My 4-step routine to make any Android phone operate like new again (and reliably)

While I almost always advise on which is the new best smartphone, the majority of consumers don't upgrade every year. I have friends and family who tell me they don't want to upgrade and ask, "How can ...

Contact Form Best Practices: How to Create a Contact Form That Actually Work

A contact form is often the first real interaction between your brand and a potential customer. Done well, it builds trust ...
CMU School of Computer Science

Databases in 2025: A Year in Review

The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.
BGR

4 Ways To Use Android Apps On Your Mac Or PC

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...
GitHub

Building Android Apps with Java (No Android Studio)

This guide will help you build a fully functional Android app using Java only, without Android Studio. It covers setting up the environment, creating a minimal project, building debug APKs, and ...
Futurism

Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App

These days, startups are trying just about everything. Some of them are wacky, if harmless, like the company turning your loved ones’ remains into stones for you to display. Others fall into the “why ...
Bleeping Computer

Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...
Android Authority

Here's a look at how Android 17 will make alternative app stores easier to use

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
9to5google

Android will let ‘experienced users’ sideload unverified apps as Google makes case for verification

When the user logs into their real banking app, the malware captures their two-factor authentication codes, giving the scammer everything they need to drain the account.” “While we have advanced ...
AppleInsider

Android developers can now make apps using Apple's Swift

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010.