Gingerbread – Boydo's Tech Talk

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 …

Android, Asus, Gingerbread, Google, iOS, Nexus 7
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Jun 01 2012

Incoming Gadget – Samsung Galaxy S III

By Boydo in Android, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7

Yesterday, I picked myself up a new Samsung Galaxy S III upon its launch given that I had found myself in a bit of a dire smartphone situation. My Samsung Omnia 7 has had a repeated history of corrupting its memory after a couple of months and the only solution to get it working properly …

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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Apr 13 2011

Sometimes Other Android Devices Have Better Apps

By Boydo in Android, Google, Operating Systems, Technology

For a while I’ve been looking for a decent weather app for my Samsung Galaxy S and had last week selected GO Weather which has a pretty good widget and a very attractive app complete with video backgrounds and detailed three day forecast. However, I have had a slight yearning to move toward a pure Google Android experience as you would expect using an untouched Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROM.

Android, Android Market, AOSP, app, application, Galaxy S, Gingerbread, GO Weather, Google, Nexus S, ROM, Samsung, widget
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Apr 11 2011

Install Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) on Samsung Galaxy S

By Boydo in Android, CRT, Display, Imaging, LED, Operating Systems, Technology

There’s been quite a buzz lately about an official release of Gingerbread (Android 2.3) from Samsung and, in true style, there have been many leaked ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy S that have been gracing the web. Over the weekend, I decided to bite the bullet and put Gingerbread on my phone. To be specific, …

Android, ClockworkMod, CRT, Darky, eBay, file system, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 2, Gingerbread, Google, PayPal, RFS, ROM, Samsung, Swype, Titanium Backup, VeriSign, Voodoo
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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 …

Android, Apple, ClockworkMod, Darky, Galaxy S, Gingerbread, GPS, iOS, ipad, iPhone, kernel, Mobile, phone, ROM, Samsung, Voodoo
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Jan 01 2011

Six Months and Counting: Critical SMS Bug in Android Goes Unpatched

By Boydo in Android, Code, Communications, Connectivity, Google, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Operating Systems, SMS, Technology, Wireless

*** Update *** It seems after an intense amount of feedback, Google has elevated the priority of this flaw to critical. Just a heads up for those of you with Android based smartphones. A bug has been lodged with Google back in June 2010 regarding a bug in the sending of SMS from an Android …

Android, Bluetooth, bug, Froyo, Gingerbread, Google, Nexus One, Nexus S, SMS
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Oct 23 2010

How to Flash Unofficial Firmware on a Samsung Galaxy S

By Boydo in Android, Flash, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology

At least in Australia, Samsung Galaxy S owners have been let down by ongoing delays with regard to the release of the Android 2.2 update (AKA Froyo). This has been of particular frustration for users with Android 3.0 (AKA Gingerbread) due to be released by Google before the end of the year. However, there is …

32-bit, 64-bit, Android, APN, drivers, firmware, Flash, Froyo, Galaxy S, Gingerbread, Google, Odin, RFS, Samsung, USB
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