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Secure and cost effective connection with VPN for Android

Secure and cost effective connection with VPN for Android

The professionals and individuals working in offices need to know the importance and benefits obtained from the Virtual Private Network...

4 free helpful apps for getting around London during the Olympics

4 free helpful apps for getting around London during the Olympics

If you are in London enjoying the Olympics and having the time of your life, you still need to remain...

4 free apps to help you get that vacation before the end of summer

4 free apps to help you get that vacation before the end of summer

The end of summer is nearing (unfortunately) and for most of us that means that harsh weather will be drifting...

Which Android apps are you using the most?

Which Android apps are you using the most?

Having over 450,000 apps to choose from within Google Play makes it quite easy to find at least a few...

Google’s Android spyware detector is in fact a huge booboo

Google’s Android spyware detector is in fact a huge booboo

When Bouncer was unleashed this February, it was touted as a one-unit malware detection army. However, researchers have found holes...

Apple schmapple, Android apps are amazing

Apple schmapple, Android apps are amazing

If you’re a smart phone owner you use apps, it’s as simple as that. You might use some more than...

Is EA losing its swagger?

Is EA losing its swagger?

April 2012 a social media poll of 250,000 voters has listed EA (Electronic Arts) as the Worst Company In America...

Free mobile apps vs. paid apps – security issues and safety tips

Free mobile apps vs. paid apps – security issues and safety tips

Anyone who owns a smartphone, be it a sleek Apple iPhone or a fully customizable Android device, knows that mobile...

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Here's how it all breaks down: It doesn't take an astute observer to realize that RIM is dying. It takes...

Android wins the size battle… for now

Android wins the size battle… for now

I have always taken pride in my HTCphone having a bigger screen than the iPhone. That is one of the...

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP

Patents shift hands almost as often as companies change their lunch menus. Mobile, software, and hardware patents are of particular...

Schools begin preparing the next generation of app developers

Schools begin preparing the next generation of app developers

Google’s Android system for smartphones and devices quickly outpaced anyone’s expectations within its few years of operation, at least in...

The Google-Motorola deal is done

The Google-Motorola deal is done

Google announced they intended to purchase Motorola Mobility last August. Nine months, a go-around with China, and $12.5 billion dollars...

Will smartfoods send notifications to our smartphones soon?

Will smartfoods send notifications to our smartphones soon?

Have you ever been out and about and wondered, "do we have milk?" It's a question that gets asked in...

Second time is (hopefully) a charm with HP putting Windows 8 on new tablet line

Second time is (hopefully) a charm with HP putting Windows 8 on new tablet line

HP has not had much luck in their early attempts at penetrating the tablet market after launching and subsequently canning...

Would a 7-inch iPad kill the Kindle Fire

Would a 7-inch iPad kill the Kindle Fire

It was supposed to be the iPad killer and in many ways it was. Well, it didn't kill the iPad,...

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Tech giants duke it out in the courtroom

Oracle and Google continue their legal battle as their respective CEOs issue testimony.  Did Google's Android OS use code ripped off from...

Remote tablets: Revolutionizing your world

Remote tablets: Revolutionizing your world

The advent of the tablet has already changed our perspective on what can be accomplished with a personal computer. Within...

What do Android phones and condoms have in common?

What do Android phones and condoms have in common?

Names. If you tell someone you're running to the store to pick up a "Touch", a "Wildfire", or a "Vitality",...

Will Google join the race to the bottom of tablet pricing?

Will Google join the race to the bottom of tablet pricing?

Google has had limited success with their Nexus-branded smartphones to date but that isn't stopping them from moving the brand...