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Staying Safe & Private on your Android Device

Gaming Handsets: Getting Your Game On For A Fraction Of The Price on Android and Beyond

Tomb Raider: Bringing Lara Croft’s Epic Origin Story to NVIDIA SHIELD TV

How to Unlock LG G6

How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S8

Staying Safe & Private on your Android Device

As the world of mobile phones continues to grow in size and sophistication, one would hope our means of securing privacy on these devices would grow in equal proportion. Unfortunately, it often seems the opposite is the case. We live in an increasingly visible, progressively surveilled world in which fears of government and corporate snooping […]

Gaming Handsets: Getting Your Game On For A Fraction Of The...

For many, gaming memories have been accumulated within the home, and through its abundance of in-house peripherals. Who could forget fighting Psycho Mantis for the first time in Metal Gear Solid, or struggling mightily with the NES Classic’s toddler-length controller and HDMI cable? The former may be remembered more fondly, but the latter is no […]

Tomb Raider: Bringing Lara Croft’s Epic Origin Story to NVID...

Developed by Crystal Dynamics and brought to NVIDIA SHIELD TV by Lightspeed Studios, Tomb Raider, the visually stunning reboot of Lara Croft’s origin story is now available to download and enjoy on SHIELD TV. While NVIDIA’s next-gen entertainment platform runs on Tegra X1—NVIDIA’s most powerful mobile processor to date—it still required a great […]

How to Unlock LG G6

How to Unlock LG G6 MWC 2017 started excellent, with a lot of new and interesting smartphones being launched in the first day of the show in Barcelona. Among them was the LG G6, the South Korean manufacturer’s latest flagship and, of course, one of the most expected smartphones of the year. If you ask […]

How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S8

‘If you are planning to buy Samsung’ new flagship, the Galaxy S8, or already own one, and it’s locked on a specific network, you’re in the right place, as today we’re going to talk about the easiest way of unlocking it, so you can use it with any carrier around the world, anytime you want! […]

App Review – Leo Vegas

The casino mania is not something new. Each day hypothetically everyone falls victim to the sweet pleasure of online gambling. The reason is obvious. The appeal of online casinos stems from their mind-blowingly well designed games captivating to a variety of different players. You can find top 10 casino apps and many more online or […]

Top 5 Android Betting Apps

With online bookmakers now doing more and more of their business via mobile, a smartphone is an essential tool for any punter who takes his betting even remotely seriously.Here we look at five of our favorite betting apps for Android. Bet365 betting app One of the best mobile betting apps around, Stoke-based bookmakers bet365 have […]

6 Cool and Creative Uses for your Cell Phone

There is a long-standing fallacy that it’s impossible to live without a smartphone, a fallacy that needs updating since not having one is no longer considered a first-world problem: for all intents and purposes, the impossibility of life without instant access to email and apps is now becoming a cold fact. We can no longer […]

How mobiles are changing UK industry

In recent years, the way we use our mobile phones and their sheer capabilities have changed beyond recognition. Once merely a mobile version of the landlines in our homes, they first became machines from which to send written messages (SMS), before doubling up as digital cameras. Then, once internet connectivity was secured, they became incredible […]

Five Smart Ways How You Can Boost Your Android Apps Revenue

You may have developed what you believe to be a winning Android application, but the reality is that if you don’t use the best methods and channels to monetize your product, you won’t find much success in a market that is already flooded with applications similar to your own. You need to reach new revenue […]

The 12 Best Magazines You Can Read Right On Your Android Sma...

The 12 Best Magazines You Can Read Right On Your Android Smartphone It’s amazing what your smartphone can do these days. You can buy takeout food, email friends on the other side of the world, and read full novels all on the same device. There’s a lot of talk about technology killing off old pleasures, […]

Increase Your Content Exposure with Mobile App Live Videos

“Is there an app for that?” is one of the most popular lines you hear these days. And, of course there is! Take a look around you. Virtually everyone has their heads bowed down with thumbs tapping away on a small screen. Mobile phones have taken over, literally, everything and it is time you take […]

What Techpreneurs Should Know About IP

Whether you’re just at the beginning stages of developing a new tech business, or are already operating one, it’s important to be aware of how to protect your organization’s intellectual property (IP). While you might find it a complex subject and keep putting it off til later, there are many reasons to make it a […]

DEAL: Google Nexus 6 $299.99 – Limited Time Only

Currently, the Nexus 6 is the latest and greatest Nexus hardware from Google, and this time Motorola. Although with new Nexus hardware due out later this month from Google along with LG and Huawei, it appears that retailers are looking to get rid of their stock. A few months ago we saw everyone drop the […]

