1. Set a password. Setting a strong password on your phone will keep thieves, borrowers, and anyone not approved to use your phone from accessing your personal information. A good default time for allowing the screen to auto-lock is around 5 minutes of inactivity. 2. Download updates for your phone. You’re probably used to seeing [...]
With the release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has created quite a buzz around the interwebs. I would like to think the design team really put their heads together for this one. They’ve created a phone that is actually useable, for both personal- and corporate-types. On the personal side, the phone is a pretty decent [...]
As greater numbers of smart phone users abandon Blackberry for Android offerings I’m increasingly asked about the poor battery life that comes with it. There is no shortage of blog postings out there with tips to squeeze every last ion from your device, including killing background apps, turning off animations, live wallpapers, even clearing cache [...]
For those of you who have been waiting, Skype has come to the Android. Unfortunately, there are stipulations on the service including the inability to receive call unless you purchase the fee-based Online Number from Skype. Read more here.
Google recently released the App Inventor, an easy way to make applications for the Android based phones which includes the Droid, Incredible, and others. While this will undoubtedly mean a flood of simple games and ridiculous ideas, it will also allow more people the resource to create some really brilliant developments. Because you don’t need [...]