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Everything You Need to Know About Ubuntu for Android
Until now, it was only spoken of in hushed whispers in the alleyways of the seedier parts of town. Would Canonical really follow through with its plans to bring Ubuntu to Android phones? Well, yesterday we got our answer, and it was a resounding “yes.” Ubuntu for Android brings a ...
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Why I’ve Switched from Browser-Based Apps Back to Native Software on the Desktop
“The browser’s the future, everything will live on the web.”How many times have you heard that in the last five years? Since the dawn of the web application, Google, Microsoft, and countless other companies have pushed millions of users and companies to browser-based clients for email, calendaring, document editing, file ...
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Android Market Roundup: Weird Games, Obsessive Apps, and Pretty Wallpapers
It's not just the same old stuff around here. No, Android apps are constantly evolving and changing; the natural selection of the Market, if you will. Most of this is a logical progression; increasing complexity and new features. Then sometimes, things get weird and you end up with a platypus. ...
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Tested: The New and Improved Swype Beta on Android 4.0
For many Galaxy Nexus users, there was one significant pain point when getting accustomed to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). The popular alternative keyboard Swype was non-functional on Android 4.0. To anyone that has gotten use to sliding their finger around to spell out words, the act of pecking ...
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Why Mac Users Should Care about OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
In a complete reversal of the hype cycle preceding every new Mac, iPhone or iPad release, Apple surprise announced a new update for OS X on Thursday. Available in developer ...
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Which Android Devices Are Getting an Android 4.0 Update and Which Are Lagging Behind?
The source code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released to the public back in November of 2011. At that point, OEMs had the option of beginning work on ...
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Why Samsung's Current Android Tablet Strategy is So Bizarre
Samsung has been announcing quite a few new devices as of late, and a good number of them are tablets. Or rather, they’re sort of tablets. Samsung like no other ...
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Fear PhotoStream: The State of Point-and-Shoot Cameras with Wi-Fi
Smartphones have eaten into the low-end camera market by offering convenience above all else. Point-and-shoot cameras can still take much better pictures, but lately they've started to fight back on ...
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The Best Place to Store Your JPEGs and GIFs: Six Image Hosting Sites Compared
ImageShack, Photobucket and Imgur all have two things in common. First, they're all free image hosts. Photobucket and ImageShack have been around for years--since 2003, in fact--which means that millions ...
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Android Market Roundup: Is There an Off-Road Tank Sub-Reddit?
Just think; right now there is an app out there that will change the way you use your phone. An app to improve your quality of life, and make you ...
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Google's Mystery Music Streamer: Did We See This Last Year Already?
For the last few weeks, there have been unsubstantiated rumors floating around about Google testing a home entertainment device in the home of employees. Yesterday we got the first solid ...
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Chrome for Android vs. Dolphin HD vs. Firefox Mobile vs. Opera Mobile
Chrome for Android might be a beta, but it’s a Google beta in the grand tradition of innovative, relatively bug-free betas. Chrome is going to force users and developers to ...
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Living with Technology: The Life of a Photo, from Shutter to Photoshop
[Editor's Note: For today's column, I asked Loyd to write about his photography workflow--what he does with photos after they're shot and stored on his camera's memory card. The importing ...
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Tested: Google Chrome Beta for Android Ice Cream Sandwich Phones
The rumors have been running rampant for months indicating that Google would be porting a full-version of Chrome to Android. Yesterday, Google finally made good on the rumors and both ...
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How HTC Squandered Its Android Lead and Had a Mediocre 2011
There was a time not long ago when HTC was the darling of the Android world. HTC released the first two Android devices, skinned the interface when it really needed ...
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Android Market Roundup: Go Fast, Edit Photos, and Be a Cube
What's the next killer app for Android? We'll never know unless we keep looking every single week. There might be hundreds of thousands of apps out there, but the Android ...
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How Android OEMs Miss the Mark with TV Commercials
Not that long ago, the manufacturer of your phone had very little to say. They made things, and your carrier marketed and sold them to you. They were the fountain ...
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How To Back Up Apps and Data from Your Galaxy Nexus—No Root Required
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) has sufficient developer options to make your head spin. So many, in fact, that we have only recently managed to investigate all of them. ...
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Does it Make Sense to Buy a $100 Off-Brand Android Tablet?
Tablets are the craze right now, and there are dozens of ODMs happy to sell you a $100 off-brand tablet. As the cost of components continues to drop, inexpensive tablets ...
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Living with Technology: Building My Annual Production PC
It's January already, so that means it’s time for a new production system. I build a new production system once a year, whether I need to or not. Even given ...
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The Best Android Smartphone for Your Network (January 2012)
Another month goes by, and there are still over 40 Android phones to choose from on the big four US carriers. The mobile marketplace being what it is, you’re probably ...
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Android Market Roundup: The Well-Informed Artistic Dungeon Crawl
After a brief hiatus, the Android Market Roundup is back like that nagging cold you've been battling for the last two months. The Roundup is not known to cure the ...
