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Baby crying detector' beams notifications to your Gear smartwatch Have you just pre-ordered the new S5? or are you nursing a baby? Then this news will make you want to own a Samsung Galaxy S5 in a hurry. Samsung smartphones are all about the features, but one unique capability we didn't hear about at the Galaxy S5's Barcelona launch event is its apparent ability function as a baby monitor. Tracked down by Malaysian site  SoyaCincau , the feature, dubbed "Baby crying

The Android operating system is a highly customizable platform and many love it for this sole feature. Changing the lockscreen sound isn't what most smartphone users fancy that much...its only customization freaks like myself that would want to change lockscreen sounds. There are of course a number of 3rd party apps that can be used to achieve this, However, this tutorial is a 'do it yourself' kinda tutorial. Steps may look complicated, but doing this is really simple--trust me! What you need

The stock boot animations on many android phones are quite dull and boring to be honest, apart from the boot animations on Samsung, Sony and a few other phones. If you use a network operator branded phone such as at&t, verizon, Tmobile and a host of others, you would always be reminded by your boot animation that you use a contract phone. Just in case you wish to remove these boring animations and replace them with something lively and funky, then you should continue reading.

Just less than a week ago, LG unveiled their Smart LED light bulbs  that could be controlled over WiFi by our mobile phones running on Android and iOS, now what do we have- Samsung

Design – Plastic not so fantastic Samsung has come under great pressure to copy the metal body of the HTC One, but it has stuck to its guns with the plastic chassis of the Galaxy S5. It does feel different to the S4. The S5 has a more textured and dimpled finish which makes it easier to hold than both its predecessor and the slippery M8, though it lacks the grip of the rubber finish on the black edition of the LG Nexus 5 (the white edition is bizarrely slippery).

How do HTC and Samsung's flagship smartphones compare on paper?

Our devices are now more like accessories than gadgets, since they are with us pretty much 24 hours of the day. So what better way to make the object that is with you for most of the day more useful and integrated into helping you in day-to-day activities. There are many tools on the Google Play Store that will help you remember where you car is, or silence your phone during the night, but Agent on Android bundles 5 of those most useful tools together into one app, puts a great user interface on it, and here you have our Android App of the Day. What does Agent feature?

Smart phone manufacturers are yet to invest enough in the technology that will significantly improve the performance of batteries that power their products. Many have argued and shared theirs opinions on various platforms concerning topics bordering on "power/battery technology". However, it has failed to assist many tech users (smartphone users especially) to keep their devices powered-on without always having their chargers close at hand. If you are one of many having battery issues on your smart device, then the following tips should be useful to you!  Battery life Improvement  tips 1. Full cycle of charge and discharge : You would usually get the instruction "charge battery full before first use" on newly purchased

It’s finally official, folks. The all new HTC One M8 — also known as the HTC M8 and HTC One 2014 — has been officially announced by the Taiwanese manufacturer. The surprise factor has been crushed by tons of leaks leading up to today’s happenings, but the details are finally official and this is the phone you can look forward to as early as today. It’s an all-metal, zero-gap unibody chassis with a whole lot of goodness packed inside. HTC took special care to mention that their antenna is built into the rear of the device’s body, so the metal shouldn’t interfere with day-to-day usage. Let’s hop right into what makes its gears turn!

Performing Factory reset is one that will be necessary at some point in your smartphone usage life. Factory reset helps to fix a lot of issues easily that otherwise would have been expensive to fix. A factory reset simply means a complete wipe of your device usage history, data, logs and apps, then a restoration of the device to initial state (as it was when manufacturer shipped device out).    Some signs your Phone needs a factory Reset When your device fails to boot up due to missing system app/file: If an app like the "Home launcher" is broken, your device will not boot up (no UI); or a missing system font.

