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Lenovo ditches Vibe UI for future phones, goes with near-stock Android

Google releases a new version of its Android operating system about once a year. And then companies including Samsung, HTC, LG, Asus, and Lenovo get to work customizing the US with their own proprietary user interface and apps. Actually, scratch Lenovo from that list. The company’s head of product marketing for smartphones in India tells […]

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HTC Sense Home heading to non-HTC devices?

Many of the top Android smartphone makers load their handsets with customized versions of Google’s operating system. While some phones ship with the same basic Android user interface you’d find on a Google Nexus phone, most big companies like to distinguish their devices with custom software. Samsung has its TouchWiz user interface. LG has its […]

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Kodi media center gets a new look with new default skins for Kodi 17

Kodi is a cross-platform media center application designed to make your media look good on a TV that’s 10 feet away. Plug your computer into you TV, fire up Kodi, and you get a remote control-friendly user interface for navigating your music, movies, photos, and online media, among other things. But Kodi doesn’t offer just one […]

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Add bling to your Kindle with Amazon’s Custom Kindle Accessories

Amazon is launching a new service that lets you design a personalized cover for your Kindle device for the same price as a standard cover. Amazon’s Custom Kindle Accessories lets you create your own cover, case, or skin using your own photos or by choosing from Amazon’s image library including graphics from comics, TV shows, […]