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  • I just received my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphone. This is the first PlayStation certified Android smartphone, hence it is also known as the PlayStation phone. I won the phone from a party Qualcomm had during the Game Developers Conference 2011 for their new Snapdragon platform. I haven’t won anything...

    Unboxing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and augmented reality

    Posted on July 8, 2011 | No Comments
    I just received my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphone. This is the first PlayStation certified Android smartphone, hence it is also known as the PlayStation phone. I won the phone from a party Qualcomm had during the Game Developers Conference 2011 for their new Snapdragon platform. I haven’t won anything...

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  • This review post was written by Christopher Rauschnot and originally posted to Samsung Galaxy Tab Mobile Tablet Computer Review. You can follow him on Twitter @24k & @24kMedia and the 24kMedia Facebook Page Sets of tablets were announced in late 2010 that were going to be shown off at the...

    Samsung Galaxy Tab Mobile Computer Tablet Review By @24k

    Posted on April 13, 2011 | No Comments
    This review post was written by Christopher Rauschnot and originally posted to Samsung Galaxy Tab Mobile Tablet Computer Review. You can follow him on Twitter @24k & @24kMedia and the 24kMedia Facebook Page Sets of tablets were announced in late 2010 that were going to be shown off at the...

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  • Seems that Google has included a Location History dashboard with their latest release of Google Maps 5.3 for Android. The dashboard is a feature for Google Latitude that allows you to view your location history on a personal dashboard at google.com/latitude or on the phone by tapping view location history...

    Forget where you have been? Google hasn’t.

    Posted on April 5, 2011 | No Comments
    Seems that Google has included a Location History dashboard with their latest release of Google Maps 5.3 for Android. The dashboard is a feature for Google Latitude that allows you to view your location history on a personal dashboard at google.com/latitude or on the phone by tapping view location history...

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  • (Note: this post is a living document) As recently as 6 months ago, this would be a silly question. The general rule is that you always build on Apples iOS first then Android second, then other OS’s later. Assuming you have the skills or people to choose what to build...

    Should I develop for Apple iOS or Android?

    Posted on February 26, 2011 | No Comments
    (Note: this post is a living document) As recently as 6 months ago, this would be a silly question. The general rule is that you always build on Apples iOS first then Android second, then other OS’s later. Assuming you have the skills or people to choose what to build...

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  • Just got an iPad eh?  But did not get the 3G version?  Thats ok right? Just connect to WIFI.  But if you do have has WIFI when your travel?   Well, there’s an iPhone app for that.  Jailbroken of course. I wrote about using GPS on your ipad a few months...

    How to connect, tether, your ipad to your iphone

    Posted on December 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Just got an iPad eh?  But did not get the 3G version?  Thats ok right? Just connect to WIFI.  But if you do have has WIFI when your travel?   Well, there’s an iPhone app for that.  Jailbroken of course. I wrote about using GPS on your ipad a few months...

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  • Saw this poster for the Black Eyed Peas and it didn’t work. As an augmented reality developer and fan of BEP, I had to fix this. Here is the video I made of Augmenting the Black Eyed Peas Time. Android apps used in this example are Google Goggles and Junaio from...

    Augmenting the Reality of the Black Eyed Peas

    Posted on December 16, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Saw this poster for the Black Eyed Peas and it didn’t work. As an augmented reality developer and fan of BEP, I had to fix this. Here is the video I made of Augmenting the Black Eyed Peas Time. Android apps used in this example are Google Goggles and Junaio from...

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  • Here you go.  I think the demo says it all.  Flash running on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. Yes, the great tablet war is alive and well.

    Video: Flash on the new Samsung Galaxy Android Tablet

    Posted on September 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Here you go.  I think the demo says it all.  Flash running on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. Yes, the great tablet war is alive and well.

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  • First off, any Trojan is a bad Trojan. However, there is something off about this story.  I’m not saying its wrong or we should ignore this story, but there were a few things that kinda of bothered me. First off, who in world would call a trojan file ‘“Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a”’ ??? ...

    New Android Trojan found, but is it a big weakness?

    Posted on August 10, 2010 | No Comments
    First off, any Trojan is a bad Trojan. However, there is something off about this story.  I’m not saying its wrong or we should ignore this story, but there were a few things that kinda of bothered me. First off, who in world would call a trojan file ‘“Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a”’ ??? ...

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  • Wow. I’ve seen lots of crazy Linux ports, but full X11?  Wow. And the crazy thing is this is working on top of Android.  So once they get this stable, you can realize a full on computer on your phone. You can find more on NexusOneHacks. net Check out the...

    Run Linux Ubuntu on your Android Nexus one

    Posted on July 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Wow. I’ve seen lots of crazy Linux ports, but full X11?  Wow. And the crazy thing is this is working on top of Android.  So once they get this stable, you can realize a full on computer on your phone. You can find more on NexusOneHacks. net Check out the...

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  • It was only a matter of time before both Apple and Google would find themselves on top and staring at each other. Microsoft was now #2 and Apple was king of the hill, but Google was not far behind.  And after Apple kicked Flash out of the studio, Google made...

    The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … And so begins the War. Scene 6, End part 1

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
    It was only a matter of time before both Apple and Google would find themselves on top and staring at each other. Microsoft was now #2 and Apple was king of the hill, but Google was not far behind.  And after Apple kicked Flash out of the studio, Google made...

