Articles by Android Dissected from June 2013

As more and more tech gadgets get introduced into our lives, we’re constantly looking for and needing better, more efficient ways to keep those gadgets charged up and going at......

As we all come home from a long day at the office, we usually tend to set our devices down on our night stand, dresser or our computer desk and......

I have a terrible track record of picking bad movies. Not just bad, but REALLY bad. Cloverfield, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Omen (remake with Liev Schriver), Red Dawn (again, remake), I picked them...

If you are anything like me you dont really get into action games on you smart phone. Typically the controls are lackluster and leave you wishing for more. One game that broke through with a decent sc...

Let me preface this article by stating the following. When iOS 7 was announced, I knew that there were going to be some iOS 7 themed icon packs available on the Play Store. What I didnt know, was how ...

BattleStone is yet another RPG I have checked out that is keeping me coming back each day. Having given up on PC and Console gaming, finding new and better RPG’s and in-depth games on my mobile ...

For the most part, I contact the same people every week over and over again, and, as most people nowadays do, I communicate primarily through email and SMS. The times have changed so much, that usuall...

So I’m really not much of an “audiophile” but I do want my music to sound great, from the highs to lows and everywhere in between. The first time I heard the sound come out of today&...

Protection. Protection comes in so many forms and so many ways. Before I get too far into the article, ask yourselves these questions: How many of you are so protective of your baby that you cover it ...

So I’m really not much of an “audiophile” but I do want my music to sound great, from the highs to lows and everywhere in between. The first time I......

Despite numerous firings and internal turbulence HTC is back to its best when it comes to mobile handsets. It’s been lagging well behind Samsung for the last few years, especially......

So if you follow what I write on here, you know that I take a look at, at least one icon pack per week. This week is no different. This time around, Im taking a look at Minicons by APPitizer. If you h...

In the world of art the tool itself can often be the inspiration for creation. Whether its the deep shadows of charcoal, the depth and sheen of oil, or even the feedback from an electric guitar, any a...

And on to the fourteenth edition of our ToTW here at Android Dissected. We have for you today a theme that is a light theme. Light themes aren’t for everyone, but there is no denying the amount ...

I think it’s fairly safe to say that I’m not the only person who has needed to print on multiple printers, from multiple devices. Whether it’s my Windows desktop at work, my Mac at h...

Over the past couple of months I’ve been a search for what I personally feel is the best Bluetooth/Wireless speaker that you can get without spending a ton of money. I’ve offered some smal...

So Ive been on the hunt for an awesome Bluetooth speaker to listen to either my music or podcasts while Im writing posts, cleaning around the house, or just for the hell of it. Ive reviewed a couple o...

So you’re in the process of editing some family pictures and then your laptop suddenly shuts off. You try and reboot it but it doesn’t seem to work. You feverishly search around to try ano...

So you’re in the process of editing some family pictures and then your laptop suddenly shuts off. You try and reboot it but it doesn’t seem to work. You feverishly......

I have a lot of respect for people who can pull off a compelling service or product and maintain simplicity. Rando is a photosharing app that eats a red mushroom of simplicity, taking things to the ne...

And on to the fourteenth edition of our ToTW here at Android Dissected. We have for you today a theme that is a light theme. Light themes aren’t for everyone,......

I don’t consider myself a foodie in the least, but as someone who works in the retail food industry I understand the utility and importance the Zagat Survey has created for itself over the years...

Over the past year or so, I’ve become more and more fascinated with NFC(Near Field Communications) and the endless possibilities that it has. I personally use a couple of NFC objects/devices in ...

Have you ever been pulled over for talking on your smartphone while driving? Well today we have a Daily Saver that will hopefully help you to avoid that from happening in the future. Today’s Dai...

Have you ever been pulled over for talking on your smartphone while driving? Well today we have a Daily Saver that will hopefully help you to avoid that from happening......

Intro: For those of us just tuning in I like visual novels. Visual novels are often defined is being an interactive fiction/chose your own adventure kind of game for computers. So today I am going to ...

A few months ago, I decided on my own accord, that I would pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus and give the “Un-Carrier” a fair try. When I started I was concerned. I know from my brother hav...

Its that time of the week again boys and girls. Time for this weeks edition of UCCW Skins. This week we have a couple minimalistic skins and themes as well as someone who keeps coming up on the radar ...

A few months ago, I decided on my own accord, that I would pick up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus and give the “Un-Carrier” a fair try. When I started I......

This week we all enjoyed the 3 day digital orgy that is The Electronics Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. Whether you attended in person, or watched the coverage online, there was a ton of infor...

Do you want an awesome way to prop your Android tablet or phone up and write down some notes or quickly send an email, but you don’t like using the on-screen keyboard for long writing sessions? ...

Do you want an awesome way to prop your Android tablet or phone up and write down some notes or quickly send an email, but you don’t like using the......

