19
Dec

Disable/Mute Android Camera Shutter Sound – How to

Disable/Mute Android Camera Shutter Sound – How to

It is really annoying at times to hear the shutter sound on an Android or otherwise, sometimes you want to click without a sound, there are very few android phones in the market that allow you to disable the shutter and the beep sound when you click a photo, If you have rooted your Android […]

13
Dec

How to install Android Apps when it says “This App is incompatible with your device” in the Market

How to install Android Apps when it says “This App is incompatible with your device” in the Market

I was trying to Install Google Currents on My Samsung Galaxy S2 from the Android Market and all of a sudden I read “This app is incompatible with your Vodafone IN Samsung GT-I9100.” I go like What the H*ck, I want to install and try this Neat little app, I could hardly do anything to install it, […]

7
Dec

10 billion downloads celebration, Android Market is giving away Premium Apps for $0.10

10 billion downloads celebration, Android Market is giving away Premium Apps for $0.10

Android Market has cross the 10 Billion download mark and Google is celebrating, so what? Well Google wants you to take the piece of the pie as well and is giving away Premium Apps for $0.10 for the next 10 days. So, here is the deal every day starting today, there will be 10 Premium […]

5
Dec

What will be the names for Future Android versions after Ice Cream sandwich and Jelly Beans? Here are some cool suggestions

What will be the names for Future Android versions after Ice Cream sandwich and Jelly Beans? Here are some cool suggestions

Did you know, Google’s Mobile operating system, Android has it’s version named after Desserts. When asked about it Google replied with “It’s kind of like an internal team thing, and we prefer to be a little bit — how should I say — a bit inscrutable in the matter, I’ll say,” said Randall Sarafa, a […]

2
Dec

How to detect Carrier IQ on your Android?

How to detect Carrier IQ on your Android?

We wrote about how Android, Blackberry, Symbian and WebOS, even iOS are tracking each and every event of the user. It was shocking and disturbing at the same time, until the companies accept it and removes the rootkit, you are still being logged and your privacy is being compromised. But not all phones are Carrier IQ […]

1
Dec

What is Carrier IQ? Do Android, Blackberry and Nokia actually track and monitor each action of the user?

What is Carrier IQ? Do Android, Blackberry and Nokia actually track and monitor each action of the user?

In a Shocker of a revelation, the smartphone world was shunned by the reports that Android, Blackberry OS, Symbian and even WebOS has a tool to track every action that the user of the phone does. We have previously written an article about Traitorware, this is an example of it. Carrier IQ, a diagnostic tool […]

16
Nov

Google making the recipe for Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 available, releases source code for ICS

Google making the recipe for Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 available, releases source code for ICS

Google latest and by far the best Android’s source code has been made public to developers, moders and ROM junkies, even before the first ICS phone Galaxy Nexus, goes on sale. Google announced the availability of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code for development and porting to other devices. “This release includes the full history […]

12
Nov

Prevent Facebook from tracking user data with Tinfoil on Android

Prevent Facebook from tracking user data with Tinfoil on Android

We posted an article about Facebook tracking user data even when the users are not logged on and also suggested how to keep off Facebook from your private data in the same article. Facebook has denied all allegation saying they use tracking cookies only to personalize content and make the social networking site more secure, but you […]

12
Nov

Your Android can now tell if and when the International Space Station will be visible next, to the naked Eye

Your Android can now tell if and when the International Space Station will be visible next, to the naked Eye

Have you every thought about watching an Artificial satellite with your naked eye, we are not speaking about the time before it crashes onto earth ;). Do you want to see one? Well there is a way to do so if you have an Android Phone. When the ISS is closest to the earth its […]

12
Nov

Use QR (Quick Response) Codes to share and join a Wi-Fi Network on Android

Use QR (Quick Response) Codes to share and join a Wi-Fi Network on Android

QR codes have been an exceptional hit and its abilities are very very helpful there is no doubt about it, in our day to day life we see QR codes being used at a lot of places, be it sharing a URL or having a Business Card information, QR codes are the next big thing. […]