Apps Category

APPS

Jan 27, 2014

Pushbullet hits version 13.2, now syncs your Android notification drawer with Chrome

Pushbullet is one of those few applications that I can't stop raving about it. When it launched however many years ago, it let you push whatever website you were looking in Chrome to your

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 24, 2014

Pedometer uses the Nexus 5 built-in hardware to count the steps you have walked

A relatively unknown feature that Google has introduced in Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5 is an in-built pedometer. Like the iPhone 5s, the Nexus 5 has a dedicated motion co-processor that

3 games that im currently playing on the nexus 7

ANDROID TABLETS

Jan 22, 2014

3 games that I’m currently playing on the Nexus 7

I was never really into playing games on my Android devices until I got the Nexus 7 late last year. The 7-inch form factor combined with an excellent display and all that horsepower under

APPS

Jan 22, 2014

Datzing wants to be iBeacon for Android

Apple launched something called iBeacon last summer that allows store owners, museums, anyone really, to interact with iPhones via Bluetooth low energy. So say you have an iPhone in your pocket and you're in

APPS

Jan 22, 2014

Motorola’s Moto Migrate app gets updated, it can now copy iCloud data to your Android phone

Pretend you're an iPhone user for a second. You want to switch to Android for one of a multitude reasons, so you've started doing some research, finding replacements for your most used apps,

APPS

Jan 21, 2014

Next version of Android will break most of the root apps

With Android 4.3 and Android 4.4, Google made it tough for root access to work properly, thanks to some major underlying security changes and SELinux. It looks like the next version of Android

APPS

Jan 20, 2014

Xposed module brings transparent lock screen to your Android device

Xposed framework and its modules have been among the greatest innovation of the Android community in recent times. The framework when coupled with modules can bring nearly all the features that we see in a

APPS

Jan 17, 2014

OUYA founder leaves, interpret that as you will

Remember OUYA and how there was a time when some people seriously believed that cheap Android powered consoles would take over gaming and disrupt the incumbents, Sony and Microsoft? Yeah, those were the days. According

APPS

Jan 16, 2014

Rdio for the web gets in-stream messages, now free in US

Competition in the streaming music scene is heating up. Spotify has been making its service more affordable and soon we will have a heavyweight like Beats music kicking off its own service in the next

APPS

Jan 16, 2014

Video: Samsung launches “Eyes on the Road” in attempt to reduce distraction induced accidents

It's Thursday afternoon, you're driving home from work, and you get a text message. For some strange reason, you think that said text message is more important than controlling a two thousand kilogram

APPS

Jan 16, 2014

Pandora updates its Android app with Personalized Station Recommendations

Pandora is known for its ability to take your favorite artists and build a station that is suited to your personal taste in music. Now, a new feature expands upon these recommendations by offering you

APPS

Jan 15, 2014

Google Play Movies & TV app now available for iOS

Google may compete with Apple in the mobile marketplace, but that hasn't stopped the company from peppering the iOS platform with a handful of apps. The Android maker has introduced apps for Google Earth,

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Jan 15, 2014

EvolveSMS: A feature-rich KitKat themed SMS app for Android

Google may have made Hangouts the default SMS/MMS app in Android, but the integration is half-baked at best. Using Hangouts to send a SMS feels more like a chore than a simple task.

APPS

Jan 14, 2014

CyanogenMod team releases GalleryNext, their new Gallery app

Late last year, when the CyanogenMod team announced that it had received another $23 million in funding, it also hinted at a new Gallery app for its ROM. Today, the team has released the first

APPS

Jan 13, 2014

Twitter updates its website with a look that borrows from its Android app

Twitter announced today that it is updating its website with a new look that borrows heavily from the social network's mobile apps. The change is a design change only. Unfortunately, there were no new

APPS

Jan 13, 2014

Remember Beats? They’re launching a Spotify and Google All Access competitor next week.

Once upon a time, a famous 90s rap artist named Dr. Dre decided to enter the headphone business because he discovered how lucrative it would be to sell $99 headphones for $249 to people who

APPS

Jan 12, 2014

Greenify update adds support for non-rooted Android devices

Greenify is one of the most popular apps for rooted devices on the Play Store. The application automatically hibernates apps from running in the background thus saving precious resources and improving battery life. In combination

APPS

Jan 10, 2014

Top 5 Icon Packs for Android

Icon packs are a great way of customizing the looks of your Android device. While the stock launcher does not support icon packs, nearly all the popular third party launchers on Android do, which makes