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Odd Galaxy Nexus Data Usage Bug

By ⋅ May 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

I saw on a screenshot from a Galaxy S2 a dotted line predicting data usage based on current usage which I’d not seen on my Galaxy Nexus.

I had a look and it was true, it wasn’t there, I checked then menu to see if there was a way to turn it on, and stumbled across what seems to be a bug.

Here is how to repeat it, this is on my UK Galaxy Nexus running stock Android 4.0.4.

Go to settings and choose Data Usage

As you see, no prediction line.

Select Show Wi-Fi usage from the menu.

Press the Wi-Fi tab and then go back to Mobile

There you go, the dotted prediction line is visible.

Honeycomb, the Windows ME of Android?

By ⋅ October 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Is Honeycomb the new Windows ME?

I’ve been playing around with my Hannspree Hannspad that I bought a few months back, and sure, its a budget tablet, but I think Ice Cream Sandwich will make it much better.

I don’t know what I’m holding out for, something between Honeycomb and Gingerbread. I’ve used a Honeycomb ROM on my Hannspad, and I’ve also tried Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs, and I’ve come back to Gingerbread since trying all.

I suspect that with very few Honeycomb specific apps around and ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) just around the corner, development on Android Honeycomb will halt and ICS will be its successor.

What do you think?

Twitter kills Peep?

By ⋅ March 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

So it appears the updates to Twitter have killed Peep for HTC Desire and possibly other devices.

Is this the start of their “stop making Twitter clients” argument?

Unless Peep and HTC can update and get around it, I think HTC will have to remove the app, and no doubt this will delay the release of Android 2.3.2 for HTC phones.

Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy tab 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 vs Motorola Xoom vs Blackberry Playbook

By ⋅ March 23, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

The tablet platform is hotting up with Apple releasing its iPad 2. I was never really interested in the iPad once I found out more about it, in fact, I was a little underwhelmed, I’m not sure why though.

With all the competition around now with Android 3.0, Blackberry and their Playbook and the “imminent” releases of HP’s WebOS based tablets everyone can actually have their own style of tablet, much like when the swathe of Android Smart Phones came out to challenge Apple for the iPhone crown.

I’ve created a run-down of the latest tablets in the below table, the details in it are as accurate as I can gather, prices are likely due to change though.

Tablet Comparison March 2011

Device:	Apple iPad 2 wifi/3G	Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9	Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1	Motorola Xoom	Blackberry Playbook
Price:	$499/$599/$699 wifi	$469	$499	$799	$499, $599 and $699
OS:	IOS 4.3	Android 3.0	Android 3.0	Android 3.0	Blackberry Tablet QNX OS
Camera:	720p Rear / VGA Front	3MP Rear / 2MP Front	3MP Rear / 2MP Front	5MP Rear / 2MP Front	Dual 1080p HD cameras
Height	241.2mm	230.9mm	256.6mm	249.1mm	194mm
Width	185.7mm	157.8mm	172.9mm	167.8mm	130mm
Depth:	8.8mm	8.6mm	8.6mm	12.9mm	10mm
Weight:	601g / 613g	470g	595g	730g	425g
Display:	9.7” (1024x768) 132ppi	8.9” (1280x800)	10.1” (1280x800)	10.1” (1280x800) 150ppi	7” (1024x600)
CPU:	1GHz Dual Core A5	1GHz Dual Core	1GHz Dual Core	Tegra 2: 1GHz Dual Core	A9 Based 1GHz Dual Core
Storage:	16GB/32GB/64GB	16GB/32GB/64GB	16GB/32GB/64GB	32GB	16GB/32GB/64GB
RAM:	512MB	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB

Will Froyo bring 802.11n to HTC Desire?

By ⋅ June 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve read lots of release information about the upcoming Android 2.2 release Froyo which has now started to roll out to the Google Nexus One and I’m wondering if it will bring 802.11n to the HTC Desire.

People have managed to hack a kernel together for the HTC Desire and get 802.11n already, I just hope it comes officially with Froyo. And soon…