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In Depth: Can a week living with Android convince an iOS die-hard to make the switch?

In Depth: Can a week living with Android convince an iOS die-hard to make the switch?

Hello. My name’s Gary, and I have given Apple a lot of money. I’ve owned first, second and fourth generation iPads and the iPad mini, and between us my wife and I have owned every iPhone. [...]

Tutorial: Three fun ways to personalise your Android home screen

Tutorial: Three fun ways to personalise your Android home screen

One of Android’s benefits (or weaknesses, depending on your perspective) is the ease with which you can tweak various aspects of the software, including apps, settings, widgets, home and lock screens and icons. You can get [...]

$99 cheap Android tablets might arrive in the third quarter

$99 cheap Android tablets might arrive in the third quarter

Cheap Android tablets are expected at a price point as low as $ 99. A recent report speculates that such budget slates might land towards the third quarter of the year. The claim is based on [...]

What does iOS 7 mean for the future of Android?

What does iOS 7 mean for the future of Android?

We got an early peak at iOS 7 earlier today. Love it or hate it, it’s finally a change from the same old boring grid of icons. For some this will be considered too extreme a [...]

Forget Face Unlock, Google patents Silly-Face Unlock for Android devices

Forget Face Unlock, Google patents Silly-Face Unlock for Android devices

Your mother probably told you that if wind changed while you were pulling a face, you’d stay that way. So, she’d be aghast to learn Google may soon be relying on such facial contortions to unlock [...]

HTC One Android 4.2.2 coming in June over-the-air

HTC One Android 4.2.2 coming in June over-the-air

With the “Google Edition” announced, and expected to land on June 26, the Taiwanese manufacturer is looking to deliver the HTC One Android 4.2.2 update. According to HTC Russia’s Andrey Kormiltsev, the HTC One Android 4.2.2 update will [...]

Sky’s Android apps make triumphant return to Google Play following hack

Sky’s Android apps make triumphant return to Google Play following hack

Sky has announced that its suite of Android apps have been restored to the Google Play store, following last weekend’s hacking incident at the hands of the Syrian Electronic Army. The company had temporarily removed the [...]

Tim Cook not opposed to porting Apple apps to Android (but they’re not going to)

Tim Cook not opposed to porting Apple apps to Android (but they’re not going to)

Apple CEO Tim Cook, wrapping up his stint on stage at D11, said Apple wasn’t religiously opposed to porting iOS apps to Android (or presumably other platforms). Cook claimed that, if it made sense, Apple would [...]

BBC iPlayer for Android update brings support for 10-inch tablets

BBC iPlayer for Android update brings support for 10-inch tablets

The BBC has issued a new version of its iPlayer app for Android, enabling it to support 10-inch tablets for the first time. Owners of the Google Nexus 10, and other larger slates had previously been [...]

Unity game engine goes free for iOS and Android, BB10 and WP8 to follow

Unity game engine goes free for iOS and Android, BB10 and WP8 to follow

Unity, the multiplatform game engine, has gone free to use for iOS and Android. The company made the announcement at its Unite Nordic conference in Malmö, Sweden, according to Keith Andrew of PocketGamer. Unity started life [...]