The notification area on Android is very customizable, from it you can navigate to any location in your device, you can toggle pretty much any thing toggleable (connectivity, Screen timeout, notification profile...), launch an application and so on. However, to explore more features available on the notification area, you need to install-third party apps.  Some extra things you can do with a third-party enhanced notification area include

A lot of times the need arises for an application to be stopped from running both in the background and foreground. It is a matter of choice what application you use to meet a need on your smartphone, however, there are a number of apps that have unique features. You might need to freeze an app if its service(s) interfere with a task you would like to carry out per time. For example, having a task killer when you want to multi-task makes it very difficult, however, you can freeze the task killer app for the period you wish to multi-task. there several other reasons to freeze an app instead of completely uninstalling it.

Copying of texts is as easy as holding down the text area you wish to copy, select copy and holding down your finger on the blank space you wish to paste, select paste. However, managing these temporary clippings is what has not been provided for by default on Android. The memory in which these temporary clippings are stored is called the Clipboard and is programmed to store only one item of clipping at a time. This means that, after you copy a text item and use it, it will be erased the moment another item is copied an therefore not accessible until you recopy that item. It is a very daunting task if you do a lot of copying and pasting, to always have to recopy an item that you have already copied to the clipboard before.

We have discussed on how to share applications when you don't have root access on your phone. There is almost no limitation to what you can do on a Rooted Android device , from tweaking to customizing and more. When you install applications directly from Playstore, copies of apk files can only be found in a system-root-level folder on your device's storage, you will not be able to access these files if you do not have root permission in the event you want to share any with friends. If your have rooted your smart phone and you wish to share an application(s) that you have downloaded from an app store like Google Playstore, then this post should be helpful. Please: You are encouraged not to share paid-apps, as this might be considered an offence.

This is a short post on a short method of creating text-based files, this can help you save texts that you have copied (on to the clipboard) from anywhere.  If you wish to quickly create such then do the following Copy whatever text you wish to save to the clipboard Open your file browser (demonstrated on Solid Explorer) Click "create new" Type the name of the file you wish to create and end it with ".txt" or ".doc" and click OK Open the file you have just created as a 'text' file and paste what you have previously copied 

Hiding files or folders is so easy on Android but not so many know how to. The truth is there are a lot of files and folders in your Sdcard and on your phone's internal storage that you don't know exists. Well, there are many reasons to want to hide a file or folder. whether you want to hide a file because its dirty or private, or just to protect it from accidental deletion, the method is same. There may exist other ways to go about hiding a file or folder on Android, but this is the easiest and the quickest. What you need

Ever downloaded a very cool app and you really wish to share with your friend but you couldn't or din't have a clue how to? Or have you got a collection of great apps you wish to share with a friend? This post will show you a simple way to quickly share the apps installed on your phone with anyone and at any time. Well first, it is good to know that apps that you have downloaded directly from Stores like the Google Playstore cannot be shared -there are a few reasons to justify that. Once an application is installed from these stores, the installation package is deleted from your device, but a copy is saved in a folder that cannot accessed by ordinary smart phone users or without root permission .

Animated GIFs are an entertaining way to share short clips via text and social networks. Most GIFs contain funny clips that are looped and annotated. If you've ever wondered whether or not you can make your own GIFs right from your iPhone, wonder no more — the answer is YES! How to make your own animated GIFs on your iPhone In order to make animated GIFs on your iPhone you'll need to enlist the help of some third party

If you're curious about trying an Android device then you might be interested to know that you need not abandon your iCloud calendar or reminders for Google based alternatives. With so many great devices on the market these days running Android it's perfectly reasonable to expect someone to have a mix of both platforms in their lives. Keeping your iCloud calendar running on Android is a piece of cake.

The issue of data loss prevention on smartphone devices can not be over-stressed. It is very important to develop the habit of regularly backing up your smart phone data to prevent against losing them.  I personally had an experience where I mistakenly factory-reset my phone, but I felt cool because I had a full backup of my smart phone, had a restoration done in a matter of minutes! Can you say this about your smart phone? If not, then today's app is just for you! My Backup MyBackup is the easiest backup for Android. Supporting the most content, and the most Android devices. Backup (with schedule option) to our online secure servers, or SD card, your Applications, Photos, Music, Videos, Contacts, Call log, Browser Bookmarks, SMS (text messages), MMS (message attachments), Calendar, System Settings, Home Screens (including shortcut positions), Alarms, Dictionary, Music Playlists, APNs, and more… IN BETA: Trigger a backup to begin on your phone (Android 2.2+ only) fro

