4 Tips every new Android user should know

Got yourself a new Android device? There are quite a few things that you will learn as you start using the phone or tablet more. However, below are four tips, that you should know even before you start playing around with...

Forget your phone’s brightness settings, use Lux instead

The LG G2 has one the most crowded notification areas so I wouldn’t install an app that adds one more thing to it unless it was absolutely awesome, would I? That app is Lux and it forced me to make...

How to: Capture high quality stills from video footage on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

When you’re around action – whether it’s a local sporting event or, more usually, kids and pets, there’s a perennial tension between deciding whether to shoot stills or video on your camera phone. Stills will be of higher quality,...

How to optimise RAM, maximise performance on Android

There we go – if you’re in a hurry to move on, that’s a pretty easy takeaway! You see, after weeks of looking at tips and tricks and utilities and management schemes, I’ve ended up with the conclusion that it’s...

Tips to make the most out of the HTC One M8 camera

The HTC One M8 comes with a measly 4MP ‘UltraPixel’ camera, which is awfully low when against the likes of the Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2’s 16 and 20.7MP camera sensor, respectively. Nevertheless, the One M8 comes with...

TouchWiz’s Gallery: the Unsuspected Photographic Tragedy

The workflow is simple enough, for many hundred million Samsung smartphone owners worldwide. Use the phone to take a photo, then tap on the little thumbnail to bring up the photo just taken. Not quite right? Then use...

Top Google Nexus 6P tips & tricks

The Nexus 6P was easily among the best smartphones released last year. It did not excel in one particular department, but it did not disappoint in any either.  The premium build quality, beefy battery,...

17 WhatsApp Tricks and Tips for Android

For countries like India, WhatsApp has become the default way of mobile communication. It has replaced SMS completely and soon might do so for VOIP calls as well. WhatsApp has more than a billion active users worldwide,...