I don’t consider myself a foodie in the least, but as someone who works in the retail food industry I understand the utility and importance the Zagat Survey has created......

The Waka Waka Solar Powered Lamp and Mobile Phone Charger is a great solution for those times youre away from electricity and may need a charge on your phone or tablet. Its also ideal for camping, fis...

This week we all enjoyed the 3 day digital orgy that is The Electronics Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. Whether you attended in person, or watched the coverage online,......

I have a lot of respect for people who can pull off a compelling service or product and maintain simplicity. Rando is a photosharing app that eats a red mushroom......

The ADDITSWeek In Reviewis here! Just a little all-in-one post with links to every article weve written this week. Its for your viewing pleasure if you missed something during the week, or if there we...

So youre trying to get your day-to-day life organized, but you cant seem to find an application that allows you to make simple lists, but also has the ability to do so much more. Maybe youre trying to...

If you’re into foreign languages you have probably heard of Duolingo. Duolingo was founded by Luis Von Ahn, and that name is pretty important. Luis Von Ahn is creator of CAPTCHA, those little im...

Google edition phones have been big news in the Android community since the Google Edition Galaxy S4 was announced at Google I/O last month. As of today, we know of three Google Edition phones; the Sa...

A few days ago, one of the editors over here at ADDITS mentioned that if he could he would do everything and anything, especially editing, from his S4. At 5”, only a mere 2” smaller than m...

So right before I sat down to write this post, I had somewhat of an epiphany. We have been giving you folks great deals on all kinds of stuff, but we have never had a Daily Saver that would help you t...

Zombie-themed items are all around us and there seems to be no stopping it. We love zombies. In fact, a search for zombies in Google Play provides us with 1000 applications, almost 100 books, and 52 m...

Google edition phones have been big news in the Android community since the Google Edition Galaxy S4 was announced at Google I/O last month. As of today, we know of......

A few days ago, one of the editors over here at ADDITS mentioned that if he could he would do everything and anything, especially editing, from his S4. At 5”,......

So right before I sat down to write this post, I had somewhat of an epiphany. We have been giving you folks great deals on all kinds of stuff, but......

Zombie-themed items are all around us and there seems to be no stopping it. We love zombies. In fact, a search for zombies in Google Play provides us with 1000......

  A few months back, App.net or also known as the ADN network, opened up things a bit to offer free accounts so that they could bring in new users to test out the network and see what it’s ...

Who doesnt love a solid 2D space shooter? From Atari through to SNES and Genesis, and right up to the present day on todays mobile platforms, we are still attracted to this classic game style. The rea...

Massive thanks to Plantronics for sending me the review unit! I really appreciate it! The Unboxing The Specs Dual-mic DSP for enhanced audio Quick pair technology microUSB charging 7 hour listening ti...

The month of June is upon us, and that means fantastic deals on audio equipment. Today’s deal comes from Philips. These awesome pair of headphones typically ring in at $299.99 and are on sale fo...

As a few of my most recent posts suggest I am already in full swing for the summer. I commute to work 4 to 5 times per week by bike, and usually squeeze in 1 or 2 leisure rides. I am pretty much all g...

Who doesnt love a solid 2D space shooter? From Atari through to SNES and Genesis, and right up to the present day on todays mobile platforms, we are still attracted......

The month of June is upon us, and that means fantastic deals on audio equipment. Today’s deal comes from Philips. These awesome pair of headphones typically ring in at $299.99......

As a few of my most recent posts suggest I am already in full swing for the summer. I commute to work 4 to 5 times per week by bike,......

A few months ago when I first started writing for ADDITS I took a look at an awesome dungeon crawler by the name of Soulcraft. Trapped inside by the rain and bored to tears, I realized I hadn’t ...

Remember a couple years back when having an Android phone meant no accessories for your phone? Times have changed, and you’ll find that it’s no longer a challenge to find a quality product...

Butterscotch Shenanigans has come up with something wonderfully strange in their new title Quadropus Rampage. Im not sure if its a new creature or an octopus that is missing some limbs, but you play a...

A few months ago when I first started writing for ADDITS I took a look at an awesome dungeon crawler by the name of Soulcraft. Trapped inside by the rain......

Ladies and gentlemen, we come to you today with a theme that has been revamped to use more compressed file size which lowers the download/installation size. This theme has been around the proverbial b...

Your looking for some new icons again, aren’t you? Look no further than Alex Miller’s Jive Icons. These minimal square icons are perfect for any Android homescreen.These icons will work on...

Ladies and gentlemen, we come to you today with a theme that has been revamped to use more compressed file size which lowers the download/installation size. This theme has been......

You’re looking for some new icons again, aren’t you? Look no further than Alex Miller’s Jive Icons. These minimal square icons are perfect for any Android homescreen.These icons will...

