The past week finally brought us Google I/O 2013, but also some disappointments, since Android 4.3 wasn’t announced and neither were the new Nexus tablet or a new Nexus...
Just like at MWC 2012, where Google hid some jelly beans in a bowl at its booth, hinting at a future release, there were some hints and teasers at Google I/O as well. This time it was a video, the one shown below, that around minute 25 shows us a green robot eating a key lime pie. Lately we’ve heard a lot of rumors about an upcoming Android 4.3...
As Play Music and Drive before it, Google Chrome has also benefited from a new version. It brings interface improvements and some tab features, along with tablet interface optimisations. Chrome browser offers a new browsing experience on all Android devices. Following Google I/O 2013 the software giant has announced changes to most of its apps for...
Since the introduction of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google has decided to introduce new changes in terms of the OS and apps interface. Google Now – introduced with Jelly Bean offers a card based UI that the software giant seems to want to implement with most of its apps. Google Drive is only one of the apps that has benefited from notable changes...
Since Google I/O 2013 only a few weeks back, the software giant has announced a few changes including for Google Music that now includes a few UI redesigns and new features. One of the latest is named Listen Now and offers a new way to identify the currently playing track. Back at Google I/O 2012, the new song ID service also called Google Ears was...
The most wondrous device from Samsung comes with a great deal of new apps, including a new version of the very popular Polaris Office Suite. The software has been carefully customized so that it offers a whole new set of features for the new flagship Samsung smartphone. Polaris Office comes pre-installed on a number of devices from the different...
It is no secret we are headed in the direction of large-screen but at the same time more compact devices. Tablets with sizes of 10-inches or more are sometime difficult to hold, especially in terms of certain methods of interaction. That is where this tool from Fahrbot Utilities comes in. It is said the most simple things can sometimes prove the most...
In terms of news/feed readers the Android platform stands out as offering a very large number of apps of the sort, including all types of personalisation. From widgets to fast readers, one cannot complain of not finding a offer worth using. Here is another that you might be willing to consider. One way or another, just about every user would like...
In terms of Facebook alternatives there are a number of options available on the Play Store available for everyones need. Such apps are almost always instant hits and appreciated for their interface and other social related features. In case Facebook Home hasn’t managed to be to your liking, Atrium for Facebook comes as a well suited alternative....
Truecaller is a Swedish phone directory service that was mainly intended as a way of combatting phone scams by letting users see the identity of their caller. The service now provides its huge database API to third party developers interested of providing implementations based on it. The very large Truecaller database has been compiled over time...
Opera Browser has managed to stand out as one of the best choices in terms of mobile browsers available on virtually any platform. The new redesigned version has been advertised since a while back and is now out of beta and available on the Play Store. Like Chrome and Firefox, Opera offers a beta version for the Android platform in order to test...
