Matt Demers, Author at Droid Life

Review: WidgetLocker 2.0

Matt Demers March 4, 2011 60

The lock screen is one of the most important parts of a phone; it allows us to see multiple information sets without unlocking our phone. Most importantly, we can see items in our notification bar and the time; other features include being able to mute/unmute...

Review: ActionComplete helps you get things done

Matt Demers March 3, 2011 24

Though there's many ways of organizing your time, the one that nerds seem to be embracing in droves is David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) method. Based on the book of the same name, GTD emphasizes the removal of stress by the use of lists. This seems...

Review: Make Your Clock Widget indulges our need to tinker

Matt Demers March 1, 2011 188

We feature a lot of widget posts here on Droid Life; we believe that part of what makes Android so amazing is the ability to customize your home screen however you want. Sometimes, though, what someone's thrown together isn't enough; you need something a...

Review: PressReader for Android

Matt Demers February 23, 2011 9

Though the business of journalism is in flux right now, people are taking chances in order to fix it. Whether it's trying new methods of content delivery, or new methods of payment, the important thing is that people are trying. PressReader is one of those...

Review: PewPew for Android

Matt Demers February 22, 2011 753

My hatred of touch screen controls is well-known to my editor here at Droid Life. Most of the time Kellex isn't a fan of posting my more vitriolic reviews because games that do touch controls badly are simply bad apps. They fail in their most basic function:...

Review: Beluga looks to be Android and iOS’ BBM

Matt Demers February 21, 2011 40

Even though Android and iOS have emerged as the preeminent smartphone operating systems, there will always be a one mainstay that refuses to kick the bucket: RIM and their Blackberry OS. There's a big reason why people are still tethered to these phones, even...

Review: Sleep-As-An-Droid visualizes your sleep

Matt Demers February 14, 2011 85

Sleep and I rarely get along well. I'm a long-standing insomniac with morning classes, and this usually results in me being pretty dead on my feet. My alarm clock is situated across the room to prevent me from hitting "Snooze" so easily, but this too seems to...

Review: Shift does platforming with a touchscreen right

Matt Demers February 12, 2011 11

If you're familiar with my game reviews, you'll know that I'm not a fan of anything that tries to make precision movements with on-screen buttons work. They tend to be ill-advised affairs, and a frustrating time for all. Something about buttons that aren't...