How to unlock Sony Xperia Z5 fast and safe

We were left with a bitter taste after the launch of the much-anticipated Sony Xperia Z4, which was actually just an updated Z3, presented as Xperia Z3+, so we had even higher expectations from the Japanese manufacturer’s next handset, Sony Xperia Z5. Because yes, Sony is still launching two flagships per year! And here we […]

How to unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 5

2015 is definitely another big year for the South Korean manufacturer. Today Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is hitting stores in the USA. At&t, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon already have it in their offers. The prices ranges from $249 for a two-year contract to $839 for the 64GB version, no contract. Also, the online unlocking […]

Mobile Wallet: Your Guide to Paying With Your Phone

Five years ago, you would never have considered leaving the house and going to the store without your wallet. This idea was preposterous, because how could you possibly buy anything without cash or a credit/debit card? Today, this has changed. You can now go into a store with nothing more than your smartphone (which is […]

The best sports apps available on Android

Applications. The importance of apps has grown drastically as the popularity of the smartphone has increased, meaning that more and more people take advantage of the thousands of games available for download. Sport news and gaming applications are among the most popular and there are a range of various apps that users can partake in […]

Android M Taking Payments to a New Level

Google recently lifted the lid, albeit only slightly, on its latest Android update. Entitled M, for now, ( like it’s some kind of James Bond character) the new software will fix a number of persistent bugs and roll out a few handy features for all Android users. Details of Android M came courtesy of Google I/O 2015 earlier this year […]

Three Features We Want From Android M

The release of the new Android M platform has been creating a huge amount of discussion through social media, especially since Android 5.0 Lollipop was first introduced earlier in the year. Although we do not yet know what version number or name will be attributed to the latest upgrade, there is a great deal of […]

Audiobooks: No Longer Just for the Car Stereo

Years ago, audiobooks were on CD and popped into the car stereo system in anticipation of long drives, or listened to on headphones. However, although the format and platforms have changed since then, the art of narrating a story via spoken word is still as popular as ever. Whether you read print version of favorite […]

iClever® Providing Wide Range Accessories For Smartphone And...

iClever® is providing a wide range of accessories for smartphone and tablets at affordable price. All the products are made of premium quality material. Customers can buy the product from online marketplace Amazon.com. iClever®, a company dealing in electronic gadgets for making life of customer simple is providing wide range of accessories related to smartphones […]

Infographic: The Complete History of Android – Cupcake to An...

Android is an interesting operating system and over the years has gone through some massive changes and evolutions to become the system that we are all familiar with now. Today we bring you the history of Android OS infographic designed with the help of The Smart Phone Company . That said, have you ever wondered about the […]

Brand New Android Apps To Make Your Life Easier and Safer

If you are searching for ways to ensure the security of your Android devices as well as increase their capabilities, there are quite a few great apps out there to choose from. Specifically, these two new apps will make a big difference in the effectiveness of your device on a day to day basis. Kaspersky […]

7 New, Upcoming, and Gold Standard Android Apps Your Small B...

Running a small business in the 21st century takes savvy and a set of skills that would have made Henry Ford’s head positively swim. From marketing to supply chain to customer service reviews that can never be scrubbed from the Internet, the smoke from putting out one fire is almost always still burning your eyes […]

The Rise In Size: The History Of The Phablet

There was a time when we walked around with brick sized mobile phones, something which these days we simply look back at and laugh. Mobile phone manufacturers then spent years trying to pack in as much as they could into smaller and smaller mobile handsets. Yet as soon as this was perfected, we were introduced […]

Sports betting goes upwardly mobile with new Android app

The entire world has now gone totally mobile! You can now do almost anything on the move these days and that includes the thrill of online sports betting. Heck, these days you can even watch the real time live sport on your mobile handsets while sitting on a train, camping out in the wilderness (provided you […]

Best Video Conferencing Apps

Want to know which video conferencing apps to use? While plenty of choices are available in the market, going through every single one is bound to try your patience, no matter how boundless. Not to mention the fact that you probably don’t have that much time to spend on culling through hundreds of site […]

Sick of Using Your Passcode? Android’s On-Body Detection Can...

Thanks to a new Google Play Services feature called on-body detection, many Android devices have just gotten smarter about when they ask for your passcode. On-body detection, a new part of Lollipop 5.0’s Smart Lock feature, uses your phone’s accelerometer to detect when you’re carrying your phone. As long as your phone is on your […]

Project Ara – what does this mean for the future of tech?

