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With the welcoming of golden leaves and crisp breeze comes also a time for creative disguises and delicious treats. As the average home owner decorates their yards with spider webs and broom sticks, the average Android owner decorates their homescreens
Near Field Communications, or NFC, is still a relatively new concept for Android users. As such, it is not unheard of that the concept of using this breakthrough technology is foreign and misunderstood. Until recently, I was stuck thinking the
In its next move to stomp out Google from its line of services, Apple has finally bit off more than it can chew, with the recent removal of the integrated Google Maps. As many techies know, with strong animosity against
In the age of choice and patent wars, two operating systems (OS) currently rule the mobile market: Android and iPhone. The two OS’s attract two completely different types of people: the leaders and the followers. Apple often brags about its
The Android Community is full of bright minds and hard working developers. Amongst community members is a group of individuals responsible for opening up our devices and achieving what manufacturers could not – fully functional smartphones. Not a single Android
Unfortunately, I am not one of those geeks who can say they have been around since the G1 days. My Android ORD (Obsessive ROM-updating Disorder) started with flashing Android onto the SD card of my HD2. Eventually, it progressed
“That new app on Google Play looks awesome! Oh wait…it costs $2.99…no problem, I’ll just search for the APK and sideload it.” It is that kind of attitude that has lead to the loss of over $63.4 billion in software
Prior to the 21st century, nerds and geeks were often ridiculed and left dateless. Now that technology is the lifeblood of society, those outcasts from the 90’s are getting the action they could only dream of before. Today, geek is
Social media has changed the way people communicate. Maybe older people complain that it has replaced the good ol’ fashion “tea party”, so to speak. Most people these days own a smartphone, and if they don’t, then they at least
Last week we discussed the first five laws of Twitter. If you have already put them in action, you should have at least enough followers willing to listen to and read your tweets and, hopefully, make some witty response in
For those of you unfamiliar with how Twitter works, you probably feel like you’re reading a foreign language as the tweets multiply across your screen. In some aspects, Tweeters are communicating in their own language. With a 140-character limit,
Since Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in February 2004, it has accumulated over 900 million active users. In fact, those who are between the ages of 18-34 are generally assumed to have a Facebook account. With the high amount of popularity
Wikipedia describes social media as “web-based and mobile based technologies which are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations, communities, and individuals.” With the increasing need to have everything at ones immediate disposal, social media is beginning to define
In the United States there are approximately eleven holidays observed throughout the year. Out of those eleven, only seven are considered major holidays, which are typically the ones that employers grace us with. If you are keeping score, that
Since the release of Cupcake 1.5 in 2009, Google has been codenaming their latest and greatest Android versions in the form of sweet and tasty deserts, all in alphabetical order; after (C)upcake came (D)onut, followed by (E)clair, (F)royo, (H)oneycomb and
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On June 19th, Microsoft announced the best thing to come around since Grilled Cheese; you might even say it’s a game stopper. Surface is the first Windows 8 tablet to hit the market.
“Quietly Brilliant”; these two simple words have guided HTC since 2009, when they committed themselves to producing brilliant products. The company has since made a promise that “As the world around us evolves and accelerates, we will continue to
By the mid-1990’s, consumers began exhibiting the desire to replicate older gaming systems on their new and improved devices. Gaming systems such as Nintendo (NES), and Super Nintendo (SNES), were not necessarily known for their reliability, however, they are
Tablets, Laptops, and Smartphone’s; these three toys are only a few devices in which people rely on for their daily mobile needs. Ten years ago, you would be surprised to find someone that had not only a home phone,
During youth, and well into adult hood, we are constantly reminded to protect ourselves from the viruses that plague our world. Starting with the wise warnings from mom, reminding us to wash our hands and brush our teeth, to our
In late 2010, Microsoft made a come back with their first Metro-styled product, Windows Phone 7. The phone was like nothing anyone had ever seen before. Soon after its release, developers were porting the new “Metro” UI to devices like