While Microsoft goes after competitors to get patent licensing agreements, Apple is notorious for not licensing its technology to anyone but instead looking to shut them out the market. As it turns out, Samsung was an exception. Y...
Today’s Apps Swipe Launcher: compliment Jelly Bean’s swipe-up voice search with apps of your choosing Smart Statusbar: pull down the status bar, even from within full-screen apps Home Button: broken home button? Don...
If you have an Android phone, you’ve probably heard of CyanogenMod. It’s the aftermarket firmware for dozens of phones that is constantly being tweaked and improved to run faster, better, and more up to date. (As a bon...
Originally published Oct. 17, 2011. Updated for CyanogenMod 9. Is your Android device feeling a bit sluggish? Are you annoyed at your manufacturer for stuffing unwanted apps onto your phone? Do you hate how you never seem to get A...
We may be tired of Apple vs Samsung but the courtroom battle between the two is a continual source of otherwise secret information. One such information are detailed statistics on the exact number of devices Apple and Samsung have...
As smartphone wars continue, on the field and in the courtroom, the contest worldwide seems to have already been won by Android. The International Data Corporation, aka IDC, has released a Q2 2012 study on smartphone global market...
Only a few days after it’s release, the Galaxy Note 10.1 was already rooted, and if you’re the lucky owner of a Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000, then we at dotTech have a guide for you. Disclaimer: This guide is intended as ...
Today’s Apps Androidify: turn yourself into an Android (avatar)! Metal Sniffer: turn your phone into a metal detector Speedtest.net: check network speeds Subscribe to dotTech to never miss an article: RSS Feed | E-mail About...
Custom ROMs, such as CyanogenMod, allow for after-market improvements to Android devices. The only problem with custom ROMs is they can be annoying/dangerous to flash (aka install), whether that be initial flash or flashing subseq...
CyanogenMod is a popular after-market third-party developed custom ROM for Android devices, phones and tablets. The goal of CyanogenMod is to supercharge your Android experience by adding features, functionality, stability, and sp...
Today’s Apps Tiny Flashlight + LED: brighten up your day with your phone’s camera flash Arcis: a arcade/tower defense mix FlightTrack Free: the best-looking flight tracking software out there Subscribe to dotTech to ne...
There was a time when 7 inch tablets cost $300-400. Then Amazon shook things up with a $199 Kindle Fire and Google recently followed suit with a $199 Nexus 7. In response, Samsung dropped the price on its 7 inch Galaxy Tabs to $24...
Today’s Apps Rotation Lock Open Source: disable rotation with your search button Magnetic Balls: a photo- and magnetism-based live wallpaper My Tracks: track your run through town, and more! Subscribe to dotTech to never mis...
See the above image? It is may be the Galaxy Note 2. The above image was floated around the Internet earlier this year as a potential Samsung Galaxy S III but we all know that turned out to be wrong. Now it has reappeared, courtes...
Hey dotTechies, dotTech is looking to hire a writer who will cover Android. I’m primarily looking for someone who is familiar with Android modding because this position will be writing How To guides on rooting, unlocking boo...
