Category: Android

Speed up a Slow Nexus 7

If you’ve picked up a Nexus 7 like myself and have found that it seems to lag then you might want to give this a shot. It seems that Google Currents can slow things down a bit so you can disable its background syncing to see if that improves your tablet’s performance as follows: Open …

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Expose the Camera App on the Asus Google Nexus 7

A short and sharp tip for today. Despite the Nexus 7 lacking a rear camera you can, with a bit of skill and coordination, use the front facing camera to take photos. However, if you want to take a photo without being in an app like Facebook or Instagram you’re somewhat stuck. Fortunately, there is …

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Fitbit One Wirless Activity and Sleet Tracker Unboxing

A couple years ago I unboxed the original Fitbit after having it shipped out from the USA given that you couldn’t buy one locally. It has served me well but after going through three plastic clips which broke, losing it overnight and finding it again as well as surviving a session in the washing machine …

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Asus Google Nexus 7 Tablet and Dock Unboxing

So, I decided to pull the trigger on an Android tablet in the form of the Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet as well as the official dock. I thought this would be a good way to get a more recent Android device as my Samsung Galaxy S is far too long in the tooth to …

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Disabling a SIM PIN on Android

Recently, I dusted off an old SIM card to use in an old phone and found that it still had a SIM PIN on it. This wasn’t a big deal as I knew the PIN to unlock but having to put in two codes (one to unlock the PIN and another to unlock the phone) …

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Incoming Gadget – Asus Google Nexus 7

Yes, I know – I already have a tablet in the form of a Microsoft Surface Windows RT tablet but in order to test out some of the integration features of some new Panasonic products coming my way (particularly the television, tough camera and 3D camcorder) I required either an iOS or Android device. I already …

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An Instagram App for Windows Phone That’s Good Enough

Like it or lump it, some Windows Phone users are still lamenting the ongoing absence of Instagram for Microsoft’s smartphone operating system. There are plenty of “read only” apps that will let you browse the photos of your friends but none of them allowed you to upload your photos to the service. That changed this week. …

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Getting the Stock Android Experience on Top Notch Hardware

Most people would tend to agree that the Android smartphones released by Samsung lead the rest of the pack in terms of specifications which can be a big attraction for the geeks. Whilst the physical design may leave something to be desired with the plastic casing enduring since the original Galaxy S there’s little doubt …

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Google Nexus 7 3G Price Fluctuations

Given the recent speculation on the release of a second generation Google Nexus 7 3G Android tablet it looks like local pricing might provide some indication of what may happen in the near future. In a nutshell, I saw the price of this tablet at around $330 at a number of big name shops a …

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Suppress Folders From Media Scanning Under Android

Whenever you restart your Android device it does a scan of all of its storage to check for new audio, video and picture files. However, over time there may be folders used by apps that contain such files that end up cluttering up your picture gallery. This can ultimately extend the time taken scanning for …

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