Most people today have some experience typing on their phone or tablets using either an onscreen keyboard or a slide out QWERTY keyboard. At the same time, it’s fair to say that when a high amount of typing is necessary, people would rather use a traditional full size keyboard. That usually means either ditching the [...]
READ MORE »Google Thinks You Need To Walk More – Pedometer Added to Google Now
Nov01
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
For those of you with Google Now installed on your Jelly Bean Android phones, you might have noticed a new card show up. It seems that Google has added a pedometer that will automatically track your miles walked and biked for each month. It will also show you a comparison between the current month and [...]
READ MORE »Samsung Starts Mass Production of Wireless Charging Module
Oct24
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
According to an article from SammyHub, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has started mass producing wireless charging modules for cell phones and tablets. I’ve never been too impressed with wireless charging since they generally add too much additional bulk to said device. If I’m going to have a huge bulge on the back of my phone I might [...]
READ MORE »Evernote Update Brings Big Changes to Tablet Interface
Jul18
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
Evernote, arguably the best note taking app on Google Play, has just released a new update that makes some significant changes to the application’s interface for tablet users. It’s mostly a cosmetic change, but certainly makes a huge difference in the UI experience of the app. Evernote 4.1′s new home screen for the tablet now shows a [...]
READ MORE »Any.DO, to do list software – App Review
Jul16
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
With so many new apps showing up daily in Google Play, it’s inevitable that some great ones will fly right by without initially being seen. Any.Do happens to be one such app. I came across this app while looking for an easier way for me to make quick notes on things I needed to do, [...]
READ MORE »Jelly Bean Announced at Google I/O, Some ROMs Already Available
Jun28
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
Do you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus? Is it rooted? Feel like getting some Android 4.1 Jelly Bean goodness? You’re in luck. Team Liquid Vicious just released a full Android 4.1 ROM that you can load on your Galaxy Nexus. It looks like everything is working, though a few people have reported sporadic weak WiFi [...]
READ MORE »Fun with NFC Tags, NFC Tag Launcher – App Review
Jun26
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
NFC (Near Field Communication) is still rather new to the scene, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it to do some impressive things. Only a handful of phones currently support NFC: Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, HTC One X, SII, and SIII just to name a few; but it’s starting to become standard for more [...]
READ MORE »Logo Me – App Review
Jun19
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
2012
Written by Scott Jantz
Note: Root is required for this app Never underestimate the developer community for Android. If you’ve rooted your phone, you’ve no doubt already done some type of modification to your phone or OS in some way. Whether it be cosmetic or practical, there’s loads of changes you can make. One that I really enjoyed doing [...]
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