter time, along with a new Nexus phone, though last year they kind of didn't do that. The company showed off Android 4.1

ANDROID PHONES

Apr 24, 2013

International HTC One owners should see a software update to address camera issues

According to SlashGear, who received a statement from HTC, international One owners should check their device for a software update. HTC just issued one that fixes quite a few number of bugs, with the main

it took a little over two years but swype is now available from the google play store

SOFTWARE

Apr 24, 2013

It took a little over two years, but Swype is now available from the Google Play Store

The onscreen keyboard in Apple's iOS operating system is considered to be the best in the mobile industry. When Google started shipping Android, it became painfully obviously that the search giant didn't care