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The state of Android: January 2013

The calendar has rolled over and for many it's time to look forward. 2013 is a promising year for tech, especially in the mobile field. Towards the end of 2012, Google's mobile platform Android appeared to be growing and increasing in popularity. Many users who will be replacing older phones this coming year are curious as to how Android is actually doing, and an increasing number of them may well

Customize your Android’s home screen

Nexus 4 and 10 – Android’s new benchmark

Backup your important Android contacts

Technology has made our lives infinitely easier. We no longer have to rely on our memory to store important information such as phone numbers, just enter the digits onto your phone, hit save and it’s there at the press of a button. There are two downsides to this though as we have come to rely on the phone to store our numbers and when it dies, we stand the chance of losing all our contacts. How

Want a new keyboard for your Android?

The keyboard, an input device that nearly all generations in the workforce have experience using in some form or another, is an integral part of computers and smartphones. Until the introduction of the smartphone, the keyboard had largely remained unchanged. Smartphones have changed the way we type, and if you have an Android device you can use a number of different keyboards. Here are four grea

Jelly Bean has some pretty sweet features

If there’s one thing smartphone users love, it’s updates to a newer version of their operating system. In late June Google announced the next incremental update to their Android operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Amid cheers from the attendees at Google’s I/O conference, the new features of Jelly Bean were introduced. Here’s an overview of Jelly Bean’s new features. Location b

How to read RSS Feeds on Android

Many small business owners keep a constant eye on news both general and related to their fields of expertise. As the majority use the Internet to read the news, it can become a time consuming process to catch up on all that's going on. If you have an Android phone, you can make this process more efficient through the use of RSS Readers. You’ve probably seen a dark orange icon with a white dot a

Top 3 Internet browsers for Android

Android is an operating system that’s well known for offering its users a wide variety of choice, and apps that suit the need of a range of users. The same goes for the Internet browser, you could go for the stock one, or any number of others. If you’re looking for another browser the available choices can be overwhelming. Here’s an overview of the three most popular browsers for your Andro

Tasty Ice Cream Sandwich Tips

With each new version of Android, Google has improved the mobile OS to the point where it’s now one of the most popular mobile systems. When the new version of Android was announced, users couldn’t wait to get their hands on it. Now that many Android devices have been upgraded there’s a growing number of users enjoying Ice Cream Sandwich. Here are some great tips and tricks to help you get

Android Market Stops, Google Play Starts

Google is a company that excels at change, with the majority of the time producing reinvention that benefits all. The most recent change Google has made is to its Android Marketplace - embracing their motif of multi-platform integration. This latest update is a major one, set to affect a vast amount of users for the better. Google have killed off the existing Android Marketplace and replaced it