About Briley Kenney
Briley is a tech/gaming journalist, and electronic gadget enthusiast. Briley writes for several online publications including Android Headlines, Blackberry Rocks, The Tech Labs and of course dotTech. His most recent project involved working on a turn based RPG called Tales of Illyria, which is now available in Google Play!
Google Reader is almost gone, so the race to find a suitable alternative is on. Many folks are turning to Feedly, Flipboard, Pulse or even Digg’s new service. If this next rumor turns out to be true, some folks may soon be t...
Instagram was recently updated to include video sharing support much like Vine. During the first 24 hours of the service being available, more than 5 million videos were uploaded by active users. In fact, in just the first eight h...
One of the best ways to secure and lock down sensitive files, especially those you’re going to share online or store in the cloud is to use advanced encryption methods. Unfortunately, sending encrypted files can be a bit of a hass...
Most devices lack a flash for use with the front facing camera. Unfortunately, a lot of people actually use the front camera to take “selfies” or just to take photos with someone else. Long story short, a front flash w...
Apparently, Google is preparing to launch a proprietary service of their own like Craigslist, which allows users to list and sell used goods. The service is purportedly called Google Mine, and much of the information was gathered ...
Just ahead of its June 27th launch, Nvidia has cut the price of their upcoming Shield gaming tablet by $50. Down from $349, the Shield will now cost just $299. “We’ve received feedback from thousands of gamers that if SHIELD...
Every once in a while I like to give my Android a redesign. Usually I change my launcher or theme, alter any visual styles I have active and change the background wallpaper on my device. The easiest way to freshen up your handset ...
If you have a computer that’s used by multiple people, it’s possible that it’s suffering from what I like to call desktop clutter syndrome. To clarify, clutter syndrome is when the desktop is littered with application icons, folde...
Review of Rockmelt social news reader app on Android for smartphones and tablets
Tumblr is hands-down the best place to find images of all types. Beautiful art and inspiring images are certainly not a rarity of the platform. In fact, even though it’s meant to be a blogging platform more people use Tumblr to sh...
Some Android devices have a special driving mode baked in. Google Text to Speech is also included with the Android OS. That being said, it’s always good to have an alternative or two to choose from. One of the best features of tho...
When narrating presentations, there are certain visual aids that come in handy. Many folks prefer to use a laser pointer or something similar, but you can’t really use such tools when producing a screencast. When using screenshots...
Recently I reviewed Taskbar- Windows 8 Style for Android. It essentially adds a Windows style taskbar and start menu to Android, which acts as a semi-customizable quick launcher. Personally, I’m not fond of bringing the Start Menu...
The current version of Blackberry 10 can run Android apps, but only those compatible with Android 2.3 Gingerbread or earlier versions. It’s safe to say those apps are fairly outdated by now. Lots of updated features have been impl...
Lots of manufacturers these days are looking to take that crown for the largest handset on the market. What is that saying…? Oh, yes, go big or go home. That’s it. Huawei, on the other hand, is focusing on developing the thinnest ...