The competition for tablets has been fairly one sided so far, with Apple dominating the competition with its famous (yet expensive) iPad devices. Their cheapest iPads cost around $300-400 and from there the prices skyrocket. Thankfully the monopoly has been broken and Apple has some real competition in the tablet world now. In a stunning move, Amazon announced that the new … [Read more...] about The Kindle Fire Lights Up The Competition
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Improve GPS Performance And Charging Time Of HTC Sensation
If you are unhappy with your HTC Sensations GPS accuracy then this news is sure to bring joy. First of it's kind Over the Air software update (targeted mainly at bug fix but not feature enhancement) was rolled out recently. With a update file size of about 28 MB, the OTA updates version is 1.35.401.1. To update your HTC with the latest bug-fix: Go to 'Settings' Then … [Read more...] about Improve GPS Performance And Charging Time Of HTC Sensation
Make Skype Video Call On HTC Sensation And Samsung Galaxy S2
Very recently I was pointing out that it was not possible to make skype video calls on Samsung Galaxy phones. I was bit too early in voicing my concern as I just read that Skype video calling is indeed possible now ! Read the news on iGyaan, and they also linked to Droid-life who apparently have found a hack to get Skype video calling work with HTC Sensation. I need to … [Read more...] about Make Skype Video Call On HTC Sensation And Samsung Galaxy S2
Why YouTube Is Staying With Flash Rather Than HTML5… For Now.
In an earlier post I discussed why Apple announced it would no longer be working with Adobe. To sum it up, Apple disliked Adobe Flash player for a variety of reasons. In Apple’s word’s Flash player had constant issues, was a closed system, and alternative solutions allowed web developers more options while allowing consumers to view web media without having to rely on a third … [Read more...] about Why YouTube Is Staying With Flash Rather Than HTML5… For Now.
Mac Users Can Now Use Staroffice Version 9
Mac Users Can Now Use Staroffice Version 9 The latest version of the StarOffice productivity suite from Sun Microsystems is now supported on the Mac. StarOffice 9 is the first version with native support for Mac systems, aiming to be a low cost alternative to the popular Microsoft Office. Like the OpenOffice.org 3.0 which was released sometime back, StarOffice 9 is an … [Read more...] about Mac Users Can Now Use Staroffice Version 9