This morning started like any other work day. I got up and started reading my email, I then followed up with checking various news feeds and other sources to get a better grasp at what’s going on in the world of Android. It wasn’t much more than thirty minutes into my day that I was made aware of not one but two surveys that essentially paint iPhone users as wealthy and hip, while more or less calling us Android fans a bunch of promiscuous hillbillies.
Youtuber JerryRigEverything has uploaded a video in which he performs a full teardown of the OnePlus X.
The newest Smartphone from OnePlus, which costs $249, doesn’t come with a removable back cover, unlike the OnePlus 2. That’s bound to make disassembling the device harder, correct? The expert way in which JerryRigEverything performed the teardown makes it seem like a breeze, but it’s probably not. “It is a fairly difficult phone to take apart”, said Jerry.
The Tesvor S6 is an affordable, no-frills robot vacuum and mop. It lacks some advanced features more expensive robot vacuums come with but it nails the basics and provides great vacuuming and mopping with its dedicated large-capacity dustbin and water tank. An easy recommendation as a first robot vacuum.
Combination mop-vacuum cleaning robots are great, but they don’t always have the capacity to handle larger living areas due to the space limitations of a combo unit.
Google is continuing to gradually roll out its Play Music service around the globe, today another seven countries have joined Google’s music streaming club.
If you live in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, or Portugal then you’ll be able to start enjoying Google Play Music as of today. Residents of these countries can now add up to 20,000 songs from their existing music collection, and listen to music from their web browser and Android phone or tablet via Play Music, even when they’re offline.
By now, you’ve probably seen our Samsung Galaxy S8 review, which means you’re already aware that this is one of the best Android phones of 2017 (so far, that is). Not only is it packed with features and in a compact form factor, it can also take one heck of a picture. It’s certainly a capable phone, but there is one thing that’s given us pause about the Galaxy S8… the lack of a dual camera setup.
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Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, just bought Belkin and its subsidiary brands for $866 million. The deal makes Foxconn a brand that markets mobile accessories, routers, and smart home products. The purchased brands will stay the same, but who knows if Foxconn’s new ownership will cause conflicts with some of its other clients. Foxconn assembles an estimated 40 percent of the world’s consumer electronics, making it the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer.
One of the highlights of last month’s Mobile World Congress was undoubtedly Samsung’s introduction of the new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, and just a few weeks later, the new flagships are now starting to hit the shelves. With a few welcome improvements and refinements over last year’s handsets, there’s a lot to like but after 48 hours with the Galaxy S7 Edge, what do we think of Samsung’s latest offering?
Last week on our Android customization series, we rounded out a string of Tasker and Zooper Widget tutorials that made it possible to rock your Homescreen with custom widgets. With the software customizations we’ve been working with, perhaps it is time to look at something a little more physical, like connecting a USB flash drive to your Android device.
Flash drives spent a good amount of time as the number one way to take your files with you wherever you needed to go.
There are plenty of wireless chargers on the market right now. Many of them are simply small plastic discs that have one purpose: to charge your smartphone. The Defense Duo wireless charger is an upgrade in both style and functionality when it comes to wireless charging. Grab yours foronly $79.99 and leave your other chargers in the dust.
With wireless chargers popping into more and more rooms, you’d think companies would start making them look cool, right?
Kotlin is one of two official languages used in Android development and is Google’s preferred choice when it comes to the platform. This is good news for wannabe developers, owing to its significantly shallower learning curve and beginner-friendly nature. Finding your way through a Kotlin tutorial is easier than you may think, meaning anyone can now start building apps for the Android platform!
However, Kotlin was also slightly later to the party than its brother Java – only being an official language since 2017.