The collective wisdom of Twitter is often called upon to provide answers. Where should I visit when I go on holiday to such and such a place? Can anyone recommend …
Paul Hunnisett
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One of the most important factors when considering which mobile network to use is signal coverage. Unfortunately, for the most part, we only have the networks themselves to provide this …
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CoPilot from ALK technologies has been a major player in Android (and other platforms) navigation for a while now. ALK was the first firm to offer a paid-for navigation solution …
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Since Google launched it’s new project, Google+, there have been many claims that it is a Facebook killer. The idea seems to be that Google+ is so much better than …
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Many of you have probably already heard about the exciting new Google+ service. It seems to be very much an attempt to target Facebook users in the same way that …
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Do you remember the good old days? Back when you had no responsibilities? Days spent cycling and playing. That summer when you seemed to scrape your knee every other day. …
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Three of my favourite things in life are Android, pizza and coffee. Imagine my delight, then, when I discovered that Dominos Pizza has launched an Android app for the UK …
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Our friends over at Lookout Mobile Security have identified a new trojan for Android – GGtracker. For anyone who is not familiar with the term ‘Trojan’ the clue is in …
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It seems more and more manufacturers are cosying up to the Android open source community. We recently saw HTC promise unlocked bootloaders from now on and it looks as if …
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Ad agency AirPush has announced a new approach to in-app advertising – whereby ads are pushed directly to users’ notification pane. The idea is that having installed an AirPush enabled …
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Ah – the old “robots have taken over the world!” plot. Not especially original, but it has provided us with some good material over the years. Most notably the Terminator …
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It is not often that we hear about big companies bowing to customer pressure. All the more reason, then, why we should applaud HTC for doing exactly that. After a …
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A persistent rumor over the past months has pertained to Google having a music service in the works, and today those rumors were proved true, with a live beta service …
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Shortly after the Nexus One was released there was a small controversy regarding a cracked screen. HTC allegedly responded by suggesting that mobile phones don’t belong in your pockets. I can’t …
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Android users are spoiled for choice when it comes to home replacements. Despite the competition, SPB Software has decided to add its own offering to the ever growing pile of Android UI software.
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Keeping yourself secure online is of vital importance. This is equally true whether you are using your laptop, desktop, mobile phone or other connected device. Thankfully LastPass integrates very well with Android. …
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Online security is crucial. Making certain that your identity is not easily stolen and that grubby little thieves can’t get their hands on your money or private data is something to take very …
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We have recently seen the launch of Amazon.com Inc.’s Appstore for Android. It was not the first 3rd party app store and it is unlikely to be the last. GetJar …
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Goodness – I did not realise I was such a loser! I just sat and watched this Apple advert about how limited my life is without an iPhone: I have …
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In a move seemingly directly aimed at competing with Apple Inc.’s iPod Touch, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced a new ultra mobile device – the Galaxy Player, which comes in two flavors of either a 4-inch or 5-inch screen.
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Having your e-mail compromised can be a serious problem – there is a lot of potentially sensitive data sat around in your inbox. For many Gmail users, it is not just e-mail that is at risk if their account is compromised. Nowadays, many of us have documents, calendars, pictures and even some location information associated with our Google Inc. accounts.
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When Google Inc. announced it was adding free turn-by-turn navigation to its Maps app on Android, many of us, incorrectly it would appear, predicted a major blow to the paid navigation industry.
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A while ago, I was able to give you my impressions of Gingerbread based on the emulator Google released. It is all very well playing around with a mobile OS on an emulator, but it was never going to be the same experience as using it day to day on my phone. So here are my impressions of using Gingerbread in anger!
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Have you ever wondered what you would look like as an android? Wonder no more! Because Google is holding up a magic green mirror, giving us possibly the most useful app for Android so far: Androidify.
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Today, Google gave us a brief view of the next version of Andoid – Honeycomb. Honeycomb has been designed specifically with the tablet in mind and everything has been optimised …