5 Best Racing Games for Android

If you have just purchased an Android device, then you are bound to install some games. Racing games have always been a popular genre of games and with the increase in the popularity of mobile gaming, there has also been a massive influx of quality racing games for mobile devices. After all, who doesn’t like burning rubber, grinding metal, nitrous boosts, drifting, outrunning opponents and speeding cars? Here are the 5 best racing games for Android. Let’s get cranking!

Zmartframe transforms your Monitor into a Touchscreen and Android PC

There is no doubt at all about the effectiveness of the touchscreens as they are way more flexible and intuitive than the traditional mouse and keyboard. Nowadays touchscreens are pretty common, thanks to the smartphones, but still most of the laptops and monitors are not touch supported and if you want to buy laptops with touchscreens or touch LCD monitor, then you have to pay a lot of money. However, using Zmartframe you can easily and cost-effectively transform your monitor into touchscreen and Android PC.

4 Best New Games for Android

We all love to play games in the free time as they are one of the best ways to kill our free, have fun and clear the tension. In addition, gaming makes you creative, attentive and lets you think the things with a different point of view. However, with the advent of smartphones, the gaming standards changed a lot and now you can play some amazing games right on your mobile device. There are so many games available on the Google Play Store, but today I’m going to share the good new Android game apps to spice up your free time.

Android vs. iPhone, Which One Is Best For You?

Android and iPhone users have been fighting like brats for quite a long time. If we talk about the bitter reality, Android has an edge over iPhone when it comes to customization. At least you don’t really need to jailbreak Android set every time to access your favorite apps unlike iPhone. Android is based on flexible architecture that provides high level customization for its users, so that they could avail the most of it. On the contrary, personalization gets tougher in iPhone. Let us look upon some major features that Android users take easily, while remain to be a curse for iPhone users.

How To Block In-App Purchases On Android

Android developers can easily implement game app purchases ranging from new levels of a game to virtual add-ones and game items as Android apps can be easily sold out on Google Play Store without any legal hassles and formalities.

How To Make Your Android Device Secured

Android fan-following is seemingly increasing day by day, and so are its security concerns. If you are keeping an Android device then you should be well aware of the precautionary steps to secure your device from being misused by the unwanted people.

New Features Of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie

Google team hasn’t disclosed much about its upcoming version of Android OS Key Lime Pie. But we can expect some good stuff coming our way! Below are some of the leaked features for Android’s new version that Geeky Portal has found out just for you.

How To Install Galaxy S4 Weather Utility On Galaxy S3

The success story of Samsung Galaxy S4 began right from its inauguration, and continues to take brighter turns each day. With the increasing amount of S4 followers, the software developers are publishing more of its utilities to make the most of its popularity. After the success of recently published software leaks such as S4 camera, Jelly Bean, S-Translator and multi view utilities, the time has come when we should play with the interface. The popular ROM chef rompnit has designed a brand new series of weather widgets, especially for S3 users, having the desire to enjoy S4 features within S3 environment.

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S4

Smart phone lovers have just got new stuff in their list, with the recent showcase of Galaxy S4 by Samsung. “The bigger is better” and so has proven by the new phone which comes with 4.99 inch screen. The features are somewhat similar to its ancestor S3. However, when it comes to count on weight, S4 is 10 g lighter than the S3.

iPhone 5 Vs. Android, Android Is Ultimate Winner

Apple iPhone 5 is one of the most awaited Apple devices, despite the huge delay in the release of the iPhone 5, there aren't any new good features and definitely it is missing the wow factor. But, still iPhone 5 sold like hotcakes, which shows that iPhone 5 possess a lot of consumer interest beside its leggy features and bugs that come up with iOS 6. On the other hand, Android is giving so many choices with nice packed features. Therefore, I'm going to tell you the top 5 facts that give an absolute edge to Android over iPhone 5.

How To See All Android Apps Permissions

People often find it exciting to see their favorite app listed on app stores and tend to make no delay in installing it. Besides being an ultimate source of entertainment, these app stores may offer you some crucial apps that seek to exploit your phone data. Talking about Android’s Google Play, Bit9, a security vendor has already claimed that it has more than 290,000 apps that require high-risk permissions for accessing user data. This certainly demands for systems which can aware people about all the permissions that a certain app is going to have its access on.

More Than 290,000 Google Play Android Apps Contain Security Risks

With the advent of latest Android phones brimming over the market, Google Play is also being filled up with frequent Android apps under various software banners. However, according to Bit9, a security vendor, many of these Android apps contain suspicious content. This may cause the leakage of critical information such as GPS data, phone calls or contact numbers just because user grant permission to such apps.

How To Install Android 4.2 Camera App With Photo Sphere On ICS

Photo Sphere is one of the striking features that come with Android Jelly Bean package. This hottest addition to Android offers beautifully captured panoramic images of about 360 degrees that broadens your photographic experiences. Apparently, Photo Sphere has been integrated in Android 4.2 Camera and Gallery app. However, you can easily avail this exciting camera app even on your older sets. All you need to have is a rooted Galaxy Nexus device filled with Android 4.1 or higher versions.

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Key Features

Google yet again manages to introduce another version of Android with a new flavor of Jelly Bean. Let us have a quick overview of some key features of the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

How To Manually Update Galaxy Nexus To Jelly Bean

With the rising stream of smart phones now days, everybody seems to look forward for the latest trends and hardly cares to see behind. But unlike other devices, Galaxy Nexus still has its traces and continues to be discussed by many Android lovers. An OTA of Android 4.1.2 solely for Galaxy Nexus fans has been rolled out and I thought I should share it with all of you. All you need to have is a flashed “takju” firmware, completely rooted with flashed ClockworkMod Galaxy Nexus device. If you meet up these requirements then installing this OTA would be as simple as pie for you.

How To Turn Off NFC On Your Android Phone To Save Battery

Running out of your phone battery in middle of your important discussion, sometimes can frustrate you. Most of the smartphones like Android sets are seen to give limited amount of battery power as they have been incorporated with some high-powered applications that consume a lot of power. NFC stands for Near Field Communication is one of such kinds of apps. As every problem has its solution, Geeky Portal brings you an easy way to save your Android phone’s battery by turning off NFC if it is of no use to you.

Google's New Built-In Malware Scanner For Android Devices

It hardly takes a minute to put any malicious Android application on Google Play Store as it doesn’t requires any long-term approval process just like Apple’s. This can give birth to various security concerns among the masses who frequently like being updated with latest apps available on Android store. Finally Google has been reported to develop a built-in malware scanner for the Android devices in its upcoming versions of Android after 4.1. Jelly Bean.

How to Migrate From iOS to Android

You can easily import your personal data from iOS to Android in case if you are looking to switch from iOS device to any Android device. Below discussed are a couple of ways using which you can instantly import your iOS contacts, music files, reminders and other personal stuff to Google’s Android.

How to Update Nexus 7 To Official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

If you are thinking to buy the Nexus 7 tablet, here’s another important reason you can consider. The fact that this tablet enables you to get Android updates relatively quicker gives it an edge over other smart phones available. This is true for the Motorola Photon 4G which cannot be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich despite having some really appealing specifications including dual core processor with 1GB of RAM. However, the “not so new” Nexus S still has been able to support Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates.

Google Virtual Brain - A Self Learning System

Google is known for surprising the people and it has shown to continue it till today. Google’s breakthrough with its latest virtual brain technology in the field of AI intends to identify animals, people and other objects by simple watching videos. This self-learning system is surely one of its kinds if implemented and can benefit a lot with its speech recognition facility.