Smartphones today are considered as the ultimate examples of ever-converging technology. These devices play our music, take high-resolution photos, record full HD video, play HD video games, double as a bright flashlight, surf the web and, of course, act as a phone. It was only a matter of time before these smartphones became a full-fledged remote control for other devices such as a desktop computer. Gmote - the app we’re discussed in this post - does precisely that. It received a major upgrade recently and we’ve covered its main features after the break!
Sometimes limitations are good. Digitally speaking, if a carrier limits download speeds to prevent excess costs, we're grateful. But if a hardware or software vendor imposes limits we cannot change, this can be of extreme annoyance.
HTC recently unveiled it’s One series of smartphones based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Hardware specifications and advanced, next-gen optics aside, these devices come with Sense 4.0 - the latest version of HTC’s custom skin - which looks absolutely stunning and a vast improvement over Sense 3.5 and older which were very bloated.
When influential companies announce upcoming new products and changes to services, most users become eager to jump ship and adopt the presumably improved iteration.
Sure, these pocket computers we call “smartphones” act as our camera, music player, internet communications device, portable gaming console (of sorts) and, of course, a phone but don’t you wish they had longer battery life? This is especially the case with Android smartphones which come with huge, battery-hogging displays and 4G LTE radios.
I’ve strongly opined that Android devices do not need a security app to stay away from malware, but since controversy sells, vendors keep on developing bloated security apps and people keep on buying them.
Every now and again, a game releases for mobile devices which simply takes over - engaging nearly every user it encounters and becoming a cult favorite in the process.
In a timely announcement on the eve of Apple's big media event, Google has really wrung the changes to its online content-selling infrastructure - know hitherto as the Android Market.
The Galaxy Nexus comes with a 4.65” Super AMOLED HD 720p display that is considered to be among the best in its class. It produces crisp and vivid images; a little too vivid for some, actually, as it turns out that the display isn’t set at best Gamma, Color Balance and Color Temperature values. Over on XDA-Developers, mumchristmas has found a way to correct these values and we’ve got a simple-to-follow (at least for those of who you are familiar with flashing ROMs/kernels) step-by-step guide ready after the break.
When it comes to mobile operating systems, most of the talk is centered around iOS and Android, with Apple and Google’s OSes generally considered to be the two most advanced offerings out there. That isn't to say that the competition doesn't have something to bring to the table, with the likes of Windows Phone gaining a small amount of traction in the marketplace and definitely looking likely to feature heavily in the future.
