Getting apps onto an Android device just got a little easier, with a free Windows app being released that makes installing APKs as easy as dragging and dropping them.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
The latest game from Rovio, Angry Birds Star Wars, has proven to be a real hit with iOS gamers, as the new release reached the top of the App Store charts in less than three hours, setting a new record in the process.
DC Comics, arguably the biggest in the business, has today announced that its books will be made available via the iBooks Store, Kindle Store and Nook Stores, adding three new ways of downloading content to the already considerable array of options.
Now we know what you're thinking! You can't compare a desktop operating system to that of smartphones and the odd tablet! You just can't, it's utter madness and you should be mocked for even suggesting such a thing! Well, read on!
In a day and age where we all spend our lives tethered to our smartphones, checking emails, making calls and generally relying on them to run our lives, there's a very real problem when it comes to power usage. In fact, how many times have you picked your smartphone up only to find it is dead, with no power at all after well under a day's worth of use? We’re willing to bet it's a fairly common occurrence indeed.
Angry Birds is already preparing to take over the world thanks to its many iterations and multi-platform support, but the upcoming Star Wars version of the game is set to take things to a whole new level.
Anyone with even a passing interest in the world of videogames will know all about Grand Theft Auto. It's the game that has caused more than a little controversy over the years, with some even calling for it to be banned thanks to its rather mature content. Thankfully, that's not happened and the fifth release of the game is on its way.
Apple's recently released iPad mini is already reported to be a good seller for the company, with three million units of the iPad mini and iPad 4 claimed to have been shipped in just three days of sales. Despite so-called experts deriding the lack of a Retina display, we didn't really expect anything different, did we?
What's better than selling 20 million smartphones? Selling 30 million of course, and that's exactly what Samsung has gone and done!
If running Android on a tablet doesn't fill you with excitement, what about the prospect of installing Chromium OS on that same tablet, adding a distinctly desktop-like flavor to proceedings? Sounds good, right? Right!
