You must have heard about recent news of 3.7 million new Android devices activated on Christmas alone. And according to July 2011 report by Nielson, Android has market share of 39%, larger then Apple’s 28%. For any smartphone platform to grow, apps availability is the primary reason. As per the announcement made on official Google Blog , there are 100 million total activated Android devices, 400,000 new devices activated everyday, 200,000 total apps available in Android marketplace and 4.5 billion apps installed. And if we believe this report, then there are around 350,000 apps in the Android marketplace now.

But why so many statistics, number crunching and built-up about Android? Because, the conclusion is Android is popular and have millions of users. So there must be evil people out there who are just waiting to do harm to masses. As we know Android is open source and thus it makes it more vulnerable. Anybody with sound knowledge of hacking can find the loopholes in the system and make virus which can affect millions of users worldwide. There comes the need of robust and trustworthy Antivirus software for Android which can protect from native viruses as well as virus originates from apps or web. Businessinsider ran a report about virus threat for Android platform. It discusses various security threats and virus attacks on Android platform in detail.

And here comes Avast with its latest offering in mobile security which is primarily targeted for Android platform. Avast is the best free Antivirus software for PC and I am using it for almost 3 years on my PC. It always has protected me from malware, Trojan software and malicious links on the web. So I can obviously claim that they have came with the best offering for Android devices too. Let’s see what kind of mobile security Avast provides for Android.  (more…)

With unprecedented success of Android in smart phone’s world, more and more major brands are now coming up with specialized apps for Android.

Almost all top brands now have their app listed in Android market place, so that their customers can remain connected to their brands. According to mobile analysis firm Distimo’s report, 91% of the top brands have presence in at least one app store. These top brands include names like Coca-Cola, BMW, Disney, GE, IBM etc.

In this article I have listed Android Apps for few of the major brands.  (more…)

One of the major benefits of faster mobile broadband speeds through 3G and 4G service is that it makes sense to have documents, music, pictures, and other files stored in the cloud to be accessible from anywhere. As storage space is precious in phones as it is, keeping these files in the cloud to have access to them whenever you need them is a real time saver. The only downfall of this method is keeping track of all your cloud services and their respective apps for Android. SanDisk has solved the problem with the SanDisk Memory Zone app, an app that will read and store data from both your internal and external SD cards, as well as various cloud services. (more…)

Productive Apps simple means applications that let you do things quite easily, swiftly and much more efficiently. And when it comes to Android Apps, the whole internet world is clustered with millions of such apps primarily because of Android being open source. And finding right apps to download or use can actually be tricky and tiresome for you. So in this article I have listed 10 Best Productivity Apps for Android, for you so that you don’t have to go through the tedious task of searching the right one on internet. These apps will help you to work smarter, get things organized and most importantly save your precious time. (more…)

One of the most perplexing questions most people face when tacking their RSS feeds on both their home computers and their phones is, “How do I get links I want to read later onto my device without emailing them to myself?” Google tried to resolve this with the Chrome to Phone extension for Android, but Read It Later has a much more elegant solution that is both mobile and PC friendly. Read It Later saves web pages and let you read it any time you want on any device like your iPhone or Android mobile. Saved web pages are also available offline so when you don’t have internet access you still can read your pages. (more…)

One of the major complaints most often leveled at Android is that the default browser leaves something to be desired. Of course there are alternatives such as Firefox and Opera mobile, but if you’re an avid Google Chrome user on your PC, you can feel a bit left out when it comes to mobile choices. NineSky browser aims to replicate the Chrome experience as closely as possible for mobile users by bringing the Chrome interface to the mobile environment. (more…)

Google Wallet officially launched on 19th this month after being announced several months ago as a way for people to use their mobile phones to pay for goods. Google Wallet works on Near Field Technology (NFC). The Samsung Nexus S for Sprint Nextel is currently the only smart phone supported due to hardware limitations, but as phones grow more advanced, Google Wallet will become a better service for mobile payments. Google Wallet is taught to be the revolution in how we pay. As per the Google Wallet vision,

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One of the iOS features that many Android users cite missing is the ability to create a passcode in order to unlock their phones. This can be great if you don’t want someone gaining access to your device, but not everything on your device is particularly sensitive. Seal solves this problem for Android users by an application specific lock that can be either a password or a gesture. (more…)

We could all use a little motivation to work out now and then, but development team Six to Start has created a unique concept in their upcoming game/adventure called Zombies, Run!. The premise is that any real world running you complete helps a story driven adventure where you can collect supplies and find other benefits for your colony. The more you run, the more supplies you collect and the more story is told as you listen to the app. (more…)

Have you ever been at your computer and realized you left your phone downstairs or somewhere else in the house? Trudging down to get it while at the computer upstairs is a hassle, which is what BrowserText aims to fix. BrowserText isn’t the first app of its kind, as DeskSMS is popular for Android and jailbroken iPhone users. However, DeskSMS charges a monthly fee to use the service while BrowserText is completely free. (more…)