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SOFTWARE

Jun 19, 2013

Get iOS 7 features on your Android device now [How-To]

Last week, Apple unveiled iOS 7, the next generation mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch - with a completely revamped UI and features such as an enhanced Notification center and Control center. None

SOFTWARE

Jun 19, 2013

Falcon Pro is in danger of becoming extinct

Twitter is, hands down, my favorite web service. I'm reluctant to call it a social network, because to me it implies that you're somehow using it talk to people. Most Twitter users are

SOFTWARE

Jun 17, 2013

Top 6 Launchers For Android

One of they key advantages of Android's openness is that you can completely change the look of the OS by simply using a launcher. There are thousands of third party launchers available on the

HOW TO

Jun 15, 2013

Change Navigation Bar Icons on Android Device [How-To]

With the Galaxy Nexus, Google ditched capacitive/physical keys in favor of an on-screen navigation bar. Since then, apart from the Nexus devices, only some Motorola and Sony handsets use on-screen buttons. While

SOFTWARE

Jun 6, 2013

Video: Complete Home automation using an Android device

As a geek, it is my dream that one day I use my phone for trivial tasks like locking/unlocking the doors of my house, toggling the states of the lights or the music system

ANDROID PHONES

Jun 2, 2013

HTC One Android 4.2 update leaks thanks to custom ROMs

Yesterday, we posted some screenshots and information about the changes that HTC has made in the Android 4.2.2 update for the One. Now, less than 24 hours later, two of the most popular

ANDROID PHONES

Jun 1, 2013

HTC One Android 4.2 update to bring enhanced Blinkfeed, battery percentage icon and more

Up until now not much information was available about the upcoming Android 4.2.2 update for the Sense variant of the HTC One. Rumors had suggested that the update should roll out within a

SOFTWARE

May 30, 2013

Xperia S, SL, and acro S Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update is live

Sony, today, announced that it has started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Xperia S, SL and the acro S. The update comes after numerous delays from Sony, and

ANDROID PHONES

May 29, 2013

Verizon’s Galaxy S3 Multi Window update rolling out soon

Verizon Galaxy S3 owners, here is some news to brighten up your day. The big red carrier will soon start pushing a major update for your handset that will enable multi-window mode, and bring

SOFTWARE

May 27, 2013

How to get the Android 4.2 Keyboard on any Android 4.0+ device

In Android 4.2, Google updated the AOSP keyboard to include gesture typing. Gesture typing is similar to Swype or Swiftkey's Flow that allows you to glide your fingers over characters to create words,

ANDROID PHONES

May 26, 2013

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505)

Samsung might not be a developer community favorite, but gaining root access on its devices has been particularly easy. However, with the Galaxy S4 things are a bit different this time. Gaining root access on

APPS

May 25, 2013

Screenshots of redesigned Gmail for Android and web leak

It was widely expected that Google would be releasing Android 4.3 and re-designed Gmail app for Android at the recently concluded I/O. After all, for how long will Google let iOS users

ANDROID 4.3

May 24, 2013

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean caught running on a Nexus 4

An XDA member has managed to get his hands on a Nexus 4 running a development build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. chaleen managed to get his hands on the black Nexus 4 running

GOOGLE

May 24, 2013

Language translation comes to Chrome Beta for Android

I'm going to get a lot of hell for saying this, but screw it: I think the last cool thing Google did was to integrate their translation service into Chrome. That was in early

APPS

May 23, 2013

Android Browser Benchmark Comparison: Firefox vs Chrome vs Opera vs AOSP Browser

Over the last couple of weeks, all the popular browsers for Android - Chrome, Firefox and Opera - received major updates. The Opera web browser based on the Webkit engine finally came out of beta earlier this

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