Jul 26 2013
As you may know, I won a new smartphone at work when Samsung recently visited which of course was a great surprise! The smartphone I won was the Samsung Galaxy Express which is likened as being a mini Samsung Galaxy S III albeit with more modest specifications (smaller screen, dual core CPU and 8GB memory). …
Jun 28 2013
Another quick tip if you’ve upgraded your Android device to version 4.2.x. Google saw fit to hide the developer menu under Settings – I can only presume this was because everyday users were getting themselves in a pickle by mucking around with the options in there without understanding what they meant. This is perhaps not …
Jun 23 2013
Perhaps a first for the blog but the unboxing videos keep on rolling this time with the Ouya being the next cab off the rank! For those that don’t know, Ouya is an Android console aimed at the lower price range (being around $100) and took about a year to come to fruition after its …
Jun 22 2013
Well, it’s taken a year since the initial Kickstarter campaign to raise funds but this week I finally received one of the two Pebble smartwatches. Of course, people have received their Pebbles well before now but only in black with orange, white and grey being delayed. That said, Kickstarter backers were offered the ability to …
Jun 14 2013
Just an update on where some gadgets are in terms of delivery: Qi wireless chargers: Both of these arrived earlier this week and I am using one at work and one at home – I’ll do a short video to show how these chargers work with a compatible device (likely a Nokia Lumia 920), Pebble …
Jun 11 2013
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 …
Jun 06 2013
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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