A while ago I was contacted by Dhruv Chopra to check out a new GPS tracking iOS app that he had in development. Initially, he had built a web app but it has now evolved into a full blown app for iOS devices. Firstly, I’ll cover the web app. This is great as you can …
Category Archive: iOS
May 19 2012
Raah Tracker – GPS Tracking for iOS
Apple, Batteries, Browsers, Connectivity, Google, GPS, iOS, iPhone, Location Services, Maps, Mobile, Operating Systems, Power, Safari, Technology, Wireless
by Boyd Chan
Apr 23 2012
Skip Back and Forward Multiple Pages in Safari for iPad
A quick tip for the iPad users out there. Perhaps one of those hidden features that can save you some time is the ability to skip back and forth multiple pages in your browsing history for each tab. All you need to do to this is hold your finger down on either the back or …
Apr 15 2012
Panasonic 2012 Home Entertainment Launch – Smart Viera Highlights
3D, Android, Browsers, Connectivity, Display, Google, Imaging, iOS, LCD, LED, Mouse, Operating Systems, Peripherals, Plasma, Technology, Uncategorized, Wi-Fi, Wireless, YouTube
by Boyd Chan
Last night, I got along to check out the new range of Panasonic televisions, recorders, players and Hi-Fi out at Dunbar House in Watson’s Bay, NSW. The venue was very swish with some tasty food on offer and it presented a setting similar to what you’d expect to experience when you’d be using home entertainment …
Tags: keyboard, LCD, LED, Mouse, Panasonic, Plasma, Skype, Smart Viera, Viera, web browser
Apr 13 2012
Kickstarter Watchlist – Pebble Smartwatch
Here’s another gadget initiative that the iPhone and Android smartphone users out there might fancy as an auxiliary screen or control for their devices. The Pebble E-paper Watch is not quite the “Dick Tracy” watch that people have been after but I reckon it’s pretty close and a whole lot more. In short, this is an app-extensible …
Tags: Android, Apple, iPhone, Kickstarter, Pebble, smartphone, smartwatch
Apr 01 2012
Make a Regular Computer an AirPlay Receiver for Free
Apple, Gaming, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Xbox
by Boyd Chan
AirPlay is one of those Apple standards that is beneficial when you have a lot of Apple kit but can be less convenient when you have a heterogeneous environment (so a mix of Apple and either Windows or Linux computers). This can be problematic if you want to use something like AirPlay to view content …
Mar 23 2012
Draw Something
I thought I’d share my experience with a simple game for iOS that has started to chew up a lot of my time – namely “Draw Something”. The premise of the game is simple, you have to select one of three words to draw (varying in difficulty), draw it and have your game partner guess …
Feb 17 2012
Mozilla Creating Boot2Gecko But Why?
Android, Browsers, Firefox, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7
by Boyd Chan
Seems like a slightly crowded field these days for mobile OS market share. Up front we have Android and iOS while BlackBerry OS and Symbian are slowly being sucked into a black hole. Meanwhile, Windows Phone is carving out a small niche for itself prior to Windows 8 hitting the scene as WebOS is stuck …
Tags: Android, Boot2Gecko, iOS, Mozilla, Windows Phone
Feb 11 2012
Windows on ARM Comes with Office 15 Baked In
Android, Apple, ARM, Cloud, CPU, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Processors, Storage, Technology, Windows 8
by Boyd Chan
For people seriously considering a Windows 8 tablet as their next tablet OS here is something that might sweeten the deal a bit. While the iPad has built in viewing capabilities for Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint slidepacks the ability to edit them as part of the base operating system is absent. The …
Dec 28 2011
Undock and Split the iPad Soft Keyboard
As veratile as the iPad can be it can often be a right pain trying to type on it particularly when holding it in both hands when it is in landscape mode as the centre keys are often too far away from each thumb. It can also be a problem using the keyboard when in …
Tags: iOS, ipad, Microsoft, Natural Keyboard, soft keyboard
Dec 03 2011
Demo Windows Phone on Your iPhone or Android Device
It’s almost a two horse race these days for mobile phones for consumers and the enterprise between the iPhone and Android handsets but don’t let that stop you from getting a squizz at Windows Phone. If you want to give the Windows Phone interface a go on your phone just browse to http://aka.ms/wpdemo and tap the screen …
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