Articles about the Android Operating System.
Domain Name Servers (DNS) In a previous article, Faster DNS – Improve Online Experience, we discussed improving your internet experience by customizing your computer’s DNS settings. But did you know you can do the same with your Android mobile devices? Android, of course, is the […]
I just recently bought my first Android tablet. My Sister sold me her Proscan Android tablet. Most annoying piece of tech I’ve ever owned. Slow as molasses running up hill. Everything seems to be updating all the time in the background. I’m tempted to ROOT
A few weeks ago, I told you about a free way to run Android from your computer with RemixOS. The recommended method for this was to run Remix OS from a USB 3.0 compliant memory stick. But, there is also an easy way to turn
New Life For Old Hardware As a Chromebox – Free! Read More »
Physician, heal thyself Writing how-to pieces isn’t exactly my forte and I don’t profess to be an expert in any particular field of computing, except maybe building gaming machines and shooting zombies, so passing on personal experience is a great way to relate how we
For years, an open source project has been working on porting the Android operating system to the x86 platform… meaning, it can be run on PC hardware with an Intel or AMD processor. The project is called, not surprisingly, the Android x86 project. Jide, a
You ever want to turn your cell phone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot? Well, you can. Many Android devices give you the option to share your internet connection with other devices. This feature will allow you to share your internet connection with 3 to 5
How to Setup a Wi-Fi HotSpot On Your Android Phone Read More »
What does it mean to root your phone? Not to be confused with the Australian definition of rooting, it is the means of gaining privileged control to the Android sub system, with the aim of overcoming limitations placed on devices by carriers and hardware manufacturers.
Run iOS Apps in Android? Meet Cider, an operating system compatibility architecture that allows users to run iOS apps on Android devices. The Cider architecture has been developed by computer science students at Columbia University. The project essentially makes iOS apps compatible with Android, regardless
Break Me Off a Piece of That… Android KitKat Android’s first released version started sweet enough, named Cupcake. It has progressed through all types of sugary and confectionery delights — Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. So, what will the
Surface Prices Drop The Microsoft Store is permanently reducing the cost of the Touch Cover by $40 to $79.99. The Surface RT bundle, which includes a black Touch Cover and the Surface RT, will also see a $50 price drop. The Surface RT bundle will
There has been some confusion about what happened recently regarding modifying smartphones. First, let’s distinguish between some terms that are often at the “root” of the confusion: Jailbreak: essentially this is the act of obtaining superuser (root) access on your device so you can modify
Jailbreak your smartphone. It is Legal, and you should do it. Read More »
In 2008, Google and T-Mobile USA unveiled the T-Mobile G1, the first cellphone to feature the Android OS. The G1 featured version 1.6 (Donut) of the Android mobile operating system. It went on sale the next month, priced at $179 for a two-year contract. Learn
Geek Facts for September 23rd – Android Debut and the IBM WorkPad Read More »
Google’s Android operating system is the most popular smartphone OS in the world. That is, there are more Android devices than iOS devices, WinMo devices, and Blackberries. This was always the nature of Android: to allow for the spread of the OS to many devices
Will Jellybean (Android 4.1) fix Google’s fragmentation problem? Read More »
Google has just released a version of Chrome for use on Android driven devices, but with one massive limitation. It is only available for those devices running the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android. As with many of Google’s early release products, Chrome for Android
