Android is a fun OS, but it’s always had a nagging problem. Lag. It’s like a constant thorn in our side, perpetually taunting us with unresponsiveness and slow apps. Jelly Bean and Project Butter went a long way toward solving this issue, but what about all the other devices that aren’t on an official copy of Jelly Bean? That’s where the Jar Power Tools comes in. It’s another creative hack from the guy who made the V6 SuperCharger, ...

Those of you who keep up with the most popular custom ROMs have no doubt heard of MIUI. It’s an extremely popular ROM from a group of Chinese Android enthusiasts known for its stunning good looks and iOS-inspired design. Personally speaking, we at TechNorms are huge fans of MIUI. As far as ROMs go, it’s stable, supported on a ton of devices, and did we mention that it looks good? Throw in an extensive selection of free ROM-wide themes ...

Alright, there's nothing wrong with the stock Ice Cream Sandwich launcher, especially when in tandem with the Samsung Touch UI. There's nothing to hate about this set up on my Samsung Galaxy S3. But then, the stock ICS launcher is not a perfect either. Hence, you'll probably end up using third-party replacement launcher. One of these alternative launcher happens to be one of the most popular as well. It's called Nova Launcher of which you may have already heard of before. Given the ...

Speaking as a site that spends a great deal of time dealing with Android and iPhone, we at TechNorms can safely say that Android is far more “hackable” than iOS. That’s not a slam on Apple’s mobile OS, it’s just a simple fact. Android is open source and iOS isn’t. The jailbreaking community is surprisingly large and impressive, but they can’t really do as much as the fine folks working on rooted Android systems. That’s ...

One of the unquestioned advantages of Android over iOS is the constant option of widgets. Sure, jailbreakers might have one or two options, but when it comes down to who has more widgets of better quality, Android wins. There’s just no competing with the huge selection of customizable free and paid widgets available in the Market. These days, it’s considered a little weird if an app doesn’t ...

It’s odd how easy this is to forget, but modern smart phones can actually call people. It’s so easy to get caught up in rooting, custom ROMs, games, apps, tethering, and all that other fun stuff that sometimes you lose sight of the fact that your special device is still at its core a telephone. You know, something that you use ...

Wallpapers on Android serve a bigger purpose than acting as a background image and making your home screen look beautiful. Wallpapers reflect your individual style and add a personal touch to your device. Thanks to the numerous apps, your Android device has many options that give you the option to choose how the wallpaper on your device behaves. You can control the wallpaper scroll, rotate wallpapers periodically as well as change wallpaper settings for landscape and portrait mode. ...