Nowadays, more people communicate through text messages than actual phone calls. I know I do. The “fire and forget” nature of it is more convenient and the message history doubles as a reference in case you need to revisit something someone said. Get to know more of this article from MakeUseOf.com
With millions of apps in the Play Store and enough space on our phones to comfortably store hundreds of them, updating can be a tedious, data-chomping process. Earlier this year, Google announced it was using a new Delta algorithm that reduced the size of updates by as much as half when compared to the old way of downloading APKs. Now it’s taking it a bit further in a continued push to save you time, space, and money. More of this article from PCWorld.com
“Subscribe now!” blares the banner at the bottom of Google’s Play Music control panel, and indeed, everything about the just-revamped app seems to be shilling for its subscription streaming service, particularly the new auto-generated radio stations that sit (quite stubbornly) in Play Music’s Home tab. More of this latest article in PCWorld.com
Most Android smartphones today are more powerful than we give them credit for.
You use your phone for email, you type up notes, you probably do some image editing, you play games — and so much more. For all intents and purposes, this smartphone sitting in your pocket is a personal computer. It’s arguably as powerful as many devices sitting on desks in offices around the world. So why not use it to replace your desktop PC? Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
The ability use custom ROMs is one of the great joys of Android.
A custom ROM contains a whole new build of the Android operating system. To be able to install — or flash, as it’s known — a ROM offers huge benefits. More from this article in MakeUseOf.com
It’s amazing how a single missed SMS message can cause so much damage, isn’t it? Not in an extreme life-or-death sense, but definitely in a mess-up-your-relationship sense. Check out how on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Google Translate is rolling out a major upgrade that promises more human-like language translations. Check out this article in PCWorld.com