All Entries Tagged With: "android"
Android Apps – Multitask With Transparent Screen
Transparent Screen is an Android app that is amazingly straightforward in principle – it simply lets you see where you’re walking by making the view from your camera the background image for the Android operating system. Thus you can surf or do anything else with your phone, like Tweet or check sales figures, while walking [...]
Android Bouncer Flexes Muscles
Until very recently Google took a relaxed (some would say complacent) approach to app screening and security in the Android Market. In December, Google pulled a small number of apps from the marketplace, for example for misleading consumers via effectively ‘hidden’ charges, details of which were tucked away deep in the inner screens of apps. [...]
Sonic 4 now good for ICS
Until now Sonic 4 Episode 1 was not compatible with the new Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to Google’s Android 4.0 operating system. Now SEGA have finalized their update and Sonic 4 can be played on ICS gadgets, whether the Transformer Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Sega claims Sonic 4 is the game users waited [...]
Zenithink Upgrades Tablets To ICS
Zenithink has released Android 4.0 for its recent 7- and 10-inch tablets. The Zenithink C71 is amongst those updated to run the latest version of the Google operating system. It came to Westerrn attention recently when it was announced that it would be the basis of the new Spark tablet, which will run the (non-Android) [...]
Android Chrome Browser – Review
Google has finally released a version of its Chrome browser for Android, although for the moment it’s limited to Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich OS). It’s pretty fast and it syncs everything you tell it to. Transition effects are cute and there is an intuitive system of hopping between tabs. Since appearing in 2008 [...]
Android – No Need For Anti-Virus Software
The leader of Google’s open-source software team has severely criticised firms selling antivirus software for Android and other mobile devices. Chris DiBona should know what he’s talking about. DiBona is Google’s open-source Program Manager, and he was responding to a press report attacking the “inherent” vulnerability of open-source software as used by both Android and [...]
Google CEO Defends Android’s Customizing
Google’s Eric Schmidt has reaffirmed his belief that Android is not suffering from fragmentation, maintaining instead that Google’s mobile platform simply exhibits ‘differentiation’ preferable to a one-siz-fits-all OS. Mr. Schmidt made the comments at CES 2012, where numerous manufacturers have unveiled devices running ‘outdated’ versions of Android but promising upgrades to Ice Cream Sandwich at [...]
Top 3 Smartphones With Innovative Design
We human beings are seeking beauty everywhere, even in our pockets. We want to put our hands in our pockets to take out extremely beautiful things – handmade leather wallets, a bunch of keys with a nice silver pendant and, of course, a stylish smartphone. I think it won’t be a problem for you to [...]
Pantech Element waterproof tablet
Pantech is a new company when you speak about tablets and smartphones devices. So when you compare with giants like Apple, you may seem them way behind in this domain. However, the company is the first to introduce the world’s debut waterproof tablet. The device is named as the Pantech Element was unveiled at CES [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A200 For $349 at BestBuy
One of the best deals around right now is at BestBuy, where the new Acer Iconia Tab A200 is selling for just $349. Acer Iconia Tab A200 has a 1GHz dualcore Tegra 2 CPU with 1GB DDR2 RAM and offers 16GB storage. A200 runs Android Honeycomb. And just to seal the deal, the Acer Iconia [...]