Last week when Vine launched I wrote a review. Cinemagram came out a couple of months back, and I had intended to give it the same treatment but, life got in the way. I had a kid and it fell by the wa...

As many of you know, and for those that don’t know, I’m addicted to music and having it playing at all times. Regardless if I’m at home, work, in the car and on the go or what, IR...

Last week when Vine launched I wrote a review. Cinemagram came out a couple of months back, and I had intended to give it the same treatment but, life got......

There are many things that make Android great. But without users, from novice to expert, and independent developers, the experience would be no where near what it is today. The sense of community that...

Everyone loves having an external monitor or two. The external monitor is especially awesome if it is full HD and has integrated speakers. So for today’s Daily Saver, if you haven’t gotten...

Are you wanting to slim down for pool season? How about making healthier eating choices or trying to exercise more? Sometimes we want to take these steps, but they are very difficult to keep track of....

There are many things that make Android great. But without users, from novice to expert, and independent developers, the experience would be no where near what it is today. The......

Everyone loves having an external monitor or two. The external monitor is especially awesome if it is full HD and has integrated speakers. So for today’s Daily Saver, if you......

Are you wanting to slim down for pool season? How about making healthier eating choices or trying to exercise more? Sometimes we want to take these steps, but they are......

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I love changing my icons. Well let me rephrase, I love finding new icon packs or having people tell me about new icon packs and then trying them out on my devices. Since I love icon packs so much, I a...

Speed. It’s an addiction many of us have. If you’re reading this, chances are, your addiction is to mobile data speed. For years we’ve all been using a great app from www.speedtest.n...

I love changing my icons. Well let me rephrase, I love finding new icon packs or having people tell me about new icon packs and then trying them out on......

Everyone loves a good pair of over the ear headphones to drown out the sounds of the day while sitting at their desk. Today’s Daily Saver will help you all accomplish that a little better with s...

Are you a fan of the old-school 8-bit style games? Have you been looking for some really awesome 8-bit style icons for your home screen? Well look no further as Jenning has created the Minimal Pixel I...

Speed. It’s an addiction many of us have. If you’re reading this, chances are, your addiction is to mobile data speed. For years we’ve all been using a great app......

Samsung is no stranger to Android tablets. They churn them out left and right. They are also no stranger to stylus input since they have already had a few devices that featured dedicated stylus hardw...

Its that time of the week again boys and girls. Time for this weeks edition of UCCW Skins. This week we have a couple minimalistic skins and themes as well as someone who keeps coming up on the radar ...

Breaking up my summer obsession with games, I bring to you another installment of cool wallpapers I think are nifty. Lets start with the volcanic live wall paper, calledIsland Nights. You get some goo...

In the market for a new wireless mouse that is one of the best available today? Well for today’s Daily Saver, we have a great deal on the ever-popular Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX. Nor...

With the summer finally upon us, most of us will be spending a lot more time outdoors. If we are anything alike, lots of that time will be spend on a bike saddle. Runtastic Road Bike is just one of ma...

The ADDITSWeek In Reviewis here! Just a little all-in-one post with links to every article weve written this week. Its for your viewing pleasure if you missed something during the week, or if there we...

These are the top things I hear when I ask people why they don’t like Android. It’s slow. Battery life sucks. Not enough apps. It’s not an iPhone/iPad. It’s too big. My friends...

Although Ice Cream Sandwich has been out for quite a while now, it seems to have a bit of a problem setting up email accounts; especially Hotmail. Im sure most of you finally got your ICS update (my c...

There can be any number of reasons why someone would want to mock or spoof their whereabouts. Some people may want to sneak away but make it look like their at home, while others may want to stay wher...

With the increased demand for storage in today’s world, are you still falling behind? No need to worry, the daily deal is here to help out. Today’s daily saver is for a Sandisk Cruzer Flas...

Are you looking for a game to test your racing skills? You have probably played plenty of car racing games before on your desktop, gaming system, or mobile device. The Turbo Racing League app puts a l...

In todays world were increasingly disconnecting from cable and television providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Dish Network. Many of us have gone cold turkey and exclusively use services like Netfl...

I’ve been using Ridethecity.com for a few years now. I commute by bike on a daily basis, even in the winter, so being able to plan my trip depending on how safe or fast I want to get to my desti...

There are two types of people in the world, those that enjoy crosswords and those that dont. And, to divide things even more greatly, within that population of crossword lovers there are two more grou...

So awhile back I took a look at something that was pretty new to the Play Store in terms of icon/uccw theming. The set that I looked at was Pristine by StealthyChief (Will Windham), and it was met wit...

I admit it. I am a fanboy. Currently, I am an all-in Android and Google fanboy and have been very vocal in evangelizing their products. I love everything about Android. I love the user interface, the ...

