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 …
Category: iOS
Nov 14 2011
How to Guide – Performing an Over the Air Update of iOS & Multitasking Gestures
Given that the first update to iOS 5 came out and one of its much touted features was the ability to update the device without tethering it to iTunes on a computer I thought I would make a video showing you the execution of this process. I did cut quite a bit out of it …
- Apple, gestures, Google, iOS, iOS 5, ipad, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, multitasking, update, YouTube
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Nov 11 2011
Enable Multitasking Gestures on the Original Apple iPad
- By Boydo in Apple, iOS, iPad, Operating Systems, Technology
Just a heads up for those who were using developer versions of iOS 5 on the original iPad and had grown to like the multitasking gestures until they were disabled in the final build. The iOS 5.0.1 update re-enables these gestures for the original iPad. The missing gestures allowed your to do a four fingered …
Oct 26 2011
Recover Speed on Slow iOS Devices
- By Boydo in Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Operating Systems, Technology
It seems that with each iOS update older devices can get a bit slower in having to support new features on existing hardware. Unfortunately, you just can’t crack open your device and add more memory or swap out the CPU for something more powerful. That said, there can be other causes of poor performance on …
Oct 13 2011
Fix iOS 5 Upgrade and Error 1303 (Error -1303)
- By Boydo in Apple, iOS, iPad, Operating Systems, Technology
Well, I decided to upgrade my original iPad to iOS 5 this evening and received “Error -1303” (or “Error 1303” to help the search engines find it more easily) three times. I was offered the option to proceed without backing up my device but I didn’t think that was a good option. I ran another …
Oct 12 2011
The Samsung Popup Shop – Feisty or Foolish?
- By Boydo in Amazon, Android, Apple, Content & Search, Google, iOS, iPhone, Music, Operating Systems, Technology
Yesterday, I wrote about the Samsung Music Hub which could be checked out at a popup shop in George Street in Sydney. Today, the general media have covered the fact that this popup shop was also offering ten Samasung Galaxy S II handsets per day until the end of the week for two dollars each. …
Jul 27 2011
Apple Forces eBook Apps to Stop “In App” Purchases
- By Boydo in Amazon, Android, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Content & Search, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7
Just a heads up for those of you using iPads and iPhones for eBook reading through apps such as the Kindle, Kobo and Nook apps. If you remember, Apple drew the ire from the user community for wanting to claim 30% of the revenue for in app purchases for media publications including newspaper subscriptions and …
Jul 09 2011
Windows Phone 7 and Google’s Artificial Limitation of Multiple Calendars
- By Boydo in Apple, Browsers, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, JavaScript, Mail, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Safari, Technology, Windows Phone 7
If you happen to use more than one calendar in Google Mail or your corporate e-mail then you might have realised that Windows Phone 7 only seems to support the primary calendar for some reason over Exchange ActiveSync. This is despite other EAS compatible devices such as the iPhone and iPad having worked with multiple …
Jul 06 2011
What Does 3G+ Mean in Windows Phone 7?
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Connectivity, iOS, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Wireless
Here’s a quick tip for tonight. If you use Windows Phone 7 you might notice on the lock screen that you have a “3G+” symbol from time to time and wondered what it meant. You might be forgiven for thinking that you’ve unlocked some sort of turbo charged connectivity but there is quite a simple …
Jul 01 2011
Skype Video Calling Comes to (Some) Android Devices
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Communications, Connectivity, Instant Messaging, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, Operating Systems, Skype, Skype, Technology, VoIP, Wireless
Slowly, but surely, the Skype client on Android is catching up with the one found on the iPhone in terms of functionality. As of today, Skype for Android now supports video calling on a number of devices, including: Google Nexus S, HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Sony Ericcson Xperia pro. However, there are …
- 3G, Android, Android Market, Apple, Desire S, Eclair, EVO 4G, FaceTime, Froyo, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 2, Gingerbread, Google, HTC, iPhone, iPhone 4, Nexus S, Samsung, Skype, Thunderbolt
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