Sony Xperia S Receives ‘Highly Functional” KitKat ROM

Sony Xperia S Receives ‘Highly Functional” KitKat ROM

If you have a rooted Sony Xperia S, then you’ll be happy with this latest piece of news: you can now install a highly functional KitKat build for your device. When I say “highly functional”, I really mean it. Installing Android 4.4 KitKat on this device is kind of like using it on a Nexus device in that there are hardly any problems to be found. This build was created by XDA Developers Forum member RaymanFX, who has actually created KitKat builds for multiple Sony devices, including…

How to Install ADB on Windows in Less Than 15 Seconds

How to Install ADB on Windows in Less Than 15 Seconds

If you’re serious about rooting your Android device, then you’re going to have to get used to the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which is Android’s most widely-used debugging tool. ADB lets users push a file to the /system directory, which is an essential part of rooting. However, installing ADB on Windows isn’t always easy…until now. Usually, you have to download a 100MB file (ADT Bundle + SDK Tools) to install ADB on your Windows PC. Thanks to a clever workaround from an XDA…

Google Exec Chairman Eric Schmidt Makes His Tech Predictions for 2014

Google Exec Chairman Eric Schmidt Makes His Tech Predictions for 2014

As the head of one of the world’s largest tech companies, Google’s Eric Schmidt holds considerable influence over the industry. In spite of that fact, his tech predictions haven’t always come true. One of Schmidt’s most infamous tech predictions was that Google TV would be embedded on the majority of TVs before summer 2012 (that prediction was made at the end of 2011, less than a year before it was supposed to come true). Other infamous Eric Schmidt mis-predictions include…

Want to Learn How to Program Android for Free? University of Maryland Launches Online 8 Week Course on January 21

Want to Learn How to Program Android for Free? University of Maryland Launches Online 8 Week Course on January 21

Android app developers can make a lot of money. But before you make that money, you’ve gotta learn how to program. Learning how to program isn’t easy. But one of the easiest ways to do it is to sign up for a programming course. The University of Maryland – which is a real, legitimate, and public university – recently unveiled a free online Android programming course. The course begins on January 21st 2014 and runs for 8 weeks. It promises to introduce students to “the design and…

Why Apple’s “Web Usage” Victory Isn’t As Great As Apple Fans Think

Why Apple’s “Web Usage” Victory Isn’t As Great As Apple Fans Think

Android market share has risen around the world over the past few years. Android smartphones are now more popular than the iPhone in most major markets, while Android tablets and the iPad continue to battle closely. The mobile OS war is far from over, and Android and Apple frequently exchange victories in different categories. But one category where Android has never won is ‘web usage’. Apple fans love to throw around the ‘usage’ statistic which shows that Apple users use their…

Audi and Android Teaming Up to Make Ultimate In-Car Entertainment System

Audi and Android Teaming Up to Make Ultimate In-Car Entertainment System

Over the past few years, several major car manufacturers have teamed up with Apple to create iPhone-based entertainment systems. That was great news for iPhone owners. But as iPhone’s market share continues to drop – especially in Europe – more and more people are waiting for Android-based in-car entertainment systems. According to the Wall Street Journal, Android users don’t have to wait any longer. Audi and Google have teamed up to create an Android-based in-car entertainment…

Top 5 Most Important Things to Do Before Rooting your Android

Top 5 Most Important Things to Do Before Rooting your Android

Rooting Android is more popular today than it has ever been in the past. Today, some custom ROMs are updated more frequently than stock versions of Android. And of course, there are hundreds of new features and apps to access after rooting your Android. But there are some important things to do before rooting your Android. Today, we’re going to list those things and show you how to have a safe and effective rooting experience: Download only from trusted rooting sources Rooting your…

Google Dominates List of World’s Most Popular Smartphone Apps for 2013

Google Dominates List of World’s Most Popular Smartphone Apps for 2013

Android and iOS are fairly closely matched in the American smartphone and tablet markets. While Android generally has a slight edge in smartphone market share, Apple has an edge in tablet market share. If you see those two battles as equal, then the tie breaker has to go to Google due to the number of popular apps they’ve released. Nielsen collected smartphone data between January and October 2013. This data was collected from Android and iOS users 18 years and older in the United States.…

How to Disable Google Maps Location History

How to Disable Google Maps Location History

Am I the only one who didn’t know that Google was tracking and saving my every move? Don’t believe me? Check out this link: https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0. That shows everywhere you’ve gone today according to the GPS signal of your Android. It also shows the time you went to each location and the places you stopped. Now look at the calendar in the top right corner. You can use that calendar to scroll back through years of your life (for as long as you’ve had an…

New Android Malware Sells Your WhatsApp Conversations to the Highest Bidder

New Android Malware Sells Your WhatsApp Conversations to the Highest Bidder

You know when you’re using a chat program and the program reminds you not to send out important personal details or banking information? You should really start listening to that warning. A new Android malware has been discovered that steals your WhatsApp conversations and sells those conversations to the highest bidder. If you’re a WhatsApp user, this is obviously pretty scary. Just think of all the messages you’ve sent on that app over the last few months. This latest Android…

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