During a comment discussion on a recent post about configuring the setCPU app (Android Rooted: setCPU and Profiles), reader Ben Pike pointed me to an interesting post found in the DroidForums.net forums, where ‘Mike’, the author of the setCPU app describes some additional settings around CPU Governance in the setCPU application. [click to continue…]
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The iPhone and Android both have a favorites feature in the Contacts application. It is amazing to me that features so similar could have such a different user experience. The favorites list on your iPhone or Android is identical to favorites in your web browser, the only difference is that we are talking about contacts and phone numbers to call. [click to continue…]
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My friend Neil has been having some major battery problems with his iPhone 3GS. This is not my first friend to experience battery drain issues. Another friend Jeff had the same type of issue and Apple ultimately replaced his iPhone 3G. Here is Neil’s current story.
A few weeks ago, I started noticing a major battery drain on my iPhone 3GS. Coincidently, it was when AT&T was having problems with towers in our area. Being a tech junkie the only other change I had made to my iPhone around the time I started having battery issues was right after I installed the AP Mobile app. The battery issue was so bad that it would go from 100% to 18% in just over 5 hrs. I am not a heavy phone user, I had push email enabled but we are only talking about 50 or so emails during this time frame. [click to continue…]
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Despite all my better judgement I just hit order on my 64GB iPad. I use this site as my excuse for my technology addiction. I figured talking about technology would help curve my ferocious appetite but it has not. In fact there are days I want to write posts about car tech, refrigators, door locks and so much more.
I don’t see traveling with it but I hope it will entertain the kids. Now that I can use WiFi tethering on my Droid the 3G version of the iPad is not important should we travel with it. And for my Kindle friends not to worry, this will not be replacing that device. I sold my MacBook Air about a week ago.
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If your waiting to be one of the first to buy an iPad go to Apple.com and start refreshing your browser the store is offline now. Usually the store goes down when they are about to add a new product to it. I am not saying that I will be doing this today but I am just saying. Hopefully they don’t change their minds but let us know if you get one.
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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Robb Dunewood
Recorded: March 10th, 2010
Published: March 11th, 2010
Duration: 1hr 1min 39sec
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All other Smartphone Platforms have been kicking the teeth of Apple in for not supporting multitasking. But it looks like iPhone users finally will be able to kick back. A report from CNET.com states that the iPhone 4.0 will indeed support multitasking. Apparently there will be user facing component that will allow people to manage the currently running apps.
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For me personally, there were two driving reasons why I took the plunge of “rooting” my Android device: first, the ability to do screen captures; and second, the possibility of over/under-clocking my device to both get better performance and better battery life. [click to continue…]
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As this is a question that I keep getting over and over, and frankly, it was very confusing to me as well, I thought that it might be worthwhile to help explain what this is and why it is important.
For every device that gets ‘rooted’ (administrative root access), there are some fundamental steps to the process. Whether you do it the easy way or the hard way, it all comes out the same. This is NOT an explanation of how to do it. If you want to do it the hard way, there are literally dozens of web/video sites out there that will explain. In previous posts, Rod and I have explained the process with DroidMod, which basically does all this for you automatically, in 5 minutes or less. [click to continue…]
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Opera has released the Mini 5 beta for the Android platform. Opera has been around fro quite some time but have been having trouble since the newer Smarphones have a browser included. But traditionally most users have always liked the Opera browser.
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