Android

Tap the Coin review: simple pleasures

Let’s just quickly get this out the way: if you hate Flappy Bird and the millions of clones just like it, you’ll despise Tap…

Oppo Find 7 has qHD display, takes insane 50MP shots

Phones are taking a turn for the insane. Just look at Oppo’s new Find 7, which was launched today in Beijing. It’s one of…

Amazon’s Chromecast-like dongle may stream PC games too

Amazon will enter one of the fiercest battlegrounds of 2014 as it prepares to release a media streaming gadget of its own making, says…

WhatsApp for Android increases security, lets us pay for friends’ subscriptions

WhatsApp for Android gains a global update today which adds a fair number of time saving and security features. New additions include changing the…

Miracle Machine really turns water to wine

Wine drinkers, smartphone owners, rejoice and drink in the fruits of your success. The Miracle Machine is real (pricey) and guaranteed to impress hipsters…

5 Android/iOS games we can’t stop playing

Addiction is a terrible thing. Except when it comes to games. We wholeheartedly support gaming and gear addiction, and these five games are still…

Office 365 Android SDK ready for eager developers to tinker with

Microsoft’s being extra generous today and is offering the Office 365 Android SDK, for free. Users can download it directly from GitHub, as announced…

Swype exits beta, enters Google Play

While Nokia’s moving towards Blackberry-inspired QWERTY keyboards and Samsung is starting to experiment with innovative gestures, Swype is now out of Beta and comes…

Action Launcher 1.5.7 review: ‘Shutters’ and more

Action Launcher 1.5.7 (US$3.99) is here, and Developer Chris Lacy released a brand new feature called, Shutters. What this does is eliminate the need…

Become a Ghostbuster with these 8 paranormal apps

Ghost hunting is the next big phenomenon, to the point where it’s become even more popular than zombies. A lot of paranormal fans are…

Holo-themed Android apps and why I love them

Since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Google’s mobile OS finally started looking as well as it functioned. Pre-ICS was a horrible thing to look…

Facebook Home hands on review: a lovely place to be

Let’s be frank: people probably use Facebook more than any other application on their phones. In fact, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the social network,…

Facebook Home could be the best version of Android yet

I wrote a news piece earlier this week where I just reported on the Facebook phone, and it didn’t really strike a chord with…

Ferrari, BMW partner with Apple, Glypse for safer social driving

As further personal technology is integrated into our lives, it comes as no shock that it is getting even more integrated into the cars…

HTC First image leaked, is latest ‘Facebook Phone’

Here it is, the smartphone vessel for Facebook Home (Android with deep Facebook integration). Ugly, isn’t it?The leak, care of the usually spot-on Evleaks was…