Continue reading »]]> You can customize your lockscreen in many ways. One of my favourite ways is using an app called WidgetLocker. You can download WidgetLocker in the Android Market. It is currently a paid app.

So first open up WidgetLocker. You should now see a lockscreen. You can customize your lockscreen by adding widgets, changing the wallpaper, etc. To add a custom slider, hold down on your screen and click custom slider. Under theme, you can choose what theme you want your slider to be. After you have selected your slider, there are more options for your slider. Slide the slider and you should see more options to customize your slider. After you are done customizing your slider, click done. To add a widget on your lockscreen, hold down on your screen and click widgets. You can now choose what widget you want on your lockscreen. There are several options in the settings. You can go to the settings by clicking the menu button and settings.

Continue reading »]]> It turns out that Apple has moved up two spots in the phone manufacturer rankings. LG and ZTE dropped down a rank. Currently, Nokia and Samsung are taking the top two slots. Apple is now currently the third largest phone manufacturer. Numbers from IDC reports that Apple has shipped 37 million units in Q4 2011. The smartphone market has grown 11.1% in 2011, it’s down from 18.7% growth numbers from 2010.

Continue reading »]]> I am going to teach you how to customize the lock screen on your iOS device.

Setting a passcode

To do this, first go to settings, then general, then passcode lock. Now click turn passcode on. A screen should now popup on your device asking for a passcode. Choose your passcode. After you have entered your passcode, another screen should automatically come up asking you to enter in your passcode again.

Setting a password

First go to settings, general, then passcode lock. Make sure simple passcode is off. Now click turn passcode on. A screen should now popup on your device asking for a password. Choose your password. After you have entered your password, another screen should automatically come up asking you to enter in your password again.

Customizing the lock screen design

You can customize your lock screens design by setting a wallpaper. To do this, go to settings, and then wallpaper. A screen with a picture of your lock screen and home screen should come up. Click it. You can choose images from the images that come with your device or the images you have saved on your device. After you have found one that you want to set as your lock screen wallpaper, click the image, click set, then click set lock screen.

Continue reading »]]> PowerAMP is available in the Android Market. There is both a free and paid version of PowerAMP.

PowerAMP is a music player. I think it is move advanced than the on that comes with Android. I personally prefer PowerAMP over the music player that comes with Android. I like the user interface better on PowerAMP than I do on the default music player that comes with Android. PowerAMP overs some features such as having playlists, setting your songs as your ringtone, and more.

Continue reading »]]> I am going to be teaching you how to create QR codes on Android. My favourite app for creating QR codes on Android is QR Droid.

QR Droid has a variety of features. You can create QR codes. I think you can even scan QR codes with QR Droid. With QR Droid, you can add a URL, text, and more. To create a QR code on QR Droid, simple go to the Share tab, click what you want to share. QR Droid should then generate the QR code.

Continue reading »]]> WidgetLocker is currently a paid app. WidgetLocker is currently available in the Android Market.

WidgetLocker is an app that allows you to customize your lock screen. You can add widgets, change the unlock slider, etc. There are a variety of customization options to customize your lock screen with WidgetLocker. You can also customize widgets. With WidgetLocker, you can also customize the wallpaper for your lock screen.

I think that WidgetLocker is a good app for customizing your lock screen.

Continue reading »]]> Android has many customization options. One of the most popular ways to customize Android is the ability to add widgets to your home screen.  I am going to be teaching you some ways on how to get more widgets on Android.

Android usually comes with some widgets. Beautiful Widgets is one of my favourite apps to get more widgets on your Android device.  Beautiful Widgets is available in the Android Market. Beautiful Widgets is currently a paid app.

Continue reading »]]> This April, Picnik will be moving its photo editing tools to Google+. For now, you can still use Picnik. They are currently offering Picnik Premium for free. You can currently use Picnik right in your browser. You currently don’t need to download or install anything to use Picnik. Picnik offers a variety of features in their photo editor. One thing I like about Picnik is that you can use the photo editor in your browser.

Continue reading »]]> Remote is currently a free app available in the App Store. Remote is basically an app that allows you to use your iOS device as a remote. I think you have to have home sharing enabled on both your iOS device and on iTunes on your computer. You can play media such as music and videos. You can use the Remote app on your iOS device on your computers and Apple TV with home sharing enabled. When you open up the Remote app and you have setup home sharing, you should see your devices that you can use your iOS device as a remote for.

Continue reading »]]> Bump is an app that allows you to share some information to another device. You basically just tap the 2 devices together and you can share some information. Bump is available for both iOS and Android. Bump is currently available in the App Store for iOS. Bump is currently available in the Market for Android. Bump is currently a free app for both iOS and Android. You can share information such as contacts, photos, and more.