The very first iPhone was launched on the 29th July 2007 and on that day, the world of mobile phones changed for ever. Other cell phone manufacturers cowered, whispering amongst themselves. No single phone blew its horn in challenge. And then came Android. And today we are actually talking about 20 things that Android can do better than iPhones! 1. Android Supports Multiple Hardware Options About 10 brands of smartphones use Android OS at the moment, and the list is growing. iOS, on the other hand, is used only by iPhones and other Apple devices. ...

As most of you know about Google’s latest changes in terms of privacy policies that will change effective from March 1, 2012, the giant covers multiple products and features into one single intuitive experience. Take some time and read those new changes that are mentioned in the page as well in FAQ page. As stated in those pages, Google will never collect/sell your personal information. Taking the advantage of this new step, Microsoft released a cheap advertising campaign where it asks users to consider some of its popular alternatives like Bing, Hotmail, Office 365. ...

Everyone has heard about how great iPhones are. They have apps, or applications, for just about anything you could need, they can communicate over wi-fi, and they can have as much memory and processing power as a laptop. Business executives use them to keep track of companies and teenagers use them to text and surf the Internet. While iphones have uses for almost everyone, there are certain features which make them especially useful for women. ...

As rumored few days back, Amazon launched its online shopping service in India with Junglee.com. As of writing this article, you cannot directly buy products from the website which is still in beta service. One of the reasons could be the government’s approval in retail market. For now, you can only find and discover products, making it as purchase decision making site than a purchase site. According to the website listing, customers can discover over 1.2 crore products and 14,000 brands and purchase items directly from hundreds of retailers including Homeshop18, UniverCell, Hidesign, Gitanjali, The Bombay Store, Fabindia, Bata India Limited, Dabur Uveda, Microsoft India Store, Reebok, and Amazon.com. ...

The recent drop test conducted by Apple for iPhones proved that these devices are pretty delicate as compared to the other Smartphones in the market. The drop test conducted on iPhone proved the fact that the glass cover easily breaks once the device falls down. However, Apple has embarked with an interesting kind of solution by introducing a new airbag for iPhone, iPad and iPad touch. This bag will assure a right kind of safety to these named devices. Besides, the company is also seen taking measures to work on the durability factor of these products. By this move the company is leaving no stone unturned to allow the consumers to opt the rival Smartphones. ...

Here comes one more security flaw from official Android market. Things just keep on getting worse if you are using an Android device. We have seen many instances in the past related to Android security and now a new potential security has been identified by Symantec claiming that 13 applications from three developers could be collecting data and performing malicious activities without user knowledge. Symantec also analyzed that the result could be more than five million devices could potentially running those apps. This could be the biggest security risk till date. ...

This could be a record for the most comments on a single Facebook post! Until now, Matthews got around 1,001,291 responses to a single post. She and her 107 friends on Facebook set this new record. This woman told Fox40 that there are some wordy comments on the post, a lot of them consist of just the word ‘go’. If 107 of her friends participated in posting 1,001,291 comments – each person posted an average of 9357 times. The group submitted their post to the Guinness Book of World Records, but has yet to hear if they actually set the record. ...

If you’re looking to make some extra cash, you might want to try turning your efforts toward Craigslist’s local and free online classified ads. Craigslist has been around for a while, but it’s still a place that many people frequent. It’s a great place to meet people in your community for group activities or mutual interests, find or post a job, and buy or sell just about anything at all. If you use it correctly, you can find some great opportunities to earn some extra spending money. Start by signing up for a free account and finding your local page. There are Craigslist sites for hundreds of cities and regions across the country, so find the one or two closest to your location and get started. ...

It’s raining tablets and smart phones everywhere. They all are packed with never heard of features and that too in real small packs. But a major drawback of any tablet or smart phone is its limited storage capacity. Even the top of the class devices cannot carry too many movies or audios. Those with expandable memories are too limited by inadequacy of flash drives. It seems hard drives would have been a better way out. And Seagate cared to come out with a solution. They released an external hard drive - GoFlex Satellite - capable of streaming data to iPads, Android tablets and even smartphones. ...

Reuters is reporting that RIM’s Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will step down from their leadership positions at RIM. After 20 years together at Research In Motion Ltd., they planned to turn over the job early Monday. After dominating the market for many years, the company now has been unable to compete with Apple and Google. The current COO Thorsten Heins will become CEO. [via] Reuters