Archive for category Hardware
Ubuntu On Your Android Phone
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Hardware, Linux, Ubuntu on February 21, 2012
Here’s an interesting idea from Canonical. They are currently trying to attract Android handset manufacturers who may wish to produce a high-end phone with the ability to dual-boot into a desktop operating system. You may remember the Motorola Atrix from last year. This was an impressive device that had the ability to be docked in [...]
iTunes Match – Numerous Empty Playlists
Being away actually led me to this first post back after my break. I’m an iTunes Match subscriber and use it with an iPad, iPhone and a Mac. I took the iPad and iPhone away with me, but both were without data for a week or so. Whilst I was bored (believe it or not, I failed to escape the tedium of “Homes under the Hammer” even out in Tenerife) in the apartment I decided to make a couple of playlists using tracks from my entire library, ready for when I returned and could listen to the tracks that were not on the device.
O2 & Mobile Browsing
Posted by gavomatic57 in Communications, Hardware, Internet on January 25, 2012
O2 customers had a bit of a fright this morning when news of a little flaw in the way the carrier was allowing websites to identify you over 3G started spreading across the internet. When you use the internet with any device, whether it is a phone, tablet, PC, Mac or even a PS3 the [...]
WebOS Open Source Roadmap
Posted by gavomatic57 in Hardware, Linux on January 25, 2012
Good news WebOS fans! After announcing that they were going to open source their WebOS operating system, many wondered (including myself) how HP was going to do it and on what timescale. Well, it seems that the answer is out there now for all to see.
RIM CEO’s step down
Posted by gavomatic57 in Communications, Hardware, News on January 23, 2012
Beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion’s dual CEO’s have finally stepped down. “There comes a time in the growth of every successful company when the founders recognize the need to pass the baton to new leadership,” he said at a press conference at RIM’s headquarters in Waterloo, Canada. Source After seeing market share and their [...]
WPTouch Pro
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, iOS on January 11, 2012
If you’ve just landed on this site using your iPad, you may have noticed the swanky new theme. I’ve got a few images to sort out and a few settings to fix so please bare with me. An improved service will commence when I’ve had some spare time! Thanks!
Apple Magic Trackpad
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Hardware on January 6, 2012
Ok I admit it, I’m late to the party once again. The Magic Trackpad hit the market way back in 2010 but only now do I have one in my hands to test it. I have been wanting one for some time, but when Lion arrived it was given a significant shove further up the shopping list. You see, Lion introduced many new multi-touch improvements as it did its level best to shoehorn the iOS experience onto the Mac. Some of these changes – Launchpad for example – seem a little pointless, but a few of the new gestures have so far proved quite useful.
Running PC Pro on tablets
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Apple, Hardware, Internet on January 6, 2012
UK PC magazine PC Pro recently tried to do a days work using nothing but iPads, Galaxy Tab’s and all manner of other tablet devices. They came a little unstuck using the WordPress app for iOS and Android, but it sounds like it was reasonably successful… You can read all about it here. I do [...]
Apple TV Revisited
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Hardware on December 27, 2011
When I blogged about the Apple TV back in September the Apple landscape was a slightly different place. There was no iCloud, there was no iTunes Match and there were no TV programmes available to view on the Apple TV without first downloading them on your PC or Mac and streaming them. Whilst this worked fine, it was not an ideal solution. It was a workaround and a bit of a pain to keep the computer on, subdue the power-saving functions and hope that your programme found its way to your TV.
Merry Christmas from Siri
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, iOS on December 23, 2011
Cool advert from Apple with a play on their Siri voice assistant. Apparently it’s the most effective ad of the season. That said, adverts aren’t exactly setting the bar high these days.
Selling a Used iOS Device
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Hardware on December 20, 2011
As you’ll probably have picked up from the other posts on this blog this week, I have recently changed my phone. Now that I have a perfectly serviceable 3GS sat lying around, it would make sense to try and get some money for it. The mobile operators all offer recycling schemes that suggest the old [...]
iPhone 4S Thoughts
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Hardware, iOS on December 18, 2011
The iPhone 3GS was a bit of a landmark for me. Two years ago I acquired a 16GB 3GS from an O2 shop in the stunning city of Bath. My wife and I were effectively killing time before we could fly out on our honeymoon. We had married a day or two before, spent a [...]
iPhone 4S – Taking Screenshots
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Hardware, iOS on December 18, 2011
I’ve recently upgraded to an iPhone 4S after a happy two years with my 3GS, however this isn’t what this post is about – that’s something for another post. What I do want to talk about is taking screenshots. For this site I take quite a few screen grabs to brighten my iOS app posts. [...]
This Computer is Already Associated with an Apple ID
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, Mac OSX on December 16, 2011
If you are one of those people eager to sign up to iTunes Match, you may run into problems if you share your Mac or PC with another person in your home. We have one Mac and a number of iOS devices, including an Apple TV (gen 2). Unfortunately, you can only use one Apple ID every 90 days with iTunes in the Cloud. So, if my wife downloads a few of her past purchases on our mac using her Apple ID I have to wait 90 days before I can do the same.
WebOS to be Open Sourced!
Posted by gavomatic57 in Hardware, Linux, News on December 9, 2011
Good news everyone! After much deliberation and procrastination, HP has decided that the best course of action for its promising but ultimately unsuccessful tablet OS is to open it up to Open Sorcerers the world over. It’s not a straightforward process and because WebOS has some proprietary components, it’ll take some time to fill in [...]
iBooks 1.5
Posted by gavomatic57 in Apple, iOS, Utilities on December 7, 2011
iBooks has received a nice little update including new fonts, a new “night” theme (white text on black background) plus a full screen view, which removes everything but the text. I’m no font-boffin, but most of the new fonts seem to resemble Times New Roman. That said, they’re still quite pleasant. I’m not a fan [...]
Carrier IQ
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Hardware, News on December 1, 2011
It looks like some major players in the Android world have been caught with their pants down. It appears that a large number of Android devices – with the exception of Google’s own Nexus line and the Motorola Xoom – have been found with some decidedly unsavoury tracking software on board. Fast forward to this [...]
Samsung Galaxy S2 Advert Mocks Apple Fans
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Hardware on November 23, 2011
Samsung has gone on the offensive and has taken to mocking the sort of Apple fan that likes to queue up outside the Apple store to get their hands on the next iPhone. Whilst I’ve never had the desire to queue for umm…anything, I am acutely aware that people do queue for Apple product launches. [...]
Some thoughts on Android
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Hardware, Linux, Thoughts on November 19, 2011
Amusing post here from Macworld’s Macalope. It could be argued that it is a little petty in places, but it does make a few interesting points about the current (and regrettable) state of Android. But man, AT&T’s notion of Android is a lot different from Google’s. Android as Google ships is it really quite good. [...]
Android “face unlock” feature
Posted by gavomatic57 in Android, Hardware on November 13, 2011
One of the new features included in the new Android release dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich is a “face unlock” option. This allows you to use your face to unlock your phone, instead of the traditional pin code or pattern. Unfortunately it hasn’t taken long for people to notice the obvious drawback with such a feature [...]
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