Niels Bosch

How to Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone

MobileOctober 28, 2018By

“I'm too dumb to use a smartphone.”It's surprising how many people use their smartphone purely as a phone. Of course it can do so much more. Here's a few tips to get the most from that shiny gizmo. Keep the operating system up to date Many people never update the operating system – the underlying…

iPhone to be responsible for more then 68% of Apple’s revenue in 2014

Apple, Online Marketing, Tech NewsOctober 27, 2018By

Niels Bosch

According to Statista the iPhone will be responsible for more then 68% of all of Apple's revenue in 2014. Late 2013 Apple brought the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C to the market, shortly after launch the iPhone 5S became the most sold device across all 4 mayor carriers and the iPhone 5C following behind at second place.All…

Xposed for Android 5.0 Lollipop “coming Soon” according to lead dev

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 27, 2018By

Niels Bosch

The Xposed Framework creator has just shared the very first information about Xposed for Android 5.0 Lollipop saying it is "working very well already" and coming soon. The screenshot shared by Rovo89 shows the Xposed module working on Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.2 LRX22G.Currently, the Xposed Framework isn't compatible with Android 5.0 even though it has been…

The 5 Benefits of Using Hydraulic Shoring Equipment

Tech Culture, TechnologyOctober 27, 2018By

Niels Bosch

Shoring is an especially important practice for construction workers when installing or making amendments to the foundation of a building. Without the methods developed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and well beyond, there would be many more catastrophic accidents when the time comes to make repairs and changes to already established structures -…

New Android devices to show “powered by Android” when booting up

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 26, 2018By

Niels Bosch

New Android devices that have been revealed over the past couple of weeks (among them the Galaxy S5 and the new HTC One M8) all have a new "Powered by Android" text when booting up the device and it appears to be that Google is now forcing smartphone manufacturers to include this text on their…

How to remove Ads from Skype

Internet & Software, MicrosoftOctober 26, 2018By

Niels Bosch

If you use Skype on a frequent basis you might have noticed the annoying banner ads in Skype that keep appearing at the header, footer and homepage. You might be aware that you can easily block ads using AdBlocker on your browser, but how can you remove ads from Skype? Well, it is actually very…

New Low Cost iPhone details leaked in video

Apple, Tech News, TechnologyOctober 25, 2018By

Niels Bosch

It has been rumoured for months not that Apple is working on a Budget iPhone, a $99 dollar iphone that will help Apple get the rest of the market to use iPhone's.There have been lots of pictures from the new iPhone but as of now not many video have been released, however, DetroitBORG has just…

Samsung falsifies Galaxy Note 3 benchmark score

Google, Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyOctober 24, 2018By

Niels Bosch

Samsung has previously been caught doing this with the Samsung Galaxy S4 but yet again, Samsung has been falsifying benchmark score, this time from the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3. ArsTechnica found a file that would change benchmark results by as much as 20% (yes only benchmark results) the file name is DVFSHelper.java which contains almost all of…

No Wifi, No Problem

Personal TechOctober 23, 2018By

Niels Bosch

Mobile phones have evolved into small, sophisticated computers that communicate with each other and the Internet wirelessly. The technology has become so popular that there are more wireless subscriptions than people in the United States (326.4 million subscriptions versus 318.9 million people).The technology that supports smartphones has grown considerably over the last several decades. Basic…

OnePlus One to get $50 price cut June 1

Gadgets, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 22, 2018By

Niels Bosch

On June 1 OnePlus isn't only expected to reveal the new OnePlus Two but also to announce a small price cut for the OnePlus One that will affect all prices globally. According to a report from FoneArena the OnePlus One Price Cut will be $50 which means the 64GB model which is now $348 will cost just…

How to install Nokia’s new Android Z launcher

Apps, Google, Internet & Software, MicrosoftOctober 22, 2018By

Niels Bosch

Sick of the Android homescreen? Nokia might be able to help you out as the recently acquired by Microsoft company just launched its new Z Launcher for Android which focuses on bringing the apps and information to you in the fastest way possible. The launcher also introduced several new features like Scribble, which allows you to access an…

HTC One M7 next device to get the Android 5.0.2 update

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsOctober 22, 2018By

Niels Bosch

When Android 5.0.2 became available it only released on the Wifi only Nexus 7 it didn't look like it would become available on another device any time soon but according to LlabTooFeR the HTC One M7 will be the next in line to get the Android 5.0.2 update.The bad news however is that it will be the…