These links will help you manage Privacy related issues on you Google account Personally, I love that Google is so creative with my private data. I am fully aware that in order to use Google’s many great “free” services, I pay the company in information about myself that helps it serve better ads. That same information lets it create fantastic services such as Google Now, and it saves me a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. It also, of course, helps make Google Search better. But even if you’re like me and you’re happy with this model, it’s still very important to be fully aware of what Google collects and how you can control it. With that in mind, here are 10 important URLs compiled recently  by  Digital Inspiration  that every single Google user should be aware of. https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail  — Create a Google account with your

According to recent research statistics, 97% of mobile virus is on the Android OS. This an alarming stat, which proves to be a dent on the

Safe Mode! Booting into this mode is quite easy, and it requires holding –on most occasions- just a button. Safe mode is that light mode where only system applications are loaded onto the OS. This means that, all third party applications will not be loaded and hence, not work. The safe mode is there for you to perform some troubleshooting on your phone in the event of a device malfunction, and determine if the malfunction was caused by an application you’ve installed on your phone -For example, when you all of a sudden start experiencing restarting or freezing by your smartphone. If your phone stops restarting or freezing (or stops acting funny)

Privacy We all know how important it is to maintain good smartphone security. While the basics and fundamentals may not always seem important, they often go the longest way in ensuring you stay safe. One of those basics is setting up lock-screen protection on your Android device, so you can be sure you’re the only one who can access your phone (you know, just in case you have some sensitive information or other bits of data that you don’t desire others to see). So how’s it done? It’s quite simple, actually, so let’s just jump right into it. Knowing your options

Do you fancy multi-tasking without delay? For most part of last year, Switchr was one of the Best apps on the android platform. It is especially light and super fast, it affords you the oppurtunity of switching between tasks quickly and stylishly too. This app is particularly recommended for blogging on the move, from editing photos, to surfing the net, to staying updated with news on twitter and facebook and lots more that blogging requires. Currently, Switchr is Rated 4.2 on the Google Playstore

Your Phone gets Smarter with LG  LG has unveiled its first ever smart LED light bulbs. Called the LG Smart Bulb, it’s able to connect to Android 4.3+ and iOS 6+ devices using Wi-Fi, allowing you to control it from your smartphone or tablet. The LG Smart Bulbs are low wattage with LG claiming they’ll run for more than a decade. The company has also baked some interesting features in the software controlling them. One of

Could This be True? The rumors flying around about the change in the White House's smart Phone choice may just be true. There has  been talks of a possible change in the White House workers' smartphones on the internet very recently. According to  Wall Street Journal,  The White House is testing smartphones from   Samsung Electronics   Corp. and   LG

Are you looking forward to having that sporty look but too lazy to even finish a set of push-ups? Or is there some other thing you find difficult to complete? You don't have to worry anymore, because with 'Just 6 weeks' application, you just got yourself a helper.  Just 6 weeks is the right tool you need to reach any goal you have set. Just 6 Weeks  

We will be bringing to you apps on the Android platform that are going to be useful to you in your daily activities. These apps are handy and available to you for free download: City Maps 2Go Offline Maps INCLUDING unlimited maps and guide downloads. 100% offline. No data roaming or WiFi required. The most downloaded app of its kind. Ideal for trips abroad and at home. ♕ Featured in Time Magazine, WallStreetJournal, BBC Travel

Peeble, Galaxy Gear, Moto 360, LG G watch... The Battle between Smartphone manufacturers have taken a new twist in the last year. It seems the likes of LG, Motorola, Samsung, Apple and most recently Google have now switched their attentions and resources to unveiling smart watches.  These smart watches come with the basic features that are found on normal smart phones and are interestingly becoming accepted by many. Here are some of the popular Smart watches you may want to choose from The Peeble: The  Pebble  is a  smartwatch  developed by Pebble Technology and released in 2013.  The Pebble is compatible with iPhones and select Android devices. When connected to your phone, it is able to receive a vibrated alert to text messages, emails, incoming calls, and

