ITworld Android

Android Play Studio hires, Google I/O 2013 lineup hint at game-filled future for Android

IDGNS staff — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:37:57 +0000

Two prominent gaming veterans have joined "Android Play Studio" just ahead of a gaming-filled schedule at Google I/O 2013.

The Weekly Hash - May 3, 2013

Phil Johnson — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:28:31 +0000

Tip-toeing through the tulips of topical tech tales

Hope you like Jelly Bean, because you're not getting Key Lime Pie

IDGNS staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:51:22 +0000

Also, Samsung's weird Galaxy S 4 design video, a shady-looking rooting service, and more in this Android rumor roundup.

Turn your dust-catching Wii Fit board into a smart scale with an Android app

kevinpurdy — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:23:10 +0000

Someone made an Android app that turns your Wii Fit board into a new-fangled, web-connected "smart scale." Awesome.

Numbers game: Why analyst says iPhone market share will exceed Android

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:33:08 +0000

The Yankee Group recently put out a study concluding that iPhone market share will dominate Android within two years.

Android laptops: The $200 price is right, but the OS may not be

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:57:24 +0000

When Intel said recently that its Bay Trail chips will power a wave of $200 touchscreen laptops, the company wasn't talking only about Windows.

The Weekly Hash - April 26, 2013

Phil Johnson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:19:23 +0000

Having a few laughs at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week including Apple, Facebook and Pizza Hut

Will we see Key Lime Pie at Google I/O, after all?

IDGNS staff — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:25 +0000

The idea that Google's going to release a new version of Android called Key Lime Pie at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco in a couple of weeks has become one of those rumors that's so widespread it becomes the conventional wisdom. It makes sense, it's being hinted at left and right -- come on, clearly these folks are going to hit us with some more dessert this year, right?

Google Keep is just a notepad, so use it that way

kevinpurdy — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Google Keep is the equivalent of Notes on the iPhone: a space in which to write quickly, with online backup and access as the only real feature.

HP could bury TouchPad fiasco with $169 Slate 7 tablet

IDGNS staff — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:28:30 +0000

Hewlett-Packard in the next few days will ship the $169 Slate 7, the company's first product for the consumer tablet market since the spectacular failure of the WebOS-based TouchPad in 2011.

Transfer music, photos, and other files from Android to your computer

kevinpurdy — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:43:46 +0000

Here are the best tools, in a short list, that I recommend for transferring music, photos, and files between Android and systems.

Get phone notifications about actually cool things with IFTTT and Pushover

kevinpurdy — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:57:38 +0000

Your phone dings all the freaking time. Why not have it tell you cool stuff? WIth these two tools, that's very possible.

Facebook Home is creepy

Phil Johnson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:16 +0000

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks

Install Facebook Home on (nearly) any Android phone

kevinpurdy — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:45:56 +0000

Facebook Home is only officially on five phones right now. But Android is an OS full of unofficial possibilities.

How to Uninstall Facebook Home in case you install it accidentally

keithshaw — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:40:02 +0000

Always be prepared in case you suffer a moment of poor judgment when it comes to installing Facebook Home.