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Google released the source code of the latest Android (v4.0) version, codenamed the Ice Cream Sandwich earlier today. The new version is the most anticipated iteration of the fastest growing mobile operating system as it promises to combine the user experience on smartphones and tablets. We have covered the release of the new Android version previously, which is set to release on the new Nexus Prime on 17th Nov 2011, but with the source code now released, developers will roll out versions for other phones and tablets soon. If you own a relatively later model Android phone / tablet with  [ Read More ]

With the 7th iteration of the Android OS, Google has aimed to unify the user experience across phones and tablets. This might be the much needed break in the growing popularity of Android. Let us take a closer look at the journey and potential of Android. It has been a roller coaster ride for the Google OS since the first Android version offered to public, codenamed Cupcake. Up until the last episode, the Gingerbread, Android had mainly focused on the phone form factor. With Honeycomb, Google proved that Android has great potential for tablets as well. However, Honeycomb was not  [ Read More ]

Google has kept us anticipating the new version of the Android Operating System since the last Google I/O in May this year. Codenamed “Ice-cream Sandwich”, the new version will be officially supported by Google, as opposed to the Honeycomb, as confirmed in the I/O conference. Two Android specific websites, Android Police and RootzWiki unveiled leaked pictures of Ice-cream Sandwich on Thursday, which seem to indicate that there isn’t much evolution from the current version of Android for smatphones, the Gingerbread. There are minor accented changes in the user interface, a new notification bar, and the new “Shopper” app. However, there  [ Read More ]

Android OS is amazing and its devices are nothing short of fascinating. However, with the always online features of Android and a plethora of applications for every user, the biggest concern is of battery life. Active users often complain of battery barely lasting a full day, and an avid user like myself always keeps a charger handy. The most obvious way to save battery life is to reduce the display brightness & timeout to a minimum. While this approach works, it has an inherent problem. Suppose you’re reading an article on your device and your screen timeout is set to  [ Read More ]

Pandora is one of the world’s most noticeable streaming radio website. Sadly though, its available only in the US. So how do you sneak into the US proxy space and channel the stream all the way across the Atlantic? and for the extra challenge, how do you do it on an Android phone? Well, we’ll tell you how, but mind you its complex like dismantling a nuclear reactor…. Important: Only works for Rooted phones Step 1: Download market-enabler to get access to American Android market place. Give it root access and Fake a US phone operator e.g. T Mobile, then  [ Read More ]

Sure the iPhone is a nifty little device that every one from 3 yr olds to their 10 times older counterparts enjoy, but it lacks that power user, high end usage (read widgets / multi tasking). Well, hope comes to those looking over to jump the great smartphone divide without having to dump their device. Mind you, the port currently supports only iPhone 3G but its only a matter of time the jubilation starts for those later model iPhones as well. Click the link below for a step by step guide on how to install Android 2.2 (Froyo) on your  [ Read More ]