Niels Bosch

Meet the Moto 360 the first Android Wear smartwatch from Motorola

Google, Personal Tech, Tech NewsAugust 19, 2019By

Motorola has just introduced its new Smartwatch running on Google's recently announced Android Wear operation system. The round smartwatch will be Motorola's first and is without a doubt one of the better looking smartwatches out there, specially compared to the Samsung's Galaxy Gear lineup of smartwatches.The device features a round display and metal casing and…

What is CyanogenMod and Why you should use it

Google, MobileAugust 18, 2019By

Niels Bosch

If you have an Android smartphone you might have heard of this thing called the CyanogenMod, we will get into a more detailed description later on, but for now you must know that the CyanogenMod is a custom ROM for Android, this means it is Android but modified and they have decided to call this…

Google to redesign Android icons giving them a flatter appearance

Apps, GoogleAugust 18, 2019By

Niels Bosch

According to a recent report from AndroidPolice, Googleis currently working on redesigning the stock Android icons for its apps Gmail, Calendar, Youtube, Maps, the Play Store, Hangouts and Google Plus. The new style is referred to as "moonshine" and will give them a much flatter look, somewhat similar to how the web apps icons look, which have a…

Why You Should Buy Your Own Router Instead of Renting it From Comcast

Internet & SoftwareAugust 17, 2019By

Niels Bosch

Many of us start out with leasing or renting our modem and router from a service provider like Comcast, and with Comcast being one of the biggest players in the home internet service provider industry, it means that it also holds a monopoly of sorts.We all are quite happy to pay the monthly bills that…

Amazon Fire smartphone already Number 1 Best Seller on Amazon

Gadgets, Mobile, Tech NewsAugust 17, 2019By

Niels Bosch

Amazon revealed its new Fire Phone earlier this week and all though the device isn't out yet, you can already pre-order it on Amazon, and it turns out a lot of people have. If Amazon hasn't cheated and put their own device in front of the competition, the Fire Phone is currently the best selling…

Unroot Nexus 9 and Relock the Bootloader on Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google, MobileAugust 17, 2019By

Niels Bosch

How to unroot Nexus 9 and relock the bootloader on the new Nexus 9 running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Unrooting your device allows you to restore it to how it was when you first purchased it by restoring the Factory Image.This method will not only unroot your device it will also restore the voided warranty and…

What is and How to enable Nexus 6 Ambient Mode

Google, MobileAugust 17, 2019By

Niels Bosch

Motorola has a software feature in its devices called Active Display which it later renamed to Moto Display, the new Nexus 6 from Google is manufactured by Motorola and the flagship device also has its own version of Active Display. What is Nexus 6 Ambient Mode? The Nexus 6 Ambient mode which (all though sounds similar) has…

Apple patents Sapphire Touch Screen Back panel

Apple, Tech News, TechnologyAugust 16, 2019By

Niels Bosch

A new Apple patent reveals that the company might be working on a touch screen back cover which could be used to control the device to for example change audio settings (volume up, down, next song, previous song, play pause and stop) use the camera, go to home screen and many more.Previous rumors indicate that…

3 best Free Android Keyboard apps to use on your device

Apps, GoogleAugust 15, 2019By

Niels Bosch

Keyboards are the new hot thing as Apple now allows developers to use third party keyboards in their apps, this has forced Android keyboard apps to improve their current software to beat the competition on this new platform and also updating their older apps on Android. In recent updates we saw mayor changes to the…

IRS demands Bitcoins to be taxed as they are “property” and not currency

Bitcoin News, Internet & Software, Tech NewsAugust 15, 2019By

Niels Bosch

The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) officially announced on Tuesday March 25th 2014 that from now on any Bitcoin transaction made should be taxed, if not, taxpayers will be subject to penalty, users must also report any transaction made. While additional taxes are never desirable, an array of useful online tools can be found here. This currently only…

Target hackers stole over 40 million credit cards, How did they do it?

Tech News, TechnologyAugust 14, 2019By

Niels Bosch

A few months back we first heard about the news that over 40 million credit cards were stolen from Target during Black Friday until December 15th, several weeks after Target released a PR in which it confirms that over 70 million names, email addresses, and phone numbers were also stolen.This all hasn't done Target any…

Web Domains Can Cost More than Physical Property

Tech CultureAugust 14, 2019By

Niels Bosch

How easy is it to underestimate the cost of domain names? They only cost a ten quid or dollars at most domain registrars like Pac Web Hosting and others. But think again when you don't want to start from scratch and need to take a short cut to have the perfect web address with a…