Psyched to have an HTC One as my new phone, running Android. Great. Except for the fact that I’m on a Mac, not a Windows system, and Android just seems to be more difficult to work with on a Mac from everything I can tell. How do I sync and back up the data on my Droid?
I have a brand new HTC One phone and just love it, except for one thing: the battery life stinks. The cell phone dies after just a few hours if I don’t plug it in. I’m new to Android, is there some trick to getting better battery life?
If you’ve been to an electronics store in the recent past, you know that “Smart TVs” are all the rage, televisions that have the built-in ability to run apps, display YouTube videos, access your photos, and access slick content like Google Play.
Heck, what if you want to have Netflix on your TV? Or join the world of Hulu and Hulu Plus instead of paying that ever-increasing cable TV bill?
What if you want those features but don’t want to buy a new HDTV system?
That’s where the slick CTL HDMI gizmo comes in. A tiny box not much bigger than a pack of gum, it plugs in to the HDMI port of your existing TV and gives you all the functionality of those expensive TVs. Without the cost.
Let’s have a look!
I have a couple of friends who are crazy about Instagram but when I downloaded it, I couldn’t see how to use it and why they think it’s so interesting. Can you take me through the steps needed to take and post a photo in Instagram, Dave, then perhaps offer some tips on how to get followers of my own?
With computer technology advancing at a staggering pace it may seem odd, and you may not know, that you may be able to kiss your desktop, laptop and netbook goodbye sooner than you think. You see, as backwards as it seems, the hardware industry is now making big performance gains, using a smaller footprint, less power, thus, higher stability due to a reduction in heat. That being said, it should come as no surprise that Android smartphones are taking over America, and are beginning to rival laptop computers in processing power. Before I go in to depth about the direction I see the computing world going, I figured I would start with answering the questions I get most when I pull out my HTC EVO and people notice that there is little or nothing similar to their Android phone, or their HTC EVO.
First and foremost, it should be understood that what I have done with my phone and about to describe and endorse (albeit incredibly awesome) will void the warranty of your phone. Disclaimer aside, it can all be undone providing you create a backup of the stock “ROM”. For whatever reason, the community has been referring to customized operating systems as Roms, or mods, but either way, with the right rom and kernel combination, one can achieve absolutely insane performance and battery life.
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