Archive for the ‘Android’ Category
What Should Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” Bring To User Experience?
Google has announced the intention of launching the successor of Ice Cream Sandwich. Let’s ignore the fact that the Sandwich can be found on only 1% of Android devices, but nevertheless the search giant, seems determined to push the next OS in the second quarter of 2012. And lots of people are excited. We bet you not wait to have your veins pumping with delicious sugar, so we are here to help and disclose a few details about what’s in stored for you in candy kingdom.
Google Updates Google Docs App For Android: Improved Tablet Support And Offline Access
The users who prefer working on Google Docs especially on mobile devices but get annoyed by some unexpectedly failed Internet connections, Google just announced some useful updates. The company unveiled an update allowing Android device owners to keep working on their files from Google Docs even offline, which is useful in places without connection or for people who want to make the best out of their long hours spent while traveling.
No More Accident In The Street While Texting And Walking With ‘Transparent Screen’ Android App
How often is it that you bump into another person because your eyes were glued to that Android smartphone of your eyes and your were texting or tweeting? Most of us try to keep our hands off the device when on the street but sometimes, you just have to send that text. And it’s annoying to have to look at the road, then at the screen, then again at the road to keep view of things in case there’s an open manhole just right ahead. Here’s the solution for this: ‘Transparent Screen’ app gives you live view of the street through your camera as the background on your device’s screen.
NetQin Mobile Security – Keep Your Android Device Virus Free
Mobile security giant NetQin has released NetQin Mobile Anti-virus 5.6 for Android devices against hackers and harmful mobile security threats. NetQin Mobile Security has variety of features that protect you and your Android phone. This anti virus will also back up contacts and restore them to the same device or a different device. Running in the background at low power consumption, this application allows you to surf the web and download applications without concerns of a virus attack.
Huawei Preparing High-End Diamond Android Smartphones
Hauwei is a company that has been struggling to insert itself in the skinny and overcrowded space of the US mobile market. So far, they have stepped forward at CES 2012 with some prototypes called Ascend P1 S that left some people craving for more. Now, we have heard news that Huawei is setting up a conference due on February 26th, which is just one day before the Mobile World Congress starts, planning to share some details about their upcoming Diamond series high-end Android phones.
Android Users Now Have Their Own Wikipedia App
Just several days ago, the largest encyclopedia online, Wikipedia, expanded its availability for the massive army of Android devices users. The free encyclopedia containing 20 million articles in 280 languages submitted the dedicated app on Android Market. The official Wikipedia app for Android comes with a set of features including Save article to read later or offline, Search articles nearby, Share articles using Android “Share” function, Read article in a different language, Full screen search.
Notion Ink launches Ice Cream Sandwich Alpha Update For Adam Tablet
Notion Ink founder, Rohan Shravan announced on the official blog a new release for Adam tablet owners. Alpha ROM, now available for download, delivers an update to bring the latest Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, in Alpha to Adam tablets. The update also offers fixes for audio, sensors, Bluetooth, accelerated video, Wi-Fi, HDMI video (without sound), capacitive buttons, GPS among other improvements.
CyanogenMod 9 To Bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich To HP Touchpad
Apparently, the not so popular TouchPad from HP could get a boost in reputation very soon, as a new leaked video proves. One desire most of HP TouchPad owners confess is to replace the infamous webOS with Android. The independent developer who manages to port successfully the latest version of Google’s operating system to the $99 tablet would really get the community’s respect and apparently, someone is close to the target.
Google’s Hopes To Bring Android Market To China May Prove Futile
China is undoubtedly one of the most lucrative markets for all tech companies right now. With a population well over one billion, every tech company wants to cash on such as large customer base. Google pulled out of China earlier due to issues of censorship. But it seems like Google wants to be in again, hoping to expand the Android Market to the huge Chinese user base. However, sources say that this move may be futile and it will still take a lot of time before Google reaches some agreement with Chinese authorities.
CyanogenMod Passed The 1 Million Downloads Milestone
CyanogenMod, the Android based utility allowing users to install a custom Rom to improve the performance of their devices touched an important milestone, which means “1 million unique, active, user installs,” as the official page states. Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik started the project and an impressive number of users soon understand the advantage of extending their smartphones capabilities not only with up-to-date custom ROMs but also with added features and utilities.
Android Gets Faster, Easier Google Search For Mobile
Google just announced updates for Google Search available for the previous versions of Android. A set of new features are meant to appeal to users and to boost Android devices even further. The updated search service comes with faster and smoother performance and also with an improved much simpler user interface with a new color scheme.
OpenMobile Brings 300,000 Android Apps to Windows and Linux
The event that takes place these days in Las Vegas, yes we mean Consumer Electronics Show, brings us overwhelming news about the next generation gadgets and technology tweaks. Now, the rave among CES visitors is an Open Mobile announcement unveiling their Application Compatibility Layer. The new technology allows porting more than 300,000 Android apps to any other platform, including Windows or Linux.
More Than 700,000 Android Handsets Are Being Daily Activated
Android market share grew steadily since the platform was launched three years ago and now Google conquered reached a new milestone. As Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile and Android head announced on his Twitter page late on Tuesday, Google can now show off impressive activations figures. The number of Android devices activated each day now reached to more than 700,000. “For those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don’t count re-sold devices), and “activations” means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service,” explained Andy Rubin.
Will HTC Elite Be the Bew Leader of The Android Smartphone Army?
The Taiwanese smartphone maker is riding a rollercoaster lately. After the company just lost a legal battle against Apple and some of its phones were banned from imports in US starting early next year, now HTC is expected to have an impressive comeback and to launch an impressive smartphone, to top the Android hierarchy. Reports reveal that from next year HTC is going to change its market and production strategy.
Google Plus For Android Updated, Brings Hangouts
The fresh update of Google + app recently available brings hot new features for Android fans. One of the improvements allows users to start Hangouts much easier than before, directly from Google + Messenger. On a recent blogpost, Punit Soni, product manager on Google+ for mobile, understandably describes the good news enthusiastically “With the magic of hangouts on Messenger, now a simple tap of a button can move us from our Messenger conversation to face-to-face group video chat.”