In our last post on  How to Make you Phone's battery last longer , we gave you 15 proven ways to improve you battery life. It was more specific for android phone users, below are ways to improve your battery life on iPhone. After all these years, battery life is still one of the biggest pain points when it comes to smartphones. Battery technology is always improving, of course, but not nearly fast enough to offset the various new tech that drains the juice from our smartphones. Especially where the iPhone is concerned, the phone’s design is also constantly getting slimmer so there is less space to fit a battery with each new generation. But don’t despair — we’re here to help.

iPhone 6 phablet within Galaxy S6 concept Just came across this topic and I couldn't help but share it with our readers...check it out It looks like someone has been imagining the iPhone 6 phablet design along the lines of Samsung’s Galaxy S6, which is thanks to a new concept that could very well be an Apple device without the clear Galaxy S6 writing. Today, we came across the smartphone concept created by HS Design and it certainly follows the styling of an iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and 5S. You can see the renders on this page that some people feel could be a bigger version of the latest iPhone design, so if we were to imagine an iPhone 6 phablet

HTC to launch M8 smartphone on March 25 – best yet to come According to  http://gadgetmaxim.com/ : HTC is rumored to be preparing to launch its new smartphone;  The rumors and leaks have started more and more speculations about this device in the global tech arena. The Specifications of this handset are still under dark as there is no official word from the company. HTC One 2 ‘M8′: Release date and name

Open Garden on Thursday unveiled a new mobile messaging application for iOS 7 and iOS 7.1 devices that will let iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users keep chatting even when an Internet connection is not available. FireChat “takes advantage of the Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7 to give people the ability to chat with those around them,” even without a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection present.

Getting the Low-Battery tone always? Proven Ways to get more talk/Music playback/Browsing or standby time! Many smart phone users complain of having poor battery and their phones stay switched off for long period of time when they can't find an ac outlet close by. The truth is, having a low battery to often puts user in a worried state of mind and some times could have serious consequences.  These tips when used together will produce an outstanding result and you will never have to worry about having a low battery again. 1. Data

Why You should own an iPhone: The iPhone is a beautiful range of smart phones by the brand Apple Inc. which runs on  iOS, the second most shipped mobile operating system in the world (after Android). However, there has been a long standing heated battle between users of the 2 most popular OS.  This post shall review five interesting things about the iPhone that should be able to convince users of other smart phone OS to purchase an iPhone. Smooth user experience The iOS is widely the most beautiful mobile OS, but not only is the iOS beautiful, it has the smoothest feel. Transitions between different windows  are fluid and hardly ever lags. It as got an amazingly simple and lag-free UI that's just not comparable with any other OS out there.

Motorola is an early partner for Google’s new  Android Wear smartwatch SDK , and that’s not surprising given that the company was Google owned until Lenovo began the procedure of buying it in January. The new  Moto 360  has a round face, which is one of two options for Wear devices (square is the other) and features the “Ok Google” voice control highlighted by Google for its new spin-off mobile OS. The hardware features “subtle alerts and notifications,” and Motorola is selling

Some iPhone 5s Features This is a full compilation of possible features that come with the new iPhone you may not have seen or used already. Note, this tips are for iPhone 5s users only. Photography 1. Camera in Control Center Access your camera quickly by swiping up from any screen — including the Lock screen — and tapping the Camera icon.     2. Panorama You can easily shoot panorama photos from left to right or right to left. Just tap the arrow to switch the direction.

How The New Nokia Phones Fare Against Rival Products(round 4) The nokia X performed very poorly against the -not so popular- Gionee P3 in our last specs showdown. However, the struggle is not over for the Nokia X as it will be attempting to gain the affection of prospective smart phone users. Prior to its announcement, many in the tech world were expecting Nokia to come out with a very powerful, yet affordable phone, but so far, the Nokia X series seems to fail to impress. We shall see in this post, whether the Nokia X is worth buying at all.  VS Tecno S5

