Microsoft may soon admit defeat to Android
Is Microsoft getting ready to wave the white flag when it comes to getting developers to build apps for its own mobile platform? The Verge’s …
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The Chromecast feature you want most is coming to Android soon
Cyanogen Inc.’s co-founder and famed Android developer Koushik “Koush” Dutta posted a teaser on Google+ about an upcoming feature one of his most recent apps …
The high-end Android phone you’ve been waiting for from Nokia may actually launch soon
The Nokia Android dream is slowly coming to fruition, with the Nokia Normandy (Nokia X) expected to be unveiled at MWC 2014. But that’s not …
Beware of the unofficial Flappy Bird Android malware-laden downloads
Unsurprisingly, after the popular Flappy Bird game was officially removed from app stores, the game popped up online and spurred a variety of clones. But …
How Google plans to strike a major blow against Android fragmentation
In addition to making sure that its latest Android OS version can run on devices with as little as 512MB of RAM and forcing Samsung …
Flappy Bird creator reveals why he made the game so infuriatingly difficult
When Nguyen Ha Dong released Flappy Bird on iOS and Android, he had no idea how different his life would become. The frustrating mobile game …
Awesome app that Apple had pulled from Android app store makes triumphant return
In a recent feature, we covered 5 awesome Android apps that do things the iPhone can’t. While we didn’t include MYCOLORSCREEN’s Themer app in that …
No, Microsoft doesn’t ‘need’ to make an Android phone
We can’t count all the times that companies have been told that they “need” to make an Android phone even though there’s no evidence that …
Set up a firewall on your Android device with this app
Whether you know it or not, dozens of the apps on your Android device are constantly collecting data as long as you’re connected to a …
This tiny smartphone charger might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for
With less than tree days to go, Native Union’s Jump Kickstarter project is approaching $300,000 in pledges, well over its initial $40,000 funding goal. “The …
WSJ: Nokia to officially unveil its Android phone at MWC
Nokia is about to be acquired by Microsoft… but the company is still going to release an Android phone anyway. Unnamed sources tell The Wall …
This could be the best way ever to secure your Android phone
TimePIN is a new Android app that aims to improve the security of your Android device by changing its lockscreen PIN code every minute. The …
Security expert calls out NBC’s whiny report on Sochi Olympics hacking
A security expert is calling “fraudulent” a recent NBC News story about computer hacking at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, CNET reports, after discovering certain inconsistencies …
Here are the next Samsung Android phones to get the KitKat update
Samsung is reportedly getting ready to update several of its Android devices to Android 4.4 KitKat, Phandroid has learned from a source close to the …
Google Now – the best thing about Android – may soon take over your phone
The Nexus 5 has one piece of exclusive software that’s not officially available on other Android devices – the Google Experience Launcher that has Google …
5 great Android apps that do amazing things the iPhone can’t
Apple’s mobile platform is quite capable, especially with the additions Apple has made recently in iOS 6 and iOS 7. Developers now have more access …
Woz just gave Apple the worst advice in the history of bad Apple advice
We’ve heard countless hack analysts tell Nokia and BlackBerry that they should revive their fortunes by building an Android phone but we’ve never heard anyone …
How the EFF is securing your Android web surfing experience
Android users worried about the security of their mobile Internet browsing in light of all the advanced spying practices recently revealed by Edward Snowden’s leaked …
Google data shows that less than 2% of Android users have migrated to KitKat
The latest Android update has been gradually rolling out to the biggest smartphones on the market over the past several months, but it doesn’t appear …
This Android launcher knows what apps you want on your homescreen before you do
The EverythingMe Launcher Android app has been updated to offer users advanced contextual features including predicting what apps the user wants to use at a certain moment …
This Android app turns off Wi-Fi tracking without turning off Wi-Fi
While a Rutgers University professor is working on an Android application that will tell you when other apps access the GPS functionality of your smartphone …
The single most alarming Android stat for Google
In a recent report, ABI Research revealed that while Android dominated the worldwide smartphone landscape in the fourth quarter of last year, things aren’t looking …
Lack of support from carriers could doom Samsung’s Android killer
When Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo indefinitely delayed its plans to release a Tizen smartphone on the same day it was supposed to launch in …
The 11 most hilariously bad autocorrect fails of 2014 so far (NSFW)
Smartphone software is constantly improving across the board with each new generation, but there’s one thing that we have always been able to rely on …
Samsung’s Android rival finally available to purchase… on eBay
If you were looking to pick up a Tizen phone before they hit the market, you might have already missed your chance. G4Games came across …
This Android app will let you know when your phone is tracking you
Advertisers have wormed their way so deep into our smartphones that it’s unlikely we’ll ever be able to take a step out of our homes …
Developers can now port their Chrome Apps to iOS and Android
A few months ago, Google introduced a new subset of apps on the Chrome Web Store that are able function on the desktop without an …
Study shows why we should fear mobile malware
Mobile malware has gone from an afterthought to a serious issue for smartphone and tablet users seemingly overnight. More savvy consumers have known about the …
Dell’s $130 dongle turns any screen into a full-featured Android PC
While we wait patiently for the rise of the Android-powered TV, Dell has taken the initiative and released a portable HDMI dongle that can turn …
Investigation blows the lid off iOS, Android app development scams
A highly detailed investigation from Android Police reveals part of what must be the purgatory of the app development universe, where shady development companies lure in …
