Rithvik, Author at Droid Life

Threes! Lands on Google Play, an Addicting Puzzler That’ll Keep You Playing

Rithvik March 12, 2014 19

While you wait for Flappy Bird to make a return, it may be worth looking elsewhere for an addictive substitute. Threes! is the latest contender for your gaming hours. It seems the winning formula for making a game these days is a simple goal, but difficult...

Smart Alarm Clock is a Feature-packed Tool to Awake You From Slumber

Rithvik March 10, 2014 33

If you were looking for a more feature-packed competitor to the renowned Timely alarm clock, and don't quite dig the idea of using your phone's screen to wake you up silently, you may want to give Smart Alarm Clock a shot. It monitors the sounds in your...

Deadlings is Death’s Attempt at Making FaceTome Friends, Lead Zombies Through Mazes to Help Him

Rithvik March 7, 2014 2

If you were on the hunt for a nice new game to entertain you this weekend, Deadlings is definitely a good candidate. The plot is quite simple, with the main character (Death) going online, only to realize that he has no friends on his FaceTome account. He then...

Friday App Sales: Rayman Jungle Run, Deus Ex: The Fall, Final Fantasy V, and More

Rithvik March 7, 2014 9

It's that time of the week again, when we scrape together the best deals on Google Play for you all to enjoy. This week we have a wealth of quality apps with price chops, including Deus Ex: The Fall and Square Enix's Final Fantasy V. We also have two great...

Opera 20 Android Update Brings WebRTC Features, Updated Chromium Core, and More

Rithvik March 7, 2014 11

We've all grown accustomed to Google's Chrome browser here at DL, but that doesn't mean there aren't any decent competitors out there. One of the more major options is Opera, a fairly underdog browser with a pretty hardcore following. Today, we have an update...

Google Text-to-Speech Receives Massive 3.0 Update – Hasta la Vista, Robot Voice

Rithvik March 6, 2014 73

If you have ever used Google Maps or any other service relying on the on-board text-to-speech software, you have probably encountered the famous Google robot voice. Even Apple's Siri has more natural-sounding voices of both the male and female variety, so it's...

Koush Updates Mirror Beta App With Android Mirroring to Chromecast, Only Rooted Nexus 5 Supported

Rithvik March 5, 2014 35

It seems like Chromecast is finally getting kicked off in terms of development, with developers using the SDK left and right to update their apps to support the HDMI dongle. What we've all been waiting for, though, is native Android mirroring to Chromecast...

Aviate Launcher Now Supports Custom Icon Packs

Rithvik March 5, 2014 90

Icon packs are one of the reasons we continue to love Android, so it was a bit disheartening when the contextual Aviate launcher released without support for them. Now all of that has been remedied, with Aviate bringing to the table support for existing icon...