This little known Android KitKat feature solves a major problem
By leveraging transparency, the app can use the extra screen real estate otherwise wasted with status information. And nothing is lost.
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HTC One 2014 (M8) on Google Play Store, but beware that bezel
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HTC One M8 is missing this really important feature
The real challenge facing HTC is not the lack of a feature, or that it makes what is arguably the most beautiful phone, Android or…
Android Dilemma: HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S5 or Google Nexus 6?
With the One M8, HTC didn't revolutionize the smartphone. Then again, no one is these days. We continue to see incremental improvements, and that includes…
Google Now notifications for desktops and laptops are here
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