Just a heads up for all of those Android users out there that have put up with the Facebook app buggering up photos shot in portrait orientation. For those who don’t know, portrait photos ended up being rotated into landscape orientation requiring manual correction via the Facebook website. Version 1.5.2 of Facebook for Android now corrects this …
Category: Android
Mar 03 2011
Why I Won’t be Buying iPad 2
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Flash, Hard Drive, HDMI, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, Video
Today, a lot of people asked me whether or not I would be eagerly waiting to purchase an iPad 2 when it is eventually launched in Australia perhaps some time later this month (although last year’s delays for countries apart from the USA did cause some angst amongst customers). I was expecting to be asked …
- A5, Apple, CPU, FaceTime, HDMI, HDR, ipad, iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPod, iPod Touch, smartphone, tablet
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Feb 15 2011
Adjust Text Brightness on Android with Screen Filter
- By Boydo in Android, Operating Systems, Technology
A tip for the Android users out there. Have you ever woken up during the night and needed to check your phone only to find your eyes burnt by the brightness of the screen even on the minimum or automatic brightness setting? It’s definitely not a pleasant experience but there is something you can do …
Feb 14 2011
Google Prevents Use of American Express Cards on Certain Cross-Currency Transactions
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Financial, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Operating Systems, Technology
Up until yesterday I had only ever downloaded free application from the Android Market but yesterday I was looking to get some nice looking widgets courtesy of the “Beautiful Widgets” app. I thought for the cost of €1.45 (approximately AU$1.95 at the time of writing) it was a fair price for something that has received pretty good …
Feb 11 2011
Secure Online Transactions with VeriSign Identity Protection
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Operating Systems, Security, Technology, Tokens
These days we hear horror stories of accounts being hacked and unwanted activity occurring under those accounts. In the worst cases, this can involve finances which can really cause major problems depending on what happens. So really, prevention is the best cure as trying to pick up the pieces afterwards can be time consuming and …
Feb 09 2011
Nokia Wises Up to Their Shrinking Market
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7
For many years it has been widely acknowledged that Nokia, once the world leader in mobile phones and technology, has become nothing more than a random handset generator that uses a combination of numbers and letters to label its phones (possibly using a random alphanumeric value generator). Whilst there are Nokia handsets that are fit …
Jan 28 2011
Emulating a Classic Controller on a Touchscreen – Why Bother?
- By Boydo in Android, Gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Operating Systems, PS3, Sega, Sony, Technology, Wii, Xbox 360
No doubt the avid gamers amongst us have been all over the news of the Sony NGP (Next Generation Portable) AKA PlayStation Portable 2 plus the announcement that Android phones and tablets will be able to download PlayStation games from the PlayStation Store and play them using an emulator. Sony is planning to put some …
Jan 21 2011
Watch the IPv4 Countdown
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Communications, Connectivity, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Operating Systems, Technology
Well, it’s bound to get some additional press over the next couple of weeks but as another heads up the IPv4 address space is gradually running out. I covered this previously where I touched on various predictions over the years of when the IPv4 address space would be exhausted and a few of the benefits …
Jan 08 2011
Samsung Galaxy S – Unleash the Potential with Darky’s ROM
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Connectivity, Flash, GPS, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Location Services, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, Wireless
A while back I decided to try something new when the time came to get a new phone after having owned an iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. During 2010, I had picked up an iPad so changing to a new platform for my new mobile was not throwing away my relatively small investment in iOS …
Jan 05 2011
The Network or the Device – Where is the Fault?
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, iOS, iPad, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless
Last year, I wrote an article on Wi-Fi speeds in the household and what you can check to get the most from your devices and your network. In similar vain, problems with connectivity and performance on mobile networks can be caused by many things including the device itself. I thought I would share one such …
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