With a radical move from the familiar end-user environment, adopting Windows 8 means learning more shortcuts so that we can easily access what we want with fewer navigation. This long list of shortcuts may come in useful, so do check it out. Those in blue are what I think would be most useful for me. Windows…
I am very happy to hear that many people had successfully flashed/upgraded their lenovo Ideapad A1 from Gingerbread 2.3 to Android 4.0.4 using the method I have described here. Personally, I have no problems when performing the upgrade flashing, and most people reported success in their upgrade. To other folks who used other methods and seem…
As you might have already known, the Google Nexus line of mobile devices uses the Android operating system produced by Google in cooperation with hardware manufacturers. These Nexus devices do not have any carrier or manufacturer modifications to the Android OS, and have an unlockable bootloader. This allows further development and end-user modification. Not to…
The Apple company is having a busy week of events at the California Theatre in San Jose this week, as it sent invites last week to a media event scheduled for this week. As you can see, it is adopted a sneak peek teaser of “we’ve got a little more to show you”. It is…
Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean is the fastest and smoothest version of Android offered by Google. Let’s take a quick look to see what’s new underneath the hood of the new update of the Android operating system. Expect a Faster, Smoother, More Responsive User Experience on Your Touch Screen Jelly Bean uses new techniques to…
Flying on the way back from Korea on a flight back home, I opened a in-flight shopping catalogue, and found this was available for purchase. Seeing that it is a very small and compact earphone with no need for wires to the iPhone, I reckon I could do with less incidents of earphone cable yanked…
The iPhone has only gone on sale from 21 Sep (i.e. today). In my location, fans were queuing for the new arrival – iPhone 5 since early yesterday. And boy, it was such a crazy queuing and waiting experience for many of the anxious customers waiting to get their hands on a new set of iPhone…
Some of us may have hoped that the Apple company would announce the scaled down iPad model – nicknamed the iPad Mini, along with their new iPhone 5 and iPod range. However, many were left frustrated when no announcement was made regarding the anticipated mini version of the gadget, which is said to be 2″ to…
Came across a cross-platform development tool called Xamarin. If you are familiar with C#, you will be able to develop mobile application using Xamarin. Your target platform can be iOS, Android and Windows, which make it easier for you to develop core business logic once, and just customise the UI for the different platformS. You…
Recently announced in Beijing, is a low-cost Xiaomi Phone 2, powered by the Google Android platform. If you think this is another cheap knock-off, take a look at its pretty impressive specifications: A 4.3-inch 720p IPS display manufactured by Sharp (providing 342 ppi pixel density); Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 (Krait) Pro APQ8064 quad-core chip running at 1.5 Ghz…
From the news on the Internet, there are iPhone 5 whispers around that seemed to point to a new iPhone 5 that come with a new design, a 4-inch screen, even 4G LTE and Near Field Communication(NFC). The rumored iPhone 5 release date is just about one month away, sometime in Sep/early Oct 2012. Inputs…
If you own an iPhone or iPad, you will know that the Home button wears out over time. Once the lifetime (measured in no. of clicks) is reached, you will notice that it will become less and less responsive to your touch/presses. In the initial stage, the misses happen sporadically. In the medium stage, some…