Android design chief says iPhone software can feel ‘heavy and burdensome’
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone about eight years ago, he said that it was a leapfrog product that was 5 years ahead of the …
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Apple dominates holiday shopping season; iOS accounted for 49% of new device activations
Shares of Apple may be slumping, but the company’s products continue to resonate with consumers in impressive fashion. During the Christmas holiday shopping period, measured …
Making your car autonomous could be as simple as mounting your phone on the dashboard
Ford and Google might be negotiating a major deal concerning self-driving cars, but there might be other ways to smarten up a vehicle without actually …
The one free iPhone and Android app you need to use if you care at all about privacy
If you’re a somewhat savvy Internet user, you surely know by now that a good VPN service is absolutely essential to ensuring that your privacy …
What a longtime iPhone user thinks of Android after three weeks with the Nexus 5X
Earlier this month, I wrote about a longtime iPhone user who was converted to Android by the “magic” of the new Nexus 5X. Now another …
Apple’s rumored display shift could push even more Android vendors to switch to OLED
More and more reports indicate that Apple is looking to equip future iPhones with a new kind of display. According to multiple reports, Apple is going …
App developers give brutally honest answers about why they pick iOS over Android
Much to Android users’ collective chagrin, many top mobile apps seem to come to iOS before they come to Android. We’ve written a lot about …
How to respond to text messages without touching your iPhone or Android phone
Whether you’re driving a car, washing the dishes or simply too lazy to pick up your phone and type, there are times when you’d prefer to listen …
These are the Android apps that kill your battery and use up all your data
Whether you’re a seasoned Android user or you’ve just purchased your first smartphone, it’s very likely you have quite a few apps installed on your …
Nearly 72% of Android users are using an OS that’s more than 2 years old
Though more recent versions of Android have made tremendous strides in catching up to, and in some eyes surpassing, iOS in terms of overall usability, …
Don’t commit these subliminal text messaging faux pas
Your text messages might have hidden meanings whether you know it or not. For instance, a new study claims that ending your text messages with …
Google seems more determined than ever to take control of Android
The open-source nature of Google’s Android is both a curse and a blessing. Google conquered the post-PC world by making sure its mobile OS is the …
Traveling this Christmas? Remember these essential Google Maps tricks
Regardless of whether you’re going home this Christmas or whether you’re planning an exotic getaway, the Google Maps app shouldn’t be missing from your iPhone …
Google’s picks for 2015’s best Android apps
Looking for a great new game or app to try on your Android phone or tablet? If so, you should check out Google’s official list …
A bunch of great new emoji hit Android next week, but you can’t have them
Emoji may have been popularized in the United States by iPhone users, but Android fans have wholeheartedly embraced the trend. People young and old use …
5 Google Now tricks that will change how you use Android
One of the things that I’ve missed most about Android since switching to iOS has been Google Now, the insanely useful tool that gives me …
Best Cyber Monday deals for Android smartphones and tablets
With Black Friday over, Cyber Monday 2015 is your chance to score some impressive deals on mobile devices, including Android smartphones and tablets. You can …
Nokia’s first flagship Android phone purportedly revealed in leaked photo
While we wait for Nokia to announce a new smartphone, a questionable leak from China shows a purportedly leaked render of the Nokia C1, the …
Google can remotely give cops access to at least 74% of all Android devices
There’s a new interesting revelation in the debate on encryption that was reignited after the disastrous attacks on Paris in mid-November. According to a new …
Android apps’ covert communications may be killing your phone’s battery
You recently decided to buy a phone with a bigger battery — so why does it still seem to drain more quickly than you expected? …
Meet the $90 Android phone with bigger battery than iPhone 6s
Hardware specs certainly aren’t everything but it’s still incredibly impressive how some Chinese vendors are able to sell devices with fairly high-end hardware at dirt-cheap …
Hardcore Android users’ favorite app vanishes from Google Play store
If you’re a hardcore Android user, you’ve probably heard of Tasker, the fantastic tool that automates a bunch of different actions on your Android phone …
Incredible free app makes older Android phones feel like new high-end flagships
If you’re a hardcore gadget fan, you likely upgrade your smartphone once a year as new flagship phones come out. No, there’s nothing wrong with …
Android users are very loyal to Google, but only until a new iPhone comes along
Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s earnings call for the September quarter that more Android users than ever are switching to the iPhone, …
How to make the iPhone 6s into the Android phone you’ve always wanted
Would you love to have an Android phone that actually delivered software updates and security patches in a timely fashion? One option is to get …
Scary new Android exploit can take over any device in seconds
A new mobile exploit recently unveiled at the MobilePwn2Own panel at the PacSec conference this week enables an attacker to take control of any Android …
If Google cares about Android’s future, it needs to make its own smartphone
Since its inception, Google’s Nexus line has sought to provide users with a pure and unadulterated Android experience. With no third-party skins or bloatware to speak …
Android users’ most hilariously angry one-star Apple Music reviews
You just knew it was coming. Every time Apple releases an app for the Google Play Store, Android users bomb it with one-star reviews. Such …
Google is considering building its own smartphone from scratch
Google launched Android many years ago without actually making a smartphone. Instead, the company partnered up with various smartphone manufacturers to create Nexus-branded devices to show …
How to use the new offline navigation feature in Google Maps
Google promised at its Google I/O developer event a few months ago that Google Maps would finally receive the offline navigation mode many users had been seeking …
