The Google Nexus 7 fares well with battery life compared to other smart phones and tablets, thanks to its massive 4,325mAh battery and lack of 3G connection. Still, if you’re sapping its power stores by devouring HD videos at maximum screen brightness, you’ll welcome any extra juice you can wring out of this tasty tab. …

One of the best things about pure Android devices like the Nexus 7 is the ability to root them and replace the standard Android ROM, which opens up a whole world of customisable options and settings, tailoring your tablet to you. Navigating the Android developer world to choose the best custom ROM can be an overwhelming prospect. To help you, …

The One X is HTC’s mighty flagship smart phone, and with its 4.7-inch screen and powerful quad-core processor, it could power a battleship. But there’s more than just impressive specs to the One X, so join me as I find 25 ways to get more out of this Android hero. With just a few simple tweaks of the settings, you …

To you and me it’s a big phone, to wilful language manglers it’s a “phablet”. Either way, Samsung’s 5.5-inch monster Galaxy Note 2 stretches the boundaries of mobile gadgets as much as it does the sinews of your mitts. With its ingenious S Pen stylus and Samsung’s pen-driven TouchWiz tweaks to Google’s latest Jelly Bean Android software, there’s a bunch …

The Google Nexus 7 is a powerful little tablet, and as you get more into using it, you might come across apps that require ‘root’. So what is root? Put simply, Android is just like any other operating system — every action that tinkers with its inner workings requires a permission. Having root level permission is the ultimate security clearance, …

So you’ve heard of the Nexus 7 and you’re interested in buying one. And who wouldn’t? This powerful 7-inch quad-core Android tablet, which runs the very latest version of Google’s operating system, Jelly Bean, dramatically undercuts the prices of competitor tabs, at just £160. Once you’ve got it in your palm, you’re going to want to get the best out …

Now playing: Watch this: How to use Launcher Pro for Android 2:55 One of the best things about Android phones is being able to customise them. Manufacturers do this too so their touchscreen phones look a bit different to everyone else’s touchscreen phones. The number of manufacturer customisations is rather bewildering. HTC has SenseUI, Samsung has TouchWiz, Dell has StageUI …

In the latest in our irregular series of user reviews, forum regular David Gilson tests out games from Nokia’s Ovi Store that use your phone’s physical sensors. If you have a review of a product you would like to appear on Crave and you’re prepared to put the same care and attention into it that David has, email it to …

Continuing our irregular series of user reviews, forum regular David Gilson tests the Symbian app Gravity. If you have a review of a product you would like to appear on Crave and you’re prepared to put the same care and attention into it that David has, email it to [email protected] and we’ll publish the best. The beauty of Twitter is …

Continuing our irregular series of user reviews, forum regular David Gilson tests the Symbian S60 app JoikuSpot, which turns your S60 phone into a wireless hotspot. Take it away, David… Mobile providers spit out terms such as ‘tethering‘ and ‘mobile modem’ as dirty words. But used carefully, it makes perfect sense to use your mobile phone’s Internet connection as a …