I just got a new Android tablet as a Mother’s Day gift. My kids said it would be a great way to keep up with the news (They call me a news junkie) without having to turn my computer or TV on all the time, Where are the best places to find news that I don’t have to pay for? Continue reading
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How Do I Get News On My Android Tablet?
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013For Word Nerds Everywhere… OVERDRIVE!
Sunday, April 21st, 2013The Overdrive Media Console allows you to download E-books and audiobooks from your local library to read or listen to on your computer or your personal devices. It is free to download and easy to use. Continue reading
Pulse – Get The News That Interests You
Monday, April 1st, 2013Pulse bills itself as “Your news. Anywhere.” That’s a pretty good description of this nifty free app (and website, for those without a tablet or smartphone) that lets you set up a customized news feed of the information that interests you. Continue reading
Spring Cleaning For Your Smartphone
Monday, March 18th, 2013As I write this, the first day of spring is only a day away. Seems like a good time to take up that good old tradition of spring cleaning – on your smartphone or tablet. Is your phone the equivalent of a spare room crammed full of stuff you thought you might use someday? Here’s how to straighten things up. Continue reading
How Do I Turn Off Autocomplete On My Phone?
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013Question: I read the article on turning off autocomplete. This would work fine on my desktop, but not on my Samsung Galaxy 2 Smartphone. So, how would you make it work on this kind of phone as more and more people are using this type of phone over a desktop? Continue reading
Your Cell Phone Is A Bacteria Farm
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013A professor at The University Of Surrey asked students to make imprints of their mobile phones in a Petri dish to find out how much bacteria the phones carried around. Turns out your phone is home to a lot of nasty bugs. Continue reading
Smudge Attack! How Dirty Phone Screens Help Thieves
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013Your dirty touchscreen not only looks messy, it could help a thief break into your phone, tablet or touchscreen computer. Crooks are staging “smudge attacks” where they follow the pattern of your fingerprints to determine passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information. Continue reading
Help! My Android Tablet Has No Instructions
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013Looking for some instructions for using your new Android tablet? Here are some suggestions on the best places to search for help. Continue reading
Android – Show your Touches
Sunday, February 24th, 2013I love my Samsung Galaxy S III, but like most touch-enabled devices there’s no confirmation of where you’ve been touching. I can live without such a luxury, but why bother when Android OS (at least everything after v4.0) has a built-in option that does just that? Continue reading
WS App Review: Scanner Radio
Saturday, February 16th, 2013Listening to police and fire scanners can be interesting and sometimes a little scary. You could spend around $100 to buy a scanner and listen to calls in your area, or you could download Scanner Radio for free and listen to calls on over 3600 police and fire scanners in the United States and Australia on your phone or tablet. Continue reading
FTC Calls For “Do Not Track” App Registry
Monday, February 4th, 2013The Federal Trade Commission is calling on mobile platform providers and mobile app developers to establish a national “Do Not Track” registry similar to the “Do Not Call” registry to prevent apps from tracking the locations of unsuspecting users. Continue reading
Is Your App Keeping Tabs On You? – 10 Surprising Apps That Track You
Sunday, January 27th, 2013You would expect an app like Google Maps to pinpoint your location, but why do the Angry Birds need to know where you are? Many popular Android apps also track your location, check your device ID and even access the contacts on your phone. Continue reading
Android – Change your Home Screen
Sunday, December 16th, 2012What do you do if you want to suddenly change one of those screens to your home screen? Do you take the time to manually move all of those icons? Heck no! Continue reading
WS App Review: Viber
Saturday, December 1st, 2012Have you ever wished for an inexpensive way to stay in touch with friends and relatives across the country, or even around the world? Now you can, with the super-cool Viber app! Compatible with a variety of smartphone platforms, Viber is a simple, quick and easy method for connecting with buddies for free. Continue reading
FolderSync – High Res Cloud Photo Storage
Sunday, November 18th, 2012You want to store your all-important camera photos, but don’t have the time to transfer it to your desktop or external device. Or better still, you would rather want it as it is – without any compression – in the cloud. Google Drive does it, but compresses your data.
But you don’t need to fret when there is FolderSync. This
Android Data Usage
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012From within this handy utility, you can monitor how much data you’re using, turn mobile data off, set warnings if you’re about to go over your limit and even see what’s been using your precious gigabytes! Continue reading
Forcing an Android Download to Stop
Sunday, October 14th, 2012If you’ve got a download on your Android phone that just won’t quit running, try the steps described in this tip. Continue reading
The All-New Features of Android ICS 4.0.4
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012There are so many features ( including one hidden ) in the new Android version 4.0.4. Take a look at some of them. Continue reading
Google Offline Maps for Android
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Google Maps now offers offline maps so, if you’re planning a trip to a location without a data signal, download some maps to your Android device in advance. Continue reading
