Scratching a Galaxy SScratching a Galaxy S
Some years ago when I first got a LG U990 Viewty (which in some ways is the best phone I ever owned) I went swimming and left my phone in[...]
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The End of Kogan MobileThe End of Kogan Mobile
Kogan Mobile has just announced that Telstra succeeded in it’s attempt to break it’s contract with ISPone and thus end the Kogan Mobile business [1]. Over the last few years[...]
Google web sites and Chromium CPU UseGoogle web sites and Chromium CPU Use
Chromium is the free software build of the Google Chrome web browser. It’s essentially the same as the Google code but will often be an older version, particularly when you[...]
Nexus 4 Ringke Fusion CaseNexus 4 Ringke Fusion Case
I’ve been using Android phones for 2.5 years and for all my phones (Sony-Ericsson Xperia X10, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S3, and LG Nexus 4) I’ve bought “gel” cases.[...]
Religious ConversionReligious Conversion
Today I was in the center of Melbourne and I saw two stands run by Muslims advocating their faith. They had a selection of DVDs and brochures to give away[...]
Links July 2013Links July 2013
Wayne Mcgregor gave an interesting TED talk about the creative processes of a choreographer [1]. The dancing in this talk is really good. Melissa McEwan wrote an interesting article on[...]
Security is ImpossibleSecurity is Impossible
The Scope of the Problem Security is inherently complex because of the large number of ways of circumventing it. For example Internet facing servers have been successfully attacked based on[...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 2Samsung Galaxy Note 2
A few weeks ago I bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android phone. As I predicted in my post about Phone and Tablet Sizes [1] the Note 2 with[...]
Links June 2013Links June 2013
Cory Doctorow published a letter from a 14yo who had just read his novel “Homeland” [1]. I haven’t had anything insightful to say about Aaron Swartz, so I think that[...]
Nexus 4Nexus 4
My wife has had a LG Nexus 4 for about 4 months now so it’s time for me to review it and compare it to my Samsung Galaxy S3. A[...]