May 15, 2014
When you're around action - whether it's a local sporting event or, more usually, kids and pets, there's a perennial tension between deciding whether to shoot stills or video on your camera phone.
May 6, 2014
You'd have thought the task was easy enough - Flickr, as the premier photo sharing site in the world (in quality, if not numbers), has supported 'groups', communities of like minded snappers, for ages, yet
Apr 18, 2014
The LG G2 has one the most crowded notification areas so I wouldn't install an app that adds one more thing to it unless it was absolutely awesome, would I? That app is Lux
Apr 12, 2014
Up until last year, there was no official way to track or lock any stolen Android device unless the user had some third party app installed on his device. While things did change with the
Apr 8, 2014
Notification lights on smartphones are very useful until they start flashing in the middle of the night to turn your whole dark bedroom into a club party. That's a lesson I learned the hard
Mar 28, 2014
Smartphones are an integrated part of our life and they contain a lot of personal information. That's why many people use a lockscreen security code to protect their privacy. Technically, if the lockscreen code
Mar 21, 2014
A relatively minor but extremely useful feature in Android is that it keeps all your data backed up on the cloud. Surprisingly, most Android beginners have no idea that they can synchronise their important data
Mar 20, 2014
Android devices are filled with a plethora of features that you will gradually discover as you spend more time exploring the device. Nevertheless, it is always a good idea to give beginners some pointers so
Mar 17, 2014
Got yourself a new Android device? There are quite a few things that you will learn as you start using the phone or tablet more. However, below are four tips, that you should know even
Mar 15, 2014
Over the last few weeks, we have written several guides about rooting and custom ROMs -- what are they, their advantages/disadvantages and some tips that you should keep in mind during the whole procedure. Below
Mar 13, 2014
The world of custom ROMs is very much like marketing -- filled with flashy words and false promises. You need to ignore the buzz, read the fine print and then decide which custom ROM is correct
One of the annoying "features" of modern smartphones is having to use the touchscreen while answering and rejecting calls. This usually involves fumbling with the screen to either swipe in a certain direction or hit
Mar 12, 2014
Flashing a custom ROM is a pretty tedious process, especially for first timers and requires users to take a lot of cautionary steps just in case things go wrong. There are a lot of things
Mar 8, 2014
Time for niche thinking. Or old-school, depending on how you look at it. But now that our smartphones have decent sized screens/resolutions, surely it can't just be me who fancies the idea
Mar 5, 2014
So you live outside of the United States and Google Play is limited to just the Play Store for apps and games to you? Would you like to access Play Movies, Music, Books, and so
Mar 3, 2014
The first major Android device that was released with NFC — Near Field Communications — was the Nexus S with Android 2.3 Gingerbread back in 2011. The technology, however, took its own sweet time to become
Feb 25, 2014
It’s something you see mentioned in a device review: “battery life wasn’t great at first, but it improved after a few days”. Really? Really? I have to admit that I was a little
Feb 11, 2014
One of the challenges of switching to full touchscreen devices for me was the learning curve of the virtual keyboard. Sure, when you use one language and you don't "txt spk," the on-screen
