Play Safe Android App Gives Kids a Smartphone Sandbox

As I’m sure you know, hassles often extend beyond the PC. For example, if you have young kids, it’s a sure bet they’re always clamoring to use your Android smartphone. And with so many great games, children’s books, paint programs, and other apps, a smartphone can be the ultimate sanity-saver for a harried parent. But here’s the hassle: Kids too young to master the intricacies of a mobile operating system can inadvertently wreak havoc, whether...

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How to make your Android smartphone as a wifi hotspot?

wifi is more and more hot around the world. some guys may want try to make their android smartphone as a wifi hotspot. Actually, it's not difficult to do this, there are so many ideas about doing this, dont get confused, i will collect this information and give you a clear idean on How to make your Android smartphone as a wifi hotspot. This process doesn't require 'rooting' your phone or downloading any software. It just requires a Google...

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Twilio Calling: Cloud Telephony Startup Adds An Android SDK, Now Works On 75% Of All Smartphones

Cloud-based telephony API startup Twilio has made significant inroads into VoIP and other carrier services like SMS by launching products that work on the web and in iOS apps, supporting 90,000 registered developer accounts in the process. Today it’s widening that net considerably with the launch of a new Android client, the first SDK from the company to work on Google’s platform. And it hints that Windows Phone may be next in line. Considering...

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iPhone vs. Android vs. Windows Phone: Which Smartphone Is Best For You? (Android Edition)

For about five years now, the question for smartphone buyers has been a classic either/or: "Android or iPhone?" Answering that question is more difficult than ever, thanks to large advances in Android technology, as well as the emergence of a third viable option: Microsoft's beautiful Windows Phone OS. This week, we'll attempt to break down your three options, looking at each operating system's greatest strengths and weaknesses. Which one you choose should depend largely on how you use your phone. We've already looked at the iPhone, and...

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Bump for Android now transfers photos directly to your PC

Mumbai: Bump is one really handy wireless data sharing software app, available for iOS and Android platforms. Now the creators of Bump have announced yet another nifty feature for the Bump Android app which allows direct photo transfer to PCs. Hence now you don't need to physically connect your Android smartphone or tablet to your PC to transfer images. The earlier functionality Bump Android app allowed users to transfer contacts, photos and...

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Fake Android apps scam costs £28,000

Malicious Android apps posed as Angry Birds and Cut the Rope in a scam that used premium rate text messages to defraud customers of £27,850. Malevolent smartphone apps were 'trojanised' by posing as Angry Birds or Cut the Rope Photo: Reuters The attack took place at the end of last year and affected 1,391 mobile numbers in the UK. Although regulator PhonepayPlus received just 34 complaints, all those who lost money will automatically...

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Friday folly: HTC changes U. S. Android phones to avoid injunction

Summary: HTC has changed the Android software on its newest US phones to avoid an injunction brought by Apple. The technology legal system is a mess by anybody’s standards, a situation made clear with US Customs seizing shipments of HTC smartphones to make sure they don’t violate an injunction on Apple’s behalf. Customers were left wondering when (and if) they would get their phones from HTC, with no word from Customs when a decision would be...

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An Android for the Prepaid Set

Huawei's Mercury is the best device offered on Cricket's monthly prepaid smartphone plan. Photo by Maurizio Pesce/Wired If you already have an iPhone, a Galaxy Nexus or some other head-of-the-class smartphone in your pocket, the Huawei Mercury isn’t the phone for you. But if you’re upgrading from a feature phone, or if you’re loathe to sign a two-year contract and would prefer a pay-as-you-go plan, it’s likely the perfectphone...

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We're not waiting for Android 5 'Jelly Bean,' developers say

Despite the rumors, developers are focused on making apps -- and money -- from today's Android Unconfirmed reports say that Android 5 "Jelly Bean" could be released this fall, featuring such improvements as Chrome browser integration, better enterprise security, better power management, and maybe dual-booting support for Microsoft's Windows 8. Google did not respond to requests for comment about its future OS plans. But Android...

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Smartphones could be next on the agenda for Facebook

  A Facebook phone, maybe ... Mark Zuckerberg checks his mobile phone for messages. Photo: AP With Facebook now sitting on $US16 billion after its flotation, will we see the massive social network do a Google and develop its own phone? With its flotation, many think that Facebook is now a juggernaut, sitting pretty on $US16 billion of cash and a valuation that started the day at more than $US100 billion. Friday's launch was fun (Zuckerberg's...

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Are Android smartphone and tablet makers getting impatient with Google?

Tired of being unable to differentiate, some device makers could follow Amazon’s path and break away from Google's rules regarding the Android operating system. Android device makers may be getting frustrated with being locked into making uniform, generic devices with no competitive differentiation from each other and getting their rear ends handed to them by Apple in the process. The problem has been around for a while. More than a year ago,...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 Update: How To Get It Right Now

The official Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 update rolled out earlier last week in certain parts of Europe. So far, the verdict seems to suggest that there are no bugs and it brings a host of new improvements to the already feature-rich Samsung Galaxy Note. Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update: how to get it right now                                        ...

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Android malware families nearly quadruple from 2011 to 2012

Summary: F-Secure has found that between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012, the number of Android malware families has increased from 10 to 37, and the number of malicious Android APKs has increased from 139 to 3,069.       Malware targeting Android users has nearly quadrupled since 2011. As you can see in the graph above, 10 Android malware families were detected in Q1 2011. This number increased for two quarters in a row,...

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Gamestop Android app brings the store to your pocket

Gamestop is in the news today for more than a few reasons. For one they’ve now started allowing buyers to trade in used games, consoles, iPods and more all for Steam gift cards — Yup Gamestop is being nice to the PC gamer again. Along with that news they have also released an all new app for Android that brings Gamestop’s services to your pocket. Gamestop for Android has actually been available for about two weeks but recently has been spotted...

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All-in-one Android photo app lacks usability

Photo applications for smartphones usually come in one of three flavors: those that are designed around one or two really interesting effects, those that offer the ability to throw some text or pre-made borders and art on your shots, and those that apply Photoshop-esque filters to your photos to make them more artsy. PicsArt Photo Studio is an amalgamation of all three of those types of apps, with a feature set that combines the best (and worst)...

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