android

The developer (and huge nerd) in me always wants to be on the bleeding edge of software releases. This time of year is always fun because both Google and Apple have their yearly developer conferences...

After years of being surrounded by iOS users who swear by their devices and apps, I gave in and purchased an iPad Air as a belated birthday gift. The design is ergonomic and beautiful....

For the last week, I've been struggling with audio skipping and battery drain while listening to music on my Galaxy Note 2 (Carbon custom ROM). I observed that the "mediaserver" process was running for...

The topic of "browser speed" often comes up when comparing options, but as the Internet becomes more advanced, it becomes increasingly important to find proponents of web standards like HTML5 and CSS3. I decided...

In preparation for residency, I wanted to finally settle on a stable ROM for my Asus Nexus 7 ("grouper") tablet. As a long time AOKP fan, I wanted to compare how it stacked up...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is undoubtedly one of the most powerful phones on the market. After unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom ROM, I put it to the test during a typical day...

Compile errors 30 minutes into an Android build process? Want to incorporate the bleeding edge of development into your ROM? It's "cherry picking" time! Cherry picking is just that - "picking" pieces of code...

Walk through the hospital and I guarantee you'll see a medical student, resident, attending, or other healthcare provider utilizing some sort of tablet device. In some venues, iPads and Android tablets have become as...