One of T-Mobile's latest smartphones - the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G - is also one of the latest Android smartphones to achieve root access. This one device was relatively easy to root, thanks to the unlocked bootloader that it comes with, but still, someone had to package the root method and make it easy for your Average Joe to root their Blaze 4G.
With the sheer number of malware and potential security threats currently posing a risk to the tens of millions of Android users, it makes for those wielding a device running Google's mobile OS to do their level best to protect themselves.
If you want to get the most from your device - no matter what the brand or platform is - the chances are, you're going to need a file explorer of some description.
Out of all the advantages of having an open-source platform, an obvious caveat is the increased threat to security which can arise.
Now that Facebook has splashed $1 billion on Instagram, users of the photo sharing social network are left with something of a quandary. With Facebook itself already finding itself to be hated by much of the online community for perceived privacy violations, some are already fearing the worst for Instagram.
The HTC One V is still a fairly new arrival to the market, and although it's by no means a pile-driver in the smartphone industry, its 3.7-inch display, 1GHz single-core processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Beats Audio enhancements, inside a svelte 10 millimeters unibody render it a pretty decent package - especially given the $370 handset-only price tag.
Instagram - one of the hottest image-based social networks at this point in time - has just been acquired by the world's foremost social platform, Facebook.
Gesture based implementation is not only extremely useful for adding additional functions in areas otherwise bereft, but it also adds a wonderful touch of finesse to proceedings.
We feature many useful, productive, prim and proper apps here at Redmond Pie, but sometimes one comes along which allows us to simply kick back and geek out a little. It's on these occasions when we just like to tinker for the heck of it, and Prox Pro for Android proves that an app download doesn't always have to be serious business.
There are plenty of apps out there for all devices, and not all of them are of any real use to people. Yes, games are entertaining and there are plenty of apps that have that cool factor, but how many have us coming back to them each and every day because they enhance our lives somehow? How many are must-have apps that we need in order to function?
