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OMG!NoobDroid: What is a Widget?

OMG!NoobDroid: What is a Widget?

So, if you are new to Android then I am sure at some point you have wondered where the term “widget” came from. A widget started as a stand-alone application that can be embedded into third party sites by any user on a page where they have rights of authorship (e.g. a webpage, blog, or profile on a social media site). Widgets allow users to turn personal content into dynamic web apps t... »

OMG!NoobDroid:  Conserving That Battery

OMG!NoobDroid: Conserving That Battery

There’s one thing that will always make the biggest and best Android phone on the market useless, and that’s a dead battery.  What can you do with that phone you love so much when the battery reads 0%?  Absolutely, a whole lot of NOTHING. You want to enjoy that shiny new phone, but you need to make sure that you obviously keep that battery juiced up.  Games, movies, music…and hel... »

OMG!Droid TV Episode 4: Google Nexus Tablet Confirmed?!

OMG!Droid TV Episode 4: Google Nexus Tablet Confirmed?!

Howdy, Android fanatics, and welcome back for another episode of OMG!Droid TV. We apologize for the missing the last two weeks, but we’re back in action and without any technical difficulties. If you’re just tuning in for the first time, this is our weekly television show, featuring the crazy guys and gals of the OMG!Droid staff. In this week’s episode, we covered a ton of juicy ... »

OMG!NoobDroid: What does it mean to root your Android device?

OMG!NoobDroid: What does it mean to root your Android device?

Hello and welcome to the first installment of a new segment we’re just starting here on the site, called “OMG!NoobDroid“. As many of you may know, the Android platform already has a ginormous user base and it’s only getting bigger — to the tune of almost 1,000,000 new devices being activated each and every day. Pretty astounding numbers, right? While, many of us have ... »