Dec 28 2012
Google is starting to flex its muscle a little bit in dumping Exchange ActiveSync for its Gmail service unless you are a paying customer or you have existing devices setup on a free basis. This might be problematic if you’re using a new iOS device or a Windows Phone handset in the future. At least …
Oct 25 2012
Depending upon who you ask, the seven month period between the “new iPad” and the fourth generation iPad (i.e. the new “new iPad”) may be a point of severe contention or an example of Apple iterating more quickly to keep pace with the market. I actually believe it is a bit of Column A and …
Oct 07 2012
What’s an Easter egg you ask? Yes, there’s the chocolate egg-shaped variety that makes an appearance once a year but I’m not talking about those ones but another variety. In technology, Easter eggs can take on various forms such as hidden messages or a fun secret that would otherwise go unnoticed for most users. A …
Aug 08 2012
Prior to obtaining the Samsung Galaxy S III I was looking forward to the Smart Stay function so that I wouldn’t have to keep tapping the screen to keep it awake. However, I don’t always have the phone right in front of my face for Smart Stay to detect whether or not I am looking …
Aug 06 2012
Scramble With Friends is one of my favourite games on Android – I’ve always found some challenge and fun in trying to find patterns and meaning out of what seems to be a jumble of noise and data. Unfortunately, one day when I was playing the app glitched up and since that point the animations …
Aug 05 2012
The Samsung Galaxy S III is certainly one of the top shelf Android smartphones for 2012 and as such had high expectations from people looking to grab one of these as their next mobile phone. However, there is one niggle that has arisen with regard to a perceived delay when hitting the home button on …
Jul 30 2012
Update: The below solution does not correct the problem and only addresses the symptoms. Please leave a comment if this bug is affecting you and when it first started happening. Update 2: I recall receiving an update for my Samsung Galaxy S III on 11/07/2012 weighing in at 22.6MB which was listed as a performance …
Jul 29 2012
It seems these days that every Android device comes with slightly different interfaces and soft keyboards which can be a selling point for some or plain annoying for others. If you do change between Android handsets from various manufacturers then you might like to standardise upon a soft keyboard so your transition between handsets is …
Jul 25 2012
I just wanted to share an observation regarding my Samsung Galaxy S III. Normally, I don’t leave my phone on the charger overnight (and maybe I should start doing so) but recently I have noticed that battery life has taken a significant hit to the point that I am left with little or no battery …
Jul 15 2012
Okay, I have a confession. I have had an itch to pledge for another project on Kickstarter and I gave in far too easily but I reckon this is quite an exciting development for the gaming industry as a whole, if not, for gamers in general. Ouya will be a game console based upon Android …
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