We come to you again with a new edition of Theme Of The Week here at Android Dissected. We all have those people we look up to in our lives, who are doing something we can’t do, or something we ...

Intro: I am sure by now that the idea of Android as a desktop level OS has crossed all of our minds, when in fact it has also been on the minds of many people. A few years ago someone even attempted t...

Are you in the market for a portable Bluetooth speaker with amazing sound quality? Well do I have the deal for you today. Today’s Daily Saver is an awesome deal on the ultra-popular Jawbone JAMB...

I tend to be a bit skeptical about most of the apps I review, and Free Sudoku was definitely one of them. I was pondering what can be done to a Sudoku app to make it less “run-of-the-mill,”...

So today, I have a few items that Im going to review from the one and only Brian Roberts and BrionicThemes. Awhile back Android Dissected did a review/giveaway of the ever popular UltimateNow Theme by...

I have talked about HTC for several of my past articles, so I do apologize as I write yet another. That being said, it would be a disservice to not mention the HDR microphone on the HTC One. The micro...

What app turns diamonds and other precious jewels into a fun game? Bejeweled Blitz does! This application has been hanging around in the top charts of Google Play, so I decided to try it. I used to lo...

Many of my favorite games can be stressful, trying to get the perfect start, matching all the right cubes, defeating the boss before all your energy is gone. Just like there is music for every occasio...

So you’ve got a beautiful new device, and then you look at the system storage capacity just to know how much room you have to work with. You are on the border of being disgusted when you see tha...

Odds are, if you have a remote interest in technology, you have heard of Vine. Vine is a short video social network that was acquired by Twitter and subsequently released an application that gained mu...

About two months ago (has it been that long already?), I wrote my first article for Android Dissected. I was extremely excited that I had found one of the coolest apps Ive ever installed and the whole...

Google+ is my main hub for entertainment, news, Android and sports. I have circled many Android designers on G+. I like to see what they are working on and contribute anyway I can. Over a week ago, Ry...

Nothing whets the appetite like cutting edge technology, and Solid State Drives (SSD) are like a free dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse (look it up). Faster, more durable, and with a remarkably lower l...

I am an avid Sudoku-er. I do the puzzles every single day. Grab a newspaper on my way to university and solve it on the bus. Grab another newspaper when I get to Uni and solve it before the first lect...

Ive talked about HTC for several of my past articles, so I do apologize as I write yet another. That being said, it would be a disservice to not mention the HDR microphone on the HTC One. The micropho...

This week Google tried something a little different: they released a Skee-ball game that can be played with two devices paired through their Chrome operating system/ The game is calledRoll It,and it i...

Its Monday, and you all know what that means. Time for the latest edition of the UCCW Skins Of The Week. This week we have some skins ranging from a Play Store theme to whats being touted as a Work In...

I’m sure that if you guys and gals have been checking the site out every day, you know that we’ve been running a Daily Saver where we bring you guys an awesome deal on one item. Well to ce...

I like to browse imgur daily. I found myself rifling through pictures on my computer much easier than on my phone because there really wasn’t an app on Android that had fully satisfied my image ...

The ADDITSWeek In Reviewis here! Just a little all-in-one post with links to every article weve written this week. Its for your viewing pleasure if you missed something during the week, or if there we...

  I churn through a lot of games on a monthly basis. Whether playing for a review, or just for my own enjoyment, I burn through titles fast. When I look up and realize that a single title has cla...

The Nexus experience has been a term thrown around lately, and with another phone entering into that experience this week, its an important time to take a look at why these phones are a big deal. This...

Anyone with a rooted phone has without doubt come across the statement create a nandroid back before starting and truer words have never been spoken. Flashing a new mod, patch, or ROM without having a...

I know just what you’re thinking, “Wow, yet ANOTHER Android browser that I don’t care about” when you see this review about Next Launcher. And that’s what I said when I s...

Since Googles new game services was recently released, I thought I would draw some attention to another early adopter of said services. Concrete softwares PBA Bowling Challenge, first released in Janu...

I was really skeptical when I started using this app, most of the products I was seeing were truly “fancy” by definition and definitely not in my price range; like an $85,000 watch. Howeve...

Are you looking for an awesome speaker set to jam out to some tunes to? Well for today’s Daily Saver we are bringing you the JBL Creature III Self-Powered Multimedia Satellite and Subwoofer Syst...

Im not sure if many of you know that I purchased a Nexus 4 about a month ago or so. No I didnt do a review on it, nor did I really mention it that much but to a select few. But since I am a month into...

If youre like me, you were let down by the audio quality of your Galaxy Nexus (GNex) and (maybe even) your Nexus 7. Its not that the sound is awful, its simply not as good as it could be. So what do y...

Y’all didn’t think I’d go an entire week without doing an icon review of some sort, did you? If you did, you were wrong, dead wrong. To be honest though, I really wasn’t going ...