TABLET – Samsung 10.1 reboot method

A few times now my Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet has allegelly ‘died’ and it seems there are many methods available to try and resurrect it before I could totally admit that it had actually ‘died’. The tablet may appear like it’s totally dead and completely unresponsive where all attempts to reset by holding in the […]

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ANDROID – How to unbrick a tablet?

Thanks for dropping by and reading my situation. First I ordered a relatively cheap 7inch Android tablet from a brand called AllWinner containing an A13 chip. For the first two months everything seemed to go REALLY well – I was really pleased with my purchase – WHAT A BARGAIN! Two months in now and it’s […]

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ANDROID-Favourite Honeycomb apps

Having recently acquired a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (who needs an iPad?) I thought it would be time to list my favourite apps that I have installed so far. As I have spent a few hundred pounds on this device I thought it would be useful to spend £10 maximum on apps for it! […]

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ANDROID-Problems with Google Calendar syncing to an account?

My Android based phone (HTC Desire) has sporadically been losing sync between the Calendar application and my Google Calendar via my Gmail account. It has frustrated me for many days now and have been attempting to find a solution that works. Loads of forums talk about rooting your phone, deleting certain Google folders and files, […]

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HUMOUR-How smartphone users see each other!

The chaps over at C-SectionComics.com have produced a funny but almost 100% accurate poster showing “How smartphone users see each other!”

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Latest Favourite Android Apps (November 2010)

A few months have moved on since the last update of my favourite apps for the Android operating system. So here is a run down of my current favs that I use on my HTC Desire mobile phone. (Of course they should work on all Android mobile phones and tablets!)   Twidroyd (FREE) Twitter has […]

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Pont Y Werin bridge opens (at last!)

Above is the picture of the scene from July 2009 – exactly ONE year ago to the day that it shouldve opened! All you can see is the trunk road across the River Ely which doesnt allow any pedestrian or safe cycle access between Cardiff Bay and Penarth. Hence a solution was required to allow […]

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HTC DESIRE-Tips to improve battery life

We’ve all got our brand new spanking HTC Desire mobiles and are busy playing with them, installing new apps and generally showing them off (even though the Apple fanboys wont even look at them cos they know they are better 😉 ) But all this playing can drain the battery quite a bit and i […]

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Recommended Android Apps (April 2010)

After the first week of owning my HTC Desire I detailed a few apps that I found useful HERE but am now adding to this some more great apps that will make your Andorid phone even better!   Quick Uninstall This app does exactly what it says on the tin! Use it to uninstall any […]

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Use Google Maps as Sat Nav on Android 2.0

Google have been showcasing what the Google Maps application is capable of on the Android operating system – but it seems loads of people are having problems locating the files, installing them and getting them to work as intended. It’s taken me a bit of investigating and poking around the net but I have now […]

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PHOTOS-HTC Desire camera testing

The HTC Desire boasts a 5MP camera which is a higher rating than my stand-alone camera but what are the quality of the pictures like? Well I have been randomly snapping with it all week and will show you some images here complete with some taken with various ‘camera apps’ aswell. First up is an […]

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How to import contacts and address book into an Android phone

People sometimes try to put their old sim card into their new phone and attempt to copy them that way, others sync up via Outlook on their PC whilst others try to bluetooth their old address book across – but none of these methods would work from a HTC Diamond to the HTC Desire. Baffling […]

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Best Android Apps (March 2010)

Well I got delivery of my brand new HTC Desire mobile phone over the weekend and am totally over the moon with the advances made in the Android operating system. My last 4 phones have all operated on Windows Mobile which has offered some tweakable features whereas the Android system is totally open and now […]

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