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Easy way to search for flights on your phone

Hipmunk launched on the android today with a slick app. You can start searching for flights on your phone and finish the process on your computer. A note worthy app after a long hiatus. Their claim to fame is an easy to use UI that lets you sort by “Agony”. If you are looking at [...]

Android tips for beginners

With over 500,000 new Android devices activated each day, there are a lot of people out there who’ve got plenty to learn about their phones. If you’re one of them, then you’re in the right place. Now, it might be that you’ve joined the Android revolution by accident, and it simply happens to be the [...]

really useful Android tips and tricks

Android is a great little mobile operating system for the modern smartphone, but it can feel a little bewildering and complex to the newcomer. Google’s quest to make everyone feel at home by providing layer upon layer of option screens and hundreds of tweakable settings can leave people a little lost, plus there’s your widgets [...]

Android Tips and Tricks

The first time you use an Android phone, one thing becomes immediately clear: You’re not in Cupertino anymore. Android, as recent Verizon commercials remind us, is the antithesis of Apple’s celebrated handset: It’s open source, fully customizable, and free from unexplained app rejections. If the iPhone is Apple’s inalterable masterpiece, the Android platform is Google’s [...]

How to clear app cache or data

Apps sometimes can misbehave. Before you go reaching for that task killer (don’t do it!) here’s something else to try. Above is the screen you’ll see if you go to Settings>Applications>Manage appliations and tap on an app. You’ve got a bunch of buttons and numbers. The top buttons are pretty self-explanatory — force stop makes [...]