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There are those of us who are Android and Open Source software fans. Open Source is about the freedom of choice. Some carriers in America give you an expensive smartphone at a discount if you agree to sign a lengthy contract. While there is nothing wrong with that, as you have the choice not to sign the contract, it may end up costing you more in the long run.
Many people just accept this as the status quo, but now we have no-contract carriers and prepaid plans—we have other choices. In this video, XDA Developer TV Producer Kevin talks about his choice . . . READ ON »
HTC has released the source code for the HTC One and updated source for the Droid DNA. That story and more are covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week’s news is a discussion of the Firefox OS Port for the HTC Explorer and a bunch of forum additions.
Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on XDA Developer TV. XDA Developer TV Producer Steve had a cross-platform Instagram App Shootout and XDA Developer TV Producer Kevin gave us a demonstration of Dashclock. Pull up a . . . READ ON »
There are so many file explorers on Google Play that you need a file explorer to explore the files of file explorers. While there are quite a few to choose from, how many are good, free, root-enabled, and feature the Holo UI? Which ones allow you to browse files on your cloud storage services? Which ones allow you to browse network shares?
XDA Forum Member EStrongs updated their famous file explorer. In this video, XDA Developer TV Producer TK reviews version 3 of ES File Explorer. TK shows off the application and gives his thoughts, so check out this . . . READ ON »
One of Android’s biggest features is widgets. You can view your email on your homescreen without actually opening the email app. This novel concept will reach Fruitland at some point, right after Apple patents the idea. Of course, Android widgets are not just limited to email. And they are not just limited to your homescreen.
With Dashclock you can put a bunch of information on your lock screen. In this video, XDA Developer TV Producer Kevin shows you how to set up Dashclock and its various extensions. With Dashclock, there are almost no limits to what you can do from . . . READ ON »
Recently, we talked about the differences between the Facebook App and the Twitter App on Windows Phone, Android, and iOS. We looked at their differences and similarities, and if they even have the same functionality. Today, we continue to examine these questions.
In this episode, XDA Developer TV Producer Steve shows you the native Instagram apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. He shows you how they look and talks about the differences, if any. So if you’ve ever wondered, check this video out.
Be sure to check out other great XDA Developer TV Videos.
XDA held a roundtable discussion with Nvidia and Project SHIELD. That story and more are covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week’s news is a discussion of the CyanogenMod Stats debacle and the Multifunction script for the Asus PadFone 2.
Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on XDA Developer TV. XDA Developer TV Producer Steve had an App Shootout between the Twitter Apps of Android, Windows Phone and iOS and XDA Developer TV Producer Jayce rapped to us about Ranking Hacker Schools. . . . READ ON »
Last week, XDA Developer TV Producer Jayce interviewed Co-Founder of App Academy Kush Patel and Co-Founder of Mobile Makers Don Bora to talk about intense learning curriculum known as Hacker School. There were quite a few questions about what and where you could find such schools.
In this episode, Jayce names a few schools and talks about what they cover. Programming languages from Ruby on Rails to Java are covered. Jayce gives some advice on how to find out if the school is any good and what one might expect to pay for these schools. Check out this video!
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Recently, we talked about the differences in the Facebook app on Windows Phone, Android, and iPhones. We looked at the differences, whether they were the same, and if they even have the same functionality. Today we continue to ask these questions.
In this episode XDA Developer TV Producer Steve shows you the native Twitter apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. He shows you how they look and talks about the differences, if any, between the apps. So if you ever wondered how they compare, check this video out.
Be sure to check out other great XDA Developer TV. . . READ ON »
XDA Elite Recognized Developer Chainfire has rooted the Samsung Galaxy S 4 successfully and variably. That story and more are covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week’s news is a discussion of XDA’s April fools pranks, like us teaming up with Google to track iPhones and the Job Board shutting down.
Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on XDA Developer TV. XDA Developer TV Producer Kevin gives us a tutorial to remotely support or access computers from your device, Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler. . . READ ON »
He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake. Often this song is sung to children around the Christmas season, in an attempt to get children to behave. However, it could be easily applied to our Android devices.
XDA Forum Member ahikmat has a program to replace Santa in our little analogy. In this video, XDA Developer TV Producer TK reviews Wakelock Detector. TK shows off the application and gives his thoughts, so check out this app review.
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Last year at Google I/O, Google released its ADK 2012. XDA Elite Recognized Developer AdamOutler got a hold of the device and unboxed it after last years Google I/O. He showed off all the features of the device back then. He promptly placed it on his desk and left it in clock mode.
In this video, AdamOutler decided it was time to do something with it. You will see AdamOutler deal with the display portion of the device. He will show you have to make it display messages and change the colors it displays them. Finally, he overcomes the . . . READ ON »
If you are a member of the XDA-Developers forums or a subscriber to XDA Developer TV, you are a power user. Sometimes you may be asked if you are “good with computers” by people looking for help (read: free support). If you are nice, you end up helping your friends and family. Often times, you have to make an in person visit. But there are options for you to use your Android device to remotely assist.
In this video, XDA Developer TV Producer Kevin shows four different options for remote assistance. This tutorial includes Join.me, showmypc.com, TeamViewer (which we’ve reviewed . . . READ ON »
Commodore VIC-20 Emulator now available for Android. That story and more are covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week’s news, is a comprehensive guide to ADB and creating one-click utilities.
Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on XDA Developer TV. XDA Developer TV Producer Jordan gives us a device review of the HTC Droid DNA and XDA Developer TV Producer Jayce released a video on how to become a hacker. Pull up a chair and check out this video.
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