Rithvik, Author at Droid Life

Five Great Productivity Android Apps to Help You Follow Through on Your New Year’s Resolutions

Rithvik December 31, 2013 33

Today is the last day of 2013, with 2014 and its newest technologies just on the horizon, and many people today will resolve to improving themselves in their commitments for the new year. Of course, actually following through with these oft-challenging chores...

SkipLock Is An Elegant Way To Unlock Your Phone Without Any Hassle

Rithvik December 30, 2013 29

If you are a privacy-minded person, but love the convenience of being able to unlock your phone without using a possibly-lengthy security measure, SkipLock is an app that may strike your fancy. Formerly branded Unlock With WiFi, this new rewritten app allows...

Friday App Sales: Minuum Keyboard, Call of Duty: Strike Team, and More

Rithvik December 27, 2013 48

After last week's enormous sales in the Google Play store, with developers rushing to discount their apps for Christmas, this week's deals are relatively modest. Nevertheless, if you were looking for a couple of great apps to grace your goodies from Santa,...

AOKP Updated to Android 4.4.2 “Kit Kat,” Nightlies Now Available For Select Devices

Rithvik December 26, 2013 61

If you're into flashing ROMs and tinkering with your Android device, it may please you to know that the prominent Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) has now started delivering official nightly builds of their Android 4.4.2 "Kit Kat" ROM to a small group of...

Amazon Details Holiday Appstore Sale, Hands Out $5 Credit Simply for Downloading Any App

Rithvik December 24, 2013 34

Not to be outdone by Google Play's deep discounts, Amazon has announced their holiday sales for their own Appstore application, an alternate source for application purchases on Android known for its "free app of the day" sales. The deals include some premium...

Canonical Shows Off New Dual Boot Feature For Ubuntu In Latest Developer Preview

Rithvik December 23, 2013 23

Canonical today unveiled their latest work on their underdog Ubuntu mobile operating system. If you can remember, it was only October when Canonical announced Ubuntu 13.10 for smartphones, with a fully featured system attempting to rival Android. Today, in a...

Koush Releases AllCast App To Google Play, Brings Local Video Casting To Many Devices

Rithvik December 23, 2013 52

Android developer Koushik Dutta, of CyanogenMod and ClockWorkMod fame, announced today the arrival of his new AllCast application onto Google Play. Previously in beta, the app allows local media content to be pushed to a wealth of popular devices, like new...

Deal: Score 12 Great Disney Titles for Just $0.49 Each on Google Play

Rithvik December 23, 2013 35

Joining in on the huge amount of sales taking place on Google Play, Disney has discounted most of their popular games to just $0.49. Disney has worked with Google to pen what appears to be an exclusive deal, breaking free of the minimum paid app price of $0.99...