Gaming Archive
23 Mar 2015
Samsung Galaxy S6 Comes with Microsoft’s Android Apps Pre-installed
Samsung Galaxy S6 Comes with Microsoft’s Android Apps Pre-installed The Samsung Galaxy S6 is here (we’re working on a review) and interestingly it comes bundled with a couple of Microsoft apps out of the box. While we’re accustomed to seeing Google apps pre-installed in almost all Android devices, Samsung’s decision comes as a surprise. However,
23 Mar 2015
Appeer Brings Organic App Discovery to your Android Phone or Tablet
Appeer Brings Organic App Discovery to your Android Phone or Tablet Given the sheer number of Android apps that are released everyday it’s quite easy to miss a great new app just because you didn’t have the time to sift through the Play Store or read one of our latest posts. In fact, most people
23 Mar 2015
Google Launches New ‘On-Body’ Unlocking for Android
Google Launches New ‘On-Body’ Unlocking for Android Google appears to be slowly rolling out a new feature for some Android users that allows the phone to lock itself when it senses that it’s no longer near its owner. Presumably, the feature is designed for the many, many people who play with their phone, put it
21 Mar 2015
Transit (for Android)
Transit (for Android) Every commuter with an Android-powered tablet or smartphone who’s felt the sting of not knowing the schedule of public transportation should download Transit (free). The Android-only app delivers real-time bus, train, and ferry information to users in more than 80 domestic and international cities, including Berlin, Houston, Montreal, Nashville, New York, and San
21 Mar 2015
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (for Android)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (for Android) Antivirus Scan Out of an abundance of caution, I don’t perform live malware testing when reviewing Android security apps. Instead, I leave it to the professionals. According to preliminary results from independent labAV-Test, Malwarebytes detected more than 90 percent of the malicious sample files used in their evaluation. That’s below the
21 Mar 2015
Google Play Newsstand (for Android)
Google Play Newsstand (for Android) Let’s Play Google Play Newsstand contains four main sections: Read Now, My Library, Bookmarks, and Explore. Tapping Read Now takes you to the Highlights section, where you’ll see news items from a variety of big-name sources, including The New York Times, NPR, and Slate. If you don’t fancy the default
21 Mar 2015
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers The web is quickly becoming as powerful as native apps and Chrome 42 beta brings a number of huge features for developers to Android devices. First, it brings a new “App Install Banner” that allows websites to show a prompt to users
21 Mar 2015
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service While Amazon has worked hard to promote its Android app store, let’s face it: if you’re not on Fire OS, you’ll use the Google Play Store almost all the time. But it looks like Amazon may have a trick up its sleeve to get
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone Your Android smartphone can be a great music player — after you’ve jumped through a few hoops. There are basically two ways to indulge in your listening pleasure: 1) transfer music files to the device; and 2) access a service to stream music from the Web. The easiest
20 Mar 2015
How to Protect Your Android Device from Malware
How to Protect Your Android Device from Malware Part of keeping your Android device safe is learning to recognize questionable apps. Apply the same techniques that you use to identify rogue emails from bogus financial institutions, like pixelated, poorly rendering logos, spelling mistakes, and publisher names that don’t match the official spelling or wording —