Having a good backup mechanism is an integral part of maintaining not only a smartphone, but in fact any digital device. Settings and data can easily be lost due to numerous eventualities, and when such situations occur, those bereft of a decent backup system are quickly left exposed - losing some, most, or all of their important, irreplaceable data.
Custom launchers make the modification of Android devices a joy to behold. Having said that, not all are as smooth as they should be, and the unnecessarily bloated ones are considered to be more of a hindrance than a positive implementation.
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.
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.
One of the mutually annoying traits of both Android and iOS is the fact that one has to leave an app in order to change basic settings.
With the number of basic Alarm apps throughout the App Store and Google Play Store now well over a billion strong, the devs looking to improve the management of our sleeping habits are being forced to work a little harder and bring something different to the table.
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.
