Googlemail to Gmail switch has repercussions for android users
At some point in 2007 Google ran into some legal issues which meant that they couldn’t use gmail.com in Europe. because of this when I registered a new Gmail account to use with my Android phone I was...
View ArticleThe iPad: I Take It Back It’s Actually Pretty Cool
I’ve been a stark opponent of the iPad, I think as part of my Android advocacy I was blinded to this device and tarred it with the same brush I tar the iPhone. Initially I think the heinous price was...
View ArticleIs choice a bad thing in consumer electronics?
I’ve been thinking about getting a tablet PC for some time now and I’ve been humming and hawing whether to get an Android tablet like the Motorola Xoom, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or whatever one is...
View ArticleGet Over It… Apple Doesn’t have a Patent on Shiny.
A friend posted a link to a rather trollish “article” about how the Android UI is a copy of the iPhone UI, this is probably sparked by the recent Apple lawsuit against Samsung, I’ll agree that...
View ArticleAndroid Phone Review Template…
I loved this template for an Android phone review that Stephen M. Hackett of 512 Pixels put together, unfortunately it is so true. I am a big fan of Android but apart from there being more space on the...
View ArticleWhy Don’t More Phone Manufacturers Make KeyBoards/GamePads?
I saw this post on Engadget about a Sony Patent for a phone that had both a QWERTY Keyboard and a Gamepad, I’d love that. I blog from my phone, and I’ve also tried writing on my phone (I think this...
View ArticlePebble Time Steel One Month On
I don’t think you can write a review of a device like a smart watch or smart phone until you’ve had a little time to use it. So although I got my Pebble Time over a month I’ve not wanted to write a...
View ArticleIdeas are a dime a dozen… Or that time I “Invented” Uber but didn’t do...
I just opened up a text editor I have on my phone that I use to take down notes and ideas, and I found an idea for an app that I came up with, complete with monetisation strategy and everything. I...
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