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Feb 25, 2014

How to: ‘Bed in’ a smartphone Li-Ion battery after purchase or storage

Steve Litchfield

It’s something you see mentioned in a device review: “battery life wasn’t great at first, but it improved after a few days”. Really? Really? I have to admit that I was a little

HOW TO

Feb 21, 2014

How to uninstall or disable system apps

Rajesh Pandey

Bloatware a.k.a all the pre-installed OEM and carrier apps on Android devices have been a source of constant headache for many. Not only do they affect performance and battery life, but sometime

APPS

Feb 18, 2014

4 Apps to send your local photos, videos and music directly to the Chromecast

Rita El Khoury

Ever since the Chromecast was announced, I have been waiting for it to support more apps so I can use it to smarten up my TV. I don't live in the USA where most

FEATURED

Feb 17, 2014

How to track and manage your mobile data and Wi-Fi usage on Android

Rita El Khoury

Prior to Ice Cream Sandwich, Android lacked any kind of data tracking feature. This option has however been added in recent versions of the operating system, allowing you to directly monitor your mobile data and

FEATURED

Feb 17, 2014

Android Rooting 101: What is rooting and why should you root?

Rajesh Pandey

If you own an Android device and read some tech blogs or have a tech-savvy geek in your friends group, you must have come across the word Root/rooting. What is root? Should you

HOW TO

Feb 14, 2014

How to apply icon packs on GEL or other stock launchers

Rajesh Pandey

I am a big fan of icon packs as they provide a fresh new look to your Android device without any hassle and only require a custom launcher like Nova or Apex to work. However,

HOW TO

Feb 11, 2014

Tip: Write with and without autocorrect on the same Android keyboard

Rita El Khoury

One of the challenges of switching to full touchscreen devices for me was the learning curve of the virtual keyboard. Sure, when you use one language and you don't "txt spk," the on-screen

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Feb 5, 2014

How to change fonts on your Android device

Rajesh Pandey

With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google introduced a beautiful new sans-serif based typeface family -- Roboto. Since then, the company has been constantly tweaking the font typeface with every new version of Android.

ANDROID PHONES

Feb 3, 2014

Tips to improve Samsung Galaxy S4 battery life

Rajesh Pandey

It has been more than 9 months since Samsung introduced the Galaxy S4. While the S4 is still a top-notch handset in every possible way, you might find its battery life inadequate now. 10

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Jan 21, 2014

How to report an app as spam on Google Play Store

Rajesh Pandey

Unlike the Windows Phone Store and iOS App Store, there is no moderation of apps that are published on the Play Store. While this allows eager developers to test out new apps and updates as

COMPONENTS

Jan 20, 2014

Better Android battery management – last longer!

Steve Litchfield

You just can't get away from power management and the vagaries of helping your smartphone's battery last just that little bit longer. Whether it's making it through the day or making sure

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Jan 19, 2014

How to change Boot Animation of your Android device

Rajesh Pandey

Not many people think much about the boot animation of their device. After all, it is just a 10-30 second long animation that you see only when you restart or switch off your Android

GALAXY NOTE

Jan 15, 2014

How to add Qi wireless charging to the Galaxy Note II

Steve Litchfield

Yes, yes, the Note II is now 'the previous model', but it also means that it's incredibly cheap. £200 in the UK on the second hand market for something of this specification is really

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Jan 14, 2014

How to improve battery life and performance of your Android device with Greenify

Rajesh Pandey

With time, most Android devices slow down greatly mainly because of poorly designed apps running in the background and taking precious resources. In a perfect world, most Android apps would automatically unload themselves from the

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Jan 13, 2014

How to install Android 4.4 KitKat on Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Rajesh Pandey

Earlier today, Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Galaxy Note 3, at least in Poland. If Samsung's previous track record is anything to go by, the update should

GOOGLE

Jan 11, 2014

How to Disable Gmail integration with Google+ that allows anyone to email you without your email address

Jason

Google recently added a new feature in Gmail that lets any Google+ user send you an email even if they don’t know your email address. Google’s decision to add the feature was quite

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Jan 6, 2014

How to install Xposed framework and its modules on your Android device

Rajesh Pandey

Xposed framework is one of the most innovative feature to come out from the Android development community in recent times. For the unknown, Xposed is a framework for modules to change the behavior of certain

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Jan 3, 2014

How to get notifications on the lock screen of your Android device like iOS

Rajesh Pandey

Android's notification bar is definitely among the key strength of the OS. The expandable, actionable notifications and the ability to access them from nearly anywhere in the system is a major usability win. However,