NVIDIA’s Kal-El Actually has 5 Cores

21 Sep 2011  1 Comment

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It turns out that NVIDIA’s upcoming Kal-El processor that was believed to have 4 cores actually has 5 cores. The fifth core will handle mundane tasks such as syncing, background tasks and audio. Which in turn will boast the battery life of the device.

Kal-El equipped devices are expected to arrive before the end of the year and was one of the main reasons that I don’t own an Android tablet yet.

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Android App Recommendations: DW Contacts & Phone

29 Aug 2011  2 Comments

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DW Phone
What’s cool about Android is that you can customize virtually every aspect of it, even the default programs such as the dialer and also the contacts app. The stock dialer is OK but if you are looking for more functionality try out DW Contacts & Phone. As you can see from the images above, the dialer screen can also functions as a contact search window, making it very convenient. Typing a few letters of a contact name or any sequence of a number-string using a t-9 dialer or the keyboard can filter out the contact. What I really like about it is that because I have already saved all of my contacts family names with a hyphen “-” in the last name  as in “Al-Folani”. most contact search apps make me type in the “AL-” before starting to filter the contacts making my first 3 inputs useless since most of my contacts will have the same result. DW on the other hand can start filtering if I start typing “Folani” and I would get my contact. Also you can directly call a number by clicking the green handset button on the right instead of the 2-3 clicks on  the stock dialer.
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Google Plus for Android 1.0.5

18 Aug 2011  3 Comments

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I’ve been asked a lot lately about the Google+ app for Android. For some reason, its not showing up for some international users. And they are having a hard time hunting it down. The latest version of Google Plus on the Android is 1.0.5 and you can download it from here

The Ultimate Emulator Experience On Android?

6 Aug 2011  No Comments

There are a number of game console emulators on Android that makes it a great retro gaming platform. The problem was playing those games with the virtual keys were annoying. The availability of the Wiimote Controller app that lets you connect your Wii controller to your Android device made gamin a lot easier on Android, but having just 4 buttons on the Wii controller makes it hard to play SNES, Genesis and N64 games, But not Anymore.

Enter Sixaxis Controller that lets you connect your PS3 controller to your Android device via Bluetooth. The costs less than $2 and there is a compatibility checking app that you can download for free and run to make sure that your device is compatible.

Sixaxis Compatibility Checker

Sixaxis Controller

UPDATE:

Forgot to mention that your device has to be rooted. And for newer HTC and Samsung devices that might be incompatible, installing a custom ROM like Cyanogen should solve that problem.

Cyonagemod 7 on Samsung Galaxy SII

26 Jul 2011  No Comments

Cyanogenmod 7 on SGSII UT1

Cyanogen mod is finally available for the Samsung Galaxy SII. Its not the final release yet, but I have been waiting a while for this mod so I jumped in as soon as they released their nightly builds for the SII.

The phone feels much snappier (if that is even possible) as there is now much less crap running in the background. And there is the usual tweaks of CM7, Like in the camera, dialer and other departments. But if you are using the SII as your main phone I would advise that you hold off a little while longer for a stable version.

Cyanogen Mod is available to a number of android devices. Check out their website to see if your device is supported.

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Galaxy SII Nightly builds

More Samsung Galaxy S II’s

1 Jun 2011  5 Comments

Just got more of those great Samsung Galaxy S II’s. Friends and family members just keep ordering them. It is back in stock now on Expansys. So if you still fancy getting one, I suggest you follow the link.

Tasker: The Must Have App For Android

29 May 2011  6 Comments

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Tasker really shows the strength of the Android OS and how its taking advantage of the openness of the platform. With this program you can automate almost any task on your phone.

Some examples of some profiles I have created for the App:

  • Make your music automatically play when you plug your headset.
  • Turns off the ringer and switch the phone to vibrate only as soon as I’m at work.
  • Switch on WiFi and turns ringer volume on to half way when I’m at home.
  • Turns on “Airplane mode” at midnight so I won’t get any notifications and turns the phone back on with my alarm.
  • When the remaining battery life is less than %15, the brightness is switched down to minimum, radios are switched to 2G and GPS is turned off to conserve battery life.

These are just a few examples of what I’m doing with the phone.

 

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Google Voice Actions

12 Apr 2011  1 Comment

This video shows you how to make use of the Voice Search function that is available in the Android OS. Its pretty powerful and useful.

Amazon Android App Store is Online

24 Mar 2011  1 Comment

Amazon’s long awaited Android app store has finally launched with a free exclusive copy of a new Angry Birds game. The sad news is, there is still no love for international android users. As purchases are limited to US costumers. Amazon is hoping for an international rollout later this year.

iPhone vs Android

19 Sep 2010  2 Comments

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