Niels Bosch, Author At Among Tech

Download Android 5.1.1 CM 12.1 Nightly – List of devices

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 26, 2020By

Google has recently started rolling out Android 5.1.1 to the Nexus 10 and Nexus 7. While the update contains many bug fixes and small improvements we don't expect Google to roll out this update to any other Nexus device soon.Cyanogen has just released CM12.1 20150507 Nightly based on Android 5.1.1 which means that by installing the…

The NSA-proof Blackphone: Everything you need to know

Gadgets, Mobile, TechnologyJanuary 26, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Silent Circle and Geeksphone has announced the Blackphone, the worlds first smartphone which places privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone is now available for pre-orders to users and businesses as an unlocked device with a starting price of $629 (£380 or €460)…

LG introduces its curved smartphone the LG G Flex

Gadgets, Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 22, 2020By

Niels Bosch

LG has just announced its first curved smartphone the LG G Flex in a press release. It isn't the first curved smartphone on the market but it will be the first to be curved vertically. The new LG G Flex will feature a 6 inch 720p curved display and some unexpected features like the self-healing…

The Best Free Cloud Storage services in 2014

Google, Internet & Software, MicrosoftJanuary 18, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Ever since the first PC we have all stored our files directly on our PC, but the days of actually having those files on your PC are starting to become a thing of the past now with the introduction of cloud based storage. This is for a variety of reason ranging from freeing up space…

Paranoid Android 4.5 Beta 2 brings Design improvements and small tweaks

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 15, 2020By

Niels Bosch

The Paranoid Android team has just released Paranoid Android 4.5 Beta 2 a month after it released the Paranoid Android 4.5 beta which brought Android L style and performance improvements. In beta 2 the team mainly made some design improvements specially to the new "Recent View" style. Here is a full Changelog: Design improvements for recents The…

Why I’ve Fallen In Love With Steam Showers

TechnologyJanuary 13, 2020By

Niels Bosch

In ancient times, steam baths were invented during the height of the Roman Empire. Ancient Roman baths served even as social functions within Roman society. These baths were made possible by natural hot springs from beneath the ground. In today’s modern world, we don’t need to have natural hot springs to be able to…

Here is Motorola’s new 2014 World Cup boot animation

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 12, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Motorola has a history of releasing event-themed boot animations, it usually releases one for the Holiday season and things like April fools and the 2014 World cup taking place in Brazil is no exception as Motorola has just unveiled the World cup 2014 Boot Animation. Here is a video of the new animation: You can download the boot…

Android Kit Kat 4.4 now optimized for 64-bit architecture

Google, Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyJanuary 9, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Intel, worlds biggest chip manufacturer has just released a 64-bit version of Google's mobile operation system Android Kit Kat 4.4, the company lets know at a press conference in China. Earlier this year Apple released its first mobile device running on a 64-bit version of iOS and it seems like Google has been struggling to keep…

3 Best Real Media Players for Android in 2014

Apps, Google, MobileJanuary 7, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Android's competitiveness as a mobile operating system is unquestionable, having surpassed Apple's iOS in active device numbers. However, one advantage iOS continues to wield over Android is its impressive media capabilities. With the development of services like Play Music and Play Movies, Google is certainly making up lost ground, but it still lags behind Apple.…

Flappy Bird might return to the App Store

Apps, Internet & Software, Mobile, Online MarketingJanuary 4, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Remember Flappy Bird? Of course you do, who doesn't! Flappy Bird was taken down several months ago by the creator Dong Nguyen, one of the main reasons why he did it was because he got so much attention from the press and the players of the game that he couldn’t handle it (more on this in…

How to fix OnePlus One touch screen problem

Internet & Software, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 3, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Several users are reporting touch screen issues with the OnePlus One it appears to be that the touch screen has issues when trying to detect 2 fingers on the screen when they are close together, the bug doesn't appear to affect any other way of using the touch screen like swiping.Cyanogen has confirmed that the…

Facebook can read your text messages on Android? Yes, but it isn’t as bad as you would think

Apps, Internet & Software, Social Media, Tech NewsJanuary 3, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Well, maybe they can but it isn't as bad as you may think. Many users were mad after the latest Facebook update adding support for reading your personal messages send on your Android smartphone.Hold on, not so fast. Is is true that in the change log of the update, this function is labeled as "Read…