Google just announced new Nexus devices. There was supposed to be a launch but that was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Nexus 4 is a phone made by LG, 10 is a 10 inch tablet by Samsung. Both will most…
New Nexus Devices 4, 10
BYOD
What is that? Its Bring Your Own Device. That is the latest trend in end user computing. Instead of the company purchasing the computer for you, you use the allocated amount to buy the device or you supply it. It is…
Google Now voice commands
This list is taken off a G+ post. Those commands prefix with a = is from the Nexus Voice Action page. == is a command that I tested. Note to use the voice prompt ‘Google’, the language must be set…
Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Hmm another Microsoft Security Advisory. This time, strangely it affects Internet Explorer 6 to 9. That is nearly all versions. The vulnerability seems to be quite unique. It could allow the hacker to perform remote code execution on websites. The mitigation…
Jelly Bean on Samsung S2
Jelly Bean took a long time to come to Cyanogenmod (CM). It was plagued with memory leaks for sometime. This is because of the Samsung proprietary drivers needed for the CPU. In an interview, one of the key developers, Codeworkx…
Things I learn from watching Japanese drama
Things I learn from watching Japanese drama, more specifically, detective drama, Strawberry Night. Investigation strategy is decided by mid level commanders No notebooks! Notes are written on a sheet of paper, presumably for easy filing later. Compared to American shows,…
Mid Autumn Festival 2012
The kids have started eating mooncakes. Raffles Hotel mooncakes with champagne truffles to be precise. A big change since there is no chocolate anywhere. The ball of champagne chocolate, the kids passed to Mom. I wasn’t in the mood of…
I am on LifeHacker
One day staring at the gunk behind the nose pads of my glasses, I had an idea. You floss those hard to brush areas, why can’t floss hard to clean areas? link
All stop All stop !!!
Everything in the tech and phone users is grinding to a halt on Thurs 12 Sep 12 as Apple is widely expected to announce a successor to the iPhone 4S. link A round up of the day’s activities is available…
Are you an Instagrammer?
Just how rabid a fan are you? Some one has decided to commission for a set wedding photos shot on iPhone, published on Instagram. This may sound cool and very hip, but just how long can you look at the…