Sean Carruthers

Sean Carruthers is a freelance writer, video producer and host based in Toronto, Canada. Most recently, he was a Senior Producer at butterscotch.com, where he was responsible for the conception, writing, production and editing of a number of web video shows, including Lab Rats, How Do I?, Status Update, The Noob, and more.

Articles by Sean Carruthers

Android: Flexibility is a virtue

The one nice thing about Android is that it really helps toincrease your flexibility. You have to be flexible about when you’re going toget...

Double your cores, double your Android fun? Maybe not so much.

When it comes to multi-core processors, the general wisdomis that you shouldn’t expect your performance to be increased by a multipleequal to the number...

Why do developers still prefer iOS to Android?

 An article in The Guardian’s Apps Blog notes that it’s beenabout six months since Google’s Eric Schmidt predicted that developers wouldlikely start developing apps...

A cookoo new fashion accessory for your Android smartphone

If you were thinking of getting that tattoo that vibrateswhen you have an incoming call, hold up – soon, there may be a less...

Voice Dictation in Ice Cream Sandwich – not yet indistinguishable from magic

 One of the Holy Grails of mobile computing has been accuratevoice dictation. With the introduction of improved voice dictation capabilitiesinside Android’s new...

Android handset roundup

People often talk about “killer apps” for their smartphones,but a new Android phone from Sharp actually has a feature that’s designed tohelp detect a...

An Android TV you can shake your remote at

   While Lenovo recently announced that it will be bringing Android-powered televisions to the Chinese market, they’re not the only company using the popular...

The name is PC…Android PC

Anyone with a passing interest in Android knows that itpowers a high percentage of today’s smartphones. Others know that it’s lurkingbehind the scenes in...

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