Last year was the year dubbed “the year of the droid” and with that in mind, 2015 year looks to be the year of the modular smartphone – thanks to Google. Also referred to as Project Google, the industry expects the release towards the end of the year, and when it happens, the move could […]

Your Summer Reading at Your Fingertips

Getting a jump on your summer reading? Make it easier by getting e-reader savvy and you can save a bundle. Get to know formats, what apps fit with what type of readers, and more. Whether you’re reading a book for class, doing research, or using an e-textbook, learning what formats work with Apple’s iOS, Android, […]

What does the future hold for mobile casino games?

How well can you read into the future? You may need to be a specialist to answer that question for sure. But, even the specialists do get some help in reading into the future. Financial professionals have a lot of research and data from which they can extrapolate data and carefully analyze happenings around them, […]

The Movement of Mobile Apps towards Gaming

Playing poker on the go has now become one of the major growth markets in the industry over the past three years. In line with global usage trends moving towards portable platforms (the mobile gaming industry is projected to be worth $40 billion by 2017), the poker community has seen some of the game’s biggest operators […]

Why Are Scandinavians So Good At Creating Apps?

What do Clash of Clans, Hill Climb Racing, Subway Surfers, Candy Crush Saga, and Angry Birds all have in common? Yes, they are all highly addictive games (all five of them making App Annie’s 2014 top 10 Most Downloaded Games list); however, more interestingly, all five of these games come from Scandinavian countries. Why are […]

Golfing Apps Fill in The Gaps

It tends to be the case that people write apps for people like themselves. More often than not, it’s a first-hand practical experience that first identifies a problem in the world and then goes that extra step to inventing a solution for it. On that basis it is no surprise that there are so many […]

Dressing for a Mobile Meeting

While using online video conferencing services like Blue Jeans mobile conferencing, you might be tempted to show up to your web conference in pajamas, workout clothes, or other comfy attire. But don’t be fooled by the convenient nature of video conferencing-you still need to look professional. Dressing appropriately for meetings, whether they be business or […]

Sports Apps for Android Users

Whenever we check our news, it is usually done these days through the medium of the mobile. The newspaper is slowly becoming obsolete when it comes to sports news. We live in an age where we need everything at our fingertips, and that has never been more prevalent than when it comes to our sports. […]

Forge TV : The New Android Gaming Console

After recently launching its highly anticipated Nabu smartband, gaming company Razer have made another bold foray into the market. This continues the brands segregation from the traditional PC market, as the firm has designed, developed and released an Android gaming console called Forge TV. In addition to providing gamers with a platform through which they […]

XNSPY, a New Parental Control for Android Enters the Market

The problem with most parental controls is that a lot of them just seem dated. Because the way kids use smartphones and the internet these days is way more complex. Blocking a few websites and censoring a few words seems too rudimentary to properly mediate them. That’s probably why XNSPY claims to be a more […]

3 Features that make Upgrading to the Android Lollipop 5.0 w...

As the first games played through Apple’s new iOS 8 platform showcased, a great deal of time and effort had been invested into creating a high quality and immersive gaming experience for customers. The considerable developments made through the iOS 8 also created additional hype and excitement around the release of Android’s 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ update, […]

The Top 3 Android Gaming Devices this Christmas

The Top 3 Android Gaming Devices this Christmas With the iPhone 6 having recently claimed Pocket Lint’s coveted Gadget of the Year award, this phone has been firmly established as the leading smartphone device. Despite this and the handsets increased capacity for gaming, however, Android devices still lead the way when it comes to enjoying […]

4 Tips for Conferencing on A Mobile Device

Video conferencing has been around for years, but the advent of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has revolutionized the industry. Gone are the days when you were tethered to your computer to join a video conference. Here are four tips for participating in a video conference successfully while using your mobile device. Preparing […]

Do You Need a Mobile Website?

Do You Need a Mobile Website? Technology has pervaded society in this day and age. Everywhere you look, you will find someone sending a text message. Another might be talking to someone on their Bluetooth headset. On the other hand, you might see a child playing a virtual game on his gadget. When you get […]

How Mobile Computing is Changing the World

Thanks to humanities penchant for invention and constantly tinkering with things, the world is constantly developing and evolving. New technologies are constantly revolutionizing and improving all aspects of life, from business, to personal communication, to medicine and education. Out of all the developments in technology, mobile computing has been one of the most advanced. Mobile […]

Android Gaming: Looking Ahead in 2014

Android gaming in 2014 took several leaps ahead thanks to the release of new high-end smartphones from the major brands and the promise of a significant update of the Android platform that is just round the corner. The fantastic growth in Android gaming follows the trend registered globally in mobile gaming. Although the platform still […]

Bettings apps and better deals point to a punter’s paradise...

