Your smart phone devices are more than just cellular phones, instead one may term them as completely equipped computers. So what is special about smartphones that was missing in the old phones? I’ll tell you briefly. Smartphones these days are characterized by high processors that are very powerful and speedy. Moreover, through the operating system installed on your mobile, it allows you to do almost anything; from placing a VoIP call to browsing and the possibilities are endless. This is where the true beauty of smartphone lies.

Where the original mobile phones were just plain screens, innocent devices capable of only storing a few contacts, making calls or sending messages in a monotone dull screen; smartphones nowadays mimic a fully functional upgraded computer. Smartphones are easy on the hand through touch sensitive screens and people rely on them so much that they rather keep them in their hands all the time. Read more…

In today’s world none of us can possibly live without apps, as they are not frivolous but go a long way in making our lives easier and systematic. Obviously it is not advisable to use your smartphone while driving; however you may need some help while driving around a new location or even help planning your travel or vacations.

We have narrowed down the top 15 Android and iOS apps that can be a huge help for people looking for directions, maintaining travel stats, coordinating travel plans, locating their car, checking out their driving skills or planning their travel. Read more…

Do you know that ‘Selfie’ is named as Oxford Dictionaries word of the year in 2013? Selfie means a photo that one has taken of oneself with smartphone and share to social media.

With the rise of smartphone and social media in the recent years, the ‘selfie’ trend has quickly spread to every corner of the world. When you check out your friends’ status updates on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, it’s not difficult to find many of them like taking their self-portrait pictures with a new outfit, a cool hairstyle or while enjoying a delightful dinner. Moreover many celebrities regularly post their selfies on social profiles and successfully attracted a huge community of fans and followers. Read more…

The first rule of using Internet is ‘don’t believe everything you read on Internet’. This is especially true when you stumble upon some odd news on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. These days, more and more people are getting news through their social networks and blogs. But it’s always good to verify the authenticity of the content and consider the source before sharing any news with your friends.

In today’s post, we would like to share with you some famous fake technology stories that have gone viral on the web in the form of online news and ads. These hoaxes are intentionally crafted by some notorious pranksters, making it looked so real and difficult to tell truth from fiction. We hope you’re not a victim of these pranks. Read more…

Did you just got lost somewhere with rare possibility of accessing a network connection? There’s nothing to worry about until you have your iOS device. Wondering how? Since the iOS devices contains Google Maps app you can easily find your way back to home even when offline. Google just recently introduced a new feature to Google Maps, making it possible for users to save the maps to their phone.

So, the moment you got stuck in a place without any Internet connection and your phone starts displaying “No service”, Google Maps will pop up but only in the case if you’ve stored your maps to be accessed in the offline mode. With the new Google Maps 3 version you can store huge portion of map areas for your guidance, for offline access. Read more…

In most of the major cities around the world traffic jams happen everyday. Sometimes people can be stuck in the traffic for hours during working and peak hours. The condition is worse if there’s an accident, roadblock or roadworks. Being a smart commuter, you should plan your route properly to ensure your journey is smooth and hassle-free.

One of the typical ways to keep you updated with the traffic condition is listening to the car radio. The good news is that they are alternatives available to help you get the real-time and accurate traffic info. Thanks to the mobile app developers who are devoted to making our driving frustrations less. Below we’ve rounded up some helpful traffic apps, both iOS and Android, helping you to get out of the traffic disasters, get to the destination faster as well as discover and share interesting data during your driving journey. Read more…

Every teenager knows that almost all mobile phones are divided into “iPhones” and “Androids”. Older people still remember the ordinary mobile phones, “dialers”, and perhaps Symbian and Windows Phone. And where did all the other mobile platforms go? Are there any devices available based on them? Thanks to the efforts of manufacturers, Android smartphones got a great screen resolution and looks like a “spade”. Since the race for the pixels is on, we will point out, what is the maximum resolution and the diagonal of the screen used in phones (tablets do not count) on one platform or another.

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Apple has finally announced the much anticipated iPhone 5, a longer, thinner, lighter and more powerful smart phone powered by iOS 6. The good news for existing iPhone and iPad owners is that the Apple’s latest mobile operating system is available for download now. If you’ve already tried iOS 6, you’ll notice that both Google Maps and YouTube apps are no longer the default mapping and video tools.

If you are one of those Apple fan who can’t live without Google’s online mapping tool and video sharing service, here are 2 quick tutorials which you can follow to “restore” Google Maps and YouTube apps back to your iPhone and iPad while enjoying the new functionalities of iOS 6. Read more…

Nowadays, Internet is playing an important part in our daily life. Without Internet connection, it seems like there’s nothing much you can do. You can’t post updates on Facebook, search information on Google, play social games, or watch videos on YouTube. To avoid from having such a boring day, you can pre-install or download some stuff on your mobile phone or tablet. This helps you to consume your time easily when you are on the move and there’s no WiFi connection around.

Here we would like to introduce you 7 awesome apps that are useful to save web pages and articles to your laptop, smart phone and tablet device for later reading. Read more…

There are a lot of genuinely substantial reasons why iOS is a far better choice than Android. A number of these things will be highlighted here so that people can clearly establish why iOS is the favorite choice of a developer over Android. The battle royal that does exist between iOS and Android is profoundly apparent. Therefore, it all depends on which side of the fence a person does find themselves, and which of these two contenders they do happen to like the most as opposed to the other one.

One of the big reasons that iOS is a favorite choice of developer over Android is that Apple does continue to come up with the kind of phone that most end users do request and want the most. This is something that is extremely beneficial as the end users are the ones who provide them the majority of their business in addition. Giving the people what they want the most is why iOS is the chosen favorite over Android any day of the week. Read more…