b2gdroid turns Firefox OS into an Android launcher

Ever been curious about that piece of software called Firefox OS but couldn't really justify buying even the cheapest smartphone for it? Do you have an Android phone? If you said yes to both, then this might be your lucky day, depending on how you look at it. Read more

All Tips & Articles about Android Smartphone - June 10, 2015

Report: Android M extends Nexus 5 standby battery life nearly 3x

Android M may finally meet the long-unfulfilled dream of better battery life first pledged with Lollipop. A side-by-side test of two Nexus 5 phones, one running Android 5.1.1 and the other running M, show the latter outperforming Google's promises from I/O. Read more

New HTC One M9 Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Rolling out in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Improves Battery Life and Camera

Early March, the folks at HTC officially announced their flagship smartphone for 2015, the One M9. As you may already know, the HTC One M9 launched with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. Now we hear that the Taiwanese company is rolling out a new ... Read more

Apple makes dumping Android easy with move to iOS app

Here's how it works. According to Apple's website, you simply download the Move to iOS app to your Android smartphone and it will move over all the most important things from your Android phone to your new iPhone, including contacts, message history ... Read more

Motorola Moto G2 Unlikely to Get Android 5.1.1 Lollipop; Next Iteration of Smartphone May Come Out with Android M Out of the Box!

Early this week, the Android 5.1 Lollipop has finally rolled out to the Motorola Moto G2 and five other Motorola Moto smartphones. Google is obviously now under pressure to effect the roll out of Android 5.1 Lollipop to Android devices at the soonest ... Read more

Does Windows Phone perform as well on the low-end as Android? Apparently not.

While our reviews of the Lumia 640 revolved around using it in day to day situations over a period of time, some users may prefer a more rigid review which compares across the entire smartphone ecosystem. For those users, we have Anandtech. Anandtech's ... Read more

China's Doogee to Release S6000 Smartphone with 6000mAh Battery

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Best High-End Android Lollipop Smartphones Available in June 2015 Also, it comes with 16GB internal memory, 8MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter and shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. Doogee S6000 is expected to launch in ... Read more

3 ways to save big on your smartphone's data plan

Struggling to stay within your smartphone's data plan? You're not alone ... Free for both iPhone and Android, Onavo uses a few tricks to conserve data. It doesn't load images until you scroll to them, or caches them so they don't have to reload every ... Read more

Gionee unveils Elife E8 & Marathon M5 smartphones

The phone is powered by 2.0GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo UI 3.1 On the imaging front, the company has packed a 24MP rear shooter with dual-tone LED flash & OIS in the E8, which, thanks to software ... Read more

Apple CarPlay vs. Android Auto: Which Is Better Behind the Wheel?

They are touted as panaceas for what ails connected cars. Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto are programs intended to coordinate smartphone apps used in cars to make them easier to use and less distracting. At least that is the idea. Both CarPlay ... Read more