Android

Google Maps Android update includes freshly revamped UI

Google’s latest update for its Maps app, version 7.0, is slowly rolling out to Android devices that are version 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and…

Two CyanogenMod security features Android 4.3 needs

If you are reading this, you probably know what CyanogenMod is. In case you don’t, here’s the official description. CyanogenMod (pronounced sigh-AN-oh-jen-mod), is a…

Sony Xperia J review: no small wonder

Sony’s Xperia J is getting on a bit, but it’s still a part of the new Xperia family, some of which I really like….

India loves these 5 budget smartphones

After the advent of the Android operating system many years ago, many new and diverse smartphone brands popped up because it became a lot…

Four months on, we roast the Galaxy Note 8

I’m a bit scientific-minded, me, so I like to do things scientific-like. So I took the Samsung Note 8 tablaphonelet and made some telephone…

Insane Android security flaw affects a potential 900-mil devices

Bluebox Labs, a “stealth startup” focused on mobile security, recently posted a fairly damning report that pokes holes in the integrity of almost every…

System Monitor review: Android’s best stat app

This article won’t matter to many of you, however, to the fellow nerds it will appeal to, I could not recommend System Monitor fervently…

Funbook Alpha — a nifty Indian tablet for US$89

It’s another cheap and cheerful tablet from India, this ones called the Funbook. It runs Android 4.0 and retails for Rs5999 or US$89. Is…

Sony Xperia Ion – what it lacks in substance it makes up for in style

The look and feel of Android devices has been a hot topic for some time now, and which has recently come to a boil,…

iSad — Samsung Galaxy S III smashes iPhone 4S in US sales

It had to happen, eventually. August 2012 became the first time since October 2011 that the iPhone 4S drops from its coveted number one…

Samsung SGH-T889 could be the anticipated Note 2

Samsung’s much anticipated Note 2 might have been outed, based on this image. It shows a phone with the model number SGH-T889 and considering…

Blurry images leak of possible 1080p full-HD HTC smartphone

Images of a blurry smartphone were posted on the Chinese PhoneHK forum showing a slim black HTC. This could the rumoured 1080p smartphone that…

Samsung Galaxy Beam touches down in South Africa for R5499

The Galaxy Beam, Samsung’s one-trick-pony projector smartphone is now available in South Africa for the wallet-bursting price of R5499. We’ve given the Beam the…

Nexus 7 finally gets 3G

One of the only drawbacks to the Nexus 7 (and there are very few) is that it has no mobile connectivity. Most other tablets…

Hands-on review: Sony Xperia Tablet S

The Sony Xperia Tablet S was announced in Berlin at IFA 2012 and gives the well received Tablet S a welcome refresh, while retaining its iconic folded-book design….

Samsung gets very hands-on with intense Galaxy Note II preview [video]

The Galaxy Note II, revealed at IFA 2012 now has a 14-minute long preview video, care of the boffins at Samsung. For the tech-deprived…

iVIC Vehicle Infotainment Center is the Android-powered heart and soul of your ride

Most cars nowadays have screens in them, so why not use them to their full extent? Here is the next step of mobile integration:…

Trinity, lord of the Nexus Kernel, speaks out

In the Android world there are a number of developers who help make the user experience even better. They’re the magicians that sit in…

HTC Desire X unleashed and destined for South Africa come October

Big Poppa Pump IFA 2012 pumps out another phone, the HTC Desire X. Does HTC’s last flagship “X” phone, the One X warrant an…

Sony’s new Xperia Tablet S, a closer look

Sony seems to be covering all its bases this year. It showed off the Vaio Duo 11 Windows 8 based hybrid tablet/laptop with full…

Nexus 7 — the realisation of Google’s dreams

Each fingerprint is a mark of love Google’s Nexus 7 worries me. As an iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook owner, I’ve been snobbish towards genuine…

Archos GamePad — a 7-inch tablet, a potential game-changer?

Whine. Here’s another toy hoping to become the “gaming peripheral of the future”. The recently-announced and originally-titled Archos GamePad is a 7-inch touchscreen Android…

The great Samapple fallout — is Android the biggest loser?

I recently wrote an article outlining why Android couldn’t hold its candle against Windows 8 in the tablet space. But it barely scraped the…

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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

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