Android malware will eat your children
According to the latest report to shock the Android world there’s been a 2000% increase in malware in the Google Play Store and one particularly vicious virus is capable of reaching through the...
View ArticleThe countdown to one billion – when will Android be on one billion devices?
Towards the end of the summer of 2012 research company IHS predicted that Android would be on over one billion devices by the end of 2013. That was on the back of Andy Rubin, Google’s Senior Vice...
View ArticleAndroid app discovery: How to find the best Android apps
The Android platform launched in October 2008. There were around 50 apps in the Android Market. Four years later, in October 2012, Google reported there were 700,000 apps in the rebranded Google Play...
View ArticleAndroid invades the home: Can we get some Android home automation?
Smartphones really are the ultimate convergence devices. People no longer question whether they’ll replace cameras, digital audio players, portable TVs, handheld gaming consoles, or Sat Navs. The...
View ArticleDoes negative advertising really work? Microsoft seems to think so
You know when you see those negative ad campaigns that try to point out why a tech product isn’t good enough, or how a tech company is secretly shafting you behind your back? What do you think when...
View ArticleYour Android smartphone as a second screen
You’ve no doubt heard the term “second screen”. It really just refers to any device you use while watching your TV. According to the surveys, more and more of us are surfing the web or instant...
View ArticleThe best Android phones of all time
Credit: Gold medal/Shutterstock What is, or was, the greatest Android smartphone of all time? It’s not an easy question to answer. There have been hugely influential releases, innovative designs, cult...
View ArticleThe worst Android phones of all time
Credit: Razzies Innovation grows out of experimentation. New designs, new features, new hooks for potential customers can lead to awesome new devices, except when they don’t, because sometimes they...
View ArticleBest gadgets and apps for camping with your Android
It’s been a long winter, but, with trees and flowers in full bloom, spring is finally here. With any luck we have a long, hot summer in prospect, and that means camping season. You can head off into...
View ArticleAre you an addict? Telltale signs of smartphone addiction
Hi, my name is Simon and I’m a smartphone addict. It has been ten seconds since I last touched my phone. I check email on the toilet, I watch videos at the dinner table, I nod agreement at my wife and...
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