Niels Bosch, Author At Among Tech

Top 5 CyanogenMod Features

Google, MobileFebruary 7, 2020By

Anyone with an Android device who has even considered rooting and installing a 3rd-party ROM on their phone has heard of CyanogenMod. For the uninitiated, 3rd-party ROMs are custom aftermarket versions of Android created by enthusiasts to increase and change the functionality of their devices. CyanogenMod is the most popular, combining an almost-stock Android experience…

Twitter improves search function by adding new filters

Internet & Software, Social MediaFebruary 4, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Twitter has just released an update for its Web version that drastically improves the search function on the popular social network, the company lets know through a tweet.You can now search on Twitter (like you already could on Mobile) by News, Videos, based on location and People you follow. The landing page when making a search…

Instagram will start to serve Ads to its 150 million users within the next year

Apps, Internet & Software, Social MediaFebruary 1, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Instagram has confirmed to WSJ that it will start to implement Ads into its service that is currently being used by over 150 million people every month. Instagram launched back in 2010 and was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $5 billion dollars and since then over 50 million new users have joined the service and…

Amazon is reportedly working on a 3D smartphone

Gadgets, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 31, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Amazon is reportedly working on a smartphone which will allow the user to see 3D images without the need for special glasses, the Wall Street Journal reports. But this isn't the first time we've heard rumours that Amazon is working on such a device, in fact the Wall Street Journal reported on a very similar…

5 Wallpapers that will look great on iOS 8

Apple, Internet & Software, TechnologyJanuary 29, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Maybe you are like me and love changing your wallpaper around every so often or just feel like you really need a new wallpaper so you can show off all the awesome new features that are available in iOS 8, either way, you are going to need a wallpaper, right? Here are 5 amazing wallpapers…

3 Best Monitors to use with your MacBook Pro as second Monitor

Apple, TechnologyJanuary 28, 2020By

Niels Bosch

If you bought a MacBook Pro thinking you would move it from your home you probably didn't think it through. It is something that has happened to all of us, buying a great portable PC to eventually just leave it on your desk. If this is your case or you are just looking to work…

Five Times when Personal Loans Can Help Save the Day:

TechnologyJanuary 27, 2020By

Niels Bosch

One of the main advantages of using a personal loan is to pay off your credit cards with lower interest. This can also provide parent plus loan rates or current students tools to achieve their academic goals. Along with that, traveling or furnishing with your apartment are some of the benefits of a personal loan.…

Download Android 5.1.1 CM 12.1 Nightly – List of devices

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 26, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Google has recently started rolling out Android 5.1.1 to the Nexus 10 and Nexus 7. While the update contains many bug fixes and small improvements we don't expect Google to roll out this update to any other Nexus device soon.Cyanogen has just released CM12.1 20150507 Nightly based on Android 5.1.1 which means that by installing the…

The NSA-proof Blackphone: Everything you need to know

Gadgets, Mobile, TechnologyJanuary 26, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Silent Circle and Geeksphone has announced the Blackphone, the worlds first smartphone which places privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone is now available for pre-orders to users and businesses as an unlocked device with a starting price of $629 (£380 or €460)…

LG introduces its curved smartphone the LG G Flex

Gadgets, Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 22, 2020By

Niels Bosch

LG has just announced its first curved smartphone the LG G Flex in a press release. It isn't the first curved smartphone on the market but it will be the first to be curved vertically. The new LG G Flex will feature a 6 inch 720p curved display and some unexpected features like the self-healing…

The Best Free Cloud Storage services in 2014

Google, Internet & Software, MicrosoftJanuary 18, 2020By

Niels Bosch

Ever since the first PC we have all stored our files directly on our PC, but the days of actually having those files on your PC are starting to become a thing of the past now with the introduction of cloud based storage. This is for a variety of reason ranging from freeing up space…

Paranoid Android 4.5 Beta 2 brings Design improvements and small tweaks

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 15, 2020By

Niels Bosch

The Paranoid Android team has just released Paranoid Android 4.5 Beta 2 a month after it released the Paranoid Android 4.5 beta which brought Android L style and performance improvements. In beta 2 the team mainly made some design improvements specially to the new "Recent View" style. Here is a full Changelog: Design improvements for recents The…

Niels Bosch

Top 5 CyanogenMod Features

Amazon is reportedly working on a 3D smartphone

5 Wallpapers that will look great on iOS 8

3 Best Monitors to use with your MacBook Pro as second Monitor

Five Times when Personal Loans Can Help Save the Day:

Download Android 5.1.1 CM 12.1 Nightly – List of devices

The NSA-proof Blackphone: Everything you need to know

LG introduces its curved smartphone the LG G Flex

Paranoid Android 4.5 Beta 2 brings Design improvements and small tweaks

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