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Google to add more customization to the Chromecast homescreen

Gadgets, GoogleJanuary 27, 20200Comments

Source code of the current Chromecast version indicates that Google is working on making the homescreen of their popular media streaming device more useful adding several new features, among them a widget that displays the weather of today and tells the weather of tomorrow.Redditor asjmcguire spotted the line of codes when browsing the source code finding…

Download Android 5.1.1 CM 12.1 Nightly – List of devices

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 26, 20200Comments

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, 20200Comments

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)…

Apple to use Low Energy Displays for its iPad Mini 2

Apple, Tech News, TechnologyJanuary 26, 20200Comments

According to PatentlyApple, Apple has dropped the use of its AOU Taiwanese display supplier and now getting its displays from Samsung, LG and Sharp. Apple has reportedly dropped AOU because it can't provide a new type of screen it wants to develop for the new iPad mini 2 in the amounts Apple needs it.This "new…

Android 5.1.1 GAPPS – Download Android 5.1.1 Google Apps

Apps, Google, MobileJanuary 25, 20200Comments

If you are running Android 5.1.1 you will need compatible Gapps for your Android version. Also ensure you use a Android VPN. Below you can download the latest Android 5.1.1 Gapps that include: Play store, Gmail, Maps, Google Backup Transport, Car Home, YouTube, Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Music, and Google Docs. Android 5.1.1 Gapps include…

Apple Pay vs Samsung Pay – Which one is better?

Apple, Mobile, Samsung, Tech NewsJanuary 24, 20200Comments

Samsung is going head to head with Apple as it recently announced its new payment service Samsung Pay. Since its launch, Apple Pay has been a huge success as it represents 1.7% of all mobile payments just a few weeks after its launch. Samsung is trying to introduce a similar service (and hopefully just as successful)…

What is the advantage of having a 64 bit Smartphone?

Google, Mobile, TechnologyJanuary 24, 20200Comments

Recently you might have heard of 64-bit smartphones and the fact that Android L now supports 64-bit architecture. For those not familiar with the term and don't know what 64-bit is, we are going to take a look at why you should care and why there is such a huge difference between a 64 bit…

Fix for Moto E CM12.1 Connection error to Google Play Services

Google, MobileJanuary 23, 20200Comments

Cyanogenmod usually brings a lot of awesome new features to Android and is well known to be one of the most stable ROM's out there yet Cyanogenmod 12.1 has some serious connection issues on the Moto E. Many users are experiencing a Moto E CM12.1 Connection error to different Google Play services like the Play Store…

LG introduces its curved smartphone the LG G Flex

Gadgets, Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 22, 20200Comments

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…

First image of new Galaxy S5 “Drive mode” interface leaked

Google, Mobile, SamsungJanuary 22, 20200Comments

At MWC 2014 Samsung introduced the Galaxy S5 and with it, it also covered many of the new software improvements that the device would have over the older Galaxy S4. One of these improvements have been done to Samsung's own Touchwiz of which several images have already leaked, however no images of the new "Drive…

How to use your Android device as an Apple TV Remote

Apple, Apps, GadgetsJanuary 19, 20200Comments

If you own an Apple TV but don't have an iPhone you might have noticed that Apple doesn't have a Remote app similar to the one it has available for iOS on Android, which means that it is almost impossible to set up your Android device as a remote controller for the Apple TV, but…

The Best Free Cloud Storage services in 2014

Google, Internet & Software, MicrosoftJanuary 18, 20200Comments

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…