The huge displays that Android tablets come with - whether it be 8.9” or 10.1” - are generally not utilized well. You can also work with one app at a time and switching back/forth is very inefficient. A seemingly perfect solution, in the form of Cornerstone, is already on the horizon but until then, folks who wish to multitask better on their tablets will have to use apps like Stick It and the one we’re covering today: OverSkreen Browser. Check it out after the jump!
With Android 4.0 being publicly available since November 2011, users might be forgiven for wondering why their device can't benefit from the features that Ice Cream Sandwich brings. After all, when Apple releases an update to iOS, users can generally grab the latest version immediately as long as the hardware supports the update. Users of several premium handsets, such as the Samsung Galaxy S II have been waiting for a number of weeks for Samsung to finally announce when they will be allowing users to update to Android 4.0 ICS.
When was the last time you downloaded a really magnificent HD wallpaper on your Android smartphone only to find out that you would have to crop it to fit it on your device’s limited resolution?
Siri was introduced as one of iPhone 4S’ three major features late last year. As many of you will already know, it is a personal assistant living inside your iPhone that lets you do things like sending texts/emails, setting up reminders/appointments, starting timers, getting directions to local restaurants, shopping malls etc. etc. using the power of your voice. Now, while Microsoft is satisfied with its “TellMe” system on Windows Phone 7, Google is reportedly looking into a personal assistant for Android 5.0 Jelly Bean.
One of the most popular uses of YouTube, especially in countries with strong anti-piracy, is to listen to music. Yes, music videos are loaded in a browser tab while the computer user does what computer users do: surf the internet, check email etc. etc.
In the past few days, we’ve seen multiple simple-to-use file-transferring apps released for Android. First, we saw EZ Drop, then came DropSpot (which we couldn’t cover) and today we’ll be talking about X-Link.
When Facebook went “mainstream” in 2006-2007, I was one of the first people to sign up. I’ve been on the social network for four years now. Now, as you know, people mature quite rapidly between mid-teens and early-adulthood. If you were to have a look at my Facebook profile, you’ll see a significant change between the Awais of 2007 (“hey guyz, wass up!? I jst came home from skewl lol”) and the Awais of today.
Sony’s Xperia series of smartphones are one of the less popular Android smartphones around, but that doesn’t mean they get no love from the always-vibrant community. Developer paul-xxx over on XDA-Developers has killed not two, but three birds with one stone by porting CyanogenMod 9 (based on Android 4.0.3) to the Xperia X8, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and we’ve got a handy step-by-step guide on how to flash the ROM to your device right after the jump!
Samsung's Galaxy S III is, without a shadow of doubt, the most eagerly-anticipated Android smartphone release of this year. With 1080p full HD visuals, a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a revamped ceramic encasing reckoned to be amongst the new features - it's hardly difficult to see why.
In the past few days, we here at Redmond Pie have (generally) been reviewing apps that replace pre-included, first-party apps; apps that replace the stock launcher, music, gallery, browser etc. etc.
