For the last decade, we've gotten used to unlocking our phones just for safety's sake, but if you think about it, this process doesn't do enough of a job to protect you against thieves or unwanted users. If you're running Android, however, there's an app for you: it's known as Hidden Lock and it will greatly enhance your smartphone lock screen's security.
Currently, most Android users are currently looking forward to Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of Android which might see the light of day as soon as next month. Yet, Google is said to be already working on the version which will succeed the said OS, and will be codenamed "Jelly Bean".
The developer community is getting closer and closer to a stable Android port for the HP TouchPad. In a video uploaded recently, Redmond Pie has learned that CyanogenMod 7 for the HP TouchPad has got multitouch working, GPU acceleration has been enabled and the popular custom ROM just looks better on the TouchPad thanks to “proper pixel formatting”.
One of the most useful and popular apps on the iTunes App Store is Remote. It is a first party app that, well, lets you use your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad as a remote control to control your Mac/PC’s iTunes library. I recently shifted back to the Android camp and found myself longing for a Remote-like app and magically stumbled upon the solution in the form of iRemote iTunes WMP.
Because of its relatively open nature, Android is a whole lot more fun to play around with than Apple’s iOS. One very important tool, which is in just about every flashaholic’s phone is ClockworkMod Recovery and today we’ll be talking about some of its useful features and how you can install it on your phone.
This is a major breakthrough for the TouchDroid project, folks! It has been revealed that touchscreen drivers are now working on the HP TouchPad with Android 2.3.5 “Gingerbread”.
While the iPhone got its first screen recording app back in early 2010, Android is only getting a proper screen recording solution today. Well, it’s better late than never, as the screen recording app released today does a whole lot more than simple screen recording: it’s called ScreenCast & Screen Recorder and, well, it lets you record your phone’s screen and take screenshots.
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has announced their own mobile operating system today. It is called Baidu Yi OS and it is based on Android.
If you’re an iPhone user and take photos with it, you’re likely aware of Instagram, an app that allows uploading pictures to the said service or Facebook or Twitter with cool retro effects. First launched in October 2010, Instagram now has already been downloaded 8 million times and the service’s CEO Kevin Systrom has shared a few details about the future of the app.
We’re getting closer and closer to a stable port of Android to the HP TouchPad, folks! A video uploaded today shows that the developers behind the TouchDroid project have managed to achieve another one of their objectives: the ability to dual-boot webOS and Android 2.3.x “Gingerbread”.
