Android

Microsoft teases ‘lighter’ version of Skype for Android, but is it Skype Lite?

According to a new blog post by The Skype Team (great pre-2000 teen punk band name), Skype for Android will receive a “new optimized…

‘Skygofree’ spyware can steal your Android’s WhatsApp data

Gone are the days when the scariest digital security vulnerabilities were found on Microsoft Windows. This week, Kaspersky has alerted the world to an…

Google Play Family Library is now a thing – but not in SA

Apple’s iTunes makes sharing purchases with loved ones rather easy, but Google-toting users can get in on the action now as well. The Google…

Google’s Now on Tap gets text, image search updates on Android Marshmallow

Google’s Now On Tap has received a massive update that now supports text select and image search. Now On Tap itself, only released to…

Android Lollipop adoption hits 32.6 %, Marshmallow at dismal 0.7 %

Google has revealed its Android numbers for the period ending 4 January 2016. The data, collected from the Google Play Store app includes adoption…

Adobe’s video editor app Premiere Clip finally comes to Android

Adobe Premiere, the popular video editor, has introduced its Premier Clip app to Android. The app has been available on iOS since last year…

Google launches Beta test for the Google app

Google has opened its Google app to beta testers, bumping it from version 5.3 to 5.4. It is not clear yet what the plan…

Google Play may have more apps but iTunes is making way more money

A new report by AppAnnie — probably one of the most comprehensive application analytic firms out there — found that although Google Play apps…

These are 2014’s most popular apps, games and movies on Google Play

If you have Candy Crush along with Duolingo, Facebook and MyFitnessPal on your phone, you’re probably one of the most average Android users of…

YouTube introduces video offline playback for Android

Google has introduced offline video playback for YouTube mobile users. This feature is only available on Android devices in India, Indonesia and the Philippines…

Google mobile results are now 100-150 milliseconds faster on Chrome for Android

Google search results are getting faster than you can say ‘Google it’. According to IIya Grigorik, a developer advocate at Google, when you tap…

WhatsApp bulks up its Android encryption efforts

WhatsApp has made end-to-end encryption the default for all Android users, following a partnership with nonprofit software group Open Whisper Systems. Privacy is a…

Android founder will exit Google to incubate hardware startups

Without Android Google would still be a pretty powerful company, but nowhere near as influential as it is today. In that regard, it owes…

4 things I learned building my first indie Android game

Everyone seems to be talking about how easy it is to make money making a smash hit indie game for realise on Android or…

Suck on that: new version of Android to be called Lollipop

Right that’s that mystery solved. The next version of Android will be called “Lollipop”. Sorry Lemon Meringue Pie, Lava Cake and Lemon Drop. First…

Watch these desserts try out to be the inspiration for Android L

In the next couple of days, Google will officially release Android L into the wild. It’ll bring plenty of new features and promises to…

Who’s most keen for the iPhone 6? In the US, the answer’s pretty much what you’d expect

If the massive lines of people you see queuing outside the company’s flagship stores every time a new iPhone goes on sale were anything…

Google, Pep Stores retailer partnering to develop ‘Africa-friendly’ Android

According to recent reports, Google and South African low-cost retailer, Pep Stores, are in talks to build an Android version that would better fit…

Google is targeting the next billion (and Microsoft) with Android One

At Google’s I/O conference last month, the internet giant unveiled Android One – an initiative that will help connect (at least) the next billion…

Want to know what’s next for Android? Here’s how to watch Google I/O live

It’s almost time: the massive annual event where Google gives us a glimpse into what it’s working on (and occasionally lets us watch its…

You can now buy stuff from Google Play using PayPal, just not hardware

This is interesting. Google will now let you pay for purchases on the Play store using PayPal. In an official blog post, Google says…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

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