Tag: Android app
Dragon Shout Android app is Google Maps for Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a big, big game. You can spend days just wandering around its mountains and tundra, finding villages and...
AirDroid turns your phone into a LAN-enabled web operating system
There are a lot of ways to control and access your PC or Mac from your Android device, but the ability to go in...
Twitter acquires Android security firm Whisper Systems
Here's an odd bit of M&A news. Wired reports that Twitter's latest acquisition is a tiny Middle Eastern company whose sole focus is enterprise-grade...
Tests show that task killer apps have little to no impact on battery life
Google doesn't like task killers, and they've been steadfastly saying so since the release of Froyo - which, not incidentally, broke functionality for many...
Swiftkey X Beta brings better tablet support, we go hands-on
With its advanced text prediction and easily theme-friendly interface, Swiftkey X is the software keyboard of choice for a lot of Android users. Developer...
Google+ adds Facebook-style Pages for brands and sites
Google+ is quickly maturing into a contender in the social network space, and as Google's social web of choice, it's becoming ever more important...
‘Battery Upgrade’ malware shows users how to make their phone vulnerable
Is anybody feeling some 90s nostalgia right about now? It seems like hardly a day goes by where we don't hear about some sneaky...
LibreOffice team working on a free Android version
If you're a Linux user, odds are you've already heard of LibreOffice, a fork of the popular open-source suite OpenOffice. The project has been...
Google Voice is getting MMS – raise your hand if you care
Well folks, it's Friday, October 14th, and the day that so many have waited so long for has finally arrived. The world waits with...
Google Translate now supports 14 languages, Gene Roddenberry approves
Google wowed onlookers last January when Google Translate for Android added a Conversation Mode, allowing English and Spanish speakers to speak into the app...
Fake Netflix app is an account-stealing Trojan
Unfortunately, Android users need to be increasingly vigilant when it comes to non-Market apps and hacks. Nowhere is this more true than unofficial versions...
Official Hotmail Android app available now
Like peanut butter and pickles, Microsoft and Android are an odd combination, but not (necessarily) an unwelcome one. Today Microsoft unveiled its new Hotmail...