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JStock is a free Android app to track your stock market investments with desktop app integration, widgets, and more

JStock is a free Android app to track your stock market investments with desktop app integration, widgets, and more

July 31, 2019
The Play Store is chock full of apps for tracking the stock market. JStock is yet another stock market app, but this one has a few nifty features. It integrates with the free and open-source desktop application with the same name. The app makes it easy to track your investments and keep all your information...
How to Get the Google Assistant on Android 5 Lollipop (No Root)

How to Get the Google Assistant on Android 5 Lollipop (No Root)

June 5, 2017
https://youtu.be/AnDYjIcLD8k TK is at it again with another useful tip, this time it's getting the Google Assistant to work on Android Lollipop. The kicker - no root is required for this setup. Even though it still has a few improvements to sort out, it has definitely come a long way since its initial release. The only...
Stock isn’t Going Anywhere: On the Nexus Identity and Why Stock Android is a Useful Label

Stock isn’t Going Anywhere: On the Nexus Identity and Why Stock Android is a Useful Label

June 6, 2016
At this year's Code Conference, Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke with Walt Mossberg about a few topics, including the company's own Nexus Phones. During the conference, Sundar mentioned that Google will be ‘more opinionated’ with how they look at Nexus Phones. Some news outlets have taken this as meaning that Google will no longer be shipping...
HTC’s New Ad Campaign And What It Really Means

HTC’s New Ad Campaign And What It Really Means

July 4, 2015
HTC has just released three new blind test adverts comparing app loading speed, audio and selfies. Whilst you are surely astounded that HTC won every time, the tests were incredibly biased and their release shows something concerning about the company and how they are performing in the current market.     One of the many reasons companies tend to...
Android 5.1.1, TWRP And CWM Come To Mi Note

Android 5.1.1, TWRP And CWM Come To Mi Note

June 16, 2015
As frequent readers will know, my daily driver is a Xiaomi Mi Note. However, up until now, that has necessitated the use of MIUI, a bloated and poorly translated build of Android. That was until popular MIUI forum member @秋叶随风 known as 'Ivan' released 5.1.1 for the device. Along side the ROM came the release of TWRP and CWM.   The ROM...