Even if you aren’t an Android mobile user, you are probably a Google Maps fan and if you have spent any amount of time admiring what Google has done with this project you have probably also moved on to explore Google’s other global imaging application: Google Earth. Well, one of the reasons Google Earth is […]
Android [Re] Releases Google Mobile Vision for Android Phones with Google Play Services 9.2
When Google released the Google Play Services v 9.2 update, it marked the triumphant return of something that many probably believe should never have disappeared in the first place. It was not even a year ago (August of 2015) that Google announced an application called Android Mobile Vision, an API which would allow developers to […]
Microsoft Office Suite For Android Update Should Satisfy Many Users
Microsoft is not a company to accept defeat but they will adapt when it is smarter to do so. The company has had its ups and downs, of course—as every company does—but the Windows developer was a bit late to the mobile industry and the market has pretty much already chosen sides. Indeed, the mobile […]
Google To Make First True In-House Android Devices
New reports indicate that Google is planning to release a branded Nexus device by the end of this year, 2016. You might be quick to assume that the tech giant has chosen to do this to compete directly with Apple and its flagship iPhone device. And if you think that, you would be correct. But […]
Gmail Adds Microsoft Exchange Support with New Android Marshmallow Update
One of the most frustrating things about the technology we use everyday is that there are constant updates. It was slightly more than a decade ago that it seemed we were able to rein it in, a little, pacing technological growth along with social demand. We were able to, for example, adapt to hotmail when […]
Chase Gets Fingerprint Authentication Support With New Android Marshmallow Update
Mobile technology has really changed the way people live their daily lives affecting everything from how we schedule and plan to how we interact even with our own immediate families. Indeed, it was not that long ago that the idea of banking from your phone—or even your home computer—was a sensitive one. But mobile technology […]
Will Chinese Chipmaker Allwinner Release $79 Android Laptop?
The desktop market is shrinking—and even the laptop market, in a way—with most users happy to slink away from bulky, powerful, all-in-one machines and opting instead for the convenience of smartphones and even wearable technology. More importantly, as technology becomes more accessible—with companies all over the world vying for who can make the most comprehensive […]
New Android Ransomware Can Infect Phone—and Lock it—Without Any User Knowledge
While Google has seemed to hit its stride, again, with its latest Android OS Marshmallow update, there be a snag that adds a little turbulence on this continuous climb. The security and networking company Blue Coat has recently discovered a new piece of mobile ransomware that can creep into an Android phone without the user’s […]
BitTorrent Goes Straight with Streaming Android App
If you have any history with the early sharing economy you might recall that media was almost a type of currency. File-sharing—mostly music, and then video—was a free market piracy system that actually served to reshape the professional media distribution business model. This is why, in fact, we have sites and apps like Pandora, I-Heart-Radio, […]