Betting apps are getting better. For anyone who enjoys a punt – whether that’s an occasional flutter or a more serious gaming focus – things are definitely looking up. The convergence of handheld usability with some of the world’s most secure encryption software means that that there is a perfect storm raging right now. It’s […]

Characteristics of the Best Mobile Video Conferencing Softwa...

The adoption of mobile devices in the corporate world is happening at an unexpectedly fast pace. According to a 2012 Forbes report, mobile device adoption for business purposes is becoming a dominant trend because of the numerous advantages that it provides. Nearly 89 percent of individuals have mobile devices connecting to a corporate network. The […]

4 Essential Hardware Components for Your POS

4 Essential Hardware Components for Your POS Point of Sale is basically a cash register, but when you dig deeper you’ll discover there is a lot more to it. POS software is essential for managing your business. It is the cornerstone on which your business stands. But in order for it to function you’ll need […]

Bowling Paradise 2 for Android Released with 7 Exciting and...

Innolab today introduces Bowling Paradise 2, their brand new bowling game for Android devices. Featuring rich graphics and a realistic soundtrack, Bowling Paradise 2 provides a choice of 7 different exotic locations with special animated effects for players to bowl. There are also 10 unique designs for bowling pins and balls that players can […]

Expand Your Online Store with Ease

Your online retail location may be bringing you a lot of happiness as well as a lot of revenue. Your customers love browsing your website but there are many who would like to see your merchandise on the shelves, where they can pick it up and look at it or try on clothes that you […]

The New Android Updates: What do they mean for Users?

Whenever we purchase a new mobile phone, we tend to become preoccupied with the specification of the device and its unique features. While this is perfectly understandable, however, it may cause some customers to overlook key selling points such as the type of processor used and the underlying operating system. Android is renowned for constantly […]

Startapp Announced their New Advertisers Portal & iOS Suppor...

StartApp, a mobile advertising platform founded in late 2010, used to only be available for Android app developers. Now is proud to announce the introduction of their long-awaited iOS SDK.So all of our Android Devs that publish on both platforms can use Startapp for both. To attract new iOS developers, StartApp is offering great bonuses for […]

Solo Launcher: Lightweight launcher leads the future.

In 2010, when Windows Phone starts the Flat Design, it was regarded as a joke.In 2011, when Android 4.0 follows Flat Design, it was seen as Android’s resistance towards Apple.In 2013, when IOS7 adopts Flat Design, FD becomes a fever. Concerning applications launchers, Solo Launcher practices flat design into perfection. It is featured in light and […]

Solo Launcher: One of the Best Launchers for Android

Solo Launcher seems to be one of the most well-regarded Android Launcher in Google Play. It is smooth, zippy fast and highly configurable. If you fancy a launcher that is customizable while remaining close to the original feel of the stock Android launcher without excessive tweaking tools, Solo launcher is made for you.Features: Complete customisation – […]

Must have Football Apps for Android

With new technological advances happening every minute of the day, keeping up to date with the latest in play matches seems like such a generic task. This is reality. With different apps that cover a variety of aspects involving football, it provides fans with the chance to maintain the most accurate minute-by-minute account of different […]

Apps That Help You Give Back

There are thousands upon thousands of apps on the market. From apps to improve your sporting prowess, to games such as the late great Flappy Bird which send could send you insane, but as smartphone usage continues to rise, charities are becoming more and more inventive with apps for you to give a little. Give […]

Apple App Store vs Google Play Store

What came first, the chicken or the egg? That’s one age-old question. Now here’s another. Which is better, the App Store or Google Play. It’s likely this question will go on just as long, and whilst it can’t be scuppered outside in the car park, the pair have been battling it out for the last […]

Voip vs Mobile Voice – Is It Feasible to go Voip-Only?

Smartphones are everywhere. WiFi is certainly in a great many places. So, the argument for having a cost-effective VOIP only service definitely has its merits. However, is it really reliable? Let’s examine. Is a Dedicated Mobile Voice Service Still Needed? This question is being asked, because mobile carriers are beginning to offer a new, affordable, […]

A Look at the Growth Of Smartphone Gaming

From how we work, to how we interact socially, and how we look up information, the age of the smartphone has changed the world. This is true for the world of online casinos as well, as gambling companies are seeing billions of dollars in revenue coming in not from PC gaming – but from […]