Smartphone enthusiasts like to keep their device’s home-screens organized. This organization is usually on the basis of which apps they use the most or which apps they require to be launched quickly (such as the Camera app). If you search around, you will actually find a lot more organization techniques (such as the closest to thumb methodology*).
While Google does say that Android handles multitasking itself without requiring user-intervention, it is an accepted fact that there are badly-coded apps out there that just won’t quit properly and keep on hogging CPU resources, draining precious battery in the process. With that in mind, it is important to keep track of CPU usage.
The latest version of iOS - iOS 5 - packs some pretty nifty features that aren’t readily-available on other platforms such as Android. To get these features on Google’s popular mobile platform, you have to search forums, go through social websites and (attempt to) find diamonds in the coal mine that is the Android Market. It’s not a very pleasant thing to do, so we decided that in order to make things easier for our lovely readers, we’d do the research and compile a list of apps that allow you to enjoy some of iOS 5’s best features on Android. Check them out after the jump!
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December 21st, 2012 is only a few months away folks, so whether you believe that it will spell catastrophe for Earth or not, it’s best to be prepared for it than be sorry.
A new app from an independent Android developer may just have the answer to a problem that we've all experienced since games began to become truly mobile. With gamers now being able to take part in their favorite pass-time across multiple devices - smartphones and tablets spring to mind initially - the issue of keeping our saved games in sync is a very real one.
Aside from being a great music player, iTunes is an integral part of an iPhone, iPad and iPod user's digital life. This is all well and good if you're on iOS of course, allowing the most harmonious of synchronization; and as of iOS 5 - wirelessly so - providing your iDevice is Wi-Fi compatible.
In this fast paced world that we live in, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that if we can find a way to complete a task in a shorter period of time, we will more than likely grab it with both hands. Programmers and coders love to write scripts which automate repetitive tasks, and where possible, we all get our computers to do the leg work for us so that we don't have to. But what about users of smartphones? Surely, they should be able to benefit from time saving techniques?
The Sims is one of the most popular video games series today. Starting from the PC in 2000, the life-simulation series has made its way onto consoles, portable consoles and even mobile devices such as iOS/Android smartphones/tablets.
Ever since Apple bought Siri and released it as part of the iPhone 4S, folks from the Android and Windows Phone camp have been looking to replicate its never-before-seen ease of use and tight integration with system apps. We’ve seen some nice alternatives like Dragon Go! and Speaktoit, but they just aren’t at the same level as Siri. Dragon Go! integrates with dozens of online services, but forgets system apps. Speaktoit is very flexible and does work with some system apps but has a unpolished look to it and require touch input (so it isn’t good for hands-free use).
What would you say if I said to you; forget about sending plain old text messages and get involved in Social Platform Leveraging Animated Texting? I know exactly what you would say, and none of it could be repeated in a public environment but that is exactly what non-suit-wearing developers at Splatt LLC want Android and iOS users to do.
