Thursday, November 24, 2011
Remains of the Day: Google Makes HTTPS Even More Secure
Google enables Forward Secrecy to prevent hackers in the future to access your data, Royal Caribbean outfits cruise ships with iPads for passengers, and Android devices with Ice Cream Sandwich won't have Flash.
HTC G1 Receives Working Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Port
They said it couldn’t be done. Who’s they? Well, I don’t know… Google? HTC? Whichever company or OEM that likes to use “device specs” as a cop out for not keeping their devices up-to-date with the latest Android firmwares. I mean, for gawd’s sakes, we have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Godfather of all Android devices — the HTC G1.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
USB Mounting Achieved on Galaxy Nexus; High Praise for Battery Life Due
With much of the world still without the Galaxy Nexus many of us want to hear as much as we can about the phone. A couple of tidbits have sprung up from the official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release thread at AndroidForums.com.
First up, Paul from MoDaCo, the same guy who brought us the ever-so-useful UI tweaks, has achieved USB Mounting. This will allow you to plug up many things to your Galaxy Nexus using a microUSB male to USB female cable, including wireless mice and keyboards as well as flash drives.
Google: Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Is Not Hardware Related - Software Fix Already On The Way
There's been quite a stir caused in the past few days about a mysterious volume bug which surfaced on the Galaxy Nexus. The bug began drawing attention over at XDA's forums, where several users reported ostensibly random muting, and erratic response from the Nexus' volume rocker.
World’s first Android device with Mirasol display has battery life measured in weeks
If the major theme in mobile technology this year was dual-core processors, consider 2012 to be the year of reducing battery drain. We will see more power efficient processors, modems, and smarter software, but most importantly we will have the next generation of display technology.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Galaxy Nexus Superboot Allows Quick & Easy Root
Half the purpose of rooting your phone is to remove carrier bloatware and install the most updated OS versions that wouldn’t otherwise be supported on your phone. But with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus a Google Experience Phone without bloatware and the ONLY phone running Android 4.0 ICS, is there a need to “root”? Sure… and Paul from MoDaCo is helping you do that with his simple Superboot method.
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