Tag: Android

Boydo Test Drives Windows Phone 7

Just a quick update for tonight. From here on in I will be using the new Samsung Omnia 7 I picked up on the weekend as my primary phone. For me, there’s no better approach in becoming more familiar with a device than to jump in with both feet and work it out as you …

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Skype Video Calling Comes to (Some) Android Devices

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 …

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Use Google Docs on Your Android Device

Google Docs Document List

Here’s a quick tip for Android users out there. This slipped under my radar but last month Google released an Android app to use with its Google Docs service. The layout is fairly simple and you can get at your documents with a simple tap or you can get at your starred documents in a …

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Google Music – An Unexpected Invitation

Google Music Invitation

After I criticised Google for making it difficult for us folks outside of the USA to get into the beta of its new music streaming service I received an invitation to join the Google Music beta. I had also tried the client software on my phone which didn’t go very far even when I was …

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Restore Missing Toggles in MIUI for Android

Oiriginal MIUI Toggle Screen

On the weekend, I upgraded the version of MIUI on my Samsung Galaxy S to Version 6.13.1  from an earlier version and noticed that the fantastic toggle drawer had disappearing leaving something that closely resembled the standard Android drawer and toggles.   New MIUI Default Toggle Screen For me, this was a bit of a …

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ARM CPUs and Windows 8 – What Does it Mean?

It’s no secret now that Windows 8 is going to be compatible with ARM CPUs. This is an interesting move as the general belief in the technical ranks was that Microsoft would scale up Windows Phone to the tablet form factor rather than have another tilt at shoehorning its desktop operating system into low powered …

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Video Calling in Android 2.3.4… When You Can Get It

Here’s a potential incentive to upgrade to the latest and greatest version of Android on your handset (manufacturer or third party ROM availability permitting of course). Whilst video calling isn’t a new invention by any means with many first generation 3G phones offering choppy (and expensive) video calling we are starting to see it make …

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Save Android Device Battery Life When at Home on Wi-Fi

Here’s a quick tip for those of you with Android devices. You might be able to boost your battery life by changing your Wi-Fi sleep settings. You can look at the available settings by going into “Settings” then “Wireless & Networks”. Make sure that Wi-Fi is enabled in this screen and then tap on “Wi-Fi …

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Acer Iconia Tab: First Impressions

Today on my trip out and about to Hornsby Westfield I dropped into JB Hi-Fi to have a look at what they had on display and was stoked to find that they had a Android Honeycomb tablet on show in the form of the Acer Iconia Tab. Prior to today, I had never see a …

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Google Music Makes its (Beta) Debut

This might have flown under the radar for a lot of people but Google has released its cloud music service (potentially in response to Amazon which released its fully functioning service recently). As you might know, Amazon caused a bit of an upset upon launching its service and delivering songs bought through its online store …

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