This week, some new upgrades to SkyDrive were revealed just before Google revealed their “Drive” cloud storage service. Many sites gave the Google Drive service a lot more coverage than the SkyDrive upgrade, but most users and commenters were able to realize that SkyDrive is much better than Google Drive, DropBox, and many other cloud services. Sure, there are a few things that it doesn’t do as well, and those may be deal-breakers for a …
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Is There Such a Thing as Being Too Customizable?
Recently I was having a discussion with friends about how people on “The Walking Dead” TV show behave in a post apocalyptic world. Some say the chaos, lies, and sacrifices are acceptable when there are no rules. How does this relate to mobile device technology and customization you ask? Well, we have Apple’s iOS operating system which takes on a very rigid and strict set of rules that are essentially determined by one man. Sometimes …
Continue readingPlease Don’t Block 3rd Party Facebook Apps
Facebook’s privacy settings can be a little overwhelming. There are many options and if you don’t take the time to learn what they do, you might accidentally isolate yourself from the social network a bit too much. One thing that can be annoying is when people unknowingly block 3rd party Facebook apps from being able to see their status updates and content. After logging into Facebook on a desktop computer, click the little arrow in …
Continue readingSymbian Belle on the Nokia N8 (Video)
The Nokia N8 has come a long way since its original release with Symbian^3. It has since seen an upgrade to Symbian Anna and now we have Symbian Belle which is a lot different than previous versions of Symbian. Actually it’s a lot like Android. Symbian Belle adds support for up to 6 home screens that you can pan through horizontally and the widgets that you can place on these home screens are no longer …
Continue readingIce Cream Sandwich vs. Mango – Web Browser
Mangoes and Ice Cream Sandwiches are both delicious foods, but how do their web browsers compare? In this video we put Windows Phone Mango’s Internet Explorer up against Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich web browser. We use one of the first Ice Cream Sandwich Android phones available – the powerful Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and one of the newest Windows Phones – the Nokia Lumia 710. Both devices are connected to a WiFi network to give them …
Continue readingSIM and Micro SIM Tips for Switching Between Phones
The SIM card, or subscriber identity module, has been a standard in GSM phones for many years. It’s always been very easy to switch your mobile network account between GSM phones since all you had to do was take the SIM card out and put it in a different phone and everything worked because all of the SIM cards and SIM card slots were the same. Unfortunately we’re starting to see some manufacturers implementing a …
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