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  • Over the last 2 weeks I have noticed that my iphone was working slightly better in my office here SOMA in San Francisco, the home of cell phone purgatory. But not good enough. And of course, I still get dropped calls in Oakland and in Palo Alto.  So now what? ...

    At&t reception in SF is better, but not good enough, and no Verizon iPhone?

    Posted on May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Over the last 2 weeks I have noticed that my iphone was working slightly better in my office here SOMA in San Francisco, the home of cell phone purgatory. But not good enough. And of course, I still get dropped calls in Oakland and in Palo Alto.  So now what? ...

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  • Last week I talked about how near 30% of current ebook owners would have bought the iPad if it had been available. Well, another study from arstechnica states that %4o of blackberry users will go to a smart phone when their contract is up.. Many of them going to the...

    40% of blackberry users would switch to a smartphone

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Last week I talked about how near 30% of current ebook owners would have bought the iPad if it had been available. Well, another study from arstechnica states that %4o of blackberry users will go to a smart phone when their contract is up.. Many of them going to the...

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  • So let me count how many people are surprised by this… Show of hands??   Hmmm just you in the back?  Work for Microsoft?  Yea, ok figured.  Just a quick look around San Francisco and you can see the number of Android phones are starting to make enough of an impression...

    Andriod market share is up, Apple is flat, the rest? #Fail

    Posted on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
    So let me count how many people are surprised by this… Show of hands??   Hmmm just you in the back?  Work for Microsoft?  Yea, ok figured.  Just a quick look around San Francisco and you can see the number of Android phones are starting to make enough of an impression...

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  • There is no question that the iPhone has been an amazing success and only its At&T appendage has slowed it down from even further adoption. As great as the hardware is, just as much if not more of the credit has to go to the OS. Even after 2 years...

    iPhone as an OS? Maybe, but not widely

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    There is no question that the iPhone has been an amazing success and only its At&T appendage has slowed it down from even further adoption. As great as the hardware is, just as much if not more of the credit has to go to the OS. Even after 2 years...

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  • Ok, you know the drill.  The top ten (10) android apps.  Not everyone will think these are the best  or greatest Android application, but hey, have to start somewhere. If you have an issue, with my list, let me know.  It normally takes a bit of time and revision before...

    Top 10 Android Apps

    Posted on January 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Ok, you know the drill.  The top ten (10) android apps.  Not everyone will think these are the best  or greatest Android application, but hey, have to start somewhere. If you have an issue, with my list, let me know.  It normally takes a bit of time and revision before...

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  • I have not tried sportyPal just yet (its not out for the iphone), but I will this week on my Android and update this post if anything surprises me. {UPDATE}  The iphone version is out.  Try it here. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sportypal/id319351322?mt=8 Basically, it seem to be like most of the other bicycle...

    Another bicycle computer / gps system comes online. SportyPal

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
    I have not tried sportyPal just yet (its not out for the iphone), but I will this week on my Android and update this post if anything surprises me. {UPDATE}  The iphone version is out.  Try it here. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sportypal/id319351322?mt=8 Basically, it seem to be like most of the other bicycle...

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  • Now unless you have been living under a rock, or you are a rock, in which you are fully excuse from knowing about this game changer.  Google is now providing turn by turn navigation on enabled mobile devices for free.  That means any smart phone that has GPS and Interwebs...

    Turn by Turn Nav on your Mobile via Google. GPS device stocks plunge

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Now unless you have been living under a rock, or you are a rock, in which you are fully excuse from knowing about this game changer.  Google is now providing turn by turn navigation on enabled mobile devices for free.  That means any smart phone that has GPS and Interwebs...

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  • This is great news, and WAY faster then I expected it.  Right now, there is not a solution for real time collaboration for mobile devices, and given limitations of screen real estate , memory and CPU power, its not surprising.   The great part about flash, is how easy it is...

    Realtime collaboration on the iphone? Enter Adobe Connect mobile.

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    This is great news, and WAY faster then I expected it.  Right now, there is not a solution for real time collaboration for mobile devices, and given limitations of screen real estate , memory and CPU power, its not surprising.   The great part about flash, is how easy it is...

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  • I just wrote about the first iphone AR app to show up, and now here is ANOTHER Android AR app.  This gives you traffic cams for Toronto. Not sure if there is one for San Francisco, but I’ll look into it. Im not sure how useful this app is, but...

    Android comes back with another cool traffic AR app

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    I just wrote about the first iphone AR app to show up, and now here is ANOTHER Android AR app.  This gives you traffic cams for Toronto. Not sure if there is one for San Francisco, but I’ll look into it. Im not sure how useful this app is, but...

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  • The war has not started yet, but the armies are gathering their forces.  Apple is building a tablet based off the iphone OS and the rest of the world will be using Android. So how what will the first skirmish look like? Based on the last known rumors, we have...

    The coming tablet war: Apple vs. Android; the first skirmish

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    The war has not started yet, but the armies are gathering their forces.  Apple is building a tablet based off the iphone OS and the rest of the world will be using Android. So how what will the first skirmish look like? Based on the last known rumors, we have...

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