The launcher that customizes your phone for you One of the strongest selling points of the Android platform is its customization features. With the ability to switch, swap and create our own themes, home-screens, backgrounds, widgets, icons, etc; Android provides us with more options to personalize than any of the other OS platforms combined. The problem however, is with so many options, it can a... »
Hold on to your hats, kids. That Chromebook Pixel we’ve kicked around the rumor mill and back these past few weeks? It was made official this afternoon, and while it certainly brings and impressive feature set and spec list to the table along with it, not everyone is excited as they were before they heard about the $1300 price tag attached to the hip of the new Chrome OS device. Before we ge... »
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I could have sworn I just downloaded an update for foursquare and they are pushing out another one this morning. I was just getting used to the new blocky UI (not a fan, and I’m not the only one) and moving buttons around. I’ve been using Yelp in the meantime. Who needs more badges anyway? What’s new: ✓ Explore is at the top of the home screen so you can quickly find whatever yo... »
The time is finally hear and Swiftkey has finally ditched its beta tag, and has been updated in the Play Store. This update brings a plethora of features from Swiftkey 3 (if you’re coming from that version and not the beta) such as the official first version of the Swype-like Flow feature. Let’s see what’s involved…swiftly. Here’s the changelog from this update: Swift... »
In an early press event this morning, HTC unveiled and announced their latest and greatest device, the HTC One. This is definitely going to be the device to get if you love HTC, but maybe even you fans should wait and check out all the new changes coming along with the One and the ‘New Sense’. Lets go into detail below… Before I tear apart this device here’s a spec sheet of... »
Can you tell them apart? Our friends over at phone arena just leak images of a new devices coming from LG. The device is supposedly an alternate version of the LG Optimus G Pro, which coincides with speculation that LG will be unveiling a line of new devices come MWC, later this month. While the device specs fall in line with the specs of what we know of the G Pro–1080p screen, 1.7GHz Snapdr... »
Just this after noon Google has taken to updating one of its most useful and informative apps/features in Jellybean (Android 4.1+) — Google Now (Google Search). This new update confirms some rumors, adds a plethora of features, and simply makes thing easier. Oh and they also updated the Google+ app, but yea… The changelogs for both are below: Google Search (Now): For Android 4.1+ (Jell... »
About a week ago, I finally decided to delve into the realm of Nexus 7 accessories and the first trinket to make its way to the old review desk is the Cruzerlite Androidified A2 case. Designed with an emphasis on style, yet still built to protect your investment, this is certainly a case I would recommend to any of my family, friends, or coworkers for a number of reasons. Let’s go over them ... »
Clockworkmod pushes an update to Carbon App Sync and Backup. You speak, Koush listens. Today Twitter greeted me with a surprise. Carbon App Sync and Backup already has an update! For a crack flasher like me, this app is a God send. I use it pretty much daily to backup my settings for the apps that are pain to get set up when I have to reinstall them. Now I can back up to my external SD card in add... »
Website server logs confirm Android 4.2.2 is almost upon us For those following the progress of the “Pure Google Experience“, it looks like we’re on the brink of Android 4.2.2 — or so the server logs from our pals at Android Authority seem to suggest. According to their stats, the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 have all been spotted on their servers running And... »
