If you’ve not yet checked out the latest beta of the Facebook app for Windows Phone then you might want to look now. In the latest update, the Facebook Beta app sees almost instant notifications and private messaging which is a welcome change from the rather slow, sporadic or simply broken notifications functionality in prior …
Category: iOS
Oct 09 2013
Backing up to the Cloud with CrashPlan
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 8
Another quick update this time regarding data backups. At home we run a Windows Home Server which centrally stores our data whilst backing up our computers. I do take periodic backups of the server using standard hard drives which I store offsite but I have been wanting to have a cloud backup solution as well …
Aug 04 2013
Incoming Gadget – Google Chromecast
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 8
Another short and sweet update. I missed out on the initial release but I have placed an order for Google’s new Chromecast product. In a nutshell, it’s a dongle that you plug into your television in a spare USB socket for power as well as an HDMI socket to send video and audio to the …
Jul 10 2013
Play Candy Crush Saga Without Waiting For Extra Lives
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Operating Systems, Technology
Here’s a quick tip if you’re addicted to Candy Crush Saga. It can be a pain using up all your lives on a particular level and then having to wait for your lives to replenish before having another crack. This can be frustrating given that these “lives” are essentially virtual goods that cost nothing to …
May 23 2013
Incoming Gadget – Asus Google Nexus 7
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows RT
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 …
May 18 2013
An Instagram App for Windows Phone That’s Good Enough
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8
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. …
Mar 20 2013
XBMC Remote Solutions
Well, it looks like Raspbmc is a winner at home and it interfaces just fine with our home server with the convenience of being controlled through our standard television remote over HDMI. Once setup it is a cinch to navigate and get your favorite content going on the big screen. However, we only have one television remote …
Dec 28 2012
Maintaining Contact Syncing with Gmail on iOS Devices
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Contacts, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mail, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8
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
The New, New iPad and iPad Mini – The Ulterior Motive
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows RT
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 …
May 31 2012
RunKeeper Pulls the Plug on Windows Phone
- By Boydo in Android, iOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7
If you’re a RunKeeper user and have also reset your Windows Phone recently then you may come to the sad realisation that RunKeeper seems to be absent in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Rest assured, you probably aren’t mistyping the name or coming up against a glitch in the Marketplace but the somple fact is that …
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