Easy Fix for a Freezing and/or Restarting Phone Many smart phone users around the world experience difficulties with their phones due to funny issues that surface, these devices malfunction for a number of reasons. Without the knowledge of the cause of such malfunctioning, it is difficult for smart phone users to carry out quick and easy fixes to these problems There many issues that can be a malfunction, but malfunction in the context of this post will be 'periodic/conditional freezing and restarting of a smart phone' Quick point: Unless a smart phone device is defective from manufacturer (that is, shipped bad), there's

Just a little over a year now, world-leading smart phone manufacture -Samsung Mobile- released the Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082. The Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 received wide and warm affection from smart phone lovers around the world. It was one of the first high-end (or middle-end) and affordable smartphones that had Dual-SIM capacity, which made it the Phone for the masses.  Another year gone and Samsung has come with a more beautiful and smarter version of the Grand duos phone, called Galaxy Grand 2. The Galaxy Grand 2 comes in two varieties, the Duos and non-Duos, and boasts of more improved features from the previous version. Key features ·              Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA, LTE ·           Optional dual-SIM

How The New Nokia Phones Fare Against Rival Products(round 3) We saw how the New Nokia X Android phone almost flawlessly defeated the HTC Desire 200 in our previous post. So, if you were looking to purchase the latter (HTC), you should be sure the former is a better and a cheaper alternative (Nokia). The battle of specifications today is against the Gionee P3, yes Gionee. The Gionee brand has the right blend of High-end and Low-end devices and they produce very market-competitive phones. VS Gionee P3

See How to boost your Phone speed (Part 2) with and without Applications There are a couple of reasons your smartphone could be running slowly, which can hinder your phone usage. Here are some of the major reasons behind a smartphone being slow (in no particular order); Low device specification: insufficient RAM, Poor processor speed... Too many background activities  Too many applications installed Installation of very particularly heavy and tasking apps Insufficient storage memory (full sdcard or internal memory) Long history of phone use without maintenance  What can I do to increase the Speed and performance of my Droid Phone? Easy, just use the following tips to inject some life into that slow phone: 

How The New Nokia Phones Fare Against Rival Products(round 2) This is a continuation of our previous post where we saw the Nokia X come up against the hugely popular -among Windows phone users- Nokia Lumia 520 ( see here.. ). The Lumia 520 appeared to be better than the Nokia X, except for the fact that they are not running on the same OS platform (which is a whole different topic on its own). Today, we will have the Nokia X go in a specs battle with the: VS HTC Desire 200 The Desire 200 is one of HTC's Latest set of low-end smartphones, it was released around

Oh NO! Not so Cool News There Contrary to the recent news (or rumor) that the New Nokia X did get up to 1 million pre-orders in China, a new development is that the new was false.  Here's what the news says: It looks like the news that the Nokia X achieved 1 million pre-orders in China is false. RetailerJD.com set up a contest where participants could hit a “pre-order” button for a chance to win a Nokia X. The pre-orders didn't require you to register with the site or put any money down, which is not the norm for China. This doesn't mean that the sales for the Nokia X will have difficulty reaching this number. The handset will be retailing for $100 unlocked, which is really cheap for a smartphone. Also given the

How The New Nokia Phones Fare Against Rival Products Just less than a month after NOKIA announced its first set of Android smartphones, and there's already been a lot said about its arrival. The Nokia X (one of the new range of Nokia smartphones) is not available in many countries as at the time of composing this post, however the rate at which smartphone market are waiting for its arrival in the countries yet to be served is amazing. Just about 24 Hours ago, The Nokia X reached 1 million pre-orders in China alone, which was celebrated. This is a good sign for Nokia judging by the fact that Nokia X is the lowest-end in the X range. It can only get better for Nokia and the people at Microsoft must be biting their fingers by now. With all the good news coming in for Nokia, We have taken time to see how well-The much

Watch live matches on your Phone (Android) If you have been looking for a medium of watching live matches on the road, then congratulations because, you are in the right place. This simply means you will never have to miss your favorite sports teams’ (football, cricket, rugby, basketball etc.) actions. Sounds good right? Many sports lovers have to settle for- following live commentaries, video highlights and post-match reviews- of matches because they don’t have access to watch or stream these games for some reasons I can’t begin to explain. WHAT DO YOU NEED    1.        A smart phone with 3G/and WiFi capabilities    2.        If you are not connected through WiFi, then you need a data plan from you phone’s service provider    3.        If your phone is internet-set, then click here to download SopCast (Android)    4.        Open the application you just downloaded and choose from the sports categories to connect to live broadcasts available on SopCast

Android OS has been the leading mobile platform for quite some time now. It is developed by Google and based on Linux. There is a plethora of Android manufacturers and most of them produce awesome phones and tablets. I think the quantity and quality of these manufacturers are the main reason why Android is so popular. But what makes the Android operating system itself so great? Let’s take a look: Android is open source The android OS is an open source operating system this means that  the source code of the system is available for everyone and is freely customizable. Every time a new update for Android is

Are you one of the many low-end smartphone users experiencing sluggish startup on phone? Having a phone that takes too long to boot up is no doubt a frustrating experience, and can sometimes make a user think their phone has developed some sort of problem. The classic culprit for any device booting up slowly is the too many processes and services that the operating system loads upon startup, as has been established with PC. There are however other variables that affect the startup duration of your phone; these may include

All your Favorite TV stations in your Hand and on the Go! We all know how busy humans have gotten over the years and have very little time to see our favorite TV programs. Either we are staying late at work, stuck in traffic or have some after-work activity that just deprives us of that little TV-time we should be getting, the truth is we still need to keep up with happenings around us. With the convenience having a smartphone affords, carrying our TV with us has been made possible. With virtually all our favorite channels readily available, be it Sports, Music, News, Celebrity gist, Movies...

A week after Apple's  not-so-successful release  of its new iPhone operating system, today we get an in-depth look at the strict guidelines that dictate Google's design team, showing exactly why the Google app icons all have a similar look and Apple's most certainly do not. Google, per a Visual Assets Guidelines document dug up by  Fast Company 's Kyle Vanhemert , has very specific examples that only allow for outlined shapes as icons, rather than nasty photos, or both combined: Apple, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a rule like that. The

Easy and quick way to Recover a deleted file on Android Ever mistakenly deleted your favorite music, an important document, or an image while navigating though your phone. Never worry about loosing your important files as a result of people meddling with your phone, because the handy tool for file recovery is here (has been here for a while). File recovery tool is an important tool that every smart phone user should have at hand. I will be reviewing in this post probably the only application that does what it says- recovers your deleted files without hassles. The following should get you started in your quest to recover any file you deleted from your sdCard (GOOD LUCK). STEPS 1. ROOT: You much have root permission to be able to carry out any file recovery of sorts.

Easy steps to Capture your Screen on any Smartphone Screen capturing or screenshot taking is not a new thing, but just in case you didn't know how to take a shot of your phone screen, just follow the below guide to start capturing  images of your screen. HTC (Android) : Any  HTC running on android 2.3 Gingerbread above STEP 1- Navigate to the window you would love to take a shot of STEP 2-

It's tough to believe the tablet market has exploded as quickly as it has since the first iPad debuted almost four years ago. After all, smartphones, tablets, and laptops all fulfill similar needs, and the feature sets of these devices don't vary wildly. Often it comes down to whether you want to check Facebook, email your pals, or watch Game of thrones  on a 5-, a 7-, or a 13-inch screen. At the same time, here we are four years later, and there still aren't really many tablets that will truly replace both a laptop and a smartphone. A tablet

Scanning your Docouments on the GO! Today’s post is a pack of two interesting topics, one being a review on Document Scanner apps and the other being, how to make money using your phone as a document scanner’. This post is specifically for students that own smartphones on campus (University students) and love to make a little money to cater to needs such as, phone bills (recharge vouchers). Most newly produced smartphones have very cool hardware and software features like; good camera and flash, super fast processors, HD displays, user-friendly UI, Large data storage capacity and so on… One of the features of these new generation of smart

As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector. Tech vendors say that by collecting user data, they can offer better, personalized services. However, user wariness about exposing personal data may throw a wrench in plans for such new services, which are fueling growth not only for tech companies but, industry insiders say, the larger global economy as well. “The transition to the digital world raises a new awareness of security and

YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT Today’s post is on Privacy , which is perhaps one of the -not so properly- addressed issues of all topics in the smartphone users’ community, especially in the developing countries. When it comes to the issue of privacy, most Smartphone users just wave it aside (claiming not to have anything to hide). The truth is: Most applications that run on your smartphone (especially Third-Party apps), request for and collect way too much information about you from your phone than they actually need. Why collect so much? I have on so many occasions asked myself what these apps need the collected info for…the obvious answers were. 1

This is more of a geeky post but i think it is all important considering the amount we spent on our new device. Most friends ask me a lot of questions as regards which android phone is the best, i tell them that sometimes specs could be misleading and the best way to determine a powerful device is to test its performance.    Why guess at the performance of your device when you can run some tests and get detailed statistics? This is a test  of your device’s CPU, GPU, and other hardware components – in addition to your browser. Whether you’re curious about how your Android stacks up against the latest devices on the market, trying to determine the benefits of an overclock, or looking for the best browser, This test can help you. Benchmarking apps are useful for measuring the performance of your device and comparing the scores with similar devices. They test the performance of processors, graphics systems, Web browsing, and more. Here are five benchmarking apps for Android devices that y

How best to stay Anonymous and keep from prying eyes Being anonymous when visiting website addresses is an interesting thing. It is part of the various security steps available to keep hackers and information phishers from noticing your presence online and also make it somewhat difficult to trace you. I personally use anonymous surfing for very confidential reasons (like registering accounts with fake identities…LOL not true). Surfing anonymously is relatively easy and cheap…it comes in varying degrees. For example: Using the Incognito option on Chrome browser gives you a limited level of anonymity (try it by visiting www.whoer.net in the incognito mode). There are other steps that can be taken to be as anonymous as possible, depending on

Rooting your new android device: Advantages and Disadvantages I personally consider this topic a “ stale ” topic judging by the fact that the word ’rooting’ has been in use in the android community for years (maybe 5 years). I have decided to post this topic because of the –over 4 million new smartphone users that have not been privileged to know the reasons to have ‘root’, or do not even know what ‘rooting’ means or does. “ROOT”, what does this mean? The term root comes from the hierarchical nature of the file system and permissions in UNIX and Linux operating systems (From which Android was obtained). This implies

Apple's multi-year reign at the top of the consumer tablet heap ended in 2013 as slates running Google's Android operating system outsold iOS-based iPads for the year, according to Gartner. Sales of Android tablets accounted for 61.9 percent of the global market last year, or nearly 121 million units sold in 2013, Gartner said Monday. Overall, tablet vendors sold just over 195.4 million tablets with various operating systems for the year, up 68 percent from 116.3 million units sold to end users in 2012. Apple effectively created the market for consumer tablets in April 2010 with the release of the first-generation iPad. Cupertino remained the market leader for three years, but tablets

In what appears to be an unending rivalry between two tech giants,  Samsung and Apple continue their smartphone arms race. The Korean giant's new Galaxy S5 smartphone is poised to take on Cupertino's current champ, the  iphone 5s , as each company tries to leapfrog over the other semiannually. The Galaxy S5 doesn't look too different from the S4, but it sports a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, a significant bump up from the S4's 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600. The iPhone 5s's A7 processor is impressive, and we won't know whether the Galaxy S5 will beat it until we benchmark it. The iPhone 5s  generally

Making your phone run faster, no app required, no root access needed...works perfectly. This tutorial is aimed at helping not-so-lucky users of low end devices that are experiencing lag in phone performance, to get some extra speed from their phones. I should start by saying:  o    This method works fine on my current phone (gionee cntrl V1) with 512mb RAM, and a meager 1 GHz single-core processor. I run a lot of heavy applications on it conveniently. So this should work for you  o    Like I've mentioned early, no root access is required which means you wouldn’t have to bother to root your device if you dint have root access before now.  o    This option has been provided by Android system and is a trusted method that won’t leave you regretting and it is completely automated (doesn't require monitoring or re-executing) What you need