Brief History Of Android

Android was developed by Android Inc. in Palo Alto, California. The company was founded in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White. They originally intended to develop an operating system for digital cameras. However, when they realized that the digital camera market was not big enough, they switched to a smartphone operating system to compete with Symbian and Windows Mobile while Apple iPhone had not been released at the time. In the same year, Andy Rubin ran out of money so on August 17, 2005, Google acquired Android Inc. After the acquisition, Google still retain they key employees of Android Inc., including Rubin, Miner and White. Since that time Android is rapidly growing and developing its mobile device platform.

Evolution Of Android

Evolution Of Android
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10 Tips To Help Improve Your Android's Performance

1. Stop syncing
syncing uses a good chunk of your RAM and battery. Be selective and you’ll notice massive improvements in nearly all areas of your phone’s
performance.


2. Remove Rogue Files
Use a file explorer application, like ES File Explorer File Manager or Astro File Manager, to clean up loose documents and take a closer look at some of the rogue fi les that are clogging up your device.


3.Use Compatible Memory Cards
Having a compatible or the correct memory card in your smartphone can help take some of the burden off the internal storage in alot of ways. Dont know if you have noticed this but a packed phone can feel slow, unresponsive and generally unpleasant to use.


4. Defrag
Defragging is a quick way of removing the junk files that are hogging some of your phone’s precious RAM. There are alot of Defragging Apps on the PlayStore but my favourite one at the moment is Cache Clean Easy - Optimize


5. Switch Off Your Animations
Animations are one of the culprits which are wasting your phone's RAM.. So, disabling them will definitely free up some RAM which can be used by apps and other important process running in the background. To cut the RAM-dependent
animations dotted all over your phone, go into the
Developer options menu within your Settings and find
the Animation tabs located halfway down. Be sure to tick both boxes to disable these animations on your device.


6. Root Your Device
Rooting is a great way to explore different options when it comes to performance improvements.
It’s easier to streamline background functions and
boost overall battery life.
There’s alot of custom ROMs to choose from, but
CyanogenMod remains the best out there.
I will elaborate more what Rooting is all about in another post for those who are new to Rooting.


7. Restrict Background Data
You’ll be surprised by just how many things are impacting
on your phone’s performance if you take a look at what’s happening in the background. Open the Data usage tab
in the Settings menu and see for yourself!! If you want to restrict background data, go in ''Settings" then ''Data Usage" where you'll find a "Restrict Background Data" checkbox


8. Disable Automatic Update Option In The Playstore
If you have the automatic update option enabled in the Google Play Store, turn it off right now! Why? Well, you’ll find that your Android smartphone is constantly updating apps and will undoubtedly lead to it feeling slow and hard to use.


9. Malware Nightmares
No matter what type of antivirus your phone may have,
it’ll seriously impact on how your phone functions.
Perform regular virus scans of your device and only download apps and other media from trusted sources. get all your downloads from the Playstore or CyaWapDownloads from now on and stay Virus/Malware free. But if you want the lightest antivirus for your phone which doesn't eat alot of RAM then you should seriously consider trying Antivirus Free-Mobile Security



10. Boost Your Phone's Battery
The battery life on some Android devices is average at best and that includes mine, so it’s important to get the best out of every charge.
Download a battery booster app from the Google Play
store or CyaWapDownloads and perform a scan to find where it can be improved.
More battery saving tips will be explained in one of our future posts because thats the main problem with Smartphones these days.


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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Apple iPhone 6 v Samsung Galaxy S6




Last year, there were a half-dozen smartphones in with a shout at being top dog. This year, it has narrowed to a clear face-off between the two biggest beasts: Apple and Samsung.

Forget HTC, Sony or Nokia. They all make decent handsets. But at this moment, they're unarguably eclipsed by two particular superphones: Apple's iPhone 6 and Samsung's S6. Between these two, which is best?

Let's take an 'idiot's guide' look at the actual things each is best at and which might matter most to you.


Screen
This is vital - how clear, bright and smooth is the screen? Apple's 4.7-inch display is really good. But Samsung's 5.1-inch screen is absolutely magnificent with incredibly vivid detail and colour. (This is backed up by the geek measurement of 'pixels per inch', where the Samsung rates 25pc higher than Apple.)


Camera
Your phone is now your camera, so this feature is really important. But Again, Samsung's S6 beats the iPhone 6.
It's not just that the S6 has more megapixels: its 16 megapixels isn't directly comparable to the iPhone's 8 megapixels as the latter opts for 'bigger' pixels, which should give it an edge. But no, the S6 produces slightly sharper images overall than the iPhone's. One caveat: the iPhone 6 Plus has a gorgeous slow-motion video feature that is great fun to use.

Battery Life
Is there a more irritating shortcoming than weak battery life? Both these devices have decent, day-long batteries. So, No clear winner here.

Physical Design
Life is too short for ugly phones. And both these devices are very, very handsome. Again, there's no clear winner on this metric.


Other Technical Specifications

Samsung's S6 model comes with more storage (32GB) than the iPhone 6 base model (16GB) and this is somewhat important - 16GB is just not enough for